We arrived early to sit on a bench for 45 minutes whilst the previous occupants of our scheduled table sat and talked for nearly an hour after their departure time. As a result, we ended up on a table which was inadequate for our group size and all had to sit against walls, or in the passage of staff fetching/carrying food and only had the ability to partially place our feet under the table. We made the staff aware that we were unhappy and they shrugged this off and said they were unable to help. This was a pre-booked table to celebrate a joint birthday and we feel that our seating fell well below standard on this occasion, so much so, that we were as quick as we could eating our mains and left without puddings which we had intended to treat ourselves to! The food was ok, however, having said that, the plate was swamped in gravy which appeared to disguise the lack of beef as I had only two very small pieces. I do not think I shall be rebooking which is a shame, as the atmosphere and surroundings appeared promising on arrival