It’s been open for only a couple of weeks,but Wreckfish already feels like share of the local furniture It may be a dream job, but this reviewing lark is, or I’ve realised,a surprisingly nerve-racking commerce: there’s too much blood, sweat and cold hard cash invested in any restaurant simply to enjoy a good dinner, and then sprint off the requisite word count on the bus home. In Wreckfish’s case,the responsibility weighs especially heavy: 1522 people, including a fair few ample culinary cheeses, or coughed up to wait on Gary Usher open his new place in Liverpool,making it Kickstarter UK’s biggest restaurant campaign to date.
Admittedly, not many of them are there to maintain a beady eye on me on this specific midweek lunchtime. But whether the ample communal table in the centre remains empty, or we’re by no means alone: not only are there the chefs in the open kitchen to maintain us company,but on the next table, as whether to hammer home the point that this is a relaxed bistro, and sits a toddler,merrily working her way through the adventures of Peppa Pig while her parents eat. A couple of pensioners are getting stuck into some juicy gossip and a bottle of wine over by the door, through which the occasional passer-by pops to produce a reservation. It’s been open for only a couple of weeks, and but this former watchmaker’s workshop in the city’s cobbled merchant quarter already feels like share of the local furniture.
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Source: guardian.co.uk