Firstly the Good. We celebrated our 35th wedding anniversary last Friday with an outstanding meal at the award winning Lime House Restaurant. Adam and Catherine Fisher have run the Lime House for some seven years and it never fails to draw excellent comments from guests we have recommended it to.
Elaine started with a Mediterranean Platter of artichokes, black olives, sunblushed tomotoes, buffalo mozzarella, lemon houmous and beetroot pannacotta whilst I had Adam's Avocado & Brie Cheesecake with a grape salad and red wine dressing. We both enthused over the way the ingredients blended to-gether.For our main course I had the Blade of Yorkshire beef slow cooked in red wine & herbs accompanied by a delicate Steak and Mushroom Suet pudding, creamed potatoes and a tarragon jus.
Elaine had the Loin of Wild Boar served on a Sweet Potato Bubble and Squeak with a sage and cider jus.
Only one word describes the Main courses; Superb.
As this was our wedding anniversary we decided to "go big or go home" and indulged ourselves on one of Adam's homemade puds. With my predilection for anything with hints of racy acidity, hence my love of New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc, I opted for the Rhubarb and Custard Cheesecake whilst "milady" had the legendary homemade Sticky Toffee Pudding with Cinnamon and Brandy Ice Cream.
We can unhestatingly recommend the Lime House for an outstanding meal. Access their website and we are sure you will be tempted. www.limehouserestaurant-york.co.uk

Now for the sad. As regular readers will know we were one of four finalists for the York Tourism Bureaus Guest House of The Year 2008 award. Having been the first Guest House to have won the award two years running (2006 and 2007) we were chasing an unprecedented hat trick. The awards dinner was last Wednesday
Sadly it was not to be and we were runners up. Not surprisingly I, in particular, was very disappointed (my sporting competitiveness finding defeat hard). However the response of two of our most supportive guests eased the pain.
The first pointed out quite rightly that no other guest house has ever achieved what we have and as she said "you were so close to immortality".
The other e-mailed us the following:

Hi, just wanted to say again how truly sorry we are that you didn't
win last night. I guess they felt they couldn't give it to the same place
three years running but you know that your place is even better than
it was last year so don't let it discourage you in any way. I was
absolutely gutted when I heard your news and it must have been awful to
have to sit there. I only wish I could change the result for you.
Don't be discouraged though, it's honestly not a reflection on you
guys other than that you won twice before. (Silly really that that
seems to have prejudiced you!)

With guests like that what more can we ask.
So we conclude by saying that far from being discouraged we are determined to prove the judges made a mistake and will continue to provide all our guests with the same service and attention to detail.
We look forward to welcoming both new and returning guests to Feversham Lodge.
Take care.
David and Elaine.