EXCLUSIVEFood-lover who's eaten at 70 three-Michelin-星／主役にする restaurants 宣言するs Cumbrian eaterie L'Enclume 'the best in the UK' - here's his spellbinding （映画の）フィート数 of a £1,154-per-長，率いる meal there...

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'A defining experience in my life ? it's my favourite kitchen in the UK.'

So says Alexander Varga of Cumbria's three-Michelin-星／主役にする L'Enclume restaurant, 設立するd by 長，率いる chef Simon Rogan and 位置を示すd in the 中世 village of Cartmel, on the 辛勝する／優位 of the Lake 地区.

What makes this lavish slice of 賞賛する so noteworthy, is that Alexander has a 抱擁する breadth of Michelin-星／主役にする dining knowledge. Not only is he the co-owner of one-Michelin-starred restaurant '42' in Esztergom, Hungary, but Alexander has eaten at no いっそう少なく than 70 three-Michelin-starred restaurants around the world, 含むing Heston Blumenthal's Fat Duck, as we 報告（する）／憶測d.

His Michelin-starred 小旅行するing is a '使節団 to find inspiration in gastronomy' ? and he creates spellbinding ビデオs of his experiences.

The ビデオ he created for his L'Enclume visit has so far been 見解（をとる）d over 200,000 times ? and no wonder. It was a unique experience, with Alexander 申し込む／申し出ing thoughtful insights along the way.

Restauranteur Alexander Varga is the co-owner of one-Michelin-starred restaurant '42' in Esztergom, Hungary. He visits restaurants around the world for 'inspiration'. He's pictured above in?L'Enclume, which he said was 'a defining experience' in his life

L'Enclume's savoury cheese pudding, caramelised in birch 次第に損なう and topped with stout vinegar jelly and grated Berkswell cheese?

West-coast monkfish tail served on 最高の，を越す of king oyster mushroom, topped with caramelised red-baron onions. Alexander 述べるd this dish as a 'taste orgasm'

L'Enclume, above, was 設立するd by 長，率いる chef Simon Rogan and is 位置を示すd in the 中世 Cumbrian village of Cartmel

Pork belly and smoked eel fritter with a puffed onion tapioca. Alexander explains that under it is a lovage emulsion and on 最高の，を越す fermented sweetcorn puree and lovage cress. 'A strong opener,' says Alexander

He 選ぶd for the 15-course £250 tasting menu and the 最高の，を越す-tier £290 'select' ワイン pairing (served by a sommelier with an extraordinarily flamboyant mustache) - but ordered a few extras on the drinks 前線 that 押し進めるd the total up to £1,154 ($1,456), 含むing service.

But what he got for that money was, he told MailOnline Travel, a '発覚'.

He said: 'The entire menu was a 発覚, with each dish seamlessly complementing the next. Having dined in over half of the UK's three-Michelin-starred restaurants, the structured progression of flavours at L'Enclume left me pleasantly surprised at every turn.

'There were no flavour combinations that fell short of 期待s.

'Every plate was a masterpiece in its own 権利.'

Alexander 選ぶd for?the 15-course £250 tasting menu and the 最高の，を越す-tier £290 'select' ワイン pairing - served by a sommelier with an extraordinarily flamboyant mustache (above)

Alexander?ordered a few extras on the drinks 前線 that 押し進めるd the total up to £1,154

?The main-course lamb is showcased 事前の to 存在 served

The finished main course dish: 乾燥した，日照りの 老年の Herdwick lamb loin and yellow pea puree, with a sauce infused with fennel vinegar, 加える fermented yellow beans and tapioca. The dish was served with a lamb fat crumpet and after eating it, Alexander says: 'It doesn't happen often, but I'm at a loss for words'

Salt-baked artichokes cooked in brown butter, with Welsh truffle. The broth is 'infused with roast chicken, caramelised artichokes and truffle'

The dishes 含むd savoury cheese pudding caramelised in birch 次第に損なう; 'ultra-delicate' Orkney scallop with homemade XO sauce; pink モミ apple potatoes 'gently cooked in chicken fat and pickled walnut'; pork belly and smoked eel fritter with a puffed onion tapioca; salt-baked artichokes cooked in brown butter; monkfish tail served on 最高の，を越す of king oyster mushroom; and lamb loin and yellow pea puree.

In the ビデオ, he is so impressed with the lamb main course, which （機の）カム with a sauce infused with fennel vinegar, that he 収容する／認めるs to 存在 'at a loss for words'.

Was that his favourite dish?

He told MailOnline that 現実に, if he had to 最高潮の場面 one dish, it would be the king oyster mushroom, which he said was '優れた'.

His group tried the dish with a 2006 Charles Heidsieck Blanc de Millenaires シャンペン酒, which 小売s for around £150, with Alexander 明らかにする／漏らすing that the シャンペン酒 'amplified the umami in the dish' and that it was 'a taste orgasm that is very rare to experience'.

Pink モミ apple potatoes 'gently cooked in chicken fat and pickled walnut', with a sauce made from Parkhouse cheddar and oil from burnt onion ash. A 'really creative dish', says Alexander

Orkney scallop 小衝突d with homemade XO sauce [made from 乾燥した，日照りのd shrimp and scallop], served with 栄冠を与える prince squash, rosemary oil and a sauce made from nasturtium flowers. Alexander 述べるs this dish as 'powerful'. The scallop is 'ultra-delicate' and the sauc e 'concentrated and delicious'

L'Enclume means 'anvil' in French, with the 指名する 反映するing the restaurant's origins as a 13th-century blacksmiths shop. Above is an edible 祝賀 of this history, a dessert called The Anvil. It's made with caramelised pink lady apples and custard, with a caramel mousse and extra flavouring 儀礼 of a housemade miso - and covered in an apple and spruce sauce. 'Another banger,' 追加するs Alexander?

Kendal 造幣局 cake '石／投石するs', which formed part of the dessert 大臣の地位

Was it 価値（がある） the 財政上の 支出? 'This is my favourite kitchen in the UK, so there is no question,' says Alexander

Any downsides?

Alexander 認める that he would have enjoyed 'a more serious ワイン pairing', but 結論するd: 'While I hesitate to label any 設立 as the 絶対の best, I can attest that L'Enclume 申し込む／申し出d one of the most memorable dining experiences I've 遭遇（する）d. Its exceptional menu, unique countryside 場所, and かかわり合い to the farm-to-fork 概念 undoubtedly 始める，決める it apart.'

So was it 価値（がある） the 財政上の 支出?

'This is my favourite kitchen in the UK, so there is no question,' said Alexander.

For more fascinating foodie ビデオs from Alexander visit www.youtube.com/@alexandertheguest and follow him on Instagram at www.instagram.com/alexandertheguest and on TikTok at www.tiktok.com/@alexandertheguest. Follow his restaurant on Instagram at www.instagram.com/42restaurant.?