26 JUNE 1947, Page 5

I cannot pretend to be really enamoured of whale steak.

It appears constantly on the menu at my regular luncheon-resort, and after some consideration I nerved myself to try it (which I have never yet managed in the case of tripe). I knew better, at. any rate, than to tackle it with a fish-knife ; a friend who had done that the day before was politely reminded by the, waiter that a whale is a mammal. I found it rather a tough mammal, with not a great deal of flavour, the general impression being not unlike that created by a beefsteak. The price was 2s. 3d. for a piece 4 x 2, but restaurant prices bear little relation to what you get. All things con- sidered, quite a passable meal for a hungry man with sound dentures.