Eagle

it's the tops

Once a great little place for food, shabby but that wasn't a problem when you went there for the food. They appear to have a new bar/kitchen manager now who seems to have no idea what he's doing. I took back a seafood stew I had there as the squid had been grilled to death and had given the whole dish a bitter burnt flavour. I was told by both the chef and the manager that this was how it was supposed to be served, the chef then picked up the squid with her hands looked at it and put it back on the plate, when I said I didn't really want to eat it now she snorted at me then the bar manager refused any refund despite the fact I had had one mouthful of the dish and couldn't eat the rest as it was burnt. This place now trades on reputation alone, there are far better choices in the area.

Nice pub, good food and ok service. Really good steak and potatoes, though I was slightly taken aback that I wasn't allowed mustard with it! Apparently it's too expensive to keep in the kitchen just in case. I thought the chef was going to punch me for having the cheek to even ask.

Used to be one of my favourite places with their original concept of "rough edges & big flavours". Fish caldeirada these days consists of small bony local fish (yes, not filleted and with skin on) and thin source without a hint of saffron. The pub sells plenty of inexpensive pints though and heaves with the crowd who is exactly after that kind of gastronomy. We had to escape to Caravan accross the road as soon as the plates were cleared away.

Great when it opened. Food is still tasty. Main problem is noise. The acoustic is very live due to the stripped back decor, which is fine but does not work once the music is turned up. At one time the music was usually an eclectic mix of reggae, south american and african chilled beats, at sensible volumes, but last night we were blasted throughout dinner time with some awful rock noise which encouraged punters to shout over the din, making any conversation near impossible. Great atmosphere for raucous drinking but not always so good for dining if you want to talk with friends.

Read some reviews about the staff which left me baffled as all the staff were fantastic. The food was AMAZING and very relaxed and fun vibe. We went on a Thursday and it was packed can't imagine on a weekend or Friday would be overcrowded. Can't wait to go again!!

Food is decent but being shoe-horned with other patrons around a 'table for six' that just about seats four isn't much fun. I don't expect a waiter dropping a napkin in my lap but I do except somewhere that had no table service to accept it's a pub and not ask me to move so they can cram more customers in.

There are plenty of other good gastropubs in the area; The Eagle may have inspired them but they are now doing a better job.

great pub . There are some comments about it being too shabby but its really ok