IT WAS a pleasure to revisit Bluebells at Briddlesford Lodge Farm.
This unapologetic working dairy farm has one of many longest-established farm outlets and cafes on the Island.
Bluebells Breakfast is served all day — and after we enquired whether or not it got here with beans, we had been instantly supplied another of grilled Isle of Wight tomatoes on the vine, a superior choice.
Veal pie and root greens, with fries, at Bluebells in Wootton. (Image: Matt and Cat)
It was splendid — two meaty sausages made by the farm’s personal butcher, and one enormous, spherical flavoursome mushroom.
This was a commendable breakfast at an inexpensive worth.
Top of the invoice, unusually, was the toast and butter. Standard sliced granary bread was high-quality, however the butter was extraordinary. Made with Briddlesford’s personal Guernsey milk, this distinctive butter has a deep yellow color and unctuous texture.
Served at simply the proper temperature it smothered the brown toast to take advantage of moreish toast and butter you may think about. Yes, you should purchase this butter within the store. And sure, we did.
Briddlesford veal pie comes with seasonal greens and fries, and a beneficiant jugful of scorching, wealthy, brown gravy, which was sufficient for all three parts of the meal.
The veg was steamed and gentle — tasty and never watery.
The pie was full of tender veal, and a wealthy, vinous sauce that spilled out when the crisp pastry was opened.
This was a hearty lunch.
We completed off with a browse on the intensive show of muffins.
Recognising the Mr Blobby biscuits, we famous that a few of these had been from Newport’s Scarrots Lane Bakery, and our well-informed waiter defined that others had been from Littletown Kitchen — only a few yards up the street — and a few even made at Bluebells itself.
A full English breakfast, served up by Bluebells. (Image: Matt and Cat)
Provenance is of paramount significance at Bluebells — maybe not shocking as they generate a lot excellent produce themselves.
We settled on sharing an eccles cake, which, warmed via, was the proper finish to our meal.
On our method out we nipped into the farm store, then stopped to coo over calves dozing peacefully within the hay.
This is definitely an amazing cafe that does among the greatest native meals you will get on the Island — but it surely’s additionally an actual farm that feels real and welcoming. Well value a go to at any time of 12 months.
