THE name has changed but the concept remains the same at this former Pierre Victoire restaurant. The menu, which changes daily, only offers a limited choice but what there is is imaginative, well presented and rea-sonably priced.

At the time of writing the restaurant temporarily closed for refurbishment - watch out for news of the reopening.

We called in on a Sunday when a three-course lunch was available for just £6.90. We chose carrot and coriander soup from the list of starters, the other choices being mussels with shallots and melon with pineapple and mint yoghurt dressing.

The soup was thick, tasty and piping hot. We couldn't detect much coriander flavour but the overall effect was warming and delicious.

To follow I opted for leg of chick-en in honey mustard sauce while my companion enthused over the casserole of pork in cider. The meat in both dishes was really well cooked with the chicken practical-ly falling off the bone. Mmm!

The accompanying vegetables were creamy dauphinoise pota-toes, red cabbage and crunchy mange tout. It didn't look a lot but we found the portions surprisingly filling.

In fact we needed a little breather before tucking into our puddings.

A good moment to sip our glasses of chilled white house wine and wonder where the restaurant out-fitters had got the interesting and obviously old tables and chairs from.

The meal finished as well as it had begun with sinfully superb banoffee pie and chocolate pavlova.

Tres bonne!

Anne Edwards

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