Small plates dining-Crockers Restaurant Review
We recently had the pleasure of eating at Scott Barnard’s restaurant Crockers in Tring, Hertfordshire. Tring is a pretty market town and worth a look around. Just a short train journey from the city, it is a great choice for a day trip from London.
Chef Scott is a former Masterchef: The Professionals finalist so we knew this would be great food. We choose to eat in the bar. which has a small plates menu. as we love the sharing element of this way of eating out- see our 5 favourite venues here. At Crockers you can also opt to eat at the Chefs table upstairs where they serve a tasting menu. Here is our Crockers restaurant review.
Snacks:
Babaganoush, dukkah, olives and sourdoughcracker.
From the snack section of the menu, we start off with some sourdough bread and a punchy Marmite butter. We also order a generous serving of babaganoush, sprinkled with dukkah and served with sourdough crackers. A good start.
A little pot of crisp, crunchy deep-fried squid. Fresh and delicious.
A portion of salty, crispy pork nuggets. Really rich and flavoursome.
On to the small plates:
We kick off the small plates with a creamy burrata. Surrounded by hazelnuts and fig, this is served with a few peppery sprigs of rocket.
Seasonal butternut squash roasted with quinoa and cavolo nero arrives next. Crumbs of feta bring a salty edge to the plate.
My favourite plate is the Baron Bigod cheese, melting on a toasted flat bread and drizzled with just the right amount of truffle honey.
From the meat options, we opt for slow cooked ox cheek which sits on top of hummus. Served with a fluffy flatbread- great for mopping that hummus.
We also have a beef short rib taco topped with a refreshing chimichurri and pickled diakon.
Finally, a tender beef steak, on a bed of creamy miso mash. A great finish.
Dessert:
On to the sweet treats! Continuing with the small plates ethos, we share a portion of churro inspired ricotta doughnuts. Served with a salted caramel sauce, these were light and moreish.
We also enjoy a chocolate mousse (which covers a scoop of salted caramel ice cream), and a sticky toffee Christmas pudding from the specials board. Both desserts are lovely.
Crocker restaurant review:
We enjoyed our small plates at Crockers. Tasty food, a relaxed atmosphere, and really good service. Well worth a visit. Perhaps we will try the tasting menu next time.
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What a great idea to go with the intent to just try a bunch of the small plates to share. It really gives you a taste for so many things on the menu. It all looks delicious!
Ohh this looks so good, I love places where you get small plates as I can try loads of things. Tring is quite close to me so I need to give this a try x
Looks like such a wonderful spread of food at Crockers. The ricotta doughnuts look so delicious. I am hoping to stop by the restaurant the next time I visit Tring
What a delicious variety of dishes. Everything looks so good and I love the ambiance of the restaurant.
Wow that is an amazing spread. My favorite as usual was the dessert.
All these plates look absolutely divine! I wouldn’t be able to choose which to try. Great review! Always love adding new restaurants to my bucket list!
This place has a little of everything. Looks great I would love to visit
Feta is a good choice. It does have a great bite to it but is still pleasant.
I would love to try those figs! They look really tasty. I love places where you can eat a lot of small plates.
This looks like an amazing restaurant. These are all unique dishes and it all sounds so delicious! It would be fun to make a trip out here.