Eating here today I had the garlic bread like thing for starter, the size of which made my draw drop when it came out. Despite this, the bread was light and fluffy so wasn't difficult to finish, and I still had room for my main.

When my main came out I was disappointed to discover that the salmon was on top of this same bread that I'd had as a starter. It would have been nice if the staff had let me know this when ordering. The main was served with boiled vegetables, nothing special but also nothing terrible... It kind of reminded me of home cooking so I quite liked it actually.

I wish I could say the same about the poached salmon, which I find to be dry and bland. There was some sauce between the salmon and the bread, but not nearly enough.

My wife had the chicken dish for her main, the chicken in which was soft and tender, and the sauce was plentiful.

But finally the restaurant really finished on a high note and the dessert is the reason that I'm giving 4 stars instead of 3, we shared the meringue which was topped with raspberry and vanilla ice cream. Delicious, simply delicious. Balanced flavour, not overly sweet, not at all bitter. Great textures in the ice cream and the meringue that complimented eachother perfectly. Can't fault this dish.

The staff were nice and friendly, quick to resolve any requests but perhaps not as attentive as they could have been. Any time we needed something such as the desserts menu we had to call someone over and ask for it, it wasn't just offered to us after our mains as you'd expect. This was only a tiny inconvenience though, unless you're of a particularly shy disposition this won't be much of an issue.

As for the restaurant itself, we just walked in without a booking but were still seated quickly. From the outside the restaurant has a great look, and that great look extends to the interior decoration in the dining area, at least the one on the first floor where we were sat. In the hallways though it was a little untidy, and the toilets were quite dated, but perhaps that's a symptom of being an active restaurant in an old house. The hand soap in the toilets had clearly been watered down though and this is a pet hate of mine, it's £1 per bottle, how much are you really saving by watering it down?