Tron Theatre

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This review is taken from the current (2012) edition.

Long respected for its theatrical offerings, the Tron’s also built a reputation for reliably good food. The menu features well-executed gastropub favourites such as ham and eggs, risotto and braised lamb shank. A starter of button mushrooms in garlic, chilli and lemon oil on slabs of good toast provides just the right blend of tingle and tang. Roast supreme of chicken is crispy-skinned and juicy, and well-matched with a chive-flecked mash, garlicky French beans and green peppercorn sauce. Dessert choice is limited and traditional: ice-cream, meringue, sticky toffee pudding and the like. Lunch is an edited version of the evening menu with the addition of soup and sandwich choices. Diners can eat in the modern café bar or retreat to the cosy dining room with its ecclesiastical beams and an intriguing set of painted wooden panels lining the walls, each of which is the handiwork of one of the theatre’s original patrons. Understandably popular with theatre-goers taking advantage of their 10% discount, the Tron’s worth visiting even if you’re not taking in a show.

• High point: Comfort food in comfortable surroundings
• Low point: Staff become very busy at intervals