Agenda

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• Average price 2 courses:
   £7.95 (set lunch)
   £14 (evening meal)
• House wine: £9.95 per bottle

• High point: Impressive architecture
• Low point: Cheesy 80s soft rock soundtrack
• Food served: Sun-Thu noon-9pm; Fri/Sat noon-10pm
• Bar open: Mon-Thu noon-11pm; Fri/Sat noon-midnight; Sun 12.30-11pm
• Open since: 1998
• Also offers: Childrens portions, Childrens high chairs, Wheelchair access, Pre-theatre menu

The List's Eating & Drinking Guide 2008 is now in the shops.

This review is from the 2007 edition.

Sitting proudly atop a Southside hill, Agenda is housed in an impressive art deco building frequented by thirsty locals and architecture students on a mission. Tucked behind the main bar in a separate room, the restaurant has subdued lighting and comfortable booths, which create a relaxed, informal mood - which, unfortunately, can be interrupted by the regular bleeping of an alarm on the bar that announces when food is ready. The weekday menu offers standard pub fare such as steak pie, nachos and fish and chips, while the à la carte (available at weekends) provides more ambitious meat and fish dishes, which are more in keeping with the chic bistro vibe. Thai fish-cakes, accompanied by a punchy soy chilli dip, have a nice bite and contain decent chunks of fish, but the chicken satay turns out to be chicken in a watery sauce that lacks much hint of peanut. A juicy Lincolnshire sausage bursts with herby flavour, and while a moist and meaty burger is tasty enough, it has a somewhat rubbery cheese topping.