Zouch Restaurant Young

First on the bill, Hopping Mad Brewery Ale. This is brewed in Orange in NSW. It was fairly full bodied, not overly heavy though - nice. Lighter than you would expect for the colour. And the sediment was thick, more like granules that the fine mist you get in some coopers. (See below)

For starters, this was the pan fried prawns with tomato and fennel.The prawns seemed fresh and well cooked, but for my money the flavours were not strong enough, it was very middle of the road. And i thought the olive oil butter combo was a bit too much.
This was the Duck Ragu with peper and thyme crepe - again, it was ok but not great. It was very middle of the road, and didn't jump out at me at all. The sauce was 'country style' in that it was mild, medium bodied and no strong accents really. More home-styled than fancy. And the duck seemed lean (most pieces without the skin) which meant they were a bit tuff.
This was my main meal - Rabbit braised with white wine and herbs. Again home styled, and totally lacking any zest for my palate. The meat was TOUGH - perhaps cooked too quick. It was the thigh section and part of the chest. It seemed that the flavour combinations and sides were determined more by local availability than their congruence - every main was served with asparagus and mash

Belgian chocolate Mousse with white chocolate sauce and chocolate curls. This was nice and rich, the sauce was mild - for me the mouse could have been richer in flavour though.

All said, it was a nice restaurant, the food wasn't exceptional but fine, but the atmosphere was refreshingly relaxed and welcoming.