Dinner at Home

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Our thoughts and views on food in pubs

  • The Dun Cow, Dunchurch, Rugby

    Today I had the pleasure of meeting up with an old flatmate from my uni days at Goldsmith’s College – we hadn’t seen each other for eighteen years so we had a lot to catch up on. We decided on the Dun Cow in Dunchurch village just near Rugby in Warwickshire as it was convenient for both of us.

    It was very busy when I arrived so was relieved that my friend had booked a table. This is a traditional country pub with warm fires, lots of beams and generally cosy. It seemed perfect.

    We were seated immediately but alarm bells started ringing when the family next to us were complaining about having waited an hour for some food. With this in mind we ordered immediately and got on with eighteen years of catching up. Unfortunately everything took forever to come and we were amused at the waitress who spent her entire time apologising for the terrible service.

    Jools had the calamari to start whilst I had the beer battered mushrooms. Both were very pleasant but were were famished after waiting 45 minutes. We both had gammon, egg and chips for main – again, very nice and only brought to the table after asking for them , again with an apology.

    Overall the Dun Cow is a warm, cosy (obviously busy!) pub / restaurant that is well priced with nice food. Sadly the poor service let it down and I will not be returning.

     

  • The Curzon Arms, Woodhouse Eaves

    My girls have been in London for a few days with their granny so it has been very peaceful at home – just me and the dog. Granny had offered to drop the girls back home so we thought it might be nice to take the dogs for a walk and then find a decent country pub that would welcome all three dogs.

    I was recommended the Curzon  Arms in Woodhouse Eaves as a dog friendly pub with good food and a relaxed atmosphere. With Tonka only being 8 months old he’s still not perfectly pub trained so we were a little anxious but there was no need to be!

    We had a lovely walk in Outwoods and arrived at the Curzon Arms (only a mile away) but about 1.30pm. We were warmly welcomed and the dogs were offered a bowl of water. The atmosphere was relaxed and family friendly and we settled at our table in the bar. It is an old pub with a contemporary feel – traditional wood burning stoves, a bar area as well as restaurant, real ale and a traditional English pub menu.  Imogen and I decided on the Home-made Beef and Ale Pie which was a 20 minute wait but we were happy with that. It was worth it – puff pastry on a tasty beef filling with delicious chunky chips. Scarlett had the Scampi and Chips and my mother-in-law had the Traditional Fish & Chips. All delicious.

    I would thoroughly recommend The Curzon Arms if you are looking for a dog friendly, family friendly pub / restaurant in Leicestershire. Perfect for anything from a lite bite to a full three course meal. Sunday lunch looks good and is not limited to the traditional Sunday Roast as some places are.

  • The Hope and Anchor, Tenby

    I cannot visit Tenby (and write my blog!!) without mentioning the legendary Hope and Anchor pub down in St Julian Street! Normally when the sun is relentless (not very often!!) it is a pleasant reprieve on our way back from a hard day on the Castle Beach to stop for a cold pint and a bag of crisps but this trip the weather was not good and we only managed this 2 or 3 times. Nonetheless good to see the same old people that are there most nights and funny that the kids’ highlight of the entire holiday was watching Frostie on a skateboard (rumour has it he’d had a couple of shandies!) being led by 2 Dobermans until he flipped backwards on his bum amongst general roars of laughter! (more…)

  • The Red Lion, Great Wratting, Suffolk

    Well, we had a very quiet week last week when the girls went off to Suffolk to stay with their Granny for a week. They had a thoroughly lovely time and as usual did not want to come home!! Their highlight (apart from Harry Potter and the Anglo Saxon village!) was their night out to the Red Lion in Great Wratting on the Friday night! This pub is an absolute must at Christmas time as the decorations are out of this world (a full size lit up nativity scene in the car park!) but for a good family meal it sounds great fun too! (more…)

  • The Royal Oak, Bitteswell

    Well yesterday was a sad day in our department as our student placement, Katie Raven, who has been with us a year, is leaving to resume her studies! We couldn’t let her go without a pressie, some flowers and a nice lunch out so off we headed to the Royal Oak at Bitteswell (in Leicestershire – 5 minutes from our offices in Lutterworth).

    The village is beautiful and picturesque and the pub is a lovely old building with a big garden where you can sit if the weather is nice. Unfortunately yesterday was raining so we sat inside which was nonetheless cosy and inviting. (more…)