{"id":2031,"date":"2014-02-21T10:38:18","date_gmt":"2014-02-21T10:38:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/?p=2031"},"modified":"2014-02-21T10:38:18","modified_gmt":"2014-02-21T10:38:18","slug":"chapel-1877-restaurant-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2014\/02\/21\/chapel-1877-restaurant-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Chapel 1877- high prices but great quality food"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Chapel_5.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2024\" alt=\"Chapel 1877\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Chapel_5-1024x768.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2024\" alt=\"Chapel 1877\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Chapel_5-1024x768.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><br \/>\nOriginally a chapel built in 1877 on the south end of Churchill Way and later revamped by restaurant owner David Bevan in 2008, Chapel 1877 is one of Cardiff city centre\u2019s most popular and stunning eat-outs.<br \/>\nThe restaurant is also recommended in this year\u2019s edition of the Waitrose Good Food Guide alongside renowned chef Anand George\u2019s restaurant The Purple Poppadom and Fish at 85.<br \/>\nThere are two floors in Chapel 1877. The ground floor has more of a pub feel with widescreen TV\u2019s which at the time were all showing the football, while the upstairs holds a more formal dining area.<br \/>\nEven late on a Tuesday night the upstairs of the restaurant was very busy, with large groups of businessmen and women rather than couples.<br \/>\nThere were two menus on offer, the \u00e0 la carte and a selection of gastro bar eats. On arrival I was asked whether I wanted to be seated in the bar area downstairs or in the restaurant upstairs.<br \/>\nI chose the restaurant upstairs but was then disappointingly only offered the \u00e0 la carte, significantly more expensive than the gastro bar menu. But the food available in the \u00e0 la carte menu did sound delicious.<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2025\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2025\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Chapel_2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2025\" alt=\"Chicken with bubble and squeak and cider jus\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Chapel_2-1024x768.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2025\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2025\" alt=\"Chicken with bubble and squeak and cider jus\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Chapel_2-1024x768.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><\/noscript><\/a> Chicken with bubble and squeak and cider jus<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nI decided to go for the roasted chicken breast, bubble \u2018n\u2019 squeak and cider jus and to try a side of olive oil mash.<br \/>\nThe chicken was a large sized chicken leg, still on the bone, moist inside with a slightly crispier outside which was perfect. The chicken sat on top of the bubble \u2018n\u2019 squeak and they accompanied each other well, as you would expect.<br \/>\nThe mash was also extremely tasty. The only letdown was the sparingly used cider jus, which was delicious with the chicken but ran out too quickly.<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2027\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2027\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Chapel_4.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2027\" alt=\"Chocolate and beetroot fondant\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Chapel_4-1024x768.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2027\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2027\" alt=\"Chocolate and beetroot fondant\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Chapel_4-1024x768.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><\/noscript><\/a> Chocolate and beetroot fondant<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nFor dessert I chose the warm dark chocolate and beetroot fondant, tonka bean ice cream, pink peppercorn and sea salt tuille, and it was absolutely faultless.<br \/>\nAt \u00a37 I thought it was well worth the price, unlike the \u00a312 chicken, which was definitely overpriced for the amount and quality you were served.<br \/>\nI perhaps wouldn\u2019t eat from the \u00e0 la carte menu again as the food didn\u2019t quite blow me away but I would definitely try the more reasonably priced food from the gastro bar menu.<br \/>\nDespite the minor fall-backs with the food, the exquisite architecture of the building, its lively atmosphere and attentive waiting staff completely make up for the hole in your wallet.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Originally a chapel built in 1877 on the south end of Churchill Way and later revamped by restaurant owner David Bevan in 2008, Chapel 1877 is one of Cardiff city centre\u2019s most popular and stunning eat-outs. 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