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Came in here with Margaret and had a splendid evening.
Margaret got a taxi at 10.30 and I hopped over the road to the Annie!!!!!! Dont tell her.
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For a pub with ambitions of being a quality gastropub, it seems rather strange to be closed on Sunday lunchtimes. Did I say strange? I meant stupid.
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Agree with Mr_Flash. I wouldn't have expected this to be nice but the beer was well kept and the food was very nice. Slight language barrier with one of the bar staff but nothing to stop one returning.
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A very pleasant surprise.... Not the most attractive area to be in, but the pub was very good. Well kept Young's Ordinary (Ram Rod also available) and excellent, freshly cooked, reasonably priced main courses. Wide selection of lagers and varied wine list. Plenty of room to sit, attentive staff and a small garden area at the back - all in I'd say 8/10.
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Always liked this pub, although agree with some of the comments on it's attempts to go gastro. However now that it is frequented by people who whinge about places not taking their plastic will avoid. I'm stuck in the dark ages where people should still pay for their beer in cash.
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I feel the need to defend this place somewhat. Will any pub ever achieve a score above 7/10 on this site?!?
This is the best pub in the area for food and the setup is such that you feel almost as if you are in the kitchen with the chefs. Although you might come out smelling of the food you've just eaten, its a good experience - the lamb shanks and oriental options are excellent.
I've been for lunch many times now and I've always found the staff to be faultless.
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Not bad, certainly not that good either! Beer was okay, if a little pricey. Not quite sure what this pub wants to be; either a resturant that sells beer or a pub that does food. This apparent lack of direction has left it in some kind of gastropub limbo.
Plenty of other pubs nearby which are better.
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I've just been to the Lavender for a lunch with some collagues. When it came to paying by card a colleague didn't have the "PIN" function set up on her card. As it's not compulsory yet she requested that they swipe it so that she could sign. Eventually after much a-do, the (what can be assumed manager) came over to say if we came back again with the card with no PIN we wouldn't be served!! When we left my colleague spoke to the lady again to say that even though the food and service was ok, the comment on the card left a sour taste. Her response? "Oh well". Such a shame as the food was alright!
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Virtually empty on a Monday night so very easy to get a table; pleasant surroundings for drinks and to chat to friends; food slightly overpriced and 12.5% 'optional' service charge seems a bit ridiculous for what is in essence a pub
anonymous - 27 Apr 2005 11:50 |
Not bad at all - although getting seat and getting served can be a bit tricky at times due to pressure of numbers. Food a bit overpriced
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Overpriced but the beer is good. Often difficult to get served on summer evenings
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They do a very nice drop of Youngs here - very well kept indeed, which is down to the care of the nice manager, who's rightly very proud of it!
andrew - 3 Nov 2004 16:26 |
Good drinking venue -more so than the other Lavenders which tend more towards restaurants- with standard wine-bar surroundings and good range of beers and wines. Near to the park which is great for sitting out on with drinks in the summer
Simon - 19 Jul 2004 14:24 |
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