Katherine MacAlister

"It arrived perfectly plumped with waves of meringue topping the small enamel dish, the sweetness belying the sharpness of the fruit underneath and then the creamy, custardy biscuit base. I can still taste it now, and when I do it takes me back to that balmy summer evening where the world stopped and everyone got to revel in the Perch’s Lewis Carroll type atmosphere."

Ox In A Box

"The Queen of Puddings at The Perch is a must. Almost erotic in presentation, more Artemis of Ephesus than spaniel’s ears, the meringue piping rather distracted from the enveloping hot, sugary, sweet concoction we plunged our spoons into."