the mayfair

ducked in to avoid the rain on a bleak january night.
this place is a concert hall come pub-bar. i imagine it was once housed the glitz and glory of the silver screens and stage productions.
tables out on the street front making a bar area. inside the front doors is a bit like siting in the alcove of a movie cinema still. feels a bit like a waiting room.
down a long hallway to the back is the concert hall and separate barbigenough to hold a couple of hundred people.
the menu isbigand boasts all the bar classics and a rung of pizzas.
we ordered the beetroot salad which was shy on the beetroot and had that countdown packet salad mix taste to it.
the serving of ribs was adequate in size. stick pork ribs which melted of the bone with a finger sticky sauce.
and pizza. it was a bit of an abstract choice of pizza on our accord but it was good none the less. good base with enough topping and cheese not to complain about.
service was great. and food was delivered quick even though we were told there may be a little wait.
the drinks list is nothing to write home about but you'll definitely find something to swill.
good food, good price and value.
only gripe is the hired "one man band" who sat in the front banging "classics" from what felt like the early 1900s. painful.

a colleague and i were in new plymouth for the day so we asked a passing local where to get lunch. they pointed to the mayfair and off we went. we weren't disappointed. friendly and prompt service, my fish n chips were fantastic - very crispy and meaty fish,bigtasty and perfectly cooked chips and and an excellent salad to go with it....sam's beef burger was seriously large, and (he said) very flavoursome with lots of random tasty bits. all very good and an excellent coffee to finish. a verybigbonus for our working lunch was the cafe's ultra-fast broadband service - good to see savvy business people installing this for customers. obviously a popular place with locals and on a perfect taranaki day it was an excellent choice.