I met up with a friend here for dinner on Halloween. I was skeptical of how good the experience was going to be because I had to wait outside in the rain (the 8th straight day of bloody rain!) for half an hour until they opened. But I am pleased to report that this place was OFF. DA. HOOK.
I am not normally a big fan of English food, but I obviously just haven't had it done right.
They had two Halloween beers on special for 5$ a pint, both of which were delicious. Especially the Hobgoblin - packed with flavour! For dinner I had the steak & stilton pie, which came with mashed potatoes and mashed(?) peas. All of which were fantastic. The portions were sizeable and despite being full half-way through, it was so tasty I ate every bite and left feeling like I might explode, but happy and proud of myself for eating it all.
They offered a complimentary Halloween-themed desert of pumpkin ice cream on top of a home-made chocolate cookie. Both of which were wonderful.
So in the event I haven't said it enough - this place is great and I highly recommend going there. Especially if it's a cold, wet night and you're in need of some comfort food.
Our server was extremely kind and perfectly attentive and gave us lots of good advice about the food and what we should order. Also - the place has a lot of large windows looking out onto the street which was great for people-watching on Halloween.