Trumpet
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Went on Saturday night, our 4th or 5th visit since it's last reincarnation and have to say was a bit underwhelmed by it.
We were a couple of minutes late so were shown to our table straight away, as usual, the table was laid out immaculately and the waitress was on the ball with the menus.
Thought the food was Ok at best.
Mrs trumpet's chicken breast arrived as a breast & wing portion which was a pain as she 'doesn't do bones'. My rump of lamb was OK but nothing special. The fish cake (singular) main wasn't particularly fishy for the money although the duck looked nice and was apparently very tasty.
Overall for the thick end of £125 for four of us in a pub restaurant with two bottles of average wine and no starters I feel they need to up their game a bit.
But we did come up with a rough guide to Eccy dining. In the Bell you get gravy, in the Oak you get sauce, in the Smithy you get either a jus or a reduction and a bigger bill.
Hear the Kings is spot on these days, will have to give them a try.
We were a couple of minutes late so were shown to our table straight away, as usual, the table was laid out immaculately and the waitress was on the ball with the menus.
Thought the food was Ok at best.
Mrs trumpet's chicken breast arrived as a breast & wing portion which was a pain as she 'doesn't do bones'. My rump of lamb was OK but nothing special. The fish cake (singular) main wasn't particularly fishy for the money although the duck looked nice and was apparently very tasty.
Overall for the thick end of £125 for four of us in a pub restaurant with two bottles of average wine and no starters I feel they need to up their game a bit.
But we did come up with a rough guide to Eccy dining. In the Bell you get gravy, in the Oak you get sauce, in the Smithy you get either a jus or a reduction and a bigger bill.
Hear the Kings is spot on these days, will have to give them a try.