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A Good Meal and a Decent Pint
�The New Inn
at Walton
144 Shay Lane, 195/6/7 bus route
We already knew that you could expect well kept real ale and a most warm welcome from landlord Tommy Turtle at The New Inn at Walton but it had come to our attention that the pub was gaining something of a reputation for the quality of its food . We had to give it a try . We were certainly not disappointed ! If you�ve not been there, it�s a comfortable and quite roomy pub with a non-smoking almost separate dining area and complete disabled access on its two levels. There�s a super outside area for those balmy summer days.
As far as its food menu goes, it�s the sort of place were you could pop in for a quick sandwich at a reasonable price or push the boat out for a bit of a celebration. Apparently the chef is Spanish and there is definitely an international flavour about both the main menu and the �Specials Board� (this doesn�t exclude good old fashioned English food however). There is an early bird menu --- Tuesday to Saturday 12 till 2 and Tuesday to Friday 5 till 6.30 where you get one meal and the second half price. Main courses come at �4.65 and 2 courses at �6.50. There are also themed nights which would probably be worth investigating.
We were having a celebratory birthday lunch . The cask beer as always was excellent with Deuchars, Jennings Cumberland, Landlord, Boddies and John Smiths as the regular offerings. The service was efficient and friendly while the bill did not dent the bank balance too drastically! All in all it was a most pleasant couple of hours. Why not try it sometime?
J.B. & P.W.
Reviewed for the Summer 2005 Edition of O-to-K, branch magazine of Wakefield CAMRA