From Thursday 23rd April we'll be doing what we do best at The Monro and bring you the highest quality local ingredients and some inspired cooking.

All bookings in April, a popular spring month are busy so book early to avoid disappointment. All menu items are cooked from fresh on the premises and the quality of these locally sourced ingredients are second to none.

Starters

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Potted Salt Beef with Watercress, Walnut Toast and Horseradish Coleslaw £5.25

English Salad Plate: Celeriac and Pear Salad, Blue Cheese Caesar Salad and Port Beetroot £4.95

Delicious fall off the bone, knuckle of Ham Hock served with Sweet Pickle and Rye Bread £4.50

Cream Leek and St George Mushroom Tartlet with Hollandaise Sauce £4.75

Fresh Sardine and Celeriac Remoulade served with Garden Cress and a Chive Butter Sauce £4.95

Mains

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Suckling Pig with Langoustines served with a Granny Smith Apple Chutney £14.50

Hand dived fresh Scallops, pan gently pan fried with an English Pea Puree, dried Ham and Garden Cress £17.95

Trout and Leek Pie with Sorrell Hollandaise Sauce £11.95

New season, local English Asparagus with Garden Herb Salad, Parmesan Cheese and Duck Eggs £14.75

Roast Devon Beef with Horseradish Potato Salad, Cabbage and Bacon finished with a Stout Gravy £14.45

Here are a few facts about the man himself:

Saint George is the patron saint of England. He's popularly identified with England and English ideals of honour, bravery and gallantry - but actually he wasn't English at all.

Very little, if anything, is known about the real Saint George. Pope Gelasius said that George is one of the saints "whose names are rightly reverenced among us, but whose actions are known only to God."

Facts in brief

Everything about Saint George is dubious, so the information below should be taken as mythical rather than real.

• Born in Cappadocia, an area which is now in Turkey

• Lived in 3rd century AD

• His parents were Christian

• Later lived in Palestine

• Became a Roman soldier

• Protested against Rome's persecution of Christians

• Imprisoned and tortured, but stayed true to his faith

• Beheaded at Lydda in Palestine

• 23rd April was named as Saint George's day in 1222

Patron saint of just England ? no way...

He is patron saint not only of England but also of Aragon, Catalonia, Georgia, Lithuania, Palestine, Portugal, Germany and Greece; and of Moscow, Istanbul, Genoa and Venice (second to Saint Mark). He's also patron saint of soldiers, archers, cavalry and chivalry, farmers and field workers, riders and saddlers, and he helps those suffering from leprosy, plague and syphilis. In recent years he has been adopted as patron saint of Scouts.

Some people have campaigned for Saint Alban to be the patron saint of England instead of George.