Pub Food Quality? Who's had enough of this rubbish?

Pub Food Quality? Who's had enough of this rubbish?

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rabbitonagain

Original Poster:

20 posts

154 months

Thursday 26th March 2015
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Who thinks that the overall quality of restaurant food has been lowered by the rise of fast food and pub chain food?

Driver101

14,376 posts

120 months

Thursday 26th March 2015
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There is something for everyone. Plenty of choice most places these days.

menguin

3,762 posts

220 months

Thursday 26th March 2015
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Restaurant food is generally bad in chain restaurants, but if you find a decent independent then you're fine. Pub grub has always been a bit crappy and basic.

oldcynic

2,166 posts

160 months

Thursday 26th March 2015
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I like the fact I can feed a family of 6 with reasonable food and a drink each for under £30. I also like the fact I can get much nicer food elsewhere if I'm just out with the wife.

There are however plenty of pubs I simply won't return to because their food is shocking - but people still buy it, so they still sell it. Market forces I guess.

exgtt

2,067 posts

211 months

Thursday 26th March 2015
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Dependant upon the pub, the chain pubs all serve cheap crap but when your getting a burger/chips/pint for £5-£6 its gonna fill a gap.

Plenty of independent pubs offering decent food in West Yorkshire, some of the chain pubs I've tried have been shocking, Sizzler pubs etc.

netherfield

2,668 posts

183 months

Thursday 26th March 2015
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I had a work mate who kept going on how good a certain pubs food was, so we went and tried it one night, it was nothing to rave about.
But having seen what the mate ate at home, I can see how they might have enjoyed it.

sidekickdmr

5,065 posts

205 months

Thursday 26th March 2015
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What a odd question/statement.

Yes some cheap pubs have bad pub food

Some reasonable pubs have reasonable food

Some glastropubs have great food

Whats the problem?

Go to a better pub!

Tickle

4,879 posts

203 months

Thursday 26th March 2015
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sidekickdmr said:
What a odd question/statement.

Yes some cheap pubs have bad pub food

Some reasonable pubs have reasonable food

Some glastropubs have great food

Whats the problem?

Go to a better pub!
yes

Just avoid the plastic menu chain pubs if you want decent food, there are still some good independents around.

V8covin

7,212 posts

192 months

Thursday 26th March 2015
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I would say because of Tripadvisor the quality of even the most basic pub food has improved.
We do tend to avoid the chains though if at all possible

Hoofy

76,253 posts

281 months

Thursday 26th March 2015
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Ask them to serve less of it and put it on a plank of wood.

jammy_basturd

29,776 posts

211 months

Thursday 26th March 2015
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I'm lucky enough to live in Canterbury. I could rattle off half a dozen pubs with top notch food really easily. I used to live 20 miles away and would only be able to name one, maybe two.

davepoth

29,395 posts

198 months

Thursday 26th March 2015
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Hoofy said:
Ask them to serve less of it and put it on a plank of wood.
I demand all of my food be served on the mummified tail of a platypus. It's the only way to really eat.

Hoofy

76,253 posts

281 months

Friday 27th March 2015
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davepoth said:
Hoofy said:
Ask them to serve less of it and put it on a plank of wood.
I demand all of my food be served on the mummified tail of a platypus. It's the only way to really eat.
I understand it satiates like a bird that glides over water eaten by a feline - a duck-filled fatty puss.

lockhart flawse

2,040 posts

234 months

Friday 27th March 2015
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It's a pub, not a restaurant. Problem is that they can no longer make money operating as pubs so many offer food, often causing considerable inconvenience to drinkers. But there's not much that we can do about it.

Driver101

14,376 posts

120 months

Friday 27th March 2015
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lockhart flawse said:
It's a pub, not a restaurant. Problem is that they can no longer make money operating as pubs so many offer food, often causing considerable inconvenience to drinkers. But there's not much that we can do about it.
That's a good point actually. A few good pubs that started doing good food have been taken over by eaters rather than drinkers.

When you are half cut anything will do. Nothing wrong with a pie to go with your pint.

rdjohn

6,135 posts

194 months

Friday 27th March 2015
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I think that Gastro pubs tend to be the worst of all worlds. Pub atmosphere at restaurant prices with indifferent quality and service.

To be fair, I think that the majority of pubs and chains sell the quality of food and service that most of their customers want and expect most of the time.

We can and do prepare quality food at home, so when eating out, I am looking for exceptional quality food, great service in special surroundings, especially with ambient noise levels that can ensure that I can hear companions and staff easily.

The costs associated with this level will dictate that the menu price will inevitably be somewhat higher.

RizzoTheRat

25,084 posts

191 months

Friday 27th March 2015
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sidekickdmr said:
Go to a better pub!
This. Ended up eating in a Hungry Horse pub a while back, it was somewhat disappointing. On the other hand I had a Sunday roast a local free house recently and it was excellent.

anonymous-user

53 months

Friday 27th March 2015
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Closest pub to me is better than just about any restaurant I've been too for their meat (mmm smoked meat...). Great whisky selection as well.


russy01

4,693 posts

180 months

Friday 27th March 2015
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I wouldn't say food has changed, just more of the cheap stuff out there.

I'm more annoyed about eating off chopping boards all the time - really what's wrong with a plate.

Plus the whole gourmet burger thing. You can't get a cheap stty burger from your wholesaler, serve it up on a chopping board, stick chips in a small metal bucket and then claim its gourmet.

Nowadays we stick to cheap and cheerful chains to just fill a hole. Or go somewhere fancy which is renowned, am fed up of paying reasonably high prices for mediocre food I could replicate at home every night of the week.