We had the Great Eastern Room for my daughters wedding reception on 30th October. It's a lovely…read morespace and the staff were great. We had the buffet which was also really nice. The only downside was we were recommended to only cater for 75% of the guests, I said I was quite happy to pay for all the guests, to which I was told even at 75% we would be throwing food away. I took the recommendation and paid for 75% of the guests (and children under 12 are catered at 2 for 1) and the food is only allowed to be left out for 2 hours (health and safety) The buffet was laid out and completely gone within the hour. We then had some guests going out to local take aways and the Sainsburys local across the road to get something to eat, which was incredibly embarrassing. I wrote this to the Freight House on the 3rd November - as of today (10th December) I have had no reply. 'The only downfall was the catering. The food itself was delicious, however when we arranged the catering we were advised that catering for 75% of the guests would be ample, and that there would probably be food thrown away, so not wishing to have food wasted I opted to pay for 75%. Now whether it was because it was an early (2pm) ceremony, or our guests had heartier appetites than the average guest, we found that there was insufficient food. Embarrassingly, some guests went out to get food from a local takeaway within an hour or two of the food being laid out. Fortunately we had provided individual cakes and my daughter wanted a sweet table (as it was close to Halloween) which seemed to satisfy the rest. All in all we were very happy however I felt that it was worth providing feedback.' I was not expecting any form of compensation, but an acknowledgment that we had been mislead regarding the volume of food would've been nice. If you are booking a reception/party here make sure you over cater rather than under cater.

Imagine a smokey gentleman's club in the 60's loads of wood and high ceilings and you will have in…read moremind exactly the Naval & Military Club; although these days minus the smoke. The younger person born this side of the 60's will find it overbearing, rigid and daunting, so much so they may feel they do not belong. This club is huge with TARDIS like proportions. The beer is reasonable priced as you might expect and for the first time visitor you can be signed in. However, to join there is an annual cost which might seem a little steep but if you take advantage of the cheap beer, regular live entertainment and the other facilities you would more than get your money back. for the occassional visitor it is expensive. This club is an ex-military styled club so expect to see all types of ex-service people of an elder generation in attendance. The club is run by committee. If you are ex-military and visiting the town then a warm welcome will await you.