The Alexandra

Great - today I was mostly spoilt at the lovely lady Lou Lou,s 80th birthday bless her - we should pop over there another day love - the staff were very chatty and pleasant even with this ol fella asking questions about the last time I came in there was a billiards table - oh that was some time ago I was told - yes the last time I visited would be around 1997 - we must pop in again - Terry D xx

First time visit today since Kat and chef husband Steve took over from Darren and Chris. They bring experience from running the very well-regarded Old House at Home in Broadwater to the Alex, and today indicated a very good replacement for the lads. My companion and l had a vg Harvey's and my lunchtime standby, Barefoot white Zinfandel, nicely chilled, and two really good beef burgers with cheese and bacon, plus skin-on fries. Good size excellent burger, fries just as they should be, not greasy, crispy outside, fluffy inside. We admired the tomato relish so much we asked for two more pots! Kat has a lovely sense of humour and, in spite of her and Steve currently putting in 16-hour days, you wouldn't know it. The pub's had a little refresh inside, and remains immaculate. We're so pleased much of the original menu's been kept as the Sunday roasts were huge and delicious. What is so nice is that all the food's made fresh, not hauled in and frozen until micro-nuked. Great start, Kat and Steve. We'll be seeing lots more of you! Jon (and friend John)

Went there last night with my girlfriend ..have been there before..and it's such a comfy clean pub ..with great garden .we had burger and chips..which was fab ..chips tasty and lots of them. Burger was thick and really tasty . Could tell it was homemade ... worth every penny .bar staff were very friendly and cheerful ..all in all a lovely local..