Now the dining room staff experience was completely different!

Our waiter (I forgot to take his name, but he is an Italian) was completely jovial and engaged with us over our drinks and food choices, totally matched with my friend who put him through his paces for recommendations.

We decided to order most of the starters so that we could try and share amongst ourselves.

I think one could just dine on the starters but being gourmands, we definitely had to order mains as well... and even convinced our lovely waiter that we hadn't ordered too much!

What makes a good meal? Of course the quality and consistency of the dishes which you cannot deny here at The Parakeet.  But what makes it more enjoyable? The company you have with the meal and the interaction with the staff serving your meal.  In this case it all came together for an extremely enjoyable meal, good food and good wine.

In terms of value, this is probably more on the expensive side but in these times everything seems to have increased in prices. If you're thinking of just going to your local pub for a meal/bite to eat, you might get a surprise with your bill at the end here. Despite being in a pub, dining at The Parakeet is more dining in a restaurant.