3/5 Claire R. 1 year ago on Google
Came
here
for
lunch
recently
(early
Jan
23)
as
part
of
a
large
party
(about
17
of
us).
We
walked
over
from
UHW
after
lectures.
It
was
easy
to
get
to
on
foot
and
there
is
also
parking
and
an
outdoor
seating
area
with
pretty
lights
which
we
ignored
(it's
winter
❄️😅).
The
inside
reminded
me
of
an
old
man's
working
club
with
its
high
ceilings
and
old
fashioned
decor,
and
it
was
clear
that
some
of
the
customers
there
were
regulars.
Some
of
them
were
giving
us
dirty
looks
as
though
we
had
sat
in
their
seats
which
made
the
atmosphere
a
little
prickly!
We
ordered
food
but
were
told
there
would
be
a
45
minute
wait.
Not
ideal
but
we
weren't
really
going
to
lose
sleep
over
it.
55
minutes
later
and
while
some
of
our
group
had
received
their
food,
it
seemed
as
though
smaller
parties
who
had
come
in
after
us
were
receiving
their
orders
quicker.
We
asked
the
waitress/server
who
assured
us
this
was
not
the
case.
It
was
an
hour
and
ten
before
I
received
my
food
and
one
of
the
girls
(one
of
the
first
to
place
her
order)
didn't
receive
her
burger
until
15
minutes
after
that.
By
that
time,
some
of
our
group
had
finished
their
meals
and
demolished
a
pud!
I
ordered
a
tuna
melt
panini
with
chips.
My
food
was
piping
hot
and
I
have
to
say
the
chips
were
some
of
the
best
I
have
ever
tasted.
Very
unexpected
from
a
'Spoons!
The
panini
was
tasty
too
but
a
little
salad
garnish
might
have
cheered
the
plate
up
a
bit
-
so
4
stars
for
the
meal.
Though
that's
obviously
personal
preference.
The
bar
itself
had
a
good
range
of
drinks
including
Thatchers
on
tap
which
is
what
I
opted
for.
I
wish
I
had
clocked
the
name
of
the
guy
behind
the
bar
as
he
was
awesome
and
definitely
made
the
experience
better
than
it
would
otherwise
have
been.
He
was
very
friendly,
chatty,
knowledgeable
and
helpful
and
clearly
born
for
a
customer
facing
role
(about
5ft
8"
or
9",
slim
build,
mousey,
wavy
hair,
about
26
years
old
-
if
you
read
this,
thank
you
🙏).
If
I
could
base
my
review
on
him
alone,
I'd
have
given
5
stars
✨.
I
feel
bad
giving
3
stars
as
we
hadn't
booked
and
things
might
have
been
different
if
we
had,
and
the
food
was
lovely.
The
only
thing
that
let
it
down,
apart
from
the
wait
were
the
evils
we
were
getting
from
the
regulars.
Its
a
public
house
people.
You
don't
own
it!
Overall
I
would
recommend.
But
if
you
are
a
large
party,
book
first.
🤘
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