"My lady and myself arrived at lunchtime on Friday. We used the left hand entrance to the restaurant. Normally we love a bit of haddock, but we were on a budget that day so we went with one of the specials. Lets say 'special ' was not exactly fair play. We used to use Nikki 's as a fish and chips venue and always found them to be of top quality. This is the first time we sampled the other side of the business. I ordered a Cumberland sausage, with mash, gravy and a Yorkshire pud. My better half ordered a lasagne and chips. Service was wonderful and our server was very attentive, cheery and polite. The atmosphere of the place was good. The crowd was bustling and those who passed us seemed to be pleased with their meals. Looking back, I 'm pretty sure they ordered the fish! The food arrived very quickly and was piping hot. My Cumberland wasn 't bad, but didn 't live up to the price of the plate. It was almost lost in gravy and onions. The mash was good, but again, not really up to the what was charged. My Wife 's lasagne tasted good, but was spongy and dry, having been prepared earlier and microwaved. I was generally OK, if slightly disappointed in my meal, until I bit into the Yorkshire pudding. Oh dear. It was one of those cheap ones you get in bag at Iceland. Not even a large one, but a tiny little one. It wasn 't at all light, fluffy, eggy or even tasting of Yorkshire pudding. It was tough and tasteless like plastic. Awful! My wife finished her meal and past me the remainder of her chips to finish off. The chips were a revelation. They were light and fluffy and had that batter tasted edge to them. They were gorgeous, fresh and perfectly done. With a start, I realised that this was the highlight of both our meals the chips! I don 't think that either of us would dare a visit to the restaurant again after our experience. Lunch for two was just shy of £20, and that was with sticking to the 'specials '. The quality of the food most definitely did NOT live up to the price tag! If you do go, maybe you 'll have better luck with the fish bar menu?"
