In amongst all the moneyed splendour of a very well heeled area is this 17th century, semi-thatched building with stone-flagged floors, glowing fires and low beams, redolent of a bucolic past. Even in the 1700s it was a well known landmark and it is said that Queen Victoria's Royal Carriage was sometimes seen outside, while John Brown was fortifying himself inside before his onward journey to Windsor Castle!

The cuisine is straight down the line, offered at affordable prices with cheerfulness and efficiency. Dishes such as homemade beef stew and dumplings, sausages and mash, and venison and mushroom pudding appear on tables in the bar while in the restaurant you could find open ravioli with Scottish smoked salmon and Muscat sauce and grilled chicken supreme wrapped in smoked bacon.

Choose from a selection of eighty different wines specially selected from across various wine producing regions of the world, not forgetting a wide range of spirits, liqueurs, whiskies, real ales and Guinness.

The Thatched Tavern is a great place for those relaxing long lunches, romantic nights out, corporate parties or just a cosy drink by the log fire.