I've been to Sweet Melindas twice, and both times for special occasions. The first time, my flatmate and I pretended we were married and had continuously loud lover's tiffs. The second time was yesterday and it could've easily been the subject of a 30 minute long sitcom.\n \nI graduated yesterday (Yay! This is information you don't need, by the way) so, my family decided to take me out to dinner with my flatmate's family and my friend's family. It was, in few words: large loud Brazilian family meets Indian family meets Indian family from London. In small Scottish restaurant. The possibilities for disaster were infinite. Our whole table could have spontaneously combusted, for all I cared. But, everything went smoothly. My family were even effusive about the food. And we didn't even break glasses our knock people unconscious with empty wine bottles. \n\nSweet Melindas specialises in sea food, and they use mainly local organic produce. This bad vegetarian loves fish. So Sweet Melindas is heaven for me. A 2 course meal is set at the fixed price of 22.50. As a starter I got squid, chilli, coriander and garlic salad. The main blew my head off, it was so good. It was also a learning experience. You might be more knowledgeable than I am, but I had no idea what samphire was. Now, I know people call it the asparagus of the sea. So, my main was steamed halibut with fresh crab and samphire. And oh my god. The halibut just melted in my mouth. It was buttery and lemony and all good things wrapped in a bite. \n\nOn my first excursion to Sweet Melindas we shared dessert and it was by far the best sticky toffee pudding I've ever had in my life. It had dates and walnuts in it, you see. I think that's the secret ingredient. The second time, we were all fat and happy, so we decided not to push our luck.\n\nThe waiters were smiley and patient with us. And they knew what samphire was! I hear the red meat dishes were also very good, but I'd say stick to the fish. They get it from a fishmongers next door called Eddie's that specialises in local produce. \n\nSweet Melindas is kinda pricey but worth every single penny. Go on a special occasion, when you're feeling lavish.