Ruth’s latest visit to Bristol coincides nicely with a Wellness Friday, so that’s an excuse to go to a new French restaurant on Wapping Wharf with someone who isn’t my notably vegan boyfriend - not an ideal pairing, the vegans and the French, so glad to avoid that mismatch. Lapin has a generous lunchtime set menu, of three courses for 30 quid, so that sounds pretty good to us. And, it turns out, tastes pretty damn good to us too, as do the Hugo spritzes we order to quench our thirst on an already hot day. Before the set menu, though, the snacks. Obscenely delicious baguettes and salted butter, beautifully marinaded olives, and a comté gougére each, melting in the mouth as they collapse under the weight of further cheese. Up first in the set menu, the rabbit rillettes, served with crisp sourdough and the most divine pickled carrots to add a much needed tang to cut through the decadence of the rillettes. A perfect combination. How could it be a French prix fixes without the main being steak frites? They’re not slacking here either, it’s a beautiful cut of meat, with a properly peppercorn-y peppercorn sauce and golden fries. Amazed that I finished all of that off, we march onto dessert, the St. Emillion au Chocolate, sitting somewhere between a mousse and a parfait, but with a distinct amaretti hint. Not quite hitting the same highs as my favourite chocolate desserts, but it’s not a difficult job to eat it. Suitably stuffed, Harry mentions he’s in town if I fancy a drink, so off we go to have a mini mentoring reunion.