Lowestoft Restaurants

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This place was recommended by the landlady of our B&B, and the builder/handyman who checked us in to the B&B. We were advised that there weren't too many good places to eat - Sgt Peppers and a couple of Indian restaurants appeared to be our only options. We were hoping to eat some local food, so had a walk into the town centre, in search of an alternative - Hmmmm .... We ended up in Sgt Peppers after all!
A themed 60's Family Restaurant wasn't exactly 'up our street', and spotting items on the menu such as Voodoo Chilli and Lemon Chicken Shack soon had us considering returning to the B&B and sharing a left over ham roll from our lunch!)

Well we decided to give it a go, and did enjoy our meal. We were welcomed, and led to a table

There was a nice atmosphere, with a very mixed clientele/age range - Families, couples, Birthday parties etc.
A large room, with dimmed lighting, and divided into smaller areas. 60's memorabilia - Musical instruments, black and white photos of '60's icons' (I ate my meal overlooked by Peter Sellers and opposite Harold Wilson and 'The Fab Four'!! Not surprisingly, the music was all from the 60's - heavily weighted by Beatles tracks!

The menu was quite extensive - The usual choices for 'a burger/diner' but all with titles relating to the 60's - some were very tenuous!

The cocktail list was similarly tweaked- Well you can play 'Guess the Cocktail' - from the names and ingredients -Waterloo Sunset (Tequilla Sunrise) etc.

Apparently This place has a sister, The Blue Boar, which is in nearby Oulton. This is a gastro-pub - A pity that there isn't a similar venue in Lowestoft - or if there is, we didn't find it.
Although our meal had been enjoyable, we didn't really want to eat here again during our weekend break.

The next evening we ate a pleasant meal at our B&B, and the following day we had a large breakfast, then Fish and Chips in Aldeburgh, so didn't need to find somewhere to eat that evening.

Favorite Dish: I chose a 'Born in the USA'!! (I wonder why?!!) - Southern Comfort, American Dry and Limejuice, which arrived with a parasol and a fresh strawberry!(£5.50) Mr B. settled for a no nonsense pint of beer - no trimmings!

We decided to miss starters out (Normally my favourite part of a menu) and I'm pleased that we did, as the portions were so large, that I couldn't finish mine. I opted for a cajun chicken salad and jacket potato - (yes, going for the lower calorie option!) Mr B. had steak and chips. (Colonel Mustards Sirloin - £14.75)
My salad came attractively served in a lettuce leaf bowl, with lots of chicken and a 'never ending' salad - the sort that the more you eat, there appears to be twice as much left to eat. The jacket potato was tasty enough not to need butter with it!

Well, there was no room for dessert - not even if we shared. I had a coffee, which was nice and smooth.