Those of you who read my journal will know that due to circumstances beyond my control, my Milliways columns might have to be put on a backburner due to a lack of funding¹. So, people of h2g2, it's up to you to eat, drink and be critical! Hop to it!

Anyway, on with the column. Bearing in mind that I now have no income, a dwindling savings account and a moth-eaten wallet, you're probably expecting a review of the local greasy spoon. You'd be wrong, as L and I ventured to the last place you'd expect to find the unemployed – a lobster restaurant.

If there's one word that describes The Lobster Pot's food, it's fresh. While we passed up on having a look at the lobsters and crabs in their holding tanks, I never for a second doubted that we were getting the freshest food available. To start, L stuck to what she knew with the Spicy Crab Cakes (£5.95) while I tried something new and opted for half a Grilled Lobster with garlic butter and parmesan (£11.55). The lobster was perfect. Well cooked, amazingly fresh and tasty enough to not be overpowered by the garlic and cheese. L's crab cakes were just as nice, accompanied by the nicest sweet chilli sauce I've ever tried.

At The Lobster Pot, the seafood is very much the star of the show – so much so that I can't remember much about what accompanies the main courses. That's not a slight, but a compliment, as I'm a big seafood lover and my main has to be up there with the best meals I've ever eaten. L, not a seafood fan, enjoyed her King Scampi in homemade batter (£14.95) – but nowhere near as much as I loved my Grilled King Scallops (£16.95). Each rasher of bacon contained two fat, juicy scallops which worked well with the salty meat and white wine sauce – and with three of these tasty parcels to tuck in to, quality was very much matched by quantity.

For dessert, we both tried the Bara Brith Bread and Butter Pudding (£4.65). I love bread and butter pudding, so I highly recommend it. L doesn't like Bara Brith, so she doesn't.

The atmosphere at The Lobster Pot was great. There were free cockles on the bar while we waited to be seated, an option to check out your crustacean course before they boil it alive and a lounge to retire to with a whisky and coffee afterwards. What's more, you get a lovely view of the village and the beach from the windows of the dining room. I'd have liked a wander down to the sea afterwards, but a combination of pitch darkness and a long and winding road home² curtailed that plan.

The service was fantastic. Welcoming, prompt and attentive – everything needed to get full marks on my 'service scale'. They even gave us hedge-free directions back to Benellech. Which was nice.

The Lobster Pot comes highly recommended. There are only two things stopping me awarding my first ever 10 out of 10. Firstly – I'd have to go and give The Victoria an equal mark as it's without a doubt my favourite restaurant³, and secondly – at well over £70 all included, the price is incredibly prohibitive. It is, however, worth every single penny. 8.5/10

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