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Whilst noting some old timers want to hark back to the days of hard boiled eggs on the bar, please can the esteemed members of the forum rank their pub Co brands by quality of food offering? 1=best etc


Contenders:


M&B (eg Plough,Dog)

Youngs (yacht club, the kids club on the hill)

Fullers (Half Moon)

Greene King (Bishop,The Actress, Rye etc)

Antic (EDT)

Laines (eg Great exhibition)


Thanks.

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I'd pretty much have the same order as DTR. M&B is just plain awful, which is another reason why when the newly refurbished C&G re-opens the food offerings will be crap compared to the Half Moon who have a proper and well renowned chef on site. Another own goal for Dulwich Estates.
Agree with Jeremy about Antic. They are clever about their food offering. The EDT is regular good standard but not great modern pub fare, given the huge range of other eating options on LL. The Catford Constitutional Club by contrast, is genuinely very good indeed ? in an area that's a bit of an eating-out desert.

Jah Lush Wrote:

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> I'd pretty much have the same order as DTR. M&B is

> just plain awful, which is another reason why when

> the newly refurbished C&G re-opens the food

> offerings will be crap compared to the Half Moon

> who have a proper and well renowned chef on site.

> Another own goal for Dulwich Estates.


Unless it's how they plan it :)

DovertheRoad Wrote:

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> Ok...here's mine

>

> 1. Laines

> 2. Fullers

> 3. Greene King

> 4. Antic

> 5. Youngs

> 6. M&B's reheated slop


Broadly agree although I haven't eaten in a Fuller's bar for some years now. Surprising that Greene King - whose ales a pretty mediocre - manage passable food.


M&B is depressing and very expensive for what it is, especially if it's not on expenses. But a lot of people seem to like their food...

rahrahrah Wrote:

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> Who owns the Watson Telegraph? Anyway, they do

> good roasts.



I agree with this. WGT have great food and one of the best craft beer /ale selections in the area. Also a no screens policy so no sport shown which is often welcome.

I rarely eat in pubs - I don't really know why tbh, although if I'm out for beers ill tend to eat before i go out


I'm assuming you are not including the Lordship Frnaklins and Palmerston where I think people consider to be restaurants


I think my choices are pubs for drinking and the above three if going out principally for food.

keano77 Wrote:

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> Pubs are for boozing not eating. However, like

> Brexit, it's too late to stop it. If you

> light-weights must have food then bring back

> scampi-in-the-basket and the cockle man turning up

> at last orders.



I swear this guy is Louisa's husband.

Seabag Wrote:

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> keano77 Wrote:

> --------------------------------------------------

> -----

> > Pubs are for boozing not eating. However, like

> > Brexit, it's too late to stop it. If you

> > light-weights must have food then bring back

> > scampi-in-the-basket and the cockle man turning

> up

> > at last orders.

>

>

> I swear this guy is Louisa's husband.


I wish ...

To be fair to Keano, I am kind of with him.


It's not that I don't want to see food in pubs, I just wish it wasn't in pretty much EVERY pub.


I realise that the pubs (especially in London) basically need to sell food to survive, and that the sort of place I long for is history. But that doesn't mean I can't long for it.


Think I said to someone the other day, what I long for is a really nice "old man's pub", just with good beer and less miserable old men.


I need to move back to Liverpool, they still seem to exist there.


Anyway, as you were.

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