"I was invited to a friend 's surprise party here at the weekend. When we arrived staff were lovely, very helpful when we arrived to put up birthday decorations. There were 16 of us and we had the backroom upstairs, ideal for small party. It was a big birthday surprise for my friend. We were all having a great time and it was a lovely atmosphere until one of the waitresses came to the table. She was so abrupt and sharp when dealing with us. One of my friends said she felt as if the 'teacher had just told us off '. That made me laugh as most of us were over 50. Every time she came to the table she was really frosty which was a shame as the other waitresses were really nice. Food was delicious too. Credit to the Chefs. People are still talking about the 'Legendary ' steak and ale pie. I hesitated before giving this review as I did not want to upset my friends and make them think I hadn 't enjoyed the evening because we really did. It would have been a 5 stars , if it wasn 't for the surly waitress."