I stayed in Turnchapel over the weekend a few doors from the Boringdon
Arms. It's a nice pub with lots of rooms, indoor and out and
interesting pictures on the walls. Good beer as well.

We ate there Saturday night and I unfortunately ordered a Thai curry
while my friends had more conventional pub meals like pie and
steak. I've never been served such a tiny portion except as a
starter. On complaining the nice bar lady suppled a welcome bowl of
chips but a chap (chef if we can call him that) came out from the
kitchen, didn't apologise but told me that the curry comes from a
sachet. So there you have it. Yes I was wrong to order that item but
expected a sensible portion and certainly not that excuse.

Jon

On 09 Aug 2005 09:40:00 +0100, Jon Schneider
<jon@jschneider.tenreversed> wrote:


>I stayed in Turnchapel over the weekend a few doors from the Boringdon
>Arms. It's a nice pub with lots of rooms, indoor and out and
>interesting pictures on the walls. Good beer as well.
>
>We ate there Saturday night and I unfortunately ordered a Thai curry
>while my friends had more conventional pub meals like pie and
>steak. I've never been served such a tiny portion except as a
>starter. On complaining the nice bar lady suppled a welcome bowl of
>chips but a chap (chef if we can call him that) came out from the
>kitchen, didn't apologise but told me that the curry comes from a
>sachet. So there you have it. Yes I was wrong to order that item but
>expected a sensible portion and certainly not that excuse.


I was in the Borigdon Arms a few weeks ago. In my opinion, the pub has
gone well down the drain since Rob retired and the pub company got
their hands on it. What you write here doesn't surprise me.

I won't be going back there,. at least not by choice. It's no longer
worth the effort.

BTW - did you stay at no. 10?

-- 
 
Regards

Mike

mikedotroebuckatgmxdotnet

"Jon Schneider" <jon@jschneider.tenreversed> wrote in message
news:m3vf2f8pwf.fsf@undecided.camcom.co.uk

> I stayed in Turnchapel over the weekend a few doors from the Boringdon
> Arms. It's a nice pub with lots of rooms, indoor and out and
> interesting pictures on the walls. Good beer as well.
>
> We ate there Saturday night and I unfortunately ordered a Thai curry
> while my friends had more conventional pub meals like pie and
> steak. I've never been served such a tiny portion except as a
> starter. On complaining the nice bar lady suppled a welcome bowl of
> chips but a chap (chef if we can call him that) came out from the
> kitchen, didn't apologise but told me that the curry comes from a
> sachet. So there you have it. Yes I was wrong to order that item but
> expected a sensible portion and certainly not that excuse.


Pretty much every pub in the Good Beer Guide serves a variety of keg beers, 
RTDs etc which the average CAMRA member would consider utter crap.

Should we therefore condemn a pub because one or two meals on the menu are 
not freshly-made?

-- 
http://www.stockportpubs.org.uk
"If a river bridge were not guarded by a parapet, the slackness of the
defaulting authority deserves the blame, not the people who fall in" -
Lieut. Col. Mervyn O'Gorman.

On 09 Aug 2005 09:40:00 +0100, Jon Schneider
<jon@jschneider.tenreversed> wrote:


>I stayed in Turnchapel over the weekend a few doors from the Boringdon
>Arms. It's a nice pub with lots of rooms, indoor and out and
>interesting pictures on the walls. Good beer as well.
>
>We ate there Saturday night and I unfortunately ordered a Thai curry
>while my friends had more conventional pub meals like pie and
>steak. I've never been served such a tiny portion except as a
>starter. On complaining the nice bar lady suppled a welcome bowl of
>chips but a chap (chef if we can call him that) came out from the
>kitchen, didn't apologise but told me that the curry comes from a
>sachet. So there you have it. Yes I was wrong to order that item but
>expected a sensible portion and certainly not that excuse.


I was in the Borigdon Arms a few weeks ago. In my opinion, the pub has
gone well down the drain since Rob retired and the pub company got
their hands on it. What you write here doesn't surprise me.

I won't be going back there,. at least not by choice. It's no longer
worth the effort.

BTW - did you stay at no. 10?

-- 
 
Regards

Mike

mikedotroebuckatgmxdotnet

"Jon Schneider" <jon@jschneider.tenreversed> wrote in message
news:m3vf2f8pwf.fsf@undecided.camcom.co.uk

> I stayed in Turnchapel over the weekend a few doors from the Boringdon
> Arms. It's a nice pub with lots of rooms, indoor and out and
> interesting pictures on the walls. Good beer as well.
>
> We ate there Saturday night and I unfortunately ordered a Thai curry
> while my friends had more conventional pub meals like pie and
> steak. I've never been served such a tiny portion except as a
> starter. On complaining the nice bar lady suppled a welcome bowl of
> chips but a chap (chef if we can call him that) came out from the
> kitchen, didn't apologise but told me that the curry comes from a
> sachet. So there you have it. Yes I was wrong to order that item but
> expected a sensible portion and certainly not that excuse.


Pretty much every pub in the Good Beer Guide serves a variety of keg beers, 
RTDs etc which the average CAMRA member would consider utter crap.

Should we therefore condemn a pub because one or two meals on the menu are 
not freshly-made?

-- 
http://www.stockportpubs.org.uk
"If a river bridge were not guarded by a parapet, the slackness of the
defaulting authority deserves the blame, not the people who fall in" -
Lieut. Col. Mervyn O'Gorman.

"PeterE"  wrote in message
news:ddanao$a1e$1@news7.svr.pol.co.uk...

>
> Should we therefore condemn a pub because one or two meals on the menu are
> not freshly-made?
>

No, not if the bought-in food is as good as home-made and served in an
acceptable sized portion. The pub in question will have heard of 'Caterfood
Southwest' at Paignton. They do a Thai green curry paste that will make a
fanstastic Thai Green Curry with the further addition of 2 onions and 10lbs
of diced chicken.

"PeterE"  wrote in message
news:ddanao$a1e$1@news7.svr.pol.co.uk...

>
> Should we therefore condemn a pub because one or two meals on the menu are
> not freshly-made?
>

No, not if the bought-in food is as good as home-made and served in an
acceptable sized portion. The pub in question will have heard of 'Caterfood
Southwest' at Paignton. They do a Thai green curry paste that will make a
fanstastic Thai Green Curry with the further addition of 2 onions and 10lbs
of diced chicken.

Jon Schneider <jon@jschneider.tenreversed> wrote in 
news:m3vf2f8pwf.fsf@undecided.camcom.co.uk:


> Yes I was wrong to order that item but
> expected a sensible portion and certainly not that excuse.



Tell them a Mr G Ramsay is coming for dinner.  

M.

"Jon Schneider" <jon@jschneider.tenreversed> wrote in message
news:m3vf2f8pwf.fsf@undecided.camcom.co.uk...

> I stayed in Turnchapel over the weekend a few doors from the Boringdon
> Arms. It's a nice pub with lots of rooms, indoor and out and
> interesting pictures on the walls. Good beer as well.
>
> We ate there Saturday night and I unfortunately ordered a Thai curry
> while my friends had more conventional pub meals like pie and
> steak. I've never been served such a tiny portion except as a
> starter. On complaining the nice bar lady suppled a welcome bowl of
> chips but a chap (chef if we can call him that) came out from the
> kitchen, didn't apologise but told me that the curry comes from a
> sachet. So there you have it. Yes I was wrong to order that item but
> expected a sensible portion and certainly not that excuse.
>

If you were happy about the other meals and the pub in general then you
shouldn't let it stop you going back but next time if you fancy curry, order
two lots -  plus loads of bread and chips.
I am usually disappointed with pub food anyway except the ones that have a
separate dining area and a 'real' chef who can change the items of a dish if
required, I hate the  packaged food, pre sliced frozen steaks, bakes that
are heated in a micro, and most of all I hate frozen chips.

"Jon Schneider" <jon@jschneider.tenreversed> wrote:


> told me that the curry comes from a sachet


Someone left their colostomy bag in the bar.

--
Mark W. Lewis, North Somerset

Lis, I have never seen you so emotional!
I guess food plays a big part in your life..... or do you wish it didnt?

wrote in message
news:1123621602.875498.133790@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com...

> Lis, I have never seen you so emotional!
> I guess food plays a big part in your life..... or do you wish it didnt?


I eat whatever I like whenever I like but I'm not fat.  I did put on a bit
of weight last year but gave up drinking beer ( John Smiths) and now drink
shorts so my beer belly has gone down a bit   :)

Shame on you!  John Smiths isnt beer. Get the real stuff Lis. and sod
what anyone says about your belly.

Jon Schneider <jon@jschneider.tenreversed> wrote in 
news:m3vf2f8pwf.fsf@undecided.camcom.co.uk:


> Yes I was wrong to order that item but
> expected a sensible portion and certainly not that excuse.



Tell them a Mr G Ramsay is coming for dinner.  

M.

"Jon Schneider" <jon@jschneider.tenreversed> wrote in message
news:m3vf2f8pwf.fsf@undecided.camcom.co.uk...

> I stayed in Turnchapel over the weekend a few doors from the Boringdon
> Arms. It's a nice pub with lots of rooms, indoor and out and
> interesting pictures on the walls. Good beer as well.
>
> We ate there Saturday night and I unfortunately ordered a Thai curry
> while my friends had more conventional pub meals like pie and
> steak. I've never been served such a tiny portion except as a
> starter. On complaining the nice bar lady suppled a welcome bowl of
> chips but a chap (chef if we can call him that) came out from the
> kitchen, didn't apologise but told me that the curry comes from a
> sachet. So there you have it. Yes I was wrong to order that item but
> expected a sensible portion and certainly not that excuse.
>

If you were happy about the other meals and the pub in general then you
shouldn't let it stop you going back but next time if you fancy curry, order
two lots -  plus loads of bread and chips.
I am usually disappointed with pub food anyway except the ones that have a
separate dining area and a 'real' chef who can change the items of a dish if
required, I hate the  packaged food, pre sliced frozen steaks, bakes that
are heated in a micro, and most of all I hate frozen chips.

"Jon Schneider" <jon@jschneider.tenreversed> wrote:


> told me that the curry comes from a sachet


Someone left their colostomy bag in the bar.

--
Mark W. Lewis, North Somerset

Lis, I have never seen you so emotional!
I guess food plays a big part in your life..... or do you wish it didnt?

wrote in message
news:1123621602.875498.133790@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com...

> Lis, I have never seen you so emotional!
> I guess food plays a big part in your life..... or do you wish it didnt?


I eat whatever I like whenever I like but I'm not fat.  I did put on a bit
of weight last year but gave up drinking beer ( John Smiths) and now drink
shorts so my beer belly has gone down a bit   :)

Shame on you!  John Smiths isnt beer. Get the real stuff Lis. and sod
what anyone says about your belly.

wrote in message
news:1123622772.834190.219090@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...

> Shame on you!  John Smiths isnt beer. Get the real stuff Lis. and sod
> what anyone says about your belly.


cream flow?

RUBBISH !
Get Andrew to tell you about real ale

wrote in message
news:1123623546.717371.141300@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com...

> RUBBISH !
> Get Andrew to tell you about real ale


There's a pub I have to visit sometimes that does draught Bass and it's
really nice but is it ladylike to sit supping pints of Bass?

Just dont have a shave the nights you go out

wrote in message
news:1123624440.218752.123050@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com...

> Just dont have a shave the nights you go out


but frothy stubble is so yukky!

Wait until christmas then!
I am now going to bed.

wrote in message
news:1123625119.052345.27780@g49g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...

> Wait until christmas then!
> I am now going to bed.


It'll be here before we know it
Ho Ho Ho
Night Night

"Lis Keard"  wrote in message
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>
>  wrote in message
> news:1123623546.717371.141300@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com...
> > RUBBISH !
> > Get Andrew to tell you about real ale
>
> There's a pub I have to visit sometimes that does draught Bass and it's
> really nice but is it ladylike to sit supping pints of Bass?


Just cross your legs & hike up your skirt & nobody will care...want another?

Jon~

wrote in message
news:1123622772.834190.219090@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...

> Shame on you!  John Smiths isnt beer. Get the real stuff Lis. and sod
> what anyone says about your belly.


cream flow?

RUBBISH !
Get Andrew to tell you about real ale

wrote in message
news:1123623546.717371.141300@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com...

> RUBBISH !
> Get Andrew to tell you about real ale


There's a pub I have to visit sometimes that does draught Bass and it's
really nice but is it ladylike to sit supping pints of Bass?

Just dont have a shave the nights you go out

wrote in message
news:1123624440.218752.123050@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com...

> Just dont have a shave the nights you go out


but frothy stubble is so yukky!

Wait until christmas then!
I am now going to bed.

wrote in message
news:1123625119.052345.27780@g49g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...

> Wait until christmas then!
> I am now going to bed.


It'll be here before we know it
Ho Ho Ho
Night Night

"Lis Keard"  wrote in message
news:3lsmogF13ij06U1@individual.net...

>
>  wrote in message
> news:1123623546.717371.141300@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com...
> > RUBBISH !
> > Get Andrew to tell you about real ale
>
> There's a pub I have to visit sometimes that does draught Bass and it's
> really nice but is it ladylike to sit supping pints of Bass?


Just cross your legs & hike up your skirt & nobody will care...want another?

Jon~

"Lis Keard"  wrote in message
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>
>
> cream flow?
>

YUK nitro-keg! Normal keg ale dispensed with 70% nitrogen and 30% carbon
dioxide, forced through 5 tiny holes in the dispense tap to give the froth
on the top and little gas in the body (of the beer). Did it give you a wooly
head feeling in the morning? That's the nitrogen.

"Andrew Taylor"  wrote in message
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> "Lis Keard"  wrote in message
> news:3lslpnF134omdU1@individual.net...
> >
> >
> > cream flow?
> >
> YUK nitro-keg! Normal keg ale dispensed with 70% nitrogen and 30% carbon
> dioxide, forced through 5 tiny holes in the dispense tap to give the froth
> on the top and little gas in the body (of the beer). Did it give you a
wooly
> head feeling in the morning? That's the nitrogen.
>


I have a thick head in the morning whatever I drink. :(
I like Caffreys too, the bar staff are always tutting when they serve the
creamy ones but they're very popular at my local club.

"PWɮTLMN 5"  wrote in message
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>
> "Lis Keard"  wrote in message
> news:3lsmogF13ij06U1@individual.net...
> >
> >  wrote in message
> > news:1123623546.717371.141300@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com...
> > > RUBBISH !
> > > Get Andrew to tell you about real ale
> >
> > There's a pub I have to visit sometimes that does draught Bass and it's
> > really nice but is it ladylike to sit supping pints of Bass?
>
> Just cross your legs & hike up your skirt & nobody will care...want
another?
>

I'll have a half then.
oh go on, make it a pint.
You're looking at my matchstick legs !
/pulls skirt back down

"Lis Keard"  wrote in message
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>
>
> cream flow?
>

YUK nitro-keg! Normal keg ale dispensed with 70% nitrogen and 30% carbon
dioxide, forced through 5 tiny holes in the dispense tap to give the froth
on the top and little gas in the body (of the beer). Did it give you a wooly
head feeling in the morning? That's the nitrogen.

"Andrew Taylor"  wrote in message
news:AUaKe.651$yH2.106037@news20.bellglobal.com...

> "Lis Keard"  wrote in message
> news:3lslpnF134omdU1@individual.net...
> >
> >
> > cream flow?
> >
> YUK nitro-keg! Normal keg ale dispensed with 70% nitrogen and 30% carbon
> dioxide, forced through 5 tiny holes in the dispense tap to give the froth
> on the top and little gas in the body (of the beer). Did it give you a
wooly
> head feeling in the morning? That's the nitrogen.
>


I have a thick head in the morning whatever I drink. :(
I like Caffreys too, the bar staff are always tutting when they serve the
creamy ones but they're very popular at my local club.

"PWɮTLMN 5"  wrote in message
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>
> "Lis Keard"  wrote in message
> news:3lsmogF13ij06U1@individual.net...
> >
> >  wrote in message
> > news:1123623546.717371.141300@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com...
> > > RUBBISH !
> > > Get Andrew to tell you about real ale
> >
> > There's a pub I have to visit sometimes that does draught Bass and it's
> > really nice but is it ladylike to sit supping pints of Bass?
>
> Just cross your legs & hike up your skirt & nobody will care...want
another?
>

I'll have a half then.
oh go on, make it a pint.
You're looking at my matchstick legs !
/pulls skirt back down

wrote in message 
news:1123621602.875498.133790@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com...

> Lis, I have never seen you so emotional!
> I guess food plays a big part in your life..... or do you wish it didnt?



Hey leave the girl alone , Lis eats whatever she fancies and does not 
succumb to snide remarks .

"Mike Roebuck"  wrote in message 
news:d7mhf15luvg7sdg4oofofehr52mt3pbha6@4ax.com...

> On 09 Aug 2005 09:40:00 +0100, Jon Schneider
> <jon@jschneider.tenreversed> wrote:
>
>>I stayed in Turnchapel over the weekend a few doors from the Boringdon
>>Arms. It's a nice pub with lots of rooms, indoor and out and
>>interesting pictures on the walls. Good beer as well.
>>
>>We ate there Saturday night and I unfortunately ordered a Thai curry
>>while my friends had more conventional pub meals like pie and
>>steak. I've never been served such a tiny portion except as a
>>starter. On complaining the nice bar lady suppled a welcome bowl of
>>chips but a chap (chef if we can call him that) came out from the
>>kitchen, didn't apologise but told me that the curry comes from a
>>sachet. So there you have it. Yes I was wrong to order that item but
>>expected a sensible portion and certainly not that excuse.
>
> I was in the Borigdon Arms a few weeks ago. In my opinion, the pub has
> gone well down the drain since Rob retired and the pub company got
> their hands on it. What you write here doesn't surprise me.
>
> I won't be going back there,. at least not by choice. It's no longer
> worth the effort.
>
> BTW - did you stay at no. 10?
>
> -- 
>
> Regards
>
> Mike
>
> mikedotroebuckatgmxdotnet


Did the chap [chef] have a bandage on his head, if not that was probably the 
problem....mjh

wrote in message 
news:1123621602.875498.133790@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com...

> Lis, I have never seen you so emotional!
> I guess food plays a big part in your life..... or do you wish it didnt?



Hey leave the girl alone , Lis eats whatever she fancies and does not 
succumb to snide remarks .

"Mike Roebuck"  wrote in message 
news:d7mhf15luvg7sdg4oofofehr52mt3pbha6@4ax.com...

> On 09 Aug 2005 09:40:00 +0100, Jon Schneider
> <jon@jschneider.tenreversed> wrote:
>
>>I stayed in Turnchapel over the weekend a few doors from the Boringdon
>>Arms. It's a nice pub with lots of rooms, indoor and out and
>>interesting pictures on the walls. Good beer as well.
>>
>>We ate there Saturday night and I unfortunately ordered a Thai curry
>>while my friends had more conventional pub meals like pie and
>>steak. I've never been served such a tiny portion except as a
>>starter. On complaining the nice bar lady suppled a welcome bowl of
>>chips but a chap (chef if we can call him that) came out from the
>>kitchen, didn't apologise but told me that the curry comes from a
>>sachet. So there you have it. Yes I was wrong to order that item but
>>expected a sensible portion and certainly not that excuse.
>
> I was in the Borigdon Arms a few weeks ago. In my opinion, the pub has
> gone well down the drain since Rob retired and the pub company got
> their hands on it. What you write here doesn't surprise me.
>
> I won't be going back there,. at least not by choice. It's no longer
> worth the effort.
>
> BTW - did you stay at no. 10?
>
> -- 
>
> Regards
>
> Mike
>
> mikedotroebuckatgmxdotnet


Did the chap [chef] have a bandage on his head, if not that was probably the 
problem....mjh

On Tue, 9 Aug 2005 19:22:02 -0400, "Andrew Taylor"
 wrote:


>"Lis Keard"  wrote in message
>news:3lslpnF134omdU1@individual.net...
>>
>>
>> cream flow?
>>
>YUK nitro-keg! Normal keg ale dispensed with 70% nitrogen and 30% carbon
>dioxide, forced through 5 tiny holes in the dispense tap to give the froth
>on the top and little gas in the body (of the beer). Did it give you a wooly
>head feeling in the morning? That's the nitrogen.


I don't understand your statement. How is nitrogen related to wooly
head feelings ? It's an effectively inert gas (and we breathe it in
80% mixture in the air). If that was the case, the act of breathing
would result in wooly head - but it doesn't.

I'd suspect that nitokegs are simply suffering from poor quality of
ingredients and suspect brewing process rather than any effect of
nitrogen (other than loss of acidity in the beer from the replaced
CO2, and loss of some volatile components)

Cheers - Neil

"mike hide"  wrote in message
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>
>  wrote in message
> news:1123621602.875498.133790@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com...
> > Lis, I have never seen you so emotional!
> > I guess food plays a big part in your life..... or do you wish it didnt?
>
>
> Hey leave the girl alone , Lis eats whatever she fancies and does not
> succumb to snide remarks .
>

You tell him!

"mike hide"  wrote in message
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>
>  wrote in message
> news:1123621602.875498.133790@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com...
> > Lis, I have never seen you so emotional!
> > I guess food plays a big part in your life..... or do you wish it didnt?
>
>
> Hey leave the girl alone , Lis eats whatever she fancies and does not
> succumb to snide remarks .
>

You tell him!

I am sure Lis is more than capable of telling me where to get off if I
offend her ,without budding Sir Galahads poking their noses in.

I am sure Lis is more than capable of telling me where to get off if I
offend her ,without budding Sir Galahads poking their noses in.

In article , 
liskeard@removeremovehotmail.co.uk says...

> most of all I hate frozen chips.
> 

Yep. Chips should be hot.

-- 
Do unto others....
mark horsman

In article , 
liskeard@removeremovehotmail.co.uk says...

> most of all I hate frozen chips.
> 

Yep. Chips should be hot.

-- 
Do unto others....
mark horsman

In message <ddkah8$1bg$1@newsg3.svr.pol.co.uk>, Mark Horsman 
 wrote...

>In article ,
>liskeard@removeremovehotmail.co.uk says...
>> most of all I hate frozen chips.
>>
>Yep. Chips should be hot.
>


<chuckle>

-- 
Sue H