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Reviewed 2 weeks ago via mobile

I use to eat here a lot before it was taken over and rebranded. Iv followed the social pages for a while and pictures looked good. Never heard any feedback at all. 1st visit, given a Sunday menu to then be given another menu that...at the very top states “Friday” then Thursday under that! Buy this point iv lost track of what day I’m on. Ordered then 5 mins later told that’s not todays food but could be done but not that price & much more. So ordered other items for sake of it rather then what I wanted and put ourselves in the mood for after looking at the Thursday section! But How can you go wrong with a steak right?! It was cold although cooked correct as asked. No flavour and terrible full of gristle so for £30 was disgraceful really! Iv had better at the hungry horse and that’s saying something! What a shame, certainly won’t be returning or recommending. It was dead inside and always looks empty so I know why now. Staff seemed kind.More

Date of visit: November 2023
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Reviewed 2 weeks ago via mobile

Firstly would like to say the staff in there are all really pleasant and helpful. Our waitress was lovely and efficient. The starters were delicious and came out quickly but the main courses were extremely poor - a pizza that seemed undercooked and was almost...just dough in the middle with toppings that weren’t particularly tasty l, and a seafood dish where the fish was overdone, thrown in sauce with undercooked chorizo. They were also out of tomato ketchup which I think is inexcusable in a pub! The pub was also freezing cold and other diners complained of this multiple times. The staff were great but we were disappointed by the food and as a result would not return.More

Date of visit: November 2023
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Reviewed 20 October 2023

Amazing food and service. I would say the best food in the area. We went for a family celebration and used the private room. We will be retuning for sure. Our friends from abroad find the Italian dishes just like in Italy and we had...the best cooked steak in the area. Well done; really impressed.More

Date of visit: October 2023
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Reviewed 15 October 2023

Popped in on the off chance for a Sunday roast today. We were met with a warm and friendly welcome, service was excellent and the roast lamb with all the trimmings was absolutely delicious! Highly recommend and will be back soon.

Date of visit: October 2023
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Reviewed 8 October 2023 via mobile

Went on a surprised couples night with my husband and…OMG!! Best food ever in this country! I’m Italian and never had so much good Italian food in UK since I’ve arrived! Thanks to the chef and all staff involved! Manager Fabio it’s…AMAZING!!! Thank you guys...for this lovely experience! We will be back!!More

Date of visit: October 2023
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Reviewed 8 October 2023 via mobile

AMAZING!! Best place ever to bring your other half! Went with my wife and had best meal in all my life! My wife just love it! Chef’s amazing!! Well deserved Rosette Award!

Date of visit: October 2023
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Reviewed 7 October 2023

We ventured for the first time last night for our wedding anniversary. We were made to feel very welcome/special and the food was all fantastic! We will certainly be back.

Date of visit: October 2023
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Reviewed 1 October 2023

Looking at other reviews it seems we were unlucky with our experience last week. It was the worst pub meal I have had in ages - dried up pasta with minimal sauce. When we complained we were brough a container of sauce to add! Another...of our party ordered a pork dish which arrived without the dauphinoise potatoes, which he was told they had run out of. He was offered chips which were brought just as he was finishing his meal! The mussels were presented without a bowl to put the shells in and no finger bowl. This never appeared even after it was requested. We were loudly asked if we wanted more drink with monotonous regularity throughout the evening. Truly an awful experience.More

Date of visit: September 2023
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Reviewed 1 October 2023

AVOID AVOID AVOID, went for a family celebration, admittedly there was a booking for 30 of us, however this was pre booked in advance. I could not belive the food that was being served. Raw cabbage being one of them. We were told that the...chef had walked out. Bugs on the bottoms of plates. I asked the manager if he would eat the food, which who told us that he would not Says it all really. I work in marketing myself no where is this food being marketed to the standards stated on the website. There were other people walking out stating they would never return...More

Date of visit: September 2023
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Reviewed 30 September 2023 via mobile

Booked for a meal Saturday night. Drive past here every day so wanted to try, firstly, staff dressed way to casual (tracksuit,trainers) whole pub overall dirty needs a good clean. Food well over priced with zero flavour, majority of the meals sent back, no apology...from the kitchen staff or manager we were told the usual chef was away, would have been a better idea to not serve food till he returns if this was the case. Such a shame but avoid for food. Pictures on websites are not a reflection of what you are servedMore

Date of visit: September 2023
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Reviewed 13 September 2023

Was a first for us here. And we absolutely loved it. The staff were brilliant, very attentive and very friendly. Food was amazing, we had bottomless pizza, they are freshly cooked and tasted divine! We will defiantly be back. The chef made sure to come...over and have a conversation with us about the restaurant, it was such a lovely night out and we can’t wait to come backMore

Date of visit: September 2023
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Reviewed 10 September 2023

First impressions of the pub weren’t good with the garden needing attention weeds and long grass. On entering a nearly empty pub offering la a carte menu we placed our order , firstly on ciders on tap, first choice was tagliatelle with prawns which they...didn’t have but tried to offer the dish with tempura prawns !!!! a laugh . Then we ordered Penne with creamy mushroom sauce with chicken. When the dish arrived looked unattractive ,the sauce was like water and tasted of flamed chemical flavour, the dish wasn’t baked and came in a small gratin dish with no garnishes , appalling for an al a carte dish. We certainly won’t be returning or recommending. The only saving grace was the chef came out to face the music.More

Date of visit: September 2023
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Reviewed 29 July 2023

It was my first time visiting this restaurant and I am glad I went. The service was excellent, the food was amazing and the price was great. I would definitely recommend this restaurant to friends and family.

Date of visit: July 2023
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Reviewed 6 July 2023 via mobile

Absolutely sensational! I ordered Calamari and tagliatelle carbonara off the specials menu and they were both divine.

Date of visit: July 2023
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Reviewed 5 July 2023

Lovely welcome from the very polite and attentive staff. We all had Sunday roast, beef and lamb. The food came quite quickly, was all hot and delicious. We shared a cheesecake as we were full which was delicious. We saw some other dishes be served...which also looked very good. We will be back! Thank you and well done.More

Date of visit: July 2023
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