What are you eating and drinking tonight?

[TANGODANCER]

Noticed somebody a bit back mentioned Riggs Garden Centre in Walsden and the food was good in the pub opposite. Meant to mention it then and forgot but it's now called The Border Rose, it seems. Used to be The Butcher's Arms many years back and was my local, very local in fact as I lived in the house that has the white dormer bit in the pic. Used to sell Ramsden's Stone Trough Ales and it was all pies and pasties back then. Spent a good night or two in there and The Summit Inn at Littleboro a couple of miles up the road.

[Il Pirate]

Noticed somebody a bit back mentioned Riggs Garden Centre in Walsden and the food was good in the pub opposite. Meant to mention it then and forgot but it's now called The Border Rose, it seems. Used to be The Butcher's Arms many years back and was my local, very local in fact as I lived in the house that has the white dormer bit in the pic. Used to sell Ramsden's Stone Trough Ales and it was all pies and pasties back then. Spent a good night or two in there and The Summit Inn at Littleboro a couple of miles up the road.

years ago. a guy who I worked with called Mike Street ( big lad with fiery red hair) and his dad Vic used to have the summit, '79 - '80 ish

[Lofthouse Lower]

That's the pub - lovely. The cheese and onion pie there is the best I've ever had.

[TANGODANCER]

years ago. a guy who I worked with called Mike Street ( big lad with fiery red hair) and his dad Vic used to have the summit, '79 - '80 ish

I'm actually a fair bit before that IP. Talking 1958/61. Can't remember who ran it but it was a decent pub. I lived in Walsden for two years and played (or leyked, as they say up there)football for both Todmorden and Walsden in that era. Long time ago now.

Edited a date error. Not as old as I thought.

[William the White]

We had hake steaks in a hot paprika and garlic sauce... new potatoes cooked in fish stock, asparagus, Spanish white...

and...

The month's concession to outrageously high living... Roquefort and sweet white wine from Bordeaux... fantastic...

[Bruce Rioja]

I hear that Fannie's has opened as a gastro pub. Any good?

[William the White]

I hear that Fannie's has opened as a gastro pub. Any good?

Not heard that - might be a nice one for lunch before a match - if they'd let us in...

[Bruce Rioja]

I hear that Fannie's has opened as a gastro pub. Any good?

Not heard that - might be a nice one for lunch before a match - if they'd let us in...

Ooh! A very good call.

[thebish]

eating - about to tackle a HUGE bowl of root-vegetable and split pea curried stew

then

drinking - off to watch the 5-nations with an avid real-ale nut - so probably a few foaming pints of Old Badgers Arse-Scratchings

yum!

[General Mannerheim]

Dinner time today, Lieutenant M is on steam cooked sweet & sour chicken with rice, followed by banana, pineapple and mango chunks then chocolate mouse.

General M is on corned beef butty.

kids eh, dont know they're born!

[Lofthouse Lower]

Tampopo mmmm

[ajwbolton]

I asked for Beef Bourgignon - doubt i'll get it tho - thought of it after seeing an ad on tv the other day that looked marvellous...some supermarket ripping off the M&S scrummy type ads

[Il Pirate]

After not being on the beer for 6 months, I had a dark mild last night. Sometimes it's the simplest things in life which are best..................

[superjohnmcginlay]

After not being on the beer for 6 months, I had a dark mild last night. Sometimes it's the simplest things in life which are best..................

Is that even possible?

[Lofthouse Lower]

After not being on the beer for 6 months, I had a dark mild last night. Sometimes it's the simplest things in life which are best..................

Gay alert

[CrazyHorse]

After not being on the beer for 6 months, I had a dark mild last night. Sometimes it's the simplest things in life which are best..................

Is that even possible?

And why break the abstinence with some fooking dark mild for crying out loud? WTF is that all about?

[superjohnmcginlay]

Indeed. Good point.

[Lord Kangana]

Bank Top does a cracking dark mild.

And their Port-O-Call is top notch.

[TANGODANCER]

Back a ways, Chesters dark mild was beer to die for.

[Il Pirate]

The reason was a change in meds. I tried to drink (although NOTsupposed to) and ended up with a head that hurt like I'd been hit from both sides by a bus. So I had to stop. Dark Mild is my way back. Low alc etc. And very tasty