AFTER a night on the town my boyfriend and I decided that our Saturday should revolve around finding a decent lunch.

Our search took us to Corston where we pulled into The Radnor Arms.

Having driven past this imposing building by the A429 several times, we were finally tempted in by its advertisements for big screen coverage of the Six Nations' Rugby game.

The 1790s inn takes its name from the Bouverie family, Earls of Radnor, who owned the manor in the late 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries.

We were the only people in the pub but quickly forgot when the friendly staff welcomed us.

To James' delight, we found we were just in time to watch the Wales v Italy game.

Feeling a little fragile after the night before, my boyfriend decided to have a Guiness while I, as the driver, opted for a soft drink.

We ordered our food and within minutes it arrived piping hot at our table .

I was stumped as to how I was going to tackle my enormous Marie Rose coated prawn filled baguette (£5.95), and in the end only managed two thirds. James was pleased with his baguette, which was packed with warm, tender steak (£5.95) As we were feeling particularly hungry we ordered a portion of chips each, (£1.95) which we soon realised was a bit ambitious, as one would have been enough to share.

The lunchtime menu mainly consisted of lighter bites with a selection of sandwiches and jacket potatoes.

We joked that we should stay for dinner as well because the specials board looked so tempting, with scampi and haddock dishes.

Most of the downstairs section is reserved for eating, and the pub also offers an upstairs bar, where we were invited to watch the second half of the game on an even larger screen.

The bill came to £30, which included a couple of drinks each.

Lois Avery