Vats

love this place..

great location, great service, nice atmosphere and lovely bottles (or half bottles) of wine..

can be a more mature/sophisticated audience but still gets some young 'uns in

highly recommend it!
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Mark McGinlay
8 Overall rating
Food 7 | Service 8 | Atmosphere 8 | Value for money 8
Friday, May 13, 2011

On a lunchtime visit, this was a very pleasant venue with attentive staff and which filled up quickly at 1pm having been almost empty before then. I wasn't particularly inspired by the menu, but had a very pleasant Caribbean chicken dish while my wife had a burger which she said was very nice. So overall pleasant fare, plesant atmosphere but nothing sensational. I thought it was very expensive for a wine bar, with all main courses in the £12-15 range. We had two main courses, one pudding, one coffee and shared some fizzy water, and the bill for that was £45. Clearly there's no credit crunch for the lawyers nearby who made up most of the clientele when we were there.
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Nick Parish
7 Overall rating
Food 8 | Service 8 | Atmosphere 9 | Value for money 3
Wednesday, August 19, 2009

Went for a leisurely lunch late on a Friday. The restaurant was busy - regular local trade.

This place is quite ramshackle and a has a threadbare charm, begining to fall the wrong side of scruffy and is a bit in need of a good scrub.

The waiting staff were fine - friendly, relaxed and reasonably competent in a daffy aunt kind of way.

The menu was seasonal and there were several tempting dishes - roast pheasant was good, though not outstanding. Mainly simple English food with a dash of the continent here and there.

The real plus point about this place is the wine: an excellent selection (mainly French) at very reasonable prices.
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Kevin
7 Overall rating
Food 6 | Service 7 | Atmosphere 6 | Value for money 7
Tuesday, March 10, 2009