“I HOPE there are plenty of people in there,” said my daughter, as we drove out to Bulkington. “It’s odd eating in an empty room.”

We arrived at The Well to find plenty of cars in the car park, but their occupants didn’t seem to be customers in either the bar or the large restaurant area.

We both decided to go for a light bite main to leave room for pudding. What a wise move that turned out to be.

Her smoked bacon and brie ciabatta roll came with a Masterchef-style tower of six thick and chunky chips and a generous side salad (£5.95) while my roasted pepper and goats cheese omelette (£7.95) also came with the chunky chips, which were excellent, and rocquette salad.

Both disappeared without trace, though I did wish they’d trimmed the rocket stalks shorter, after an embarrassing choking fit when one tickled the back of my throat.

And so to pudding: she opted for the baked vanilla cheesecake, which came with cherry and white chocolate ice cream and chocolate sauce served in a sherry glass for her to pour over as much as she liked (all of it, of course).

The cheesecake came in such a large wedge I was able to beg a taste. It was absolutely delicious, cheesy but not stodgy.

I went for the trio of chocolate delights, and was presented with a dark chocolate brownie-type confection, a white and milk chocolate affair also served in a small glass and another white chocolate creamy delight. Usually I prefer dark chocolate to any other sort, but after this pudding I could be converted to the white variety. Both cost £5.95 and were an absolute bargain.

We had a lovely meal, which with a round of soft drinks cost us £32.60 – a bargain. We weren’t alone all the time either – being hungry we’d arrived early. By the time we left both restaurant and bar - where I noticed they have both St Austell Cornish ales and Doombar on tap, so I will have to come back with my other half - had filled up nicely.