At the counter

Order a tea, keep playing

A short tea and coffee list, kept firmly second to the cards.

What's on offer

A counter, not a kitchen

Our counter runs along the old loading wall, poured by whoever's on the roster, with a short list built to keep hands free for the next hand of cards.

We run no kitchen behind it and no menu to order from — a plate of cheese and crackers does the rounds after nine, and the counter shuts with the last table.

Chips never cross the counter. We score them on the felt and they stay there, whatever the table, whatever the night.

Two cups set beside a hand of cards

Short list

Filter coffee, a pot of tea, soft drink for the drive home.

Late plate

Cheese and crackers after nine, nothing more elaborate than that.

Payment

We take cash or card at the counter — chips are never involved.