Unfortunately places like these are dying out the UK, from experience they seem to be failing to attract younger customers. They're also quite out of the way. As such, they put up their prices to compensate and start a death spiral until they can longer afford to stay open. A lot of older traditional pubs suffer the same fate.
My great grandparents and I would occasionally drive out to these places to enjoy a traditional Sunday roast, with little door-ways, a thatched roof and a wall filled with Sheffield steal / horse shoes / plates / other collectables. There we could trade old stories and enjoyed traditional English food to the point of becoming food comatose.
A tip to the serving staff wasn't expected, but it wast customary to give notes and tell the staff to keep the change. Often the food was so cheap that leaving the change didn't make much of a difference.
My great grandparents and I would occasionally drive out to these places to enjoy a traditional Sunday roast, with little door-ways, a thatched roof and a wall filled with Sheffield steal / horse shoes / plates / other collectables. There we could trade old stories and enjoyed traditional English food to the point of becoming food comatose.
A tip to the serving staff wasn't expected, but it wast customary to give notes and tell the staff to keep the change. Often the food was so cheap that leaving the change didn't make much of a difference.