The Swan Inn, Fairfield

Pleasant ambience and reasonable food without being too expensive.
My wife had the braised steak which came nested in a large yorkshire pudding and served with optional new potatoes and vegetables... The steak was tender but the gravy a little salty.
The potatoes tasted freshly boiled and were without that 'standing around for ages' flavour that so often accompanies pub food. The sweetcorn and peas were frozen/canned.
I had the 10oz rump steak which came well done despite being ordered as medium. Also it was difficult to believe that it was actually a 10oz steak. Not the most tender of steaks I've eaten but not the worst either. The mark up on the Austrailian red wine was not outrageous as it is in some pubs in the vicinity.

15 Feb 2009 15:29