“You mean the Willow Beck opposite Barkers Home.”“That’s it!” he exclaimed. The Marston’s-owned Willow Beck opened almost ten years ago so it is hardly new anymore. The Willow Beck in Northallerton(Image: Malcolm Warne)And I confess to being a bit sceptical about the suggestion that it does a mean – as in good – Sunday lunch. The Willow Beck in Northallerton(Image: Malcolm Warne)You can imagine how the brain-storming session at the international design consultancy hired by Marston’s back in 2016 went when handed the fitting-out/interior décor brief. The Willow Beck in Northallerton(Image: Malcolm Warne)The Yorkshire puddings were well risen, light and crispy but under-seasoned.