The Fountain Inn was very busy – and it’s easy to see why this Black Country inn is so popular, writes our undercover meal reviewer The Ins

There is a great joke, writes our undercover meal reviewer The Insider,  about a well-known politician, with a reputation for exotic tastes, who walked into a chip shop in his constituency one night.

Sorry, I know I shouldn’t, but I couldn’t help myself, writes our undercover meal reviewer, The Insider. Briefly loitering around the door to the kitchen, casually eavesdropping on any action that might be going on.

Our undercover meal reviewer The Insider finds a Mediterranean menu with plenty of choice – but it’s a sirloin with peppercorn sauce that sealed it.

Charles Dickens didn’t think much of this place, writes our undercover meal reviewer The Insider. He stayed here once after being stranded in Stafford, which he described as being: “As dull and dead town as anyone could desire not to see.”

A roaring fire and a fine pint from just up the road – it’s like a magnet on a cold January night for our undercover meal reviewer The Insider.

Our undercover meal reviewer, The Insider, discovers some good, honest straightforward grub at a traditional village pub.

Our undercover meal reviewer The Insider discovers delightful cusine which transports the diner from the Black Country to the Mediterranean.

A Cantonese banquet hits the spot, writes our undercover meal reviewer The Insider – but there’s always one who has the steak and chips.

It is said Chris Christie has dropped out of the race for the White House because he is too fat, writes our undercover meal reviewer The Insider.