Arrived @ Corton Denham

24 December, 2011; 1800, Cotton Denham, The Queen's Arms. Arrived in Cotton Denham after brief and sometimes intentional detours. shown to our room, no. 5, and now down at the pub havinfg a second pint and sharing a pork pie with Jenn, who is having a warm cider. lovely B&B even has free wi-fi, huzzah! Today was a day of travel, Brian, our excellent driver, drove us the 2.5 hours from London to Corton Denham in his black Mercedes station wagon. Lovely fellow and had excellent conversation and a short nap on the trip. The Queen's Arms is a fab pub/inn/restaurant. We had opted for the Christmas Eve dinner and it was not disappointing at all. Started with Spiced Butternut Squash soup (Jenn) and Salmon Fishcakes with Housemade Tarter Sauce (Me), had Monkfish Tail (Jenn) and Pork Fillet (Me) for mains, and Chocolate (molten) encased in puff pastry (Jenn, who may have burnt the inside of her cheek) and a "Tiramisu" that tasted like the best Opera Cake that i have had in ages (Me) for dessert. This was then followed by a pot of tea and a cheese board (four cheeses and biscuits). Wow... what a feast! What delicious food! Before dinner, i had two pints of a beer made special to Queen's Arms by Moore Beer (tag line, drink Moore beer) and half of Jenn's half pint of mulled cider... yum! Now, to bed, tomorrow Jenn's death march begins 8)