To tell fibs for a soup recipe

[Soupreme]

Last week I was out for my works Xmas lunch. Overall the lunch was pretty decent, but the starter, lentil soup, was out of this world. It was the most amazing soup I've ever tasted! Seriously I almost cried.

The past week I've thought about the soup every night, thinking of how i can get my hands on the recipe.

If I simply phone the restaurant and say OMG your soup was amazing please give me the recipe I'm certain they'll say no.

Is it wrong to say I had a funny reaction to the soup please give me a list of all the ingredients (preferably with quanitites)?

Or could I say I'm coming to your restaurant and I have funny allergies what's in your lentil soup exactly?

Help I need this recipe! The restaurant is a long drive from my work and home so DH will be like I'm not driving ☓ miles for a bowl of soup.

If I don't get this recipe I will regret it forever. Santa if you're up there i take back my request for Dreamgirls tickets please can you get me this recipe!

Do a favourable Trip Advisor review to soften them up.

HAVE THEY REPLIED YET?

PositivelyPERF ha, Home had the most amazing beef bourguignon I've ever had one time I was there. None elsewhere, even in France, has compared to it. I wish they'd do a recipe book.

Also, I'm going tomorrow

Agree with favourable Facebook / Trip Advisor review!

Am I the only one who asks to see the chef?

Mmmmm... Lentil soup, salivating whilst waiting for updates here!!

My 'secret' to a decent lentil soup is one of those really cheap packs of cooking bacon.

Same here.

I LOVE lentils. They are the food of the gods.

I’m eating Christmas soup now. I wasn’t even SUPPOSED to have lunch today! (Very large breakfast and then cake while tending poorly DD)

Guess what I’ve got on the simmer thanks to you OP?

Shameless placeparking and hopefully receipe pinching

Often when I eat something I am able to tell all the ingredients that have been used in the recipe and recreate it.

Can those of you who have amazing lentil soup recipes post them for me, pretty please?

OP, was the dish marked as vegetarian? They might not give you the recipe if it's supposed to be veggie but the secret ingredient is gammon stock

Lunch service should be over by now.

Have they replied yet OP? Have they, huh huh?!

Also, I'm going tomorrow grin

Sobs into tinned veg soup. 😢

Hope you have a lovely meal. It has an amazing selection of menus, doesn't it. From the 'traditional' meat eater's menu to the vegetarian, vegan and even slimmer's menu. That's it, I'm booking a table. Now wishing I had a mumsnetter scarf. 😁

I love lentil soup. I am hoping for a new luscious recipe courtesy of this thread!

Blimey I sound like an advertisement. 😄

Shameless placemark for a recipe!

@ Geeky

Christmas soup? What's that exactly?

(way too invested in this thread)

It's been aaaaages since I made lentil soup. Please share the recipe if they'll give it to you.

Sounds great! Hope they reply

Please share all the recipes!

Delia smith has a great recipe for lentil soup - it's really wholesome. You add chopped white cabbage 10 mins before the end. I will make it for lunch at work next week instead of salad!!!! It's a bit cold for that wouldn't you agree.😋

Apologies for the delayed update but so far no response . Not even a 'thanks for your email...' acknowledgment. Maybe I should phone up instead? Or is that to desperate?

Here is a link to the restaurant
www.mabiehousehotel.co.uk/

I'm half inclined to take the recipe by force - with a crusty french stick for a sword and a rustic sourdough loaf as my shield. Who's with me!!

...Forgive me I'm delirious from lentil soup withdrawel