Worst meal you've had out and about?

[driller]

Been meaning to go there, won't bother now, cheers!

My worst meal ever was only a couple of weeks ago, an Indian called "Noories" in Broadwater. I cannot describe what was wrong with it, but it was pure rank. I plumped for a dupiaza (safe choice I always go for when on my first visit to a curry house) and it came out all sloppy and watery, but that aside I can't really put my finger on what was wrong with it. It was just foul.

It didn't taste like curry for a start, let alone a specific dish! The rice was alright though. And the poppadoms.

What exactly was that?

 

[TheJasperCo]

Jaaflong Tandoori restaurant in Ferring, absolutely rank.

Haha, my Dad orders his weekly curry from there to take away. He has no bad words to say about them Although, the other week, when he got there to pick up his order, he saw a load of Border Agency officers and police busting the employees on an immigration raid

 

[Weststander]

The Bull, a mile north of Henfield, half way to Shermanbury.

Congealed lump of oven chips, obviously pre made puddings bought in, and their 'speciality' pizzas which bear no relation to authentic pizzas served in Italians.

Only good thing is a decent outdoor childrens play area.

 

[Janbha]

The resturant on the seafront that juts out into the sea in Elounda Crete , even the Mullet turned up thier noses at it , awful food .

 

[BensGrandad]

I make a point of never ordering Chilli or Bolognaise in any pub as nobody makes it like my wife who makes it just as I like it. I once read an article by Gary Rhodes who when asked the correct way to make a certain dish said " There is no right or wrong way to make any dish but always make it the same as some people will like it and come back and the others may get to like it." So true

 

[wigman]

Haha, my Dad orders his weekly curry from there to take away. He has no bad words to say about them Although, the other week, when he got there to pick up his order, he saw a load of Border Agency officers and police busting the employees on an immigration raid

I had eaten there many times before and rated it highly, but the last meal I had there has put me off the place for life.

 

[The Modfather]

A greasy spoon run by some Ukrainians

 

[Guinness Boy]

French place in Shoreham about seven years ago. On the coast road and I think called the Petit Bordeaux and part of the group that owned the predecessor to the Ginger Pig on Hove St.

My Mrs ordered fish soup and they forgot to drain the stock, resulting in a bowl full of bones and heads as well as fish soup. Then I had calves liver which was overcooked to school kitchen standards and tasted like last week's unwashed socks.

The worst thing was we were with my dad and he was paying. His was fine and he was constantly remarking on how good it was and how he was amazed it was empty. If it had just been me & the wife I guarantee we'd have left. Instead we didn't even send the shitty stuff back for fear of offending my old man. I presume it's closed down.

 

[mikeyjh]

French place in Shoreham about seven years ago. On the coast road and I think called the Petit Bordeaux and part of the group that owned the predecessor to the Ginger Pig on Hove St.

My Mrs ordered fish soup and they forgot to drain the stock, resulting in a bowl full of bones and heads as well as fish soup. Then I had calves liver which was overcooked to school kitchen standards and tasted like last week's unwashed socks.

The worst thing was we were with my dad and he was paying. His was fine and he was constantly remarking on how good it was and how he was amazed it was empty. If it had just been me & the wife I guarantee we'd have left. Instead we didn't even send the shitty stuff back for fear of offending my old man. I presume it's closed down.

It was the Petit Bordeaux and it did close down - Funny isn't it, because I was gutted when it closed, we'd only just moved here and loved it. It's authenticity went as far as the wined up chef throwing tantrums, I suspect this may also be the reason behind it's apparent inconsistency...

 

[Nibble]

I think a Roast Meal I had on that now defunct greasy spoon on the seven dials, Star café or something? I paid 99p for a roast meal in 1999 and wolfed it down. Got outside and promptly vomited gristle, grease, and a plate full of peas.

 

[Guinness Boy]

It was the Petit Bordeaux and it did close down - Funny isn't it, because I was gutted when it closed, we'd only just moved here and loved it. It's authenticity went as far as the wined up chef throwing tantrums, I suspect this may also be the reason behind it's apparent inconsistency...

That does actually explain a lot. We went for Sunday lunch so I suspect a massive hangover was involved.

 

[Bold Seagull]

I can't imagine what would possess anyone to have macaroni cheese on a hangover, acreamy cheesey slop.

Even if you're a veggie, mushrooms, eggs, toms on toast etc. Vitamins, carbs, no brainer.

Macaroni cheese is just carbs and fat. It really ain't going to do your recovery any good even if it was the best friggin macaroni cheese ever made.

 

[Bold Seagull]

I can recommend the Kings Head in Bramber for a decent bit of Sunday food. Liver, bacon and vegtables was spot on for £8. Person on another table had the lamb cutlets which looked immense, again for under £8.

Big garden and a childrens play area as well.

 

[Nibble]

I can't imagine what would possess anyone to have macaroni cheese on a hangover, acreamy cheesey slop.

Even if you're a veggie, mushrooms, eggs, toms on toast etc. Vitamins, carbs, no brainer.

Macaroni cheese is just carbs and fat. It really ain't going to do your recovery any good even if it was the best friggin macaroni cheese ever made.

Well it's part of a muti-pronged attack on a hangover that also involves sugars, vitamins etc but when I have righted myself Mac and Cheese is the only way for me, few peas and a bit of ketchup and mustard. It works for me!

 

[algie]

The chalk pit offam

Pie served upside down pastry like soggy newspaper and microwaved to an inch of its life.

Appalling place.

Also the curry in noori is never good no matter how many beers you have had.
Sh1t service. Paper table cloths and waiter with attitude

I'm surprised about the Chalk pit. I've been there twice and really enjoyed it.

For me the worse was easily the Cock inn in Wivlesfield Green.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

1901 Club?

 

[drew]

Fenchurch Colony about 10 years ago. We ordered some hot'n spicy wings. When I bit into it, the wings were not hot, in fact they were stone cold. They were also very chewy and we very quickly deduced that they were in fact raw!!!!

 

[Billy the Fish]

A toss up between Ashoka - two different dishes we ordered that turned out to be the same bland and watery sludge - or English's - overcooked piece of fish accompanied by some over cooked veg that I had to pay extra for.

 

[Cowfold Seagull]

Mine was a macaroni cheese at Hove Kitchen. I was a bit hungover, in need of comfort food, prepared for me and prepared well. Thought Hove Kitchen would satisfy me. Watched in anticipation as my girlfriend's delicious looking chicken and pepper dish arrived before mine. Then a plate of watery, grey, "cheese" sauce with a few undercooked bits of pasta swilling around in the muck. Took one mouthful and sent it back. They didn't offer me another dish, just didn't charge me. I left my other half eating her meal and returned 10n mins later with the biggest **** off burger, dripping in meaty fat and sauces and sat back down at the table and ate my decent meal.

Macaroni cheese? It was the worst meal I have (almost) had not just because it was grim but because they genuinely thought they had nailed the macaroni cheese thing in a wanky, Hove, better than the rest way.

Anyway. Yours?

How the hell could anyone get a macaroni cheese so wrong?, it's such a simple dish to make!, all it consists of is pasta and cheese!

One of my worst ever meals was at an Indian restaurant in Hassocks about five years ago (can't remember the name). It wasn't so much the curry that was the problem, (pretty average as l remember), but more the standard of service. The waiter positioned himself right next to our table as we were eating, and the instant we had finished eating a dish dived on the plate and removed it back to the kitchen, Unerring to say the least.

 

[Cowfold Seagull]

Fenchurch Colony about 10 years ago. We ordered some hot'n spicy wings. When I bit into it, the wings were not hot, in fact they were stone cold. They were also very chewy and we very quickly deduced that they were in fact raw!!!!

Is that the establishment that's been renamed Salmonella City? lol