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Well the Hermitage Bar last night.


Virtually empty so we had a choice of table. All the tables were manky. Varnished wood with added stickiness. At least that ensured you didn't rest elbows on the surface.

My vegan burger was tiny- small in size and obviously an off the shelf item. The chips were skinny and were at least well cooked, hot and insufficient in quantity. The salad was literally a lettuce leaf, slice of tomato and half a gherkin. Partner had Nachos, said they were decent.

The place was freezing cold, had to put my jacket back on after being seated for ten minutes. Service was fine, I told him the portion was too small, which was shrugged off.

In and out within an hour, will never return for food. Bill was £40.00, which included a half pint and a coke. Daylight robbery.
One of my best mates used to be the head chef at the Hermitage. He walked out a few months back. He wanted to revamp the menu and the owner basically vetoed every decision even though cost per portion the new menu mostly cooked from scratch would have been cheaper then the stuff they were buying in. Never understand why someone employs a chef, and a good one in my mate's case, then doesn't listen to them when it comes to devising and executing a menu. You end up with a situation like you have described.

Owner has a couple of pubs and there has been a slow decline at each of them after a good start.