We dined here on a week night and it was heaving. I always take that to be a good indicator of the quality of the food when a place is busy during the week.
The decor is modern but sympathetic to old building in which the pub is sited.
The lights were down low and it created a really cosy atmosphere despite it being so busy.
There were a good selection of traditional ales at the bar (you might be noticing a theme here in my blogs, me and the beardy husband are both partial to a glass of real ale!) and the menus had a good selection to chose from.
The food meer kat in me kicked in as we saw the nibbles sharing platter go past, it looked amazing….and huge. The table who had ordered it made suitably impressed noises as they tucked in!
We opted for the whitebait (which features on the platter) and a cheesy garlic bread to start. The highlight was the chunky home made tartar sauce with the whitebait, very tasty.
For mains, we had the burger (which was a rudy good burger) and the lamb cooked tagine style (which was a huge portion of lamb, cooked well but didn’t blow my socks of with flavour, the saffron potatoes were a tad bullet like too). To be fair, the lamb was fine, I was just expecting something a bit more from this style of cooking for £17.95.
The menu is a little on the expensive side, but I feel you’re paying a premium for the surroundings. As you’d hope if you’re paying a little more, the service was friendly and attentive.
I would go back but would definitely try something different on the main course. It’s also worth joining their mailing list as they do often run promotions during the week for discounted food.
Date of visit: September 2015
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