On a hideously wet Saturday night, The Orchard gave us sanctuary, warmth, beer, comfy leather armchairs in front of a faux fire place, and quite a lovely setting for the second Yelp Meet-up. Throw in a comedy drunk old guy offering Chris M. money, and all-round it was quite nice!\n\nAfter a tasty dinner of tapas in the Spanish restaurant next door, and with the rain pouring down, Emily V. suggested we hop, skip and jump over to the nearest pub - The Orchard. I have never been down this end of town before for dinner and drinks, and for some reason I was thinking \"old man pub\" and all that that phrase conjures up. \n\nBut instead I was quite pleasantly surprised by how large, warm and family-feelish the place had. The other customers all looked like they were enjoying a quietish Saturday night drink out, the atmosphere was friendly and mellow, but not dead, and the bar staff really were super friendly. Even the drunk guy propping up the bar was drunk in a friendly, comedic way.\n\nThe only down side is we did all end up getting a bit sleepy in our leather armchairs in front of the fake fire, so I wouldn't recommend it as a pre-Saturday night out joint. But overall it was a lovely pub, especially for a cold, dark, wet winters night and should I be in the area again I will happily revisit.\n\nAlso, they seem to offer a carvery / Sunday roast option. When we got there, there were two big roast beefs on display, which were then replaced by an amazing looking pie. Yelp Sunday-roast night out anyone?
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