Alec's

"I leave the venue with mixed emotions Arriving at the venue not a lot of parking available due to volume f customers.On arrival well received and taken to my corner seat. Comfortable seats and nice views. I decided to have the set lunch as no taster menu (my normal choice). First to arrive was an unannounced and unexplained amuse bouche in the form of a fish. The pastry was dry and quite hard, with little attractive texture and uncertain and unexplained content n the fish. The bread served with butter was pleasant but unexciting. The “pil pil” prawns had a mild sauce, three prawns were a bit lonely on the plate. For main I had hake salmon and with a couple more prawns. The sauce was apparently Vietnamese, one less prawn than the starter. I do think the prawns were a little on the cooked side, lacking texture and a bit solid. The absolute highlight was the HUGE and tasty pavlova. The set price menu is reasonably good value. The a la carte menu is set at prices equivalent to Michelin starred level, sadly I don’t think the cookery is quite there. Staff are efficient and in most cases friendly if a little inconsistent. The venue itself is well decorated and laid out if some tables are a tad close for comfort. Toilets are upstairs and well presented. Would I return? I don’t think so, there really isn’t enough to attract for a return. It’s I guess an ok experience Kudos to the owner, he has just rung and chatted to me about the experience and promised learning from my feedback.I like that!"

"Great place to eat "