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The fuss free decor and expanses of dark wood lend a no-frills feel to surrounds that is also reflected in a simple menu of gutsy food. A particular must-try is the oxtail and kidney pudding, though the rump steak with bone marrow sauce and triple cooked chips is an unmitigated joy.

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Review

When I mentioned a few weeks ago that I hadn’t managed to visit Heston Blumenthal’s pub, so many of you wrote to say I must be mad that I dropped in last weekend. And you were quite right. Excellent pub. Best Oxtail and Kidney pudding you will ever eat. And the only spanking hot deep-fried mini scotch-egg containing runny quail’s egg served alongside a pea soup that you’ll ever eat. Worth the trip for that alone. Love Heston, love his pub.