Well I’ll be damned … They’ve actually done a good job. Apart from the Cadbury chocolate prize machine wedged into the corner the Gladdy’s bistro is virtually unrecognisable. The bar actually looks like a bar now, complete with the (getting tired at this point) copper tanks of Carlton Draught stacked on the walls.

As we visited at lunchtime on a Tuesday we pretty much had the place to ourselves, but none the less I was surprised when the friendly staff asked us what we would like - It seems that the Gladdy has ditched the “order at the counter” system for table service, a move that is greatly appreciated even though they seem to have ditched the “if we don’t ask you if you want garlic bread you get free garlic bread” promotion that was very entertaining last time round.

We grabbed a table and checked the menu…