I went to The Bird in Hand for a private party. A friend had rented out the large room upstairs and it was a perfect place to have a party...the room probably seats about 30 people and there's enough space to have pre drinks first in one corner. Then you can have the party tasting menu which has lots of nibbles and then pizza for sharing. The food is amazing and very reasonably...

Nice atmosphere, but food was average. Go for drinks, but do not have big expectations for dinner. For seating, avoid tables close to side doors. People go in-out smoking, quite chilly feeling when doors are open.

We chanced upon this via a recommendation from a friend when they realised we were in the area, we popped in on a Friday night somewhat ambitiously expecting there to be a free table, it's a very busy place, but for good reason. We ended up sat at the bar, which I quite like anyway, trying some of the tapas which were really good, however we did curse ourselves for not trying a...