John's review of Harwood Arms

On reading the other reviews here it is clear that there are a lot of undeclared interests involved – on both sides, so I didnt know what to expect when I went there last night. So here is my unbiased summary:

The Food: Was amazing, some of the best I have had. Starters were delicious , I had the special, which was venison, while my wife had the scotch egg from the bar menu – the egg was still runny – quite a step above the marks & spencer version.
For mains we had the Duck and the Pork Belly – which could not have been nicer. The Duck was my favorite of the 2 – the Pork portion was a little large for my wife, which was another plus for me. I had a glass of Tempanillo with it, which again was very nice – I plan to buy some for home. Desert was also great – simple coffee ice-cream with choc biscuit – delicious.

Service: Was good, not silver service, but this is a pub – and it was fine – attitude was positive and helpful which is important for me. The waitress brought my wife a sample of one of the wines to help her decide – nice touch.

Atmosphere: No problems, again its a pub – one large group at the far end was making some noise – but not too much, and we have all been part of one of those large groups.

Value for money – 3 courses (shared desert), 3 glasses of wine, 1 port & 15% tip = £69 – which is great value for food of this quality.

I will be making the trip again – probably this week!