Every month or two I have a catch up with my friend, Ian. Often we just use an online video chat since it is about a three hour round journey by car between us but it is sometimes good to meet face to face and we decided on Tamworth as a location, since it gave us each about an equal journey. Ian had drawn up a shortlist of possible places to meet and eat. When I checked the first one online, I realised that we’d been to The Gate before after a trip to the Tamworth Snowdrome with various other friends (one of whom had picked the venue for food), so that was the one we went to.

It isn’t the most amazing pub I’ve ever been to for food but it remains the best one I know in Tamworth and I wouldn’t say no to eating their beef lasagne again!