Visited on a Wednesday late afternoon in June. Had seen some good reviews of this establishment and as we had driven to Southport for the day though we would give it a try. Huge car park. Loads of free spaces but noticed when we left going up for six o'clock it was starting to fill up. Greeted just inside the door and quickly shown to a table. The place looked enormous and must have seated capacity for a few hundred especially when you factor in all the seated areas outside. A bottle of water and some popcorn were brought to us as we looked at the menus and decided on our drinks. I thought that was a nice touch. Another good thing was the full roll of kitchen roll on every table. The drinks menu had a good range of beers on it including some imported American lagers. Bit surprised to see no American ( California) wines on the list though. We ordered one pint of Heineken priced at £5.10 and a pint of Hickory's Own Pale Ale for £5.25. Both were very nice and competitively priced matching other eating places. For mains we ordered the Double Burger at £14.99 and the Bird and Beast at £15.50. Nothing wrong with either. Both meals were tasty and well presented. But in all honesty I think the double Burger was over priced for what I got. It didn't really fill me up. The Bird and Beast seemed better value. I don't think the prices for the food were competitive with other establishments. In these times where eating out is becoming more and more expensive and where there is a lot of competition for custom it would have been nice to see some sort of early bird menu or other offers on. I could have eaten a dessert but unfortunately there wasn't anything I fancied. Service was fine. Came over several times to check if everything was ok. But think there must have been a shift change over as our server changed before we were presented with our meals. Seemed to be little communication at the hand over as the new server asked if we wanted to order when that had already been taken. Mixed feelings about the 7.5% tip policy. We generally tip at least 10% anyway unless it's been poor service. I suppose it makes things easier for some people. On the plus side our waiter did confirm that the staff did get the tips. The place itself was clean and tidy. Staff seemed to be clearing and wiping tables down quickly after they had been vacated. The food itself was fine but as I said I don't think it represented good value for money. There are other places out there offering food of a similar quality in bigger portions for less money. I've given a score of 4 as I think 3 would be too low. 3.5 is probably more accurate and based on quantity and price and not quality. Unlikely to visit again as Southport is a 40 mile drive away and there are many other places we wish to try and which, on the surface, appear to offer more value for money.