Wheelhouse, Langbank, Port Glasgow

I think the name of this business has changed since I last visited which was a couple of years ago, maybe.

When we entered the premises a sign said that we should wait to be given a seat but since the place was virtually devoid of customers and we wanted a beer and snack we walked right on inside.

Staff were friendly and well intentioned but kind of amateurish considering we had just come back from Florence where we had been entertained by professional Italian waiters.

We had two soups. Bread was described as "crusty" on the menu but was nothing of the sort, being soft and kind of soggy inside and rather disappointing compared to the excellent truly crusty bread we had enjoyed in the restaurants we visited in Florence.

My partner and I each had a pint of Guinness which I felt was poured too quickly, apparent in the taste and viscosity of the beer to my discerning palate. Guinness should be priced by how it is cellared first and how it is poured, second.

While we sat in the comfortable sofa we heard occasional excited shrieks of "service" emanating from the kitchen area. Rather odd communications system between kitchen and waiting staff

Staff seemed to gang up or congregate around the few customers who were actually dining, unklike us. So you would see two or three at one table simultaneously. Overkill and claustrophobic.

I felt the bill was way too high for what we had. I never felt this in Florence once but met with consistently good value for money when eating out. Disappointing not to experience the same in your native country.

I won't be back, not under the current management anyway.