Christmas Dinner at the Crown and Greyhound

[laurajaynewoodhouse]

Hi all,

Has anybody been here for xmas dinner before? What did you think?

Thanks

[Peckhampam]

Had a very disappointing Saturday lunch there a couple of weeks ago

[Sillysol2001]

So did we

[HHBilly]

Three of us went on a weekday about a month ago. We were the only people inside. The food was OK but took so long to arrive we left before the dessert course. Life is too short to wait an hour between courses. Goodness knows how long a Christmas lunch would take.

[StraferJack]

Bottom line is:

Nowhere "good" will be open on Christmas Day. Chains( and this is definitely one) know there is a market and will chase it but they will chase it with the same raison d'?tre they always do... Badly paid staff, prepping poorly par cooked food charged expensively

Places that do "good" food? They care about things like time off on Christmas Day, availability of fresh food/ingredients etc. so they aren't operating

The market demands some places be open. The market delivers

[TillieTrotter]

The food in the Dog is dire. It's such a great pub but it has never been able to produce a decent meal....such a shame.

[Lowlander]

What everyone says...miserable food (and service). Good for drinking though.

[LadyNorwood]

"Nowhere good will be open on Christmas Day"?? Tell that to the Dorchester, the Ritz, Claridges etc, oh and Porcini on Croxted Road!

[Jeremy]

What happened to the plan to open a hotel at the dog? I was wondering if a semi-decent restaurant might also be part of those plans...

[beer_hound]

if youlike frozen food heated up in in a microwave, eat at the dog

[DulwichFox]

beer_hound Wrote:

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> if youlike frozen food heated up in in a

> microwave, eat at the dog

Mmmmh Made my mouth water, that did..

Foxy

[jimbo1964]

I think someone told me they were going to The Old Nuns Head for Christmas Dinner. If so would almost certainly be better than The Dog.