** NOT A LOCAL GUIDE REVIEW** Following up on a visit from a month ago, we were invited back by the ownership group after leaving poor feedback from a few prior visits. Our complaint was managed fairly and with honesty about the current state of affairs with LBT. Words like 'transitional phase' and 'new management' were used to provide some understanding as to 'why'. We returned as a group of 5 on Wednesday 8th May at 7pm. Were were met and seated warmly and orders were taken. Staff were friendly and the evening started well. The food was better, generally, than our previous shambles. There is one clear point to make though, there is zero 'smoked meats' happening, nothing. The smoker wasn't even on .. you can normally smell this thing from the next suburb. We were informed the 2 main items on the menu were not available (the brisket and the pork ribs) shame really, big shame. No excuse for this when you're a multi-site business with many outlets for this type of fayre. All dishes ordered (chicken wings, prawn & crab cakes, burnt ends, chicken sandwiches, pork shoulder, chips, onion rings and veg) were all decent. Nothing special, just decent. I was hoping for a taste sensation, as I'd be having for 10+ years ... i'm afraid to say, THAT Le Bon Ton has gone forever. It's now an average place with average food. The night/morning ended disastrously .. severe vomiting and diarrhoea ensued when we got home, all around the same time, around 2-3am and for hours/days later. We let the team know of this via email and basically were told they done an investigation and there's 'nothing to see here' ... we must have made it up! guaranteed 100% no return business from us or our nearest & dearest. Shame really, used to be the best in the area, now sadly the worst. Prices up, quality down. Go somewhere else.