That food looks gross, honestly, I don't even rate the chips, just bog standard frozen and outrageous for £11 a throw. We had a really nice lunch yesterday - jumbo cod and chips and peas/mushy peas - £10 for two. They even asked if my mate wanted beans as she said no to any kind of peas and the chips were fab (so was the fish). Plus drinks, it only came to £14.30 and I had to go back to the bar to check that I had ordered two portions of fish and chips.
You're right, it's a very pleasant garden. Maybe the landlord had had a row with the missus.