Ambience: Front sports bar has some large TVs and booths alongside with individual TVs in them for watching other games with friends. Unexpectedly, the rear has a beautiful contrasting quieter pub/restaurant area with a view on to the bay. Stylish fit out, modernised version of classic dark wood/leather, appropriate lighting. It really looks great.

Staff: Warm and attentive.

Drinks: Several beers on tap, pretty standard selection, no stout. Some interesting wines by the glass, priced $11-14. Good local bubbles (Mitchelton) and Laurent Perrier for fizz. A few classic cocktails offered.

Food: Great looking menu with a well-curated British-leaning selection of elevated pub classics and steaks.

Specific dishes tried:

• Chips: outstandingly good. Would come back just for these 5+/5
• Barnsley chop: Delighted to see on the menu. Perfectly cooked pink, a joyous piece of lamb. 5/5 (Weirdly came with bearnaise like the steaks do, but this was safely contained in a sauceboat that could be put to one side)
• “Proper pie” and mash: proper indeed, good shortcrust pastry, chunks of meat, good mash and gravy. Let down by heavy-handedness with rosemary etc that dominated too much - tasted minty rather than meaty - those flavours would have gone better with the lamb chop 4/5
• Apple pie: Apple turnover shaped, and unexpectedly seemed fried (air fried perhaps) rather than baked. Not really doing it credit to say this but it seemed like a kind of cheffed up version of the apple pies you get in McDonalds. It was absolutely delicious, cinnamony and crisp. But I was kind of looking forward to a more classic pie, so only 4/5.
• Sticky date pudding: Good but not quite bang on (more butterscotch, and simply pairing with vanilla ice cream for some needed contrast would have nailed it) 4/5