we really enjoyed our meal at the Rose and Crown - it's proper English pub grub.
The fish and chips is Harry Ramsden's, and the genuine article!
My dh had bangers and mash which looked delicious, proper English Sausages - Yum Yum. Katie had cottage pie, and she really enjoyed that, too.
What we liked was that it was familiar food - we ate there near the end of our trip, and we were just ready for some 'comfort' food - all things that we were familiar with. Although American food isnt' totally different to what we eat at home, it is somewhat different, and my dd was finding it very hard to eat. She's not a big fan of chicken strips, burgers or mac & cheese which are the main kids meal offerings - anyway, she loved her cottage pie.
As for the view - it was just superb. Worth the price of the meal for that alone. I booked the table exactly 180 days out, and mentioned that I wanted to sit on the patio. Then on the day, we stopped by the podium in the afternoon and mentioned it again, and when we went for our table, they asked us if we minded waiting for the patio, so we waited about 10 minutes and then had the perfect table, right on the water's edge. The CM's in there were excellent too -really helpful and friendly. All in all it was a very special evening.
