Pades

As I mentioned in the Saturday Update, last week we went for a long overdue date night.  When we got married (three years ago), Nico's friends gave us a voucher for a cooking course at Pades Restaurant in Verden.

When we looked into doing a course things got complicated.  The courses are run quite rarely and fill up very quickly. Instead, the restaurant offered us the option of dining with the voucher and that's what we did.

Pades has a Michelin star.  The menu is updated by season and it's a very classy place.

We got in nice and early and decided to go for three courses rather than a tasting tapas-style menu.  For starters, I had a lemongrass soup, and for main, the risotto with rabbit, chorizo and king prawns.  Both were really delicious.  They were also very informed with allergies and provided gluten free bread.

The highlight of the meal for both of us was the dessert - chilled marzipan soup with peach and berries, creme brulee and a maracuja ice cream.  Delicious!

The best bit was that even after three courses we still have enough credit on our voucher to go again!  It may take us another three years but I'm looking forward to it already and because the menu is always changing, we'll be in for a different treat next time!