Sarah
Such a shame Batch prepared plated food
Such a shame, I had been so looking forward to this meal. Let me start by saying that the staff were exceptional. We travelled that day 1 ¾ hours to the Pub on a wet & windy day & it was longer on the way back because of flooding. Ordered some drinks at the bar, rather hoping that Clarkson would uphold British brewing with a nice real ale. Sadly disappointed, gas pressured glass of very cold, tasteless, coloured water. I couldnt even finish the IPA beer (an exceptionally rare event) Ushered to our table, orders taken promptly. Miraculously the order being put in just 1 minute later the plates were coming out. There wouldn’t have been enough time to plate the food let alone cook it. We were sitting near the service door & observed this to be the norm. Indicating that the food was batch prepared in advance & left plated on the pass. To me it appeared to be a slick systemised kitchen & a "get them in & out" mentality, rather a kin to Maccas. Rather then showcasing great British food at its best which is what we were expecting. Mains saddle of lamb with mint, should rename this “mint with lamb” , the mint was so overpowering couldn’t taste the meat. Veggies were rather oily. Pork belly was tough & dry, stodgy veg, We shared a cheese cake which was rather nice. As the beer was awful, decided to have a coffee wth desert, nope! Its not British, but apparently Cornwall grows tea, so had a pot for two, a large pot enough for at least 5 cups. BUT just 1 tea bag !!! Wasnt super expensive at £130, But wont return



