RESTAURANTS: Not the cruise we'd hoped for; James Bradley has mixed feelings about Allerton's Ark.(Features) From: Daily Post (Liverpool, England) | Date: November 12, 2004 | COPYRIGHT 2004 MGN Ltd. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Byline: James Bradley

THEY say a crowded restaurant is a good restaurant and this one was as packed as its biblical namesake on the night my girl friend and I dropped in to dine.

Its kitchen offers an eclectic blend of dishes suited less to the post-work pub crowd than to those looking to make an evening meal an event.

As such we were paying far from pub-grub prices, but the menu was not so costly as to restrict choice.

Scanning the res...