I love rice. I think its in my genetic make-up (me being Asian and all) so when Sandra suggested Ooze for our last meal of 2007 together I was like – yeah, that’s sounds alright.

Specialising in risotto means that as a restaurant you’ve really got to get it right. There are about 14 risottos to choose from at Ooze. Surprisingly none of the risottos are particularly adventurous or perhaps the adventure is in the fact that the restaurant is specialising in risotto in the first place. Those who aren’t such big fans of rice also have a fair selection of salads and grills and Ooze also have a constantly, and fairly extensive, changing daily specials menu.

Both Sandra and I were still pretty full from our lunch though that didn’t stop us in the end going the full three courses. We shared a starter of mixed bruschetta with some interesting mixes which I think included combos of buffalo cheese and zucchini, prosciutto and some sort of flavoured cream cheese, aubergine pesto, and finally a cheese and sundried tomato combo. All fairly tasty. For mains I went with the Seafood Classic Risotto and Sandra went the sliced ribeye with red wine and rocket. Mine was very tasty if I think a touch on the salty side. At Ooze you can also opt for low fat risottos, that is little or no butter and parmesan, but why bother as these are the ingredients that can make the risotto.

Our Mains and Desserts

I was fairly pleased with the service we received at Ooze. Our waitress was friendly and information and knew the menu pretty well. Food came quickly and we were most certainly stuffed when we left the restaurant. The only minor negative is that the price was a tiny bit high when you consider the bulk of the meal is made up from a staple product.