REVIEW: Citrus

[Smiddy]

Jimbo, F1 should be on in plenty of bars, shouldn't be difficult to seek out! The Kebab shop beside Citrus even shows it! Thanks for the congrats, witnessed my team lose the league in Citrus last year (my 1st visit). Typical football, one day your down, next day your up, suppose that's why we love it.

 

[gers1873]

tried 3 times to go for a meal here again on my short visit, closed every time so just gave up

anyone know if citrus is open at all these days?

"se vende" sign on the window now too

 

[Rosie34]

tried 3 times to go for a meal here again on my short visit, closed every time so just gave up

anyone know if citrus is open at all these days?

"se vende" sign on the window now too

Oh, that is really bad news - this was one of our very top favourite places to eat. I am really surprised - although it was a bit unreliable last year, we had no problems in May at all.(Ane it was always busy) Why is it that all our faves close down

PS Will email Maureen to try to find out what's happening

 

[wee sensation]

The reason Citrus has been closed recently is because Maureen has not been well and was suffering from a throat/flu infection and was really struggling to be her usual cheery self. We left the port on Saturday 21st and noticed the 'for sale' sign in the window too, but I'm sure it wasn't there on the Friday evening. It goes without saying that both Maureen and Kenny would be sorely missed should they decide to move on.

 

[mwc]

Mrs mwc is sat in there at this moment & has relayed this to Maureen & Kenny, Maureen says business is as usual & the place is not for sale as it's a sign that has been up for ages. For your information mrs mwc, younger son mwc & mother in law mwc say the food again as last year is fantastic & Maureen & Kennys service excellent warm & welcoming.

 

[gers1873]

glad to hear all is well mwc, just for the record to everyone i neither implied it was closed or had gone out of business

i merely reported that on 3 seperate occasions over 5 days every time i went it was closed and on passing one evening noticed the for sale sign

i too love the place and the company in there and hope it thrives but from memory and on checking several other threads the flu/illness thing has been used more than once afraid i've lost patience with it now

 

[Rosie34]

I've had an email from Maureen and as 'wee sensation' says, she was very poorly with a bad infection so they had to close. The 'for sale' notice relates to the actual building which has been for sale for a couple of years - but the landlord didnt put up the notice until last week. But she says they are well and truly open until 31 October and everone is welcome

So that's a relief

 

[Gommar Goffer]

Went to Citrus earlier this week and it was as good as usual - tried to go last Thursday for La Ruta but forgot that they aren't participating this month

 

[URI]

My son raved about the French toast, maple syrup, and crispy bacon. The caramel shortbread was Devine and my Scotlish breakfast was fantastic (replace trad sausage with square sausage and hash brown with potatoe pancake). All food fresh and tasty and it was great to meet Kenny and Maureen. Normally I would avoid Brit/english/Irish places like the plague but the good reviews on here meant we had to try.......so glad we did!

 

[cumberland8]

Sorry I forgot to post on this Bistro , but we would highly recommend it for the warm welcome from Maureen & the fine food from Kenny ( boy is this lad a good chef).Like above we would not normally visit non Spanish gaffs but this place is well worth the effort.
Treat yourself.

 

[Smiddy]

My son raved about the French toast, maple syrup, and crispy bacon. The caramel shortbread was Devine and my Scotlish breakfast was fantastic (replace trad sausage with square sausage and hash brown with potatoe pancake). All food fresh and tasty and it was great to meet Kenny and Maureen. Normally I would avoid Brit/english/Irish places like the plague but the good reviews on here meant we had to try.......so glad we did!

Uri! What you had was a "tottie scone" as we say in Scotland

 

[gers1873]

Uri! What you had was a "tottie scone" as we say in Scotland

tattie scone in my part of glasgow smiddy just as tasty though i'm sure, old gran used to fry them in beef dripping with eggs mmmmmm.........

 

[Doogz1874]

tattie scone in my part of glasgow smiddy just as tasty though i'm sure, old gran used to fry them in beef dripping with eggs mmmmmm.........

Aye - a "tottie scone" would be a tiny scone ..... and thats no use . At the very I'd expect a normal sized scone ... or even better a giant tattie scone with some scrambled egg & chorizo

 

[URI]

Uri! What you had was a "tottie scone" as we say in Scotland

Cheers Smiddy, must remember that....much better than a hash brown for me!

 

[Smiddy]

Like a lot of famous old foods, these days, they're not made on the premises, but Citrus make their own, which is why they're so popular. As someone mentioned on a previous post Kenny is a wonderful chef, we can all look for ambiance, lovely views, nice decor/service, but if the chef ain't up to much then you won't enjoy your meal. Antonio at El Posito, the chef at O'Lume (don't know his name) there are many others, but they are the unsung heroes we so rarely get a glimpse of.

 

[Sparky]

Very true Smiddy, fresh food, cooked to order cannot be beaten.
By the way the new chef in O Lume is called Fran and i am sure you will be very impressed .