I was lucky enough to be invited to Bill's at Rushden Lakes for a meal this week and enjoyed the rare chance to have an evening without children and a relaxed couple of hours.
Bill's is located on The Boardwalk and is spacious inside & out. They offer breakfast, lunch and dinner and have cosy booths, large tables, outside seating and stools at the bar. I loved the décor and mixture of lighting. It felt warm and welcoming with soft background music.
For a Thursday it was quite busy with only a handful of empty tables. We were serviced efficiently and with enthusiasm and met the very charming manager Nigel who was engaging and obviously ran a well oiled ship.
Our food was lovely. We had calamari, chicken and sesame dumplings to start (Bill's spicy chutney was delicious and had a kick). I had the very tasty pan fried chicken with wild mushrooms for main. It is a long running family joke that I always order chicken despite the restaurant or menu but this chicken was honestly amazing! The mushroom sauce was full of flavour and I wish I could recreate it at home but sadly I am no Masterchef contestant. My partner had chargrilled rib eye steak with perfect crispy chips. We ummed and ahhed about pudding but decided to treat ourselves as we so rarely get out on a school night and they were both gorgeous. I opted for lemon méringue pie which was zingy and rich but my eyes were definitely too big for my belly and I left some. My partner had the spiced pear and raspberry eton mess. He said the spiced pears were delicious and still had bite which was perfect.
Due to driving mocktails were consumed and we opted for the pear and ginger cooler which was nice but lacked a little flavour and the blackberry and lavender cooler which was amazing! It had a real sweetness and zesty flavour and was a perfect mocktail.
Overall we had a wonderful evening. Great service. Colourful yet relaxing décor. Good food. Lovely manager. Free parking (always a winner) and an exciting looking cocktail menu; next time I'll have to try one. The hedgerow fizz sounds right up my street.
We've already planned to come back for brunch with the kids.
Have you been to Bill's at Rushden Lakes yet? What was your menu pick? I love knowing what other people eat! If you fancy a browse at their menu a link is below.
Bill's Rushden Lakes
Bill's Rushden Lakes
**Disclaimer I received this meal for free in exchange for a review. All opinions are 100% honest and my own**