The other evening Mrs Grumpy and I decided to eat out, and as I'd got a voucher for triple Nectar points at TableTable we decided to go up to the Forest Lodge in Leicester Forest East.
Now, leaving aside that TableTable is a bloomin' silly name for a pub / restaurant chain it was a pretty pleasant meal.
The Forest Lodge has gone through a number of iterations to get to its present state, and is looking very good indeed. The decor is by-and-large very pleasant, realxing, but modern, with a number of little alcoves for semiprivacy. The rugs on the floor and the pictures are modern without being pretentious. But why on earth they feel the need to poil the ambience they have tried so hard to create with wretched one armed bandits I don't know.
We found a table, and were very pleasantly surpised to find that we could order at the table, rather than this nonsense that has crept in over the years of finding a table, ordering at the bar, then it being brought to you, but you order you sweet at the table. Our server - an interesting young lady named Victoria was helpful and polite - a little too slow to bring the bill - but hey! we're all European now, and that;s the way they are on the mainland :)
The food was good, without being great - I'd rate it as good pub grub rather than restaurant quality. Initially I thought "haven't got much here" - but there was ample - I decided that the plates were too large for the food and the portion sizes were just about right. My only complaint was that my lemonade and lime was flat - are they watering down the lemonade?
The bill for the two of us with a drink, main course, and sweet, came to about £36 - certainly not cheap, but not expensive either.
Recommended.
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