pub names - Food

[Strongers]

I though that in these changing times it would be good to discuss food alongside beer.

I've noticed that there are a lot of pubs where the name relates to Cheshire Cheese and I was wondering if anyone can name more pubs that get their title from specific food stuffs - Please, no fruit!

I've been to the Melton Mowbray in Holborn which is a Fullers ale and pie house, but unfortunately no mention of pork or jelly!

[trainman]

I've noticed that there are a lot of pubs where the name relates to Cheshire Cheese

Being, strictly speaking, born in Cheshire, I should be, but am not, a fan of the cheese. I'm sorry, but it's just so bland & uninteresting to eat, and useless for cooking with. So, why do these pubs celebrate Cheshire Cheese by adopting the name?

[trainman]

back to thread - I've been to Melton Mowbray itself & we ate a pie from the butcher's at The Boat - here's a clip of the review "We phoned ahead to check whether we could eat our locally purchased pie here & the guv said no prob, although when we arrived he did admit to having thought we were on a wind-up!"

So, no foodstuffs pub there, must try harder... How about The Bramley Apple in Southwell? The Golden Pheasant, Biggleswade? Lion & Lobster, Brighton? (lobster was dry but the lion was toothsome...), Pilchard Inn, Burgh Island, Sir Loin of Beef, Southsea, Hare&Billet, Blackheath (tho can't recall having had Hare),

I hope not many Dogs, Dolphins, Foxes, Swans or Eagles are gonna be quoted?
I was looking for pubs I've been to, representing food I've eaten, but it's Steve's thread so...

[Farway]

Blue Vinny, Puddletown http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/9775/

Went in last month, and although I ate there never spotted any Blue Vinny on the menu, but TBH I was not looking for it, maybe it is part of the "West Country cheese board"?

[Pubsignman]

How about 'The Dorset Knob' http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/9940/

...which isn't what it sounds like.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorset_Knob

[ETA]

Well, there are all the Pheasants of course.

And (maybe it's even iconic) http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/41691/ in Salisbury.

and the now closed http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/38281/ in Birmingham.

[hondo]

http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/37842/

http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/27182/ :love:

[Soup Dragon]

darn it - the ever laconic hondo beat me to the one, which i reviewed some while back

we cant afford food names in the black country - this is the closest i can get

http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/38975/

[RogerB]

Can I claim the Slaughtered Lamb as foodstuff?

[Maldenman]

I visited this one a long while back in my pre-reviewing days.

http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/39635/

[ETA]

Maldenman's post reminded me:

http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/11777/

[trainman]

The Grapes, Limehouse. The Roebuck, Hampton Hill. The Goat, St Albans. Hare in the Hill, Bristol.
Not claiming any of my three Fat Cats, or the Lazy Toad in Shoreham-by-Sea.
Pontefract Castle, Marylebone. Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem Artichoke, Nottingham. Barley Mow, Shepperton. John Barleycorn, Goring. The Lamb Inn, Eastbourne.
In hardship, one might stretch to the Wise Old Owl, Kingsfold; The Nightingale, Hitchin; or The (tough as old) Boot, St Albans.

[RogerB]

The Nightingale

Try as I may, I can't find any Nightingale recipes on the net that actually include this particular passerine as part of its ingredients. :confused:

[ETA]

Trainman - Artichoke...?

[arwkrite]

Along the Herefordshire /Powys border somewhere is a pub called" The Baron Of Beef," a pub of the same name is located in Cambridge. I understand it pertains to what would be a saddle if it were lamb.
On the outskirts of Hereford we have the "Bunch of Carrots ". At Painscastle, Powys there is "The Roast Ox."
We have plenty of animal names but unless they are at least butchered and skinned I will leave them.
After eating all that you will need "the Cottage of Content " of which there are a few about.

[arwkrite]

Trainman - Artichoke...?

Artichokes just ain't worth the trouble, as I would imagine a stuffed Nightingale would'nt either. All bone ,no meat.

[RogerB]

There are at least 5 Owl & Pussycat pubs listed. Fricasse of Owl was apparently a popular Louisina dish and as for eating Pussy, I'll stop at the Koreans as an example.

[Dave M]

I'll have Three Sugar Loaves (http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/695/) please :D

[Evil Gazebo]

I'll have Three Sugar Loaves (http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/695/) please :D

I haven't got such a big appetite, so I'll just have the one... (http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/57105/)

[ETA]

I'll have Three Sugar Loaves (http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/695/) please :D

I'll see your loaves and raise you a http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/50/

[Dave M]

I haven't got such a big appetite, so I'll just have the one... (http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/57105/)

Yes ok, so I'm just greedy!


Pilchard Inn, Burgh Island

Why settle for the one when you can have three (http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/4644/) or five (http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/4566/), both of which I remember from holidays as a kid. Not sure I was ever taken in either of them - but that would be another thread!

[trainman]

Artichokes just ain't worth the trouble, as I would imagine a stuffed Nightingale would'nt either.
I like artichokes pre-prepped from the deli (if I can ever afford em), but have to agree about nightingales - they only snuck in for emergencies.

Plenty of Shoulders of Mutton about, but can't recall ever having been in one.

[Maldenman]

I've just trawled through my list of contributions, all in the name of work avoidance, and my more unusual examples include

The Bread and Roses, Clapham; Haunch of Venison, salisbury; Red Lion & Pineapple, Acton; The Cock, Headley; The Eel Pie, Twickenham; The Bloated Mallard, Teddington; The Blackbird...4 and 20 etc...Earl's Ct, and The Cocoanut, Kingston.

[Evil Gazebo]

If only this pub (http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/67025/) could be in this town (http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/towns/sandwich/kent/), then it would surely have the best postal address in the world.

[arwkrite]

I see that there is a "Shoulder of Mutton and Cauliflower" in Ashtead. Add some potatoes and a few greens you have got yourself a Sunday lunch .

[Maldenman]

I see that there is a "Shoulder of Mutton and Cauliflower" in Ashtead. Add some potatoes and a few greens you have got yourself a Sunday lunch .

You might need to add a bit of this though arwkrite.

http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/66346/

[Soup Dragon]

Does this count for a cheap BBQ?


http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/16727/

Laughing Gravy - see post above, was the name of Laurel & Hardy's dog in one of their short films - if anyone is interested, cares, or didn't know

[Conrad]

I didn't know, but was enthralled by the review, presumably attempted before we removed the word limit. And sadly now I will never know its conclusion.

[Dave M]

If only this pub (http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/67025/) could be in this town (http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/towns/sandwich/kent/), then it would surely have the best postal address in the world.

Yes, that would've been perfect!



http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/16727/


Interesting to see that The Blazing Donkey does promote itself (http://www.blazingdonkey.co.uk/) as being in Ham, Sandwich. I remember seeing that review and considered creating a village of Ham, but as the Royal Mail has it as being Eastly I just stuck with that. Not sure I like the idea of The Blazing Donkey Ham Sandwich anyway.

[General Staal]

How about the Sacks of Potatoes in Birmingham and the Fleur-de-Lys in Lowsonford?

http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/37842/
http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/57266/

Fleur-de-Lys is the name of a brand of pie originating in this pub.

[Oggwyn Trench]

Just a quick bite for me http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/32088/

[General Staal]

There are a plethora of Orange Trees. Here's just one:

http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/38581/

And if you fancy a sausage:

http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/67692/

[Oggwyn Trench]

Along the Herefordshire /Powys border somewhere is a pub called" The Baron Of Beef," a pub of the same name is located in Cambridge. I understand it pertains to what would be a saddle if it were lamb.
On the outskirts of Hereford we have the "Bunch of Carrots ". At Painscastle, Powys there is "The Roast Ox."
We have plenty of animal names but unless they are at least butchered and skinned I will leave them.
After eating all that you will need "the Cottage of Content " of which there are a few about.

The Baron of Beef is in Bucknell , Shropshire . A Baron is a double sirloin uncut at the spine , it was a favorite cut of some of our more erm... jovial monarchs who on more than one occassion would (when pished probally) Knight the meat Sir Loin of Beef ... how the evenings must have flown !

[Wittenden]

Yes, that would've been perfect!



Interesting to see that The Blazing Donkey does promote itself (http://www.blazingdonkey.co.uk/) as being in Ham, Sandwich. I remember seeing that review and considered creating a village of Ham, but as the Royal Mail has it as being Eastly I just stuck with that. Not sure I like the idea of The Blazing Donkey Ham Sandwich anyway.

Definately a village of Ham, near Sandwhich, and there there is an iconic signpost to prove it. Not been drinking that way for years, so can't comment of that front, though the Blazing Donkey is unlikely to be my type of pub!

[Wittenden]

I see that there is a "Shoulder of Mutton and Cauliflower" in Ashtead. Add some potatoes and a few greens you have got yourself a Sunday lunch .

http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/39354/-never been there, but by all accounts I'm glad I haven't, though I like mutton and love cucumbers.

[Dave M]

Definately a village of Ham, near Sandwhich, and there there is an iconic signpost to prove it.

Yeah looking at maps I can see that there is really a place called Ham, although I think I was a little generous calling it a village. More like a Hamlet really. :whistle:

[Farway]

May I claim the Happy Cheese, Ashurst [nr Southampton] ? Been past many a time, but never been in, one of the sort of pubs you pass on the way to somewhere else http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/13775/

There is also a Ham village near Hungerford, unfortunately the pub is just a Crown & Anchor

However there is a Buttermere village nearby, which I always thought was appropriate http://www.ukvillages.co.uk/Place/4494/Buttermere-Wiltshire

[Oggwyn Trench]

Theres always this place http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/32084/ , a Coffyne is a type of pie made with lamb , dried fruit and lemon

[trainman]

Theres always this place http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/32084/ , a Coffyne is a type of pie made with lamb , dried fruit and lemon

And Millay will be ensuring he never heads out on expedition with any Donner descendents...

[Al 10000]

I went in a pub called the Dog and Bacon in Horsham a couple of years ago,i like bacon but have never tried dog before or i hope i hav'nt.

[Alesonly]

I remember going in The Eel Pie Pub in Church St Twickenham about a two years ago it was a nice Pub. I Never had Eel Pie though.

[hondo]

:eek::sick:http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/odd/news/a255839/eel-crawls-up-fishmongers-bottom.html

[RogerB]

Yes, let's be very careful out there.:eek:

[Farway]

well I suppose it would be an unusual pub name, the "Eel up your Arse" inn. Any suggestions where this could be located, how about Shitterton?

[Evil Gazebo]

:eek::sick:http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/odd/news/a255839/eel-crawls-up-fishmongers-bottom.html

Am I alone in feeling sorry for the eel?

[oldboots]

Am I alone in feeling sorry for the eel?

reminds me of the Bill Tidy cartoon of the crowds waiting outside the White Star office after the Titanic sunk, a typically Tidyish woman steps forward and asks "any news of the iceberg?"

[Mobyduck]

Am I alone in feeling sorry for the eel?

Two years on I'm still catching up, but I'd just like to say,eel meet again don't know where don't know when but I .........
someone stop me please :whistle:

[Pangolin]

Ok, if we're down to that level, could this http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/60641/ be named after the Chicken Tarka? It's like a Chicken Tikka, but a little 'otter.