JJ’s Brasserie

Jj’s Brasserie, Weston Super Mare
So once you get past all the chav’s, the beeping of arcade machines, and the overexcited (over sugar fed) children (usually on excessive amounts of candy floss), you can find yourself some nice little eateries on the side streets of good old Weston.
The landlady of the b&b we stayed at recommended this French place so we felt sure that, given she was a local, she would know what she was talking about.
The front of house gentleman was indeed a gentleman. He was attentive, friendly, down to earth, and made us feel very welcome.
To start we shared warm bread with a good quality, flavorsome olive oil and balsamic vinegar. Perfect to wet the whistle!
The boy was really pleased with his sirloin steak (priced at £14.95) and said it was cooked perfectly. His chips were incredibly chunky and in my view, real steak chips. His English mustard was served to him on an amuse bouche spoon. A nice little touch.
My paella (again £14.95) was presented beautifully. It was filled with meat and seafood so had plenty going on texture-​wise. My only complaint would be that it needed slightly more seasoning and maybe a good squeeze of lemon, but other than that it was really rather enjoyable.
I washed my meal down with a large bottle of sparkling San Pellogrino as I didnt fancy alcohol. This was served to me nice and cold; something so simple that so many eateries get wrong. The boy washed his steak down with a pint of Somerset’s very own, Thatchers Gold. How very apt, given that we were in Somerset. :-)
A really pleasant evening.