Restaurants and bars

The food, in order of appearance

The wine list stays close to home, the spirits list does not, and both are priced without theatre.

Fire cooking · $$$$

The Forge

Twenty-six seats around an open forge. One menu, changed weekly, booked out.

Cocktails · $$$

Forty feet of hammered copper, a hundred-page spirits list and a doorman who is very polite about the fact that you need a reservation.

Sandwiches · $

Coffee in the morning, grilled sandwiches from eleven, gone by four.

Beer & pool · $$

Four pool tables, twenty taps, and no attempt whatsoever at sophistication.

Practical

Every kitchen keeps an allergen matrix at the pass and every menu is available in large print. Tell whoever seats you and they will tell the kitchen.

Welcome everywhere except the gaming floor and the bars after 8 PM. There is a proper children's menu rather than three fried things.

Full vegetarian and vegan options at every venue, not a single substitution, and gluten-free bread made rather than bought in.

There is no dress code anywhere. We ask for smart dress in one room late in the evening and we ask it kindly.