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Venison burger with bacon, celeriac remoulade, onion rings, garlic & chili coleslaw, salad and fries, washed down with plenty of mulled wine.

Also – well done everyone for not mentioning chips!!

Sorry.
In my defence I did mention that by adding chips it is no longer a breakfast.

The Man wants you to cook a burger all the way through

What the man actually says is that overcooked burgers are for the weak and infirm:

That’s why we advise that anyone who is more vulnerable to food poisoning should only ever eat burgers that are thoroughly cooked.

This applies to:

children
the elderly
pregnant women
people with a weakened immune system

Bring on the pink! Looks like I’ll be having a venison burger for lunch with a celeriac remoulade and all the trimmings. Nom nom!

Admittedly we do tend to err on the side of caution with the cooking of our burgers in the pub, though our beef is of the finest quality and minced by us on site. I could even take you for a short walk and introduce you to the cows you’ll be eating in the near future.

TBH, I think Flashy had it with the OP.

It’s a fried breakfast, so:

Fried bacon (smoked back for me, cooked to a crispy rind)
Fried sausages
Fried egg(s)
Fried tomato
Fried black pud
Fried bread

You’ll notice the recurring theme there, anything that isn’t fried can do one, as can your inferior fried bread substitutes and leftover mashed potato. If you must have potato then you can upgrade the breakfast to a full dinner with the addition of chips, deep fried.
Toast might be acceptable in Brighton & Hove but it’s fried bread all the way for us decent god fearing types.
If you are one of those deviants that think fungus is a food group then you can add mushroom, fried, of course.
Personally I find the yolk provides all the sauce I need, but red and brown are acceptable.

I’ve sent back a bog standard burger twice as the chef thought it was trendy to serve it rare in the middle, it came back the second time medium rare so gave up at that point and got half the meal refunded.

Why did you want over-cooked beef? Chef was trying to do you a favour!🥩

what’s your problem with beans?

They’re nasty. Bean water is nasty.

A writer for a food industry mag told me some pub chains buy in ready cooked, vacuum packed steaks, and all they do is heat them in a microwave before sending them out – is that right?

I know some Greene King pubs buy in vac-packed steaks from South America, not heard of pre-cooked ones though. I’ve also heard of restaurants searing steaks to be microwaved later, but again I’ve never seen it. I’ll ask my chef when I see him.

if it’s not perfect it goes back

Taste is subjective so it is impossible to be perfect for everyone. For all we know you have a piss poor palate?

Working in the trade we generally always know what places are like when we dine out so it is very rare we get a meal bad enough to warrant sending back. This does of course mean we get to see it from the other side…

It must be a stressful life owning a pub/cafe/restaurant when one false move can ruin your business

We rarely respond to online reviews are they are mostly bollocks and obviously so to anyone with an ounce of intelligence, but we did respond to one woman who wrote us a scathing review a couple of months ago. She ordered a venison cottage pie and got upset because she didn’t know what a cottage pie was and was expecting a traditional pastry pie.
We pointed out that she had not once written a positive review of our pub/food despite mentioning in her complaint that she had enjoyed dozens of meals at our establishment. She also didn’t bother mentioning her concerns to us at the time, so there was little we could do.
She has since retracted her bad review and still comes in to eat. 😁

hakalugi

Never seen it, nor worked with anyone that would consider it. It would be instant dismissal so why bother? I think this only really happens in the movies…

Shaolin Soccer?

I misread as “funny martial arts moves”, hence:

No, but I was 🤣

Reported for racism.

Sounds sexual, where we at?

Seeing as there is an “e” in the thread title I’ll recommend a blend; Compass Box Peat Monster.

Chap who blends it is a Yank who used to work for one of the biggest Scottish distilleries but got tired of making the same old singles when he knew he could make much more interesting whiskies.

Treat yourselves.

You’d actually go out in public wearing those?

Also available in black if you go through life terrified of what other people think of you.

The best way to stop a criminal with a weapon is…

…having a culture where criminals don’t feel the need to carry weapons.

That’s prevention, which we should all be striving for. Unfortunately we do have violent criminals on mopeds attacking the innocent, and the best way to stop them is smearing them into the tarmac.

But yes, we all wish for the day when all the criminals are lovely pacifists. :)

*wonders if Rocketman has confused a Fiesta ST with an actual fast car*

You have to appreciate that it is quicker than a boggo 1.9tdi VAG which is going to be everyone else’s bench mark.

But yes, I concur and probably also need to grow up as I hanker for neither a 1.9tdi VAG, nor a pipe and slippers.

This thread forced me to buy a naga curry last night, with keema rice, garlic and chili naan, onion bhajis, poppadoms and a peri-peri chicken starter.

There were no leftovers.

Still, it’s nice to be able to tell a positive ‘neighbour’ story on here for a change

Great, you’ve just guaranteed a “My arsehole neighbour plays his classical too loud” hilarious parody thread. It’ll probably even mention Brexit. :(

I don’t get the whole “quality of sound” thing.

Isn’t it supposed to be about the music? Either it’s good or it isn’t. And if it’s good, then you try to listen to it under optimal conditions.

But good music is still good, even when the equipment sucks.

Maybe the OP just needs to listen to better stuff.

Amen brother.

Currently listening to a load of old soul on youtube on these:

…and I’m quite happy. Mind you, some of the original recordings are such poor quality it doesn’t really matter.

It wouldn’t surprise me if he has bits of a Cosworth DFV engine keeping him alive.

Lovely sentiment. :)

I personally think it’s a great improvement.

Pics and categories are positive changes in my book.

Mind you, how do you get to someone’s profile, and therefore posting history, from the ad?

For instance, there is some chancer trying to flog obviously second hand shoes for £25(!!!), and demanding PP gift only. Clicking on his username does not take you to his profile.

Not that I ever use the classifieds, but thought I’d have a look.

But I’m sure after brexit we can all look forward to millions of highly versatile production plants springing up.

You say that like it is a good thing? So the way it is now is not good? It’s no wonder people voted to leave and we have less manufacturing. That and you giving your hard earned to Fritz, and so soon after remembrance day.

That’s me.

You deleted my post? Bastard!

Some people have no sense of humour…

That killed it the following year

NIce one Scrooge.

but I bet most of them never gave to charity.

And I bet you didn’t either, eh Ebeneezer?

it makes even chewing on a Dorset Naga seem pleasant

Hmm, I’m yet to find anyone else that has managed to eat one of the Dorset nagas I grew. One lad left in an ambulance.

Hotter than any of the scorpion/ghost/reapers I’ve been offered. Will see if I’ve got any left in the freezer.

What, no one makes their own?

[smug mode] My team of chefs make mine, and jolly lovely they are too. [/smug mode]

:)

But you try buying three teens shoes, uniforms and bits in August…

Should have had fewer kids, or at least sent them out on the rob, eh Fagin?

Erdinger is popular in my pub.

The persona is slipping a bit there chief…

I thought it would be ok when the happy ending came along.

Proof that you really can fap to anything. Thanks for sharing.

Smear them into the tarmac. :)

The fact that he changed his name to that of a well known football hooligan should tell you everything you need to know.

Every single tyre manufacturer and the AA, RAC etc all give the same advice. Best tyres on the rear. That’s good enough for me.

Oversteer vs understeer.

Understeer is seen as safer.

Hmm where are you sbob… that sounds like a much more tempting cafe stop!

The Green Man, Grantchester, Cambridge. Remortgage the house and pop in for a pint!

I don’t visit cafes as pubs exist, but I’ll do you an ale baguette filled with a venison and bacon ragu, topped with Cheddar and Guinness rarebit and pickled mustard seeds served with a side salad and fries.

For £11.

Maybe if we chant “Jordan Peterson” over and over a mod will appear and close the thread?

FFS, another Brexit thread?

I’m running out of kittens to drown.