Marlowe's

Quit a nice little eatery a minute or so from the theatre. Went on a Friday evening and sampled their set menu. The feeling you get from the menu is that of every part of the meal is made in house. This, sadly is not the case. Beetroot salad that looked and tasted like the beetroot was out of a jar, the batter on my fish was from a ready made mix. This was told to me by the time waiter as I asked if there was milk in the batter, there wasn't which fitted my lactose allergy, but still, a mix! The fish was nondescript but nicely cooked. Could have done with a couple of bits of carrot to go along with the spoonful of peas. Just for a bit of colour if nothing else. The vegan salted caramel desert I had had a texture of a commercially made torte. Overall it was OK but nothing to write home about.

Came down to celebrate our anniversary and walking through the town, this place looked really cozy and welcoming. We had a selection of starters between us and they were absolutely spot on. The warm beetroot salad was particularly gorgeous and the garlic bread was the softest bread I've ever eaten. My husband had the steak and he said it was cooked to perfection, although a little tough. I had the seabass and it melted in my mouth. Service was exceptional and attentive, not too slow and we weren't pestered throughout our meal. We sat outside and really enjoyed people watching and soaking up the atmosphere around us. Really reasonably priced. For 4 starters, 2 mains a cocktail and 2 drinks we spent £70