The Slug And Lettuce

I booked and took two friends on Mother’s Day. We arrived on time and we were told that the fixed price 3 course roast dinner was off, but they offered 3 courses from the reasonably varied a la carte menu for the same price.
It’s a typical chain pub and reasonably well kept.
The waitress was friendly and helpful.
The starters, when they arrived were good.
After a very long wait the pub was devoid of staff so I went into the kitchen to see where our main courses were — only the second time I have been moved to do such a thing in 50 years of eating out! — and our mains arrived ten minutes later.
My steak and ale pie would have been reasonable, but the chips were cold and the pie was so hot that it would have scalded my mouth had I tried to eat it immediately.
After one and a half hours we had managed to get two courses from the kitchen and decided to forgo the dessert to get back to the function we had left before it was over.
I complained to the manager as I paid and he said he had been having the same problem all day!!!
Although the bill was adjusted, his abysmal failure to get the food out of the kitchen spoiled what was to have been a celebration meal.

its a slug and lettuce. dont expect any quirks or foibles. just expect the usual slug and lettuce simplicity and prices. Ok, I’m not a fan of these modern pubs but the reason is after a good night out its really hard to differentiate one from the other. This is no exception. Few redeeming features other than its not a bad place to be its just not particularly special by any description.