Mussels & chips

[BigPhil]

If you were in a pub and you decided to order Mussels and Chips.

Would you prefer 20 odd , small mussels in steamed open shells

or 1 doz large kiwi mussels in a 1/2 shells ( these of course will be thawed from frozen)

any preferences?

[LuLu Too]

The former definately.

As much as I love all things Antipodean, I prefer my seafood local. We live on an island. There's no excuse.

[louisiana]

I'd expect 40-odd medium ones in a nice big deep pan with another nice big pan to dump all the - whole - shells. And an enormous great white cloth napkin.

And that's what I generally get.

And if I don't, I don't go back. B)

Signed, mussel-eater extraordinaire.

PS My gran has a great recipe for mussels with a hot red sauce she makes, but that's different.

[HonaloochieB]

Is this market research? In which case Snorky is the muscles you're going to have to deal with.

Is there some sort of cultural bias implicit in this enquiry? In which case I shall forward your post to Richard Littlejohn and if the mood takes me John 'Jon' 'Gaunty' Gaunt and see how you like it.

As for me I'm vacillating between 'which is the cheaper' and 'Meh'?

[????]

Can I scrap the scram and have a couple of Guniness instead?

[louisiana]

Ask yourself, what they would do in Brussels. And there you have the answer.

[BigPhil]

louisiana Wrote:

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> I'd expect 40-odd medium ones in a nice big deep

> pan with another nice big pan to dump all the -

> whole - shells. And an enormous great white cloth

> napkin.

>

> And that's what I generally get.

>

> And if I don't, I don't go back. B)

>

> Signed, mussel-eater extraordinaire.

>

> PS My gran has a great recipe for mussels with a

> hot red sauce she makes, but that's different.

Im guessing this is for a mains size meal then. our current price for similar is ?11.95 , a lite/starter size is ?5.95

however we will be about 10-15% cheaper at new site ( i Think)

Still looking at new suppliers and prices

We serve in creamy white wine sauce

yes we use big bowls and we give you a shell bowl

we dont do the cloth napkins sorry , but you can have plenty of paper ones.

also i agree with LuLu too, fresh is best and that is something we strive to do as much as possible

[Bellenden Belle]

Is this research for the Prince Albert? Mmmm, I'm getting excited now!

Perhaps you could try Sopers in Nunhead or Moxons on Lordship Lane - both fantastic local suppliers.

[BigPhil]

Its sort of resereach

although we wont have mussels on the main menu, we will have a blackboard specials menu as well as a small everyday menu.

We dont want to change too much of the pub. we want to retain its pub-ness and character but we want to paint & clean it up a bit and make it inviting to a wider market.

anyone is welcome to contact me direct if they have questions or points to raise

cheers

Phil

[Mick Mac]

i would only expect fresh opened shells. People are suspicious of half shells as we are not sure they were alive and opened on cooking.so half shells are not good. There is a big opportunity for quality food in ed so aim high and you will be rewarded.

[bignumber5]

mussels and chips for me is all about the Belgian approach: big pot of steamed moules in their shells, nice crispy chips, chased with what will, post "in bruges", forever be referred to as gay beer. magic.

[HonaloochieB]

LuLu Too Wrote:

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> The former definately.

> As much as I love all things Antipodean, I prefer

> my seafood local. We live on an island. There's no

> excuse.

So how's it with the loving things Honaloochiean, these days?

It's just that I'm meeting up with a couple of mobsters from Hull this Friday.

And I was hoping you'd do me the honour, indeed the privilege of, well giving me some background on them.

It's Teddy Carstairs the fruit and veg Don, apparently not an orange moves in the area without his say so and Mickey 'The Mike' Mansfield who runs all the karaoke in town. Last time he heard someone whistling 'I Will Survive' on the street, he informed them they wouldn't unless they coughed up half a quid.

So Lulu, any 'skinny' you might have on them?

[LuLu Too]

London 0 Hull 4

That's all I know.

[HonaloochieB]

LuLu Too Wrote:

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> London 0 Hull 4

> That's all I know.

And that's all I need to know, Lulu. Thanks.

I'll know exactly at which point of the negotiations to apply that piece of intelligence.

Consider yourself owed a quadruple Tanqueray and mixer of your choice.

Stay in touch.

[KalamityKel]

I'll just have the chips please :) either wiv gravy (yes I'm finally been introduced to that wonder) or cheese plz :D

[snorky]

ha

new improved non biting snorky

"Local" mussels make muchnmore sense and are better tasting than the awful lumpy one from the other side of the world - havwe to be fresh & have to be good, otherwise people will not bother

full shell, semi open , steamed to perfection, good chips

simple & easy

[Nero]

Former, and a whole lot of them. Green-lipped mussels are good but I prefer the smaller ones. Nice chips too - not those ones made from frozen and fried in awful oil that then repeats on your (like most fries in restaurants now).

[soniala]

Hi

Would love the former, we have some great British Mussels and just love the chips with them too .

ahhh hungry now

[Jah Lush]

The former definitely. As fresh and as local as you can get too with chunky chips and good quality bread to dip in the sauce.

[lizzie]

I had mussels for the first time ever last weekend at the Mag and they were GORGEOUS. No chips though and I can't remember whether there was bread on the side as I was just a tad drunk at the time

[BigPhil]

cheers for the feedback folks

am sorting supplier for seafoods out and hope to offer so good quality seafood on our upcoming pub menu.

[snorky]

just make sure they a live and fresh

ther fishmongers on LL charges about 4.50 a kg for Orkeys/ Shetland mussels retails and they are very very good - though the prices rises towards the end of summer when they fatten up

[BigPhil]

will look to buy wholesale snorky, we need lower prices than that to make it viable

but we will def be serving fresh foods