just to finish this thread, we had a great meal at pebblebeach last night, only a couple of minor niggles like 1 or 2 bones in the bass dish but the flavours were great, There were 4 of us and we all had something different so we could taste each others, portion size was generous, my girlfriend had lymington crab soup for a starter-I had to finish it and her dessert so bonus for me! back on the diet today