Cau Cambridge

For Lee's 26th Birthday despite him being a vegetarian, I took him to Cau in Cambridge. I have been wanting to go there for quite a while to have a steak as the menu and word of mouth had gotten me excited. And I thought why not try somewhere new for a birthday as a bit of a treat.

When you walk into the restaurant it is slightly surreal with the ceiling painted with grass, mirrors all around, white plastic benches against the wall and skies on the walls. Despite this unexpected interior which is quite eccentric, it has a relaxed atmosphere making it a lovely venue for special occasion which is still at lunch time.

Lee had tuna and I went for the cheese and bacon burger (a classic burger combo). We both ordered chips with me choosing thin chips and Lee choosing the triple cooked chips. Then as a treat on the side we shared the truffle mac and cheese. The burger was good with proper bacon which wasn't streaky and didn't have loads of fat on. The burger was cooked medium rare and was lovely and moist. It didn't come with loads of extra fillings like relish or a gherkin but with the sides was more than filling. I think the best bit of the main for me was the mac and cheese (a timeless childhood classic). It was so moorish and filling that the small pot we had did us well.

For dessert we shared the chocolate brownie which came with melted marshmallows on the top, vanilla ice cream, crumbled biscuit and dried raspberry crumbs on the side. This was definitely a dessert for sharing. Whilst the brownie was soft on the inside and had a crisp top and bottom, it was very sweet. The melted marshmallow, I hadn't had this before on a brownie but it was delicious. So googey and sweet.  The presentation of the dessert also made the meal that bit more out of the ordinary.

The meal came to around £60 for two mains, two chips, mac & cheese, brownie, and two smoothies. Not the amount I would spend on a normal lunch out but for a birthday meal which felt more than usual, it was a reasonable price to pay.

It was such a lovely lunch although the burst tyre on the way home was definitely not ideal considering that I had desserts to make for my parents' Christmas party the following day. Along with cleaning as we were having a party that night for Lee's birthday. Thank goodness our stomachs were full of delicious food to get us through.