There’s a distinct possibility that I’m going to be taking over doing some / most of the cooking at the local English pub. The current menu is rather dead on its arse and far too Brake Brothers at the moment, imho. I’m putting together a list of dishes to consider, but would be interested in what sorts of things everyone else looks for on a pub menu.
Current list
Proper burger
Steak and chips (couple of different sauces available)
Fish and chips
Steak and ale pie
Home cured meat and cheese platter
Sausage and mash
Lasagne (or a really good spaghetti bolognese)
Chilli
Slow cooked pork belly
Chicken stuffed with haggis or black pudding and wrapped in bacon
Want to have a fair few options that I can have on a rotation, probably only have 3-4 mains on offer at any one time, keep everything as fresh as possible.
Pies definitely have a bottom in my book. Will need to have a bit of a play to make sure I can get it in a state that I am happy with it.
Could probably do it as a steak and ale pudding with a suet based crust in the mean time.
We don’t get a lot of veggie / gluten free round here, so whilst I do need a couple of different options there’s not likely to be a huge amount. The French are notorious for not catering to them at all!
Just went down and had a chat with the guy who currently runs the kitchen and he seems very keen; he isn’t really a chef and I think is quite bored of the whole thing.
Just need to have a chat with the other partner and we should be good to go.
If I were catering in this way I would have a few high quality slow cooked items like beef shin and lamb shank as well. They are fairly easy to prepare if you have time, and always seem like a bit of a treat on an otherwise fairly bland menu.
we rarely eat pub food, but the best I had recently* were really simple, and good quality stone baked pizzas. All the better for being on the late night menu as well.
