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!"