Arrived early for booked table but seated fairly promptly by a friendly member of staff. Explained to press ‘call’ button device when ready to order & someone would take our order. No explanation as to where to find ‘Specials’ board. Extensive menu. Ordered, on the...recommendation of the chap on table next to us, 2 of the IOW Steak & Ale Pies. Indeed, the pie was excellent but the accompaniments were awful. The veggies were cold and strangely, completely different with each serving of pie. One had a massive pile of red cabbage, broccoli, swede & a very thin slice of Parsnip; the other had cauliflower, red cabbage, carrots, a thin slice of parsnip and what we think was turnip (even the waitress was unsure what it was). The veggies were solid & inedible. Chips were ok. Mash was clearly the frozen pellet form that got microwaved to try & resemble mash (try adding butter to give it a less dry appearance and for flavour. Gravy was gloopy. Scampi, chips & peas were good. This was really disappointing. We had no check back to ask if we were happy & no one answered our ‘call’ button to offer feedback to tell them of our dissatisfaction. The young lady who cleared the table could see the veggies had been left, but didn’t even ask if we enjoyed our lunch, just cleared the plates. We decided not to have a dessert here & pressed the ‘call’ button for the bill. No one came. After 10 mins of waiting, we went to the bar to pay. The young waitress who took payment said she would give our feedback to the kitchen! I’m sorry, but this could have been handled so much better Fighting Cocks. We weren’t the only customers to leave after a poor main meal (Sunday 8/10/23).More