The food was good but not worth the hefty price tag.

Because it really is quite expensive - £5 for 8 olives is pretty disgusting. And the pea puree/mushy peas portion was laughable - probably no more than a teaspoon in the world's smallest dish. The piece of haddock, though, was a beautiful piece of fish, and cooked to perfection.

All mains are around £20 and rather small portions - definitely more style over substance. And when you order belly pork with CRISPY CRACKLING, you expect the "crispy crackling" to be part of the piece of meat, and not a single crushed-up pork puff (probably from a packet from behind the bar). It was crumbled on top of the uneatable, tough and gelatinous strip of rind on the spiral of belly pork piece like the merest dusting of snow. It actually took about 5 minutes to even notice it was there.

And it's a personal gripe of mine to see a service charge added to the bill. I believe waiting staff should earn their tips, that way you get more attentive staff. Because there were several times when we wanted to get a member of staff's attention, but often they seemed miles away and not paying much attention. However all the staff were very friendly and polite, and helpful when on the case. I know you can ask for the charge to be removed, but we kept it on because we didn't want to make too much of an issue, and they all seemed to work hard.

I know it's not a pub any more; it's a gastro pub, and they're providing a more fine dining experience, but it left me, and most of our party, unconvinced. We couldn't really decide if we'd enjoyed it or not! And that's not good - especially when we'd spent around £50 per head.

So would I go again? Yes, but only if someone else was paying.