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An excellent local restaurant in Ladywell.

This place is furnished in a basic country cafe style, with solid wooden tables, and light coloured walls. Service is friendly and efficient. On a Friday evening it was very popular, and booking is required (unless you are eating very early or late -- one couple came in at 10pm and were seated without too much problem). The downside is that this means it can get a little noisy.

The food sticks to continental dishes but changes quite regularly, at least every couple of weeks photo of sample menu. Food is well-prepared and presented, but best of all is the fantastic value (two courses for £10, and three for £12). Comments on the internet suggests that the quality can be variable.

However, Ewan's wild mushroom main, the specifics of which escape me, but was in a filo parcel, with dauphinoise potatoes and cheese, was extremely tasty, though my companion's tuna (the menu advertised monkfish but they were out of that) was not quite so highly praised. Desserts were perfect, both the cheesecake and the summer pudding.

They have a decent wine list, and our bottle of shiraz cabernet (£12.50) was perfectly good. They also serve pints of Erdinger beer.

Verdict: Just the way local restaurants should be, well-presented and tasty food in a comfortable setting. Will definitely return, as often as can be justified.

See also:

• London Eating comments
• Brockley Central comments