Courts is housed in an impressive building, which has been tastefully restored over the years. On the inside, the original fireplace has been maintained, and is apparently used on colder days.

Overall, the interior is pleasant and nicely laid out. It would make a nice venue for a wedding, or similar. However, the plants dotted around the restaurant are plastic, which is a shame.

The food is priced slightly above average in terms of cost, we spent £180 on three three-course meals, including wine. The star of the show was probably the Camembert starter, which came with a pleasant relish. We asked for a medium rare rib-eye steak, but it came overcooked. This is unforgivable. The steak itself was good quality, just ruined by being overcooked. We did mention this to the waitress at the end of the meal, who said she could have done something if we had mentioned it sooner. I’m not sure what. Perhaps two of us could have finished our meals while another steak was cooked?

For the duck main course, the produce was again good quality, pink and quite delicious. The main drawback was the sauce was added on one end of the plate, meaning some of the duck was oversauced.

The calamari starter was pleasant, if somewhat monotonous. The dessert menu was quite bland and with limited choice. The espresso cocktail was watery, you could taste the vodka, but it lacked that espresso zing.

We will not return to Courts. There are better restaurants and there are better value for money eating experiences in the area with real plants.