4/5 Stuart 6 months ago on Google • 163 reviews
This
is
a
lovely
venue
in
the
beautiful
countryside
of
Wiltshire.
We
were
warmly
greeted
by
the
staff,
as
we
came
in,
and
the
great
service
carried
on
throughout
the
evening.
We
were
seated
at
a
slightly
odd
table
in
a
corner,
perfectly
adequate,
I
just
felt
a
bit
in
the
way.
Menus
were
handed
out,
although
I'd
looked
online
and
set
my
heart
on
delights
already,
and
we
had
a
couple
of
drinks
to
get
started.
We
went
for
a
sharing
arrangement
for
our
starters
and
had
the
crispy
pickled
root
veg,
the
bread
and
pistachio
butter
alongside
the
trout
rillettes.
The
bread
and
butter
were
lovely,
different
combination
that
worked
well.
The
pickled
veg
were
nice,
but
some
you
needed
your
good
teeth
for
whilst
others
were
very
soft.
I'm
told,
as
I'm
not
a
fishy
person,
that
the
trout
rillette
was
divine.
Main
course
arrived
and
as
usual
I
went
for
haddock
and
chips.
I
know
this
contradicts
my
previous
paragraph
but
everything
is
better
deep
fried
in
batter!
The
Mr
went
for
the
spicy
bean
burger,
which
looked
fabulous.
A
couple
of
niggles
would
be
that
the
burger
was
very
squishy
for
a
bean
burger,
it
kept
trying
to
escape
from
the
bun.
I
usually
order
fish
and
chips
as
it's
a
great
way
to
compare
how
different
chefs
manage
with
batter.
The
chips
were
thick,
chunky
and
crispy
as
anything.
The
tartare
sauce
was
really
good,
as
were
the
crushed
peas
-
sounds
daft
but
they
tasted
of
peas,
not
making
them
like
other
places
where
they
add
god
knows
what
to
them!
My
niggle
was
that
halfway
through
the
fish
-
which
was
beautifully
cooked
and
moist
-
the
batter
went
a
bit
stodgy
and
lost
its
crispiness.
It's
a
small
thing,
not
really
worth
mentioning
on
the
night
as
everything
else
was
top
notch.
Dessert
arrived,
as
it
always
seems
too...
I
had
the
pumpkin
spiced
set
custard
which
was
a
delight
to
look
at,
as
well
as
eat.
The
custard
was
smooth
and
not
over
spiced,
and
it
came
with
filo
shards
and
the
lightest
meringue
I've
ever
eaten.
The
Mr
had
the
cheescake
which
was
a
concoction
of
blond
chocolate
and
mascarpone.
It
also
comes
with
Horlicks
ice
cream
-
which
I
tried
and
can
safely
say
it
was
yummy.
It
wasn't
a
cheap
night
out,
but
overall
it
was
worth
the
money.
Next
time
I'd
like
to
sit
by
the
fire
in
the
little
dining
room,
not
in
a
hallway.
Please
take
yourself
there
and
enjoy.
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