The Dysart Arms recently reopened after a complete interior refurbishment, bringing back to life the original Arts and Crafts elements of the building to set a stylish, comfortable and lively atmosphere. We serve a top quality home cooked menu and a new bar menu, along with excellent wine and constantly changing real ales.
We used to eat regularly at the Dysart Arms, but after a break of around 6 months I popped in for lunch recently to find quite a different pub. It used to be a good looking gastropub, but since my last visit it has been renovated - gone are the gastropub-standard mismatched furniture and casual feel, the tables and chairs all match now and the latter are topped with very non-pub looking plump cushions. The vibe is now more restaurant, though the sunny beer garden at the front is still a good place for a beer, apart from the regular buses steaming past.
Seems to be a new chef too. The menu used to be a bit more adventurous and they could pull it off, however the lunch we had was disappointing - flavourless risotto's (particularly the Rabbit risotto, which should be anything but) and ungenerous portions and seasoning. Thankfully the sad looking slice of Lemon Tart we shared was actually delicious, just like my Grandma used to make.
Service was friendly enough, but there were some language difficulties and the staff seemed to have a problem with remembering orders - having to return to our table, and neighbouring ones to ask for orders to be repeated….perhaps they should invest in some note pads!
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