I have to agree with you Dave, Mrs. Gwynant and I have been going to La Taverna for the last two years or so, either for special occasions, (birthdays, anniversaries etc) or simply for a night out with friends. On every visit we have always been welcomed back by the staff, eaten well and been well satisfied by the value for money when we got the bill. As you said, it's one of those restaurants which you know is there but you normally pass by on your way to somewhere else!