Before I get started, I thought I’d make a quick confession. Somewhere in Grandma Mary’s stack of family photos, there is a photo of 6 year old me, a gap where my front teeth should be, perched on a banana-seat bike with streamers hanging from the handlebars. I am wearing a Western shirt and green […] More
I live quit near this huge pub, and it’s been a great place to go since my son was born. There is a quieter dining room to the left of the front door that almost always has space to sit for bigger groups, and room for prams – and it has a fireplace. The garden is absolutely giant, with a small playground and lots of picnic tables. The main pub room is lovely during the day with a nice small balcony. Staff are nice and friendly, professional and quick. The only time this pub is a bit of a challenge is when there are extremely popular football matches on, and people spill over from the sports bar bit, and when the dining room has been hired out for a private function. If you want to go with a big group, it’s worth calling ahead as they’ll put together a big table for you. There is a kid’s menu, but I haven’t tried it yet. I regularly breastfeed in there and no one bats an eye. Changing facilities are in the disabled toilet on the main floor of the pub, so no stairs involved.