Bricklayers Arms, Flaundenback to pub details please note - reviews on this site are purely the opinion of site visitors, so don't take them too seriously.
We've been going here for meals for a few years. I do note some changes, probably due to the recession. Food is still good, if a little blander, but portions are much smaller and the meals more expensive. �18.95 for my two tiny pieces of duck and mashed potato; �13.95 for my wife's risotto (the only vegetarian option) - hey, it's just a small portion of rice with a few strips of veg! Three or four years ago, I remember taking my Dad for lunch, and three main courses, puddings and drinks were fifty odd quid. The two of us paid over sixty quid for two main courses, one pudding and a couple of
bar drinks each. Still a nice pub restaurant, with good service, and very popular with the elderly in the early evening.
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A lovely pub with superior food
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Had a fair meal there last night and as against the average it was great however, expecting 'food pub of the year 2009' it was just ok.
Pints in the the wrong branded glasses (a pet hate) was a poor start (if you don't have the right one go unbranded surely?!) but all the staff were amiable and unassuming.
The foie gras starter was a plentiful ramakin-full but had discoloured in the fridge, not end-of-the-world but at �11.95 I was expecting better and the smoked fish was 3 decent pieces but being served only with a spoon of chutney and a cold round of herb butter I wasn't entirely sure was to do with it (eating forkfuls of fish is ok but I'm sure there was some sort of carbohydrate missing from the plate).
Mains were veal (a mouth-watering memory) and pork medallions (on the dry side unfortunately) finished with a very nice red at decent price.
Chatty barmen at the end glossed over a SECOND branded glass error (compounded by the fact that they did actually have the right glassware...) but overall a pleasant experience in what is a very nice part of the world.
Not 'food pub of the year' but there are much worse places to spend rare, balmy English summer evening.
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Lovely place to spend a sunny afternoon this, nice outside area where you can sit and watch the world go by. The place has a lot of charm and character, more of a restaurant than a pub but still with a relaxed friendly atmosphere. Food is superb though not cheap, excellent local produce. Can be busy if you are wanting to eat inside. The London Pride I sampled was in excellent condition, other beers were Green King.
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Remember this as a great pub that sold good food. Went there one Friday recently and on entering was approached by a waiter asking if we intended to eat. Looking around it became clear that it was now only a pub in the broadest sense, and the word 'restaurant' would be more appropriate (see the comments below blathering on about the quality of the food). Still sells a good range of ales, but not at all the place I remember. Car park is full of babies flushed out with the bathwater.
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We went on a Monday evening and had a wonderful starter of poached eggs on a garlic crust, large portion that was big enough to share, and then we had the rack of lamb, very tender with fantastic dauphinoise potatoes..
Would definitely go back, quite pricey for country pub food but definitely worth it, and the service was good. Nice old pub feel and mixture of people eating or locals just having a drink. Also great bottle of house red for �11.
anonymous - 4 Sep 2007 12:14 |
Sunday lunch. Very Disappointed.The roast beef was overcooked and tough. The potatoes were not crisp. The other vegetables were just passable. The gravy did not taste as though it was made from the meat juices. I have been a few times on Sunday and for evening meals. The evenings are good. Sunday very hit and miss.I would have been better to go to a beefeater. Not the best way to waste �80
anonymous - 11 Jul 2007 13:18 |
Fabulous award winning 18th C. pub/restaurant in the middle of nowhere (Downside - somebody has to drive) Serves Old Speckled Hen, Timothy Taylor, IPA, London Pride & Tring Brewery "Jack 'O' Legs - Small beer garden and was packed on a Monday lunchtime which says volumes - 9/10
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Sublime pub, in the middle of absolutely nowehere. Beautiful old brick building with a lovely old creeper adorning the exterior. Inside, the bar area feels pubby and the rest seems to be set up for food. The food itself (French/Brittish)is some of the best pub food you are likely to have anywhere. It's not really pub fare at all, of course, and could quite easily grace a top restaraunt. People come from miles around to sample it, I gather. The Dressed Cromer Crab was fantastic. Accommodating and professional staff, extremely posh 'clientelle', but all very friendly indeed. I would recommend it to anyone and can't wait to go back.
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Third visit in the last 2 months. Food consistently excellent. Staff young and professional. Had scallops cooked to perfection followed by goose with a chesnut and port jus - couldn't get better. Guinness Brulee - wow! French chef deserves his new "Chef of the year" award. Beautifull olde pub. Can't wait to go back.
Barbie Lee
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Lovely old building in pleasant location, although difficult to find.
Food was rather disapointing, Sunday dinner comprised Chicken, roast potatoes (cold) and salad. The gravy/salad combination really didn't work for me! Friends were also a little disapointed with their respective lamb and fish dishes.
So, nice building, pretty setting, decent service from the waitress, but give the food a miss.
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Excellent evil. Great old character pub. French and English food must try. Foie Gras starter really worth a try. Well trained and corteous waiters. You'll never find it.
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