The Bear on the Barge

My wife and I had lunch on Sunday. Disconcerting to find a gate half across the car park and with a Private car park notice. Welcome to the Bear on the Barge car park would be friendlier. The front door is shut and we had...to go round the side. There is no indication of this anywhere, however having been before, we knew there was a side entrance in the garden. Very small menu, mainly Greek Souvlakis, some skewer dishes and pizza. We had expected some sort of Sunday roast. It's a pub (or at least, it used to be) but the only beer was lager and only a choice of three at that. After the mains (one lamb and one halloumi skewer, and very tasty they were too), we asked about desserts. We're not d...

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Gone are the days when this used to be a lovely, friendly beer garden. We came here for the Live Music every Friday as advertised on their website, to be told there currently is no live music due to covid restrictions. (No time to update...website in the last year But more annoyingly: There are now speakers every across the ENTIRE beer garden. Not a single quiet spot where one could have a nice time without the conversation feeling overwhelmed by annoying chart/dance music. "Dominant music level probably describes it best). I'd understand it if this was a party place in town centre. But even at with only customers in the beer garden, the music was simply too loud to have an enjoyable convers...

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We wanted to have a meal in a beer garden on a beautiful, sunny evening, so we chose this restaurant. The beer garden is spacious and well-maintained with a play area for children. We had looked at the menu beforehand and it was to our liking. Although we had to order through a QR code and our food came in a box with plastic utensils, we didn't mind as we felt they were taking precautions due to the pandemic. The portions were generous and we all enjoyed our meals, which were served promptly. As for areas of improvement, we suggest offering a larger selection of ice cream and addressing any issues in the restrooms, such as broken locks and toilet seats.

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A Great place at a great location. The beer garden with views of canal are to die for on sunny summer days. Service is prompt and food is delicious. Sunday roast was very nice and pizza was yummilicious as well. Worth to pop in on Sundays for a relax brunch.

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So on a random hunt for a restaurant for a quick bite, we came across this great pub/restaurant. Walking in, you'd think it was a tiny pub until you go for

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