The Trident in South Gloucestershire

Was looking forward to this as had a great Christmas meal here a couple of years ago. However, I found the menu uninspiring and only dish I fancied was slow roast lamb shank Shepards Pie. I put aside it was the most expensive dish on menu at £24.25 expecting succulent lamb either flaked into or embedded in the minced lamb, gravy and topped with cheese crusted mashed potato.Instead a shallow dish arrived with lamb shank resting on top poor side up, and the dish was only half full of potato with only a thin trace of minced lamb and gravy. The lamb was pink and rubbery, not falling off the bone at all. The potato was not crispy. The buttered greens had burnt bits and portion was small. For first time in my life I sent a meal back and while I was offered another choice there was no apology, and as family meal I ate side order of onion rings and just asked for chips so as not to wait. When chips came it was with smallest pot of sauce I have ever seen so bland eating alone. While the main, side and chips were taken off the bill, this was not explained and I still had to pay for desert and coffee. The other meals were OK, average pub food, not gastro pub level.

We tried their freaky milkshake. It is a great work of presentation. It was too sweat for us. We sat down on the corner therefore it was a bit tight. Lovely stuff tho. I think everyone should try it at least, but don't get too hyped up.

We were out walking on a Friday afternoon and scurried into this community café because it had started to rain. We had dressed for moderately wet weather, but the wind was in our faces and thus better avoided. Besides the chance to have a sit-down, and a coffee, was too good to ignore. The community café here in Lyde Green is housed in the community centre and, being well-after lunch-time, it was not too busy. We ordered two medium sized Americano Coffee’s with hot milk from the pleasant waitress at the servery. The coffee arrived promptly and it was acceptably hot, but sadly it was not very strong. It lacked the rich bitter flavours that we particularly like when we have a coffee out. The cost was £2.75 per medium-sized cup, so it was about the going rate, but other local cafés provide a better, and stronger, cup of coffee.

Nice pub and good beer selection, could do with a little bit of background music as it can feel very quiet and as though everyone is listening in

Had a coffee & toasted sandwich here. Coffee was really good. Very nice cheese with caramelised onion toasty which was good.