Kings Head Inn

I came here tonight, although my courtesy phone did not allow to check me in :(
On the outside, this looks like your average pub, indoors it is quite a cosy little area, with cushioned armchairs, traditional furniture lit in candle light.
The vintage looking bar offers you the usual beverages, but I was quite surprised that this place specializes in tapas.
The tapas menu looked vast in its A3 laminate holder, but under closer inspection it was the same food but presented in very similar ways;.For example there were three different types of croquettes. but this would be cheese prawn or mushroom. Same goes for the omelettes. prawns and chorizo dishes which were served in either tomato or cheese base sauces…
I looked at the set menus which did not save you much money. so we decided to choose what we wanted individually.
The waitress that served us was very polite but reminded me of my old English teacher, I think with this being such a relaxing pub you need staff to match… If this were a fine dining restaurant the staff may have looked less sore thumbish.
Anyway I ordered a glass of house red rioja which was pleasing to accompany my mammoth meal… My problem is in these sort of places my eyes are bigger than my belly, so I am grateful I held back on my usual ”spray and prey’ approach.
We began on the nachos which were £10…which were surprisingly filling, served with beautiful jalapenos pickled in honey and more chill… the bottom of the bowl had turned to quite a soggy mess, which is to be expected I guess but overall very flavorsome with the salsa, sour cream, lots of cheese and guacamole.
After this had almost defeated us, we chose of course the potatoes bravas, which were cooked well in a salsa. The chorizo dish my colleague dish looked better though :) Other side dishes consisted of some tiger prawns which were not very tigery in size in a thick tomato paste sauce and mushrooms in a thick blue cheese sauce .
I think it is because I have been spoiled with other tapas and Labanese places where the choice has been more refreshing… that I did not enjoy this as much my colleague. Usually there are other dishes which offer a lighter alternative like dried/​smoked fish and meats, waver thin cheese, nuts etc. But here everything seemed to be bogged down with a rich sauce…
Overall I think if you are passing by on a cold winters day and in need of a warming up come here. It has an inviting décor/​ambiance when you step in, and the lunch menu aka bottle of wine and a few plates of food for under £15 is not bad… but I have fulfilled my curiosity with this one.

Great night out, nice people. Just had a gig here on Saturday, no problems whatsoever.
nice atmosphere. Warm and friendly, highly recommended by me