[Food] Where is the best Cheese Ploughmans in Sussex

[Tony Towner's Fridge]

I had a fabulous Ploughman's at the Six Bells in Chiddingly last September. Some great cheeses, championed by a quite superb Sussex Cheddar, home made chutneys, none of your bottled Branston nonsense. Superb artisan homemade bread all washed down with some fine ale. Luvverly it was too!


TNBA

TTF

 

[A mex eyecan]

Does anyone do chicken in a basket?

funny you should ask that. Was just thinking i hadn’t had soup in a basket for quite some while

 

[BrightonCottager]

I've been trying to cut down on cheese since Christmas but this thread got me looking in the fridge and I found some unopened Colton Bassett Stilton with a Use By date of 6th Jan. Tasted OK. A great place for just before use by date cheese is the Open Market. Will deffo check out the Royal Oak. Thanks for the recommendation.

 

[Bozza]

Thanks to all those who recommended the Coach & Horses for a good ploughman's.

@Giraffe invited me to join him this lunchtime to try it, and we had a very decent lunch.

Not a ploughman's though - it seems this is a seasonal offering, and that season is not winter. We both had nachos (one with meat chilli and one with vegan chilli) and they were good.

We shall return later in the year when ploughman's makes its seasonal reappearance.

 

[Notters]

I'm getting well out of my element here, but is a pork pie ploughman's just a ploughman's with pork pie added to it?

Been a while since I've had one but a lot of places make you choose don't they? e.g. cheddar or ham or pork pie? For me it needs to have all of these, and several cheeses, to be decent.

 

[Giraffe]

Thanks to all those who recommended the Coach & Horses for a good ploughman's.

@Giraffe invited me to join him this lunchtime to try it, and we had a very decent lunch.

Not a ploughman's though - it seems this is a seasonal offering, and that season is not winter. We both had nachos (one with meat chilli and one with vegan chilli) and they were good.

We shall return later in the year when ploughman's makes its seasonal reappearance.

The very friendly bar lady explained " a lot of people have been asking for that, but it's not a winter dish". Their principle on this appears to over rule their desire for money. I shall be lobbying for summer to start in February in North Durrington in future.

The Nachos and company were however very nice.

Confirmation as to whether the Royal Oak in Wineham is currently offering a Ploughmans needed please.

 

[The Clamp]

It’s the finest condiment known to mankind.

It’s not a condiment. It’s a relish.

 

[Cowfold Seagull]

The very friendly bar lady explained " a lot of people have been asking for that, but it's not a winter dish". Their principle on this appears to over rule their desire for money. I shall be lobbying for summer to start in February in North Durrington in future.

The Nachos and company were however very nice.

Confirmation as to whether the Royal Oak in Wineham is currently offering a Ploughmans needed please.

Oh dear oh dear. l'm afraid l can't think of anything less "English" than nachos, as far different from a ploughman's lunch as it's possible to get.. I'm glad you enjoyed the company though!

Yes the Royal Oak are most definately still serving a choice of ploughmans, ( a range of differentg cheeses, cold meats etc.) It's a very popular choice on their menu year round.

 

[Giraffe]

Oh dear oh dear. l'm afraid l can't think of anything less "English" than nachos, as far different from a ploughman's lunch as it's possible to get.. I'm glad you enjoyed the company though!

Yes the Royal Oak are most definately still serving a choice of ploughmans, ( a range of differentg cheeses, cold meats etc.) It's a very popular choice on their menu year round.

You're right it was an odd replacement, but I just fancied them.

Lovely. @Bozza that's our next venue sorted then.

 

[jcdenton08]

This isn’t a terribly helpful anecdote but is tangentially related to the topic…

I once got hospitalised for four days in London after eating a contaminated Ploughman’s sandwich from Pret A Manger on Carnaby Street. They got shut down by the council for a week after I complained to the council. Never been to a Pret A Manger since.

 

[Giraffe]

Interesting, just seen one of my locals is serving up this fella.

 

[BNthree]

Reviving this as mentioning The Swan on another thread reminded me I had a cracking ploughman's at the Swan last week. Not had a ploughman''s for yonks and very much enjoyed it.

 

[Bozza]

I’m still waiting for @Giraffe to call in the lunch I owe him.

 

[Giraffe]

I’m still waiting for @Giraffe to call in the lunch I owe him.

Hello. Good point, lets get a date in the diary. Cheeeeeeeeeese

 

[Giraffe]

Reviving this as mentioning The Swan on another thread reminded me I had a cracking ploughman's at the Swan last week. Not had a ploughman''s for yonks and very much enjoyed it.

Falmer?

 

[Shopes]

I had a rather nice three-cheese (Brie, Cheddar and Stilton) and ham Ploughman's at the Flying Fish in Denton a few weeks ago.

 

[BNthree]

Falmer?

Yes, The Swan pub in Falmer.

 

[studio150]

The internet tells me this is it. Decent but I’m not sure about that bread. I’d like a nice crusty bread and that looks a bit roll/bap/cob like. I appreciate this is a level of fussiness beyond every day problems.

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What's that slug like thing on the plate, a gherkin on a cheese ploughmans. The world's gone mad.

And pate as well. It's supposed to be a cheese ploughmans.

I'm going for a nap, I can't cope with this madness

 

[heathgate]

I have to recommend the Three Horseshoes in Elsted,... classic village/country pub, views and great ales ... plus.... the best Ploughman's since one of my locals here in Somerset.... ( Crown at Churchill)

 

[Shropshire Seagull]

The Farmers in Scaynes Hill served a fine ploughman's last June when I was down visiting my folks. Washed down with a Stowford press cider
Yum!