Lindsey Reece-Smith

Great coffee and quick service. We were fortunate to sneak in when it was nearly empty, by the time we had finished our coffee the shop was full.

Toilets need attention as 9.30 in the morning there was no toilet paper

Busy vibrant restaurant. We had a table for 4 and they worked to accommodate another 5 when they turned up.

Standard bread and paste, with extra radish whilst you wait for your food. Food came quickly and very generous portions. Would definitely go back

We ate here for a celebratory dinner after a matinee theatre. The venue is amazing with small raised areas like theatre boxes. We sat on a mezzanine right at the end.

The servers coming to check and deliver food was slightly hysterical as the first thing we saw was their head popping up. Francesco was very friendly and helpful and tried to entertain us with his jokes.

Only the set menu was available but that served us well. We had a mix of starters and then main courses. I had a really tender lamb shank and my sister the seabass. All the food was good portion size and hot which is really good. Those who had desserts enjoyed them.

2hr table time

We went here with children and it was a good experience for everyone and took much longer than expected, which was good compared to the times we have paid to go somewhere and finished in a short period of time. If you are booking on line you skip the queue but remember to ask for your free histopad. It is a small tablet which triggers as you walk to different parts of the fortress, shows what the view would have been 600 years ago, from where you are standing etc. For children there is also a sticker challenge and collecting treasures on the pad.

There are a lot of steps up and down the towers so go prepared for a good workout although not shown on the website there is a cafe serving sandwiches, cake, drinks etc