[Food] Pretentious Pub Food

[BLOCK F]

Blimey, there is some pretentious shite around.
I like decent food, but I won't pay daft prices.
It all smacks of an updated re-run of the 'Nouvelle Cuisine ' of the 1980's , where half a slice of meat and a quarter of a potato, together with five peas served on a f----ng great plate constituted a main course!
A fool and his money comes to mind.

 

[BensGrandad]

Wouldn't do usually.

Does the egg yoke not class as dairy?

 

[Bodian]

South of Ringwood, north of Christchurch, west of Brockenhurst. Three is the magic number!

Is it The Black Rabbit?

 

[el punal]

Does the egg yoke not class as dairy?

No, but the yolk does.

 

[el punal]

Is it The Black Rabbit?

Nope! Are you referring to the big pub just outside Arundel?

 

[Mr Putdown]

Is it The Black Rabbit?

 

[AmexRuislip]

On August Bank Holiday weekend our daughter has invited me and Mrs.El Pu for a friends and family lunch at a New Forest pub - she and the rest of the family are camping in the Forest, by the way.

As there are going to be a load of us in the party we have to give our choice of meal in advance - fair enough. So I went on-line to check out what’s on offer on the menu. Well you could have strangled me with a half n’ half scarf. Whoever is running the establishment is suffering from a severe bout of Heston Blumenthal-itis.

This is a sample of the pretentious, poncy descriptions from the menu :

Home made flowerpot bread - Chef’s recipe baked in a flower pot. Please ask a member of staff for today’s flavour.

Jelly and ice cream - smoked duck, caramelised ice cream, baby orange and port jelly.

Pea and pepper risotto - slowly roasted balsamic baby tomatoes and carrot fluff.

And this one is my favourite : Slowly braised lamb shoulder and potatoes - In has el hanout on toasted egg plant with confit of lemon and pickled lotus root.

Of course there many, many more gems on the menu, all equally descriptive. But when all is said and done it’s a pub FFS!! God knows what they describe a packet of cheese and onion crisps as.

WTF is a carrot fluff, vegetable pubity or a new addition to the Weasley family?

 

[WATFORD zero]

Is it The Black Rabbit?

Well played

 

[dazzer6666]

Does the egg yoke not class as dairy?

LOL [emoji23][emoji23]

 

[Bakero]

Does the egg yoke not class as dairy?

Nope. Dairy = milk products.

 

[AmexRuislip]

Where is that pub then?

 

[WATFORD zero]

Where is that pub then?

I'll see if I can find a photo

 

[AmexRuislip]

I'll see if I can find a photo

Please do, and then you can start a thread on it!

 

[el punal]

Is it The Black Rabbit?

Ha! Ha!

 

[Weststander]

Blimey, there is some pretentious shite around.
I like decent food, but I won't pay daft prices.
It all smacks of an updated re-run of the 'Nouvelle Cuisine ' of the 1980's , where half a slice of meat and a quarter of a potato, together with five peas served on a f----ng great plate constituted a main course!
A fool and his money comes to mind.

Good post.

But I would say that sometimes you don't know you're being ripped off until the food and then bill arrives.

In which case you vote with your feet and let others know your experience on tripadvisor.

 

[zefarelly]

Most of Shorehams hostelries are borderline eateries now, some ok, some Shyte. We only really have one traditional pub left, thank ****!

 

[Yes Chef]

Does the egg yoke not class as dairy?

Not unless cows have started laying eggs

 

[BensGrandad]

Not unless cows have started laying eggs

I realise that but always thought that eggs were classed as dairy. Its like the old argument do you keep them in the fridge or not.

 

[Yes Chef]

Gluten free and Dairy Free Option Available. I had to Google the second one. Not sure why there'd be dairy in fish and chips anyway.

I have to provide allergen information for everything on the menu, and my haddock and chips does indeed have dairy in it - it's because we put butter and cream in the mushy peas, and I would assume it is the same.

 

[Yes Chef]

I realise that but always thought that eggs were classed as dairy. Its like the old argument do you keep them in the fridge or not.

They re-organised everything about 3 years ago BG, and now there are 14 different allergens you have to list. Egg and dairy (or milk as it's now listed) are quite distinct