A Friday afternoon and it is packed. Squeeze thru and be lucky to get a place to stand. Historic place and very well maintained. And they serve good ales!
it's a beautiful pub. I particularly like the mosaics in the dining room at the back. A member of the Nicholson's chain where I have been happy with my food in the past. Unfortunately, I didn't order well today.
They do take more care about food than usual in pub. Everything was served on warm plates. My cheap steak frites for £10.95 was not terribly impressive. Steak was dry and tasteless having been grilled at too low a temperature for any caramelization. Fries were good. A half tomato and a mushroom served as garnish. Both could have done with a coating of olive oil prior to grilling. My companion was happy with his classic burger which comes cooked to medium.
Moral of the story is to stick to simple pub classics at a Nicholson's.
I came for the food, not the alcohol. Regarding the latter, it was packed with a huge crowd on the streets enjoying various libations - so it certainly was popular. ... But the food was definitely not memorable; not bad, but not at all worth going out of your way. ... The pub itself is interesting - small with interesting decor.
Service wasn't great, but the waitress was working as hard as she could, so I did not count that in my rating.
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