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The Milestone lives up to its new name in development terms. Neighbouring Cornish Place and Brooklyn Works were in the vanguard of Sheffield’s city living Canada Goose Jackets boom but until now residents have had to look further afield for good food and fine wine.
The Milestone, right on their doorstep, combines these ideals with the kind of bold design characteristic of 21st century urban living. The venture is the brainchild of Matt Bigland and Miles Gould, erstwhile managers of All Bar One in the city centre.
“It was a shell when we took over, without even electricity, gas or water. The brickwork and beams were there but we had to refloor the place and put in the shelving units. We did a lot of the painting ourselves,” canada goose outlet store says Miles.
Then they struck gold by teaming up with chef Shaun Hopes, a South Yorkshire lad canada goose black friday sale who wanted to return home after perfecting his craft alongside some canada goose uk outlet of the biggest names in the business.
He’s an unlikely star diminutive of ego as well as stature but powerfully singleminded Canada Goose Parka about his work. His mentors over the years have included Raymond Blanc, Gordon Ramsay, Phil Vickery and Marco Pierre White as well as canada goose outlet toronto factory rockers U2, whose Dublin restaurant he helped to set up.
The back streets of Kelham Island may seem an unlikely next step but Shaun is happy.
“This is hard work and the kitchen’s quite small, but I like it here,” he says with a canada goose outlet new york city grin.
Downstairs, the bar is a comfortable mix canada goose outlet nyc of leather seating, chunky wooden furniture, exposed brickwork and open plan spaces.
The first floor dining room is a statement in post industrial chic. Dark stained floorboards, bare roof trusses canada goose outlet and stark white walls lead the eye towards an atmospheric mural a life size photo of the area a century ago.
Shaun works in the open kitchen canada goose outlet reviews (a cross between an industrial canteen and Covent Garden market, with trays of veg stacked in the ‘window’), assisted by two commis and a sous chef.
The menu reflects his eclectic experience, which includes Chicago and official canada goose outlet the Turks and Caicos Islands, as well as London, Dublin and York.
Brunch includes eggs Florentine and Indian omelette as well as American pancakes and canada goose outlet shop an English fry up. Bar meals range from tapas or pizza to ‘gastro’ dishes.
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last week’s freeze.
Service is a speciality and they’ve got it exactly right: well informed, intuitive but not pushy (we actually prefer to pour our own wine a bottle of spicy French house red at 10.50, or 2.80 per glass). The wine canada goose list makes good reading, including a Buckingham Palace recommended Willowglen Shiraz and an Italian Barolo at 36. There’s also a choice of draft and bottled beers, spirits, cocktails and no less than 12 different martinis.
Hunks of warm bread get the meal off to a great start, with little Canada Goose online dishes of butter and freshly made pesto. Then we’re treated to a complimentary amuse bouche of thick caramelised onion and tomato soup, served in espresso cups.
Duck salad proves substantial buy canada goose jacket cheap but irresistible: slivers of delicately smoked duck breast rest on a salad of beansprouts, coriander, crunchy sesame roast potato canada goose outlet and slices of caramelised plum.
The tantalisingly sweet sharp dressing has a spicy ginger kick. Tortellini are equally good: firm textured pasta parcels stuffed with goat’s cheese, basil and sun dried tomato, in a slightly runny sauce of shallots, pancetta and walnut pesto.
Trio of lamb works brilliantly, and not just because it’s an excuse to try three dishes instead of one. There’s a piece of rump, thick and moist with bags of flavour, a canada goose black friday sale loin wrapped around fragrant basil mousse and canada goose coats a mini shepherd’s pie, heavy on the tomato, all beautifully presented on white china.
Crisp skinned seabass is seared, golden and winningly scented with ginger and lime. A sea of coconut and saffron broth is the
perfect foil but steamed bak choi are slimy and I want more veg. Shaun serves up crunchy green beans and spinach.
By this time pudding is out of the question but I can report that they are excellent we’d already tasted the delights of the Milestone over Sunday lunch with friends. On that occasion we shared a sumptuous banana sticky toffee pudding and a heavenly trio of passionfruit desserts: crme brle, canada goose factory outlet pavlova and mousse. I’d actually fancied the warm chocolate fondant with white chocolate sauce, but that can wait until next time.
