Dropped in for a lunchtime meal, chose from the a la carte menu. The place itself had a nice aroma of coffee and the staff were efficient and polite. The food was not up to a basic standard for several reasons. I had haddock and chips. The whole point of fish and chips is that it should be crisp and clean, or there's not much point to it. I have no idea how the fish was cooked but the batter was soaked in grease, and pretty unpleasant, and I left most of it on the plate. The fish inside was okay, but slightly overcooked. My partner had trout, and I could see the look on her face as it arrived. At £21 I asked if it was whole fish or fillet, but the waiter didn't know. It came as a nouvelle cuisine sized fillet, small, a little overcooked, and no vegetables with the potato accompaniment, which was unimpressive. First time I'd been to The Royal for some years, don't think I'll bother going back again. Pity, the pub itself looked nice...
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