I rang to book my family in and spoke to George, who was instantly enthused and friendly. Due to the time only being 4pm, George advised we could head down right away on a first come first serve basis, as many of their reservations were made for after 5pm. As we were ready to eat and staying 10 minutes away at Mullacott Park, we decided to heed George’s advice.

When we arrived, we were greeted by Alex, who looked after us for the duration of our visit. He found us a table for 6 fairly quickly despite the restaurant being quite busy.

Once settled, I tried to place our order using the web service via the QR code. This was a smooth process until I noticed pizza was not showing on the menu. Luckily, by the time I realised this, Alex had returned to take our order the old fashioned way, so no big deal, but I would advise you look into fixing this for the future.

Drinks arrived promptly; great choice btw, especially ales. Food choices were also good, with plenty of what you’d expect. My wife and I are vegetarian and were not limited to the standard choices most places offer.

Food quality was perfectly acceptable; the pizzas were pretty standard, nothing to rave about but tasty enough. My sweet potato and chickpea curry was good, although I did miss having a naan bread with it. The loaded fries were huge and shared around the table, and the veggie starters were fine. Alex also very thoughtfully brought our dog some water.

Atmosphere was good; bar is going for the surfer aesthetic with plenty of interesting memorabilia displayed on the walls, including some charming photos of the bar from past decades. Music choice was jolly and balanced, resulting in my girls singing along.

Price-wise, higher than normal but then again it’s a coastal town catering for tourists, so pretty standard.

Best of all, once we left and crossed the road to the car park, Alex came running out to return my son’s headphones, which he left on his seat; top service right there.

Would definitely go back for a snack and a pint.