Roving Rothbury Reporter It's Restaurant Week!

It is Restaurant week in Newcastle so this country bumpkin and two girls decided that we should take advantage of this and head to the big city and get a taste of how the city slickers do lunch!
We are normally tea and cake customers rather than fine diners, but that is not to say that we don't like fine food it is just a fact of life that our purses don't stretch to it. What better excuse than restaurant week to go out and sample the best without breaking the bank!
Cafe 21 down at the Quayside was where we decided to go, with two courses for £15 we thought this would make a special treat for us!
Wow, I think I have just got a taste for this fine dining thing!
We decided that we would opt for a starter and a main course. The menu was very tempting but not an easy choice as everything sounded delicious. I ordered the Cheddar cheese souffle to start with then followed that with Fishcakes with buttered spinach and parsley cream.
When the cheese souffle arrived I thought" How on earth am I going to manage this then my main course" I needn't have worried because as soon as I took my first mouthful I realised it was so light and fluffy and oozing a lovely cheesy flavour, it was soon devoured and thoroughly enjoyed.
Then on to the main course,  the Fishcakes were golden crispy balls with a soft delicately flavoured centre served in a pool of the parsley cream which complimented the fish perfectly. Again that was enjoyed immensely.
The restaurant has modern elegant decor and had a relaxed atmosphere so we were able to take our time and just enjoy our "Restaurant Week" treat!
So if you have the chance there are many places offering good deals for Restaurant week, so it is well worth taking advantage of it.