The Picture House

Well got dragged in with the boys. I was never keen on this pub when it was Edwards, They do a £4 carvery and watching people balancing a week’s worth of food on a plate is quite amusing but definitely not worth a revisit. epa is cheap at £1, 88 but still somehow seems overpriced. .new rule don’t listen to hungry friends, think ill have pie in the duck

There’s few things I find myself hankering for than a good ol fashioned roast dinner. The problem is all the faffing about, the hauling home of spuds and sprouts and the 90 years it takes to clean up afterwards. I dont like washing up at the best of times (ask my boyfriend) so the prospect of all those greasy pots and pans is enough to put me firmly off the idea.
That’s where the picture house comes in.
If you gotta have that roast and you just wanna coast, then this could be the place for you. If you’ve spent a harrowing Saturday traipsing around the shops, you can breeze in, buy a carvery ticket for £4.25 and go up whenever you’re ready.
The carvery usually has a choice of turkey, ham and beef and all your veggie faves. Sadly they often run out of roast potatoes or mash which can be annoying but they do their best to replenish supplies just before there’s a riot.
The clientele in here can be a bit… savoury, but if you’re not perturbed by leery old men giving you the cross eyed ‘come hither’ stare then you may find it pretty amusing.
This place’s main redeeming quality is its beautiful vanilla ice cream straight out of the pump. The perfect cool-​me-​down in summer. So yum!
The tables can be a little crummy and the glasses arent always spotless, but hey, the picture house ticks most of the boxes when it comes to a cheeky carvery.

It’s okay, the staff were decent enough, the staff are well smart & groomed, the service was good, the price of a pint was very good £2.20 for a pint of lager, there was a couple of TV screens for the latest news and sporting events, but this is very much a family orientated pub. The food menu was very poor & limited and there was a self service in part of the pub.
I’ll go in there again, definately, but there are other pubs in the area, which are far more appealing to visit.