What are you eating and drinking tonight?

Gary the Enfield · Post by **Gary the Enfield** » Sat Jul 02, 2011 7:59 pm

hisroyalgingerness wrote:Speaking of ham, this lunch involved a walk round Entwistle reservoir which ended in an inevitable trip to the Strawbury Duck where I troughed one of their ham and mustard sandwiches and a side of chunky chips.

Fantastic

Have they done the 'Duck up? I heard it was closed.

William the White · Post by **William the White** » Sat Jul 02, 2011 8:28 pm

Gary the Enfield wrote:
hisroyalgingerness wrote:Speaking of ham, this lunch involved a walk round Entwistle reservoir which ended in an inevitable trip to the Strawbury Duck where I troughed one of their ham and mustard sandwiches and a side of chunky chips.

Fantastic

Have they done the 'Duck up? I heard it was closed.

It was definitely closed for much of the last 18 months, maybe longer, and all of last summer.

How did the decor look HRG? Last time i was in it was tired, tired, tired... out.

If it's back in op and with food it's the return of a local icon, and v gd news for walkers.

Lord Kangana · Post by **Lord Kangana** » Sat Jul 02, 2011 10:46 pm

It was open in March, I can tell that much. Wasn't that much impressed with the ale at the time, but as it gets busy in the summer that should probably sort itself out.

William the White · Post by **William the White** » Mon Jul 04, 2011 12:10 am

Tonight, thanks to partner, was red pepper and lime soup followed by spicey chicken salad, with jalapenos, lettuce, tomato, gherkins and tabasco... Portuguese White from alentejo.

nice.

Lord Kangana · Post by **Lord Kangana** » Mon Jul 04, 2011 12:42 am

Had a rare treat at work today. Some old friends of the owners turned up, so we did a few "tastings" from the public and private wine cellars after sunday lunch.

Tasted some Monte Real Rioja Gran Reservas ('98, '01) against 2 other years ('97 and '02) (can't remember the mark, its not one I'm familiar with). Then we did some tastings of Loire Valley whites samples as potentials for the new menu. A couple of South African Pinotages (highlight for me being the cheapest, False Bay - high on alcohol, but as close to a French Pinot as I've tasted from overseas). Threw in a couple of English wines because it was a nice sunny day. They're not going on because the reception was mixed, and the mark up is low.

Then to top it off, I tried to trump them all with my own bottle of St Mont white. At 4.50 euros it was easily the bargain of the day. They weren't having it, so it'll remain my secret. Still think it was the second best wine after the 2001 Rioja.

Hangovers just wearing off now.

Lofthouse Lower · Post by **Lofthouse Lower** » Mon Jul 04, 2011 8:28 am

BBQ on Saturday
BBQ on Sunday

going to book myself in for an hour on the bog later

boltonboris · Post by **boltonboris** » Mon Jul 04, 2011 12:33 pm

truewhite15 wrote:I've just made scrambled eggs for the first time in my life (I usually stick to omelettes) with a decent degree of success - I started folding slightly too late, I think...

My question is - is it acceptable to grate cheese into the pre-cooked egg mix, and is there anything else in the average student's (bare) kitchen that you can stick in to improve the quality?

Chives and chilli flakes

hisroyalgingerness · Post by **hisroyalgingerness** » Mon Jul 04, 2011 1:00 pm

William the White wrote:
Gary the Enfield wrote:
hisroyalgingerness wrote:Speaking of ham, this lunch involved a walk round Entwistle reservoir which ended in an inevitable trip to the Strawbury Duck where I troughed one of their ham and mustard sandwiches and a side of chunky chips.

Fantastic

Have they done the 'Duck up? I heard it was closed.
It was definitely closed for much of the last 18 months, maybe longer, and all of last summer.

How did the decor look HRG? Last time i was in it was tired, tired, tired... out.

If it's back in op and with food it's the return of a local icon, and v gd news for walkers.

Yeah done up now. Looking good, and food's amazing.

William the White · Post by **William the White** » Thu Jul 07, 2011 7:18 pm

shortly - home made fish pie...

Portuguese dry white from Lisbon Coast and Bromley Cross Co-op... On offer but, tbh, a bit of a non-event...

LiOC · Post by **LiOC** » Fri Jul 08, 2011 12:47 am

Went to pizza hut with some mates. Great deal: a fiver for a starter, a pizza, salad and a drink. Good food too.

BWFC_Insane · Post by **BWFC_Insane** » Fri Jul 08, 2011 8:22 am

LiOC wrote:Went to pizza hut with some mates. Great deal: a fiver for a starter, a pizza, salad and a drink. Good food too.

It really isn't!

LiOC · Post by **LiOC** » Fri Jul 08, 2011 8:24 am

BWFC_Insane wrote:
LiOC wrote:Went to pizza hut with some mates. Great deal: a fiver for a starter, a pizza, salad and a drink. Good food too.

It really isn't!

For a fiver. It's not exactly Michelin starred but it tastes good to me!

Lofthouse Lower · Post by **Lofthouse Lower** » Fri Jul 08, 2011 8:25 am

BWFC_Insane wrote:
LiOC wrote:Went to pizza hut with some mates. Great deal: a fiver for a starter, a pizza, salad and a drink. Good food too.

It really isn't!

Serves a purpose

BWFC_Insane · Post by **BWFC_Insane** » Fri Jul 08, 2011 8:34 am

Lofthouse Lower wrote:
BWFC_Insane wrote:
LiOC wrote:Went to pizza hut with some mates. Great deal: a fiver for a starter, a pizza, salad and a drink. Good food too.

It really isn't!
Serves a purpose

True, I have an irrational hatred of Pizza Hut though since I went to one in Leeds for lunch years ago and I had an awful bout of food poisoning. Can't bear to go back through the doors since then! Not that I went through them much before as I always thought it was fairly tasteless.

Lofthouse Lower · Post by **Lofthouse Lower** » Fri Jul 08, 2011 8:36 am

It did me well as a student - fiver for all you can eat would last us for days

LiOC · Post by **LiOC** » Fri Jul 08, 2011 8:54 am

Proper student night out it was! Old uni roommates meeting up in Sheffield!

Apart from I had to drive home after so couldnt drink

Lofthouse Lower · Post by **Lofthouse Lower** » Fri Jul 08, 2011 8:55 am

tbf I still do it to this day

Lofthouse Lower · Post by **Lofthouse Lower** » Fri Jul 08, 2011 12:18 pm

In fact am doing today

om nom nom

boltonboris · Post by **boltonboris** » Fri Jul 08, 2011 12:20 pm

Pizza Hut pizza's are the very best

Bijou Bob · Post by **Bijou Bob** » Fri Jul 08, 2011 12:34 pm

Chilli Con Carne, extra kidney beans, bring it on.

Oh, and it's Friday, so a nice Gran Reserve Rioja.

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