Smoke Yard

This place is ok. A little hit and miss. Get the impression they've given up already. Four of us sat at a table laid for two, no additional cutlery was brought out, once food arrived we had to grab them from an adjacent table. Once seated we had to prompt that we'd like to order drinks straight away. We were never asked if we'd like any more drinks. The food. Macaroni balls had a lot of texture, we'd envisioned soft oozing centres but they were way more sturdy, they didn't taste too bad once you'd manage to break them down after a minute or so chewing. Chicken taco was alright. Couldn't pick them up though as they'd blobbed mayo on the outside of them. Burger, pretty good. Steak pictured went down well, no complaints there. Cash only... why? Just a bit sad really. Hope they keep going, get the card machine working and start paying attention to all the things, many of them small, that people pay for on an evening out.

Today was a semi decent day for the weather so I thought it would be nice to eat outside for dinner. Chose the buttermilk Chicken Burger which sounded great but as you can see from my photo, looks more like a chicken strip on a bun than an actual piece of chicken breast. Maybe it's the state of the world and supply issues but it's definitely not worth £13.25 the sauce for chips came like those little sachets you get from the kebab shops on union Street or Blackpool when you order fish and chips. the service by the woman was very good and you can tell she loves her job.