Interval in the Union
This student bar has a relaxed and friendly atmosphere with plenty of space to sit and enjoy a coffee or a quick bite to eat. Interval offers a wide range of main meals and snacks alongside fair trade coffee and continental beers. I decided to check out Intervals Sunday Lunch to see if it could live up to its reputation. A separate weekend menu offers a meaty or vegetarian breakfast alongside the traditional Sunday Lunch option. Interval provides a range of choices for Sunday Lunch including turkey, beef and a vegetarian option all coming in at a very reasonable price of £4.50. The bar was quite quiet with plenty of places to sit when I arrived and a friendly waitress took my order. I decided on a hot chocolate which came with whipped cream and marshmallows for £1.35 with half price refills. My lunch promptly arrived within five minutes and all that remained was for me to tuck in! The beef came with roast potatoes, new potatoes, carrots, cabbage, yorkshire pudding, horseradish sauce and lots of gravy.
The roast was quite a disappointment with the vegetables definitely not fresh which meant they lacked flavour. The absence of mash potato was a real shame and the gravy was too watery unlike the beef which was drier than Oscar Wilde. Even though the portion size was more than generous and the service was excellent the lack of flavour in the gravy really let down the whole meal. Interval should look to using fresh produce instead of heating up ingredients from frozen. I am sure students would pay that extra bit more to enjoy a really delicious meal rather than a cheap average one.
