The Cock and Bull

We have found over the last couple of years that the food & experience here has gone up & down dramatically. Not my first choice of places to eat anymore unfortunately but we had guests staying who wanted to go, so we attended on a Friday evening. Of course we did book as there were a few of us, but it wasn’t busy at 1930. The menu has changed since we were there a month or so ago, and the food was absolutely wonderful! The new dishes sound great and we did have a few between us. My gripe there was that my pork dish had a very small slice of pork with was clearly reheated as it was dry as heck and the pork fat way too chewy. The jus with it was so watery, it was pointless dipping anything in. Fondant potato was nice. Kale was fine. All the starters were great (I’d double down on the trio of puddings and the scallops !) although the tomato soup was way too peppery for the kid that chose it. Steaks were all perfect. Desserts definitely won over the Dutch guests! The biggest disappointment was how slow the service was. We sat there wondering if they’d forgotten about us between courses and then after asking twice for the bill, we gave up and went to the bar to pay instead. The restaurant was nowhere near busy enough to excuse service that slow.

So cute and quaint, and the food was amazing!

Great little place to stay First time i've actually stayed at premises like this as i'm usually "Travelodge" kinda person. Thought i would just treat myself and was quite surprised at the friendliness of the staff, the quality of the food and the comfort of the room. The locals use the restaurant and it can be quite busy, so booking for a table can be a must (Fri & Sat evenings), but even then the friendliness of the locals is quite good. Would recommend staying here as you are dealing with a local business, not some corporate chain.