The Woodcock, Beacon Hill

Having moveed away from the area many years ago I was very pleasently surprised when I visited my parents who still live locally and suggested we book the woodcock for sunday lunch. On arrival I was extremely impressed to see that the restuarant was almost full, with local families and couples of all ages. The food was excellent and we were made to feel very welcome from the moment we walked through the door by the bar staff and the front of house team. It has been mentioned in previous reviews, but for the chef to come out and take time to actually ask for feed back (stuffing!!!!) and make sure everything was acceptable to us is a small touch but one that is extremely important in these days where as customers we are last to be asked our opinions. As for the bar area being overun with local youths......not the case when we were there. I look forward to my next visit. We need to keep local pubs alive and the only way we can do that is to support them and the people behind them. My parents have both been back on many times since and are still extremely pleased with it, trust me they are hard people to please! I live in an area where the 'local' died out many years ago and is run by uniform wearing people with name badges.......this is not the way forward.

Keep it real, keep it local.

8 Jan 2009 12:18