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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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We went out for dinner recently to a pub recommended by a friend. It was really quite nice, old, atmospheric and with excellent ale.
I ordered a meal that included a side of boudin noir, delicious but i could have sworn it looked, smelled and tasted just like black pudding.  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I hate pretentious places.
Serve normal food, with normal names on normal plates.
Give me my burger and chips on a fucking plate, not on a slate with a mini chip fryer basket thing.
Dickheads. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"Hand breaded fish goujons served between a toasted brioche bun
Basically a fish finger sarnie then?"
If you're in a French restaurant i get it, but a country pub in Slapton not so much. Glad i didn't order the fish finger butty though, at least the black pudding was nice.  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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At the end of the day if you don't want to go to a fancy gastropub then don't go there. Go to a weatherspoons.
Yes it is annoying to be charged an arm and a leg for a fancy version of pub food. I saw bangers and mash for a tenner the other day.
Having said that people could argue that they can have a frozen steak and kidney pie any day of the week at home and wouldn't want to pay for one, but would happily pay for a 'fancy' chicken and chorizo pie as it's eating out and they want to treat themselves. All up to the individual. There are pubs and restaurants which cater to all tastes. If a place doesn't offer good value then it won't be in business for very long... |
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"We went out for dinner recently to a pub recommended by a friend. It was really quite nice, old, atmospheric and with excellent ale.
I ordered a meal that included a side of boudin noir, delicious but i could have sworn it looked, smelled and tasted just like black pudding. "
On the same note, WHY have pubs doubled their prices in the 7 years since I moved to this country? I understand inflation, but a pie is still a pie. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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There are lots of grotty pubs which one can go to and they offer, non-pretentious, beer, bangers and mash and brawl
There is something for everyone
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"At the end of the day if you don't want to go to a fancy gastropub then don't go there. Go to a weatherspoons.
Yes it is annoying to be charged an arm and a leg for a fancy version of pub food. I saw bangers and mash for a tenner the other day.
Having said that people could argue that they can have a frozen steak and kidney pie any day of the week at home and wouldn't want to pay for one, but would happily pay for a 'fancy' chicken and chorizo pie as it's eating out and they want to treat themselves. All up to the individual. There are pubs and restaurants which cater to all tastes. If a place doesn't offer good value then it won't be in business for very long... "
The point is if i want black pudding i want to order black pudding, if i want steak and kidney pie i want to order steak and kidney pie, it doesn't taste any better for being in French. It's not about the price, these places have to make a living. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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The point is if i want black pudding i want to order black pudding, if i want steak and kidney pie i want to order steak and kidney pie, it doesn't taste any better for being in French. It's not about the price, these places have to make a living."
But adding French titles, serving on a slate and in mini deep fryer thingies means they can charge more for it because they are selling "atmosphere" |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I won't go anywhere that doesn't have distressed furniture, crushed potatoes, naive watercress and subdued artichokes. "
And mismatching funky tumblers, gerbera in a vase, food served in terracotta flowerpots and a collection of bizarre, arty magazines |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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The point is if i want black pudding i want to order black pudding, if i want steak and kidney pie i want to order steak and kidney pie, it doesn't taste any better for being in French. It's not about the price, these places have to make a living.
But adding French titles, serving on a slate and in mini deep fryer thingies means they can charge more for it because they are selling "atmosphere" "
This is unfortunately true, some establishments seem to be able to charge whatever they want and still be beating customers away. What's the menu written in, Klingon? |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I like poncy menus and pretentious pubs bars and eateries.
Gormet pubs
Micro breweries
Funky tea rooms and coffee shops
No actually I love them, big square plates, ribs in buckets, chips in metal baskets, water in milk bottles or laboratory wear.  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I do appreciate that the Wetherspoon's in inner London have better chips than outer London ones. The one by The Tower of London has a fake library décor style too. Very poshe. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I won't go anywhere that doesn't have distressed furniture, crushed potatoes, naive watercress and subdued artichokes.
And mismatching funky tumblers, gerbera in a vase, food served in terracotta flowerpots and a collection of bizarre, arty magazines"
Just like home! Pretentious? Moi?  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I hate pretentious places.
Serve normal food, with normal names on normal plates.
Give me my burger and chips on a fucking plate, not on a slate with a mini chip fryer basket thing.
Dickheads."
Haha! I don't want 12 chips stacked up like Jenga. I want a big bowl of chips, ta! |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"As long as it tastes good and the service is good who cares? Food is food."
Yep I'm in this camp. I look at the menu before sitting down. If I don't like what's on offer I'll go somewhere else. Every pub these days serves food so there's so much choice out there. I thoroughly enjoyed my burger served on a slate with chips in a mini fryer the other day. And if that puts off the wetherspoons clientele, win win |
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A pub we used to go to, good food good prices for what you was getting, they had a change of hand and had a look at the menu, is all up market can't even understand half of what's on the menu and the price OMG we've not bin since x |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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The only thing better than chips in a mini fryer basket or small metal tub, is sweet potatoes chips in said metal wear.
Or real chips done with dripping in paper.
I want posh chips or flat cap wearing down t pit chips, not the chain pub or McDonald's variety.
I like gin in big fucking fish bowl glasses, I like larger in glasses with stems I like bottles of IPA you never heard of, if I go in a real ale pub I want folk music and interesting pork pie and cheese combinations.
I want crystal glasses with expensive wine, I want £10 bottles of water.
If I go out I like really good service, I like the place to look like people made an effort.
I want to walk into airy hotel lobbies with art I'm never gonna understand sprinkled around the place.
I don't want to line up at the bar behind people who don't understand deodorant is used as well as a shower not instead of.
I'm not even vaguely sorry about being middle class. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"The only thing better than chips in a mini fryer basket or small metal tub, is sweet potatoes chips in said metal wear.
Or real chips done with dripping in paper.
I want posh chips or flat cap wearing down t pit chips, not the chain pub or McDonald's variety.
I like gin in big fucking fish bowl glasses, I like larger in glasses with stems I like bottles of IPA you never heard of, if I go in a real ale pub I want folk music and interesting pork pie and cheese combinations.
I want crystal glasses with expensive wine, I want £10 bottles of water.
If I go out I like really good service, I like the place to look like people made an effort.
I want to walk into airy hotel lobbies with art I'm never gonna understand sprinkled around the place.
I don't want to line up at the bar behind people who don't understand deodorant is used as well as a shower not instead of.
I'm not even vaguely sorry about being middle class. "
Southerners 
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By (user no longer on site)
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"The only thing better than chips in a mini fryer basket or small metal tub, is sweet potatoes chips in said metal wear.
Or real chips done with dripping in paper.
I want posh chips or flat cap wearing down t pit chips, not the chain pub or McDonald's variety.
I like gin in big fucking fish bowl glasses, I like larger in glasses with stems I like bottles of IPA you never heard of, if I go in a real ale pub I want folk music and interesting pork pie and cheese combinations.
I want crystal glasses with expensive wine, I want £10 bottles of water.
If I go out I like really good service, I like the place to look like people made an effort.
I want to walk into airy hotel lobbies with art I'm never gonna understand sprinkled around the place.
I don't want to line up at the bar behind people who don't understand deodorant is used as well as a shower not instead of.
I'm not even vaguely sorry about being middle class. "
This man gets it   |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"The only thing better than chips in a mini fryer basket or small metal tub, is sweet potatoes chips in said metal wear.
Or real chips done with dripping in paper.
I want posh chips or flat cap wearing down t pit chips, not the chain pub or McDonald's variety.
I like gin in big fucking fish bowl glasses, I like larger in glasses with stems I like bottles of IPA you never heard of, if I go in a real ale pub I want folk music and interesting pork pie and cheese combinations.
I want crystal glasses with expensive wine, I want £10 bottles of water.
If I go out I like really good service, I like the place to look like people made an effort.
I want to walk into airy hotel lobbies with art I'm never gonna understand sprinkled around the place.
I don't want to line up at the bar behind people who don't understand deodorant is used as well as a shower not instead of.
I'm not even vaguely sorry about being middle class.
Southerners
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Colonial, I'm Rhodesian |
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By *olgateMan
over a year ago
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"I hate pretentious places.
Serve normal food, with normal names on normal plates.
Give me my burger and chips on a fucking plate, not on a slate with a mini chip fryer basket thing.
Dickheads."
Beat me to it |
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Chips are meant to come looking like they could give you a heart attack just looking in the bowl...by bowl im talking mixing bowl size!
There are times i look at a menu at it looks like the head chef has said "if we can write it in french we can charge double" |
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By *mmabluTV/TS
over a year ago
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"I hate pretentious places.
Serve normal food, with normal names on normal plates.
Give me my burger and chips on a fucking plate, not on a slate with a mini chip fryer basket thing.
Dickheads."
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I often Google the places that are shown on the mineral water bottles more often than not they are in the middle of an industrial estate. Spring water my arse. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Steak with blue cheese!
Steak knives that look like you could chop your way out of a rain forest with one!
Chips wrapped in grease proof paper in a basket!
The whole lot on a board or stone thingy!
Little bits of garnish that you don't know if it's the done thing to eat or not!
Big chunky rustic salt and pepper pots! |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Antique junk that's been spray painted hung on the walls!
Fashion and life style magazines in the bar area!
Bourbon that's marketed as if it's single malt scotch!
All the serving staff looking like you should be glad they aren't ignoring you!
AMAZING! |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Seen a few places serving a full English on a shovel or in a frying pan.
What's wrong with a plate..."
Breakfast on a shovel. I like the sound of this. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Oh don't remind me. I live in Dalston. Ground zero of pretension.
Killed off all the old boozers and cafs. The bastards. "
To be fair, customers spending money is what keeps boosters open, if the customers go elsewhere it's their choices that closes places. |
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"Oh don't remind me. I live in Dalston. Ground zero of pretension.
Killed off all the old boozers and cafs. The bastards.
To be fair, customers spending money is what keeps boosters open, if the customers go elsewhere it's their choices that closes places."
No shit Sherlock? |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"The only thing better than chips in a mini fryer basket or small metal tub, is sweet potatoes chips in said metal wear.
Or real chips done with dripping in paper.
I want posh chips or flat cap wearing down t pit chips, not the chain pub or McDonald's variety.
I like gin in big fucking fish bowl glasses, I like larger in glasses with stems I like bottles of IPA you never heard of, if I go in a real ale pub I want folk music and interesting pork pie and cheese combinations.
I want crystal glasses with expensive wine, I want £10 bottles of water.
If I go out I like really good service, I like the place to look like people made an effort.
I want to walk into airy hotel lobbies with art I'm never gonna understand sprinkled around the place.
I don't want to line up at the bar behind people who don't understand deodorant is used as well as a shower not instead of.
I'm not even vaguely sorry about being middle class. "
- Mrs. J - |
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I ordered a meal once based on the ingredients, it was the description I objected too ... 'In a moat of gravy with cascading peas!' I saw no evidence of any peas cascading! At the price I paid the cascading peas should have been flying off the plate and exploding in a starburst fashion |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Yeah, and while we're on the subject, stop calling it Fabswingers. There's very little Liberace-level fabulousness and there's no swings, there's just dirty fuckers who shag around. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"Yeah, and while we're on the subject, stop calling it Fabswingers. There's very little Liberace-level fabulousness and there's no swings, there's just dirty fuckers who shag around."
Shagnasties then? |
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