Daylesford Organic, Gloucestershire

We were in the area, and couldn't resist a trip to Daylesford, even though we have been to the shop in Pimlico and it is really expensive. After a quick phone call to my brother for directions we were on our way (probably would have been better to make this decision before we were in the car).

We had managed to beat the lunch rush and so went straight to a table upstairs. Once I had glimpsed the asparagus on the menu there was no question as to what I was having. What arrived was beautifully cooked asparagus, with two poached eggs and a sea of hollandaise. It was all on a piping hot plate, so it was still warm at the end. Probably a perfect May dish, and one I could not have improved at all.

R had a ploughmans, which he did not rave about quite as much as I did about the asparagus, but still looked really good. It consisted of a barely-hard boiled egg, some homemade pork pie, cheddar, ham, lightly dressed salad leaves and pickle and cournichons. All really well done.

It wasn't cheap, at £30 for the two of us with a soft drink each, but it was worth it for the experience and a happy lunchtime. We then hit the farm shop, coming away with a wheat-free chocolate cake, some yummy rhubarb compote and a scotch egg that R raved about and I was very disappointed I couldn't eat.