what meals do you like when out?

POSSETTE

I am in process of buying a gorgeous country pub,that does well with food. I am curious as to what are the most popular meals people order when they go out for a meal.
The food we will be doing is similar to what is being served now..proper food,not "ping and ding".
Do you prefer real chips or frozen? I find kids prefer frozen!!cooked obviously!
My fav is chicken breast wrapped in bacon with cheese and bbq sauce on top.mmmm

possette goes into kitchen cupboards to forage...:D

Starrystarrynight

Must admit I prefer frozen chips, although some places don't seem to cook them long enough.
I'm quite a picky eater, so am always pleased if the establishment can be flexible and do things without sauces.
Good luck in your new venture :-)

spike7451

It depends on the weather in my case.If it's nice & warm,I'll prefer to eat something light like say skinny fries with fresh made fishcakes washed down with a cold Magners or German Bier.If it's not so hot,like Autumn,then I'd got for a pint of Guiness with maybe an Irish Stew or maybe local sausages,onion gravy & champ.
I prefer fresh chips although the with skinny fries you cant beat frozen in that case.
But I think the seasons dictate what to serve,especially with seasonality of veggies being populay at present.
Good luck with the new pub!

POSSETTE

Thank you..you are all agreeing with me! My partner the chef says he isnt doing frozen chips! I said he bloody well is, as an option. I believe people should have the choice with chips,and anything we serve with a sauce will be seperate in a jug.I decided that all sauces will be listed seperately so you can have any sauce with any meat. If you want the pepper sauce with fish you can,if you want the watercress sauce with steak you can!..
Any other tips with desserts etc? My fav at mo is Eton mess,as its summer, but in winter a caramel apple crumble will be it.
Spike and fish cakes..spot on..we are doing them and the irish stew towards end of year.
The aim is to do childrens menu that is any adult meal just half sized.I am sure there are many parents who are sick of limited choice for kids,being nuggets/sausage and burgers! also this helps the elderly who cant eat a full meal.
am i covering all bases? Coeliacs also covered.Partnet currently deals with them and lacto intolerants.

Any veggies got a fav dish?

1jim

sounds good to me, I like homemade burgers, lasagne, shepherd pie, fish/chips (homemade), sausage and mash, sunday lunch, fish, steak, irish stew, beef in guiness stew and pies,
I dont tend to go for pasta dished but the wife quite likes them....maybe a seafood ravioli might tempt me though.
I dont bother with puddings normally (more of a starter man) but treacle pudding would be the one for me or a nice crumble
I see you are in Notts/Derbyshire are you ok to pm the name of your place and might pop along sometime and give it a try

spike7451

For the veggies, how about a vegatable chili stuffed inside a red pepper on a bed of spicy rice?
For pud's,how about Double Choc chip brownies? slice them thinly for the kids or serve with ice cream on the side for the grown ups?In the summer I'd go with a selection of ice creams,not many pubs do that & especilally if you can get good ice cream local.Or individual strawberry pavalova's?

1jim

also meant to say good luck with it
jim

spike7451

Just a thought,If the's an RAF or Army camp nearby,I'd stick on some German food.A lot of us still hanker after the odd Brattie or Currywurst (especially good idea on a Saturday,like now when the world cup's on) & not only that,a the's bound to be some Frau's married to the servicemen & would like a taste of home.
Also,if the is a station nearby & you have an opening,each camp has a 'hive' (sort of families info center) so it'd be an idea to advertise there too.

POSSETTE

oooohhh drooling here..Have been looking at ice cream cakes online.The brownie is very good idea thanks.
We will be on the Notts /Lincs border with the pub,near Grantham.It hasnt gone through as yet but we are hoping to complete this week. When it does and we are in..your all welcome! It would be fun to hold a MSE meeting with food and drink!! Ill even do you discount!!

Zazen999

My fave veggie pub meals are all served locally anyway [and we ARE near you]...in the Victoria in Beeston...go there and have a look at their food and you will get an all round idea of what good home cooked pub grub should be.

A sunday roast PLUS a good veggie roast, with roast spuds cooked in veg oil would have us visiting regularly.....it's one thing that pubs find so hard to get right and yet it's so simple to do!

We aren't backward in paying for good food; and one thing that drives me mad is the '40 options all done badly rather than 5 done well' pub, or the 'two for one' pub.....it's all too cheap and we would rather have better quality food at a decent price than cheap tat.

Also, have newspapers in the pub; it really makes a difference when waiting for good food to come!

Once it is through, PM me the details and we'll come over as well.

POSSETTE

spike7451 wrote: »

Just a thought,If the's an RAF or Army camp nearby,I'd stick on some German food.A lot of us still hanker after the odd Brattie or Currywurst (especially good idea on a Saturday,like now when the world cup's on) & not only that,a the's bound to be some Frau's married to the servicemen & would like a taste of home.
Also,if the is a station nearby & you have an opening,each camp has a 'hive' (sort of families info center) so it'd be an idea to advertise there too.

wow thanks..amazingly you have hit a nail on head..there is a RAF station very close by!
And an upmarket caravan site we will hit too.It is a gorgeous country pub.Fell in love with it! Ill prob have to drop my broad Derbyshire accent as its surrounded by rich posh folk!! Ill simply HAVE to fit in dahhrrling:rotfl: