Bath, UK: a couple of meals

There don’t seem to be a lot of posts re: Bath, UK, on Chowhound, at least, not recent ones, so here are a couple observations, from five nights in town in late July 2015
Two serious raves:
We had breakfast most mornings at Thoughtful Bread Company: superb cappuccinos, great rolls, cheerful, friendly staff, wonderful smell of sourdough and such, just south of Queen Square. http://www.thethoughtfulbreadcompany....
We took Sunday lunch—tired, out of sorts, a little freaked that we were on the late side of lunchtime, the weather out was kind of raw—in the dining room at The Garrick’s Head, alongside the Theatre Royal Bath. Superb, as well. Greeted warmly, treated nicely, room was mainly a quiet family scene. We were happy. Herself had a tomato-and-goat-cheese salad and roast lamb (“with all the fixings”); I had tomato soup and roast pork (ditto); we split a lavender panna cotta (fragments of honeycomb on top); and a bottle of young Rioja red. Very nice experience—but there was an odd twist. I’d actually ordered lamb, was presented with the pork by mistake, the boss volunteered an apology. I said I’d enjoyed the pork more than the lamb I’d tasted off my partner’s plate. He indicated that the kid who took the order was going to get a talking-to. http://www.garricksheadpub.com/
Other meals in town:
Dinner at the Raven...meat pies with chips and gravy, both of us drinking ale...again, convivial atmosphere in a dining room a couple floors above street level...companionable sounds from neighboring diners. While I wasn’t crazy about the food, it was definitely a nice scene. http://www.theravenofbath.co.uk/.
Two dinners at Brasserie Blanc, next to our hotel, on Queen Square—I know, I know, a chain, not Chowhound material...but highly serviceable. Bright, cleanly-designed dining room, French standards on the menu, nothing too outstanding—then, again, I’d never seen smoked herring filets on a menu before; and on our second dinner, I had sardines, which, again, aren’t that common—nicest wait staff you could imagine, decent wines at good prices available by the small or large glass or bottle. http://brasserieblanc.com/
One dinner at Hall & Woodhouse, a block east of Queen Square...like a standard British pub, but up-marketted....huge space, former warehouse with different dining configurations on two floors plus a roof terrace (which our waiter assured us isn’t open too often, rain in the west of England being what it is)...singles, dates, groups, families on widely spaced seating areas, tables, etc., some having meals, some drinks or coffee. Herself had a croque provencale (your basic grilled cheese sandwich, here topped with tomato & onion chutney, with microgreens on the side). After some hemming and hawing, I had a lamb burger, and though I’d sworn off chips (French fries), I ate every damned one and was happy. Glass of Sauvignon blanc for her; ale for me, comfort food. http://hall-woodhousebath.co.uk/
We’d go back to every one of these.