2 /5 TwoSarus: TLDR: Friendly welcome and nice location, but underwhelming food quality, confusing gluten-free messaging, and pricing that doesn’t reflect the experience.
Visited during Pokémon EUIC for lunch and first impressions were positive. Staff were welcoming and the ordering process was straightforward — find a table and order at the bar.
Food & Gluten-Free Experience:
The menu listed the chicken strips as gluten-free, but when ordering, the barman checked with the kitchen and advised they were not made on site. Instead, they were brought in frozen, and packaging reportedly stated “may contain gluten.” Worth noting for coeliac diners. I chose to take the risk and fortunately had no reaction, but the inconsistency was not particularly reassuring.
Food Quality:
The fries were standard “holiday-style” chips — enjoyable enough and hard to fault. The chicken strips, however, were disappointing. The breading was overly thick, lacked flavour, and the chicken itself was tough. Sauces (BBQ and ranch) were also underwhelming, both leaning heavily toward a generic creamy taste rather than distinct flavours.
The coleslaw was particularly unusual. The dominant orange flavour was unexpected and not to our taste — we left most of it.
Value for Money:
For two drinks and relatively simple food, the bill exceeded £40. Given the food is not freshly prepared on site, the pricing felt difficult to justify.
Overall:
A nice waterside setting and polite staff, but the food quality and value simply did not match expectations. Unfortunately, not somewhere we would revisit.