Gastro pubs

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Hoofy

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76,253 posts

281 months

Monday 28th July 2014
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I've started getting turned off by swanky (silent S) gastroenteritis (that's what gastro's short for, right?) pubs selling the same average food but charge twice as much as they did last year because they now use the term "gastro" and serve smaller portions of food on square plates or, worse-still, building materials.

Just needed a rant as it's really irritating when trying to organise a night out that isn't stupidly over-priced and serves pretty average food in smaller portions.

Wetherspoons gets more attractive by the minute. Food isn't much worse than gastroenteritis pubs.

And I don't give a st whether your cod was line-caught, netted or speared. Just as long as it doesn't give me gastroenteritis.

Type R Tom

3,859 posts

148 months

Monday 28th July 2014
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Hoofy said:
I've started getting turned off by swanky (silent S) gastroenteritis (that's what gastro's short for, right?) pubs selling the same average food but charge twice as much as they did last year because they now use the term "gastro" and serve smaller portions of food on square plates or, worse-still, building materials.

Just needed a rant as it's really irritating when trying to organise a night out that isn't stupidly over-priced and serves pretty average food in smaller portions.

Wetherspoons gets more attractive by the minute. Food isn't much worse than gastroenteritis pubs.

And I don't give a st whether your cod was line-caught, netted or speared. Just as long as it doesn't give me gastroenteritis.
What winds me up even more than the food is not being able to get a table to have a drink because they are all reserved for food, there a couple of pubs near me which I refuse to go to now because if we are not eating the landlord doesn't want us in there and makes that quite clear!

Phil Dicky

7,162 posts

262 months

Monday 28th July 2014
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What on earth did we do before they thought of serving food on a slate or chopping board !!!!

Hoofy

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Monday 28th July 2014
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Phil Dicky said:
What on earth did we do before they thought of serving food on a slate or chopping board !!!!
We got more food and paid less for it. biggrin

Type R Tom

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148 months

Monday 28th July 2014
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It’s a difficult one; we all know that pubs need to serve food to survive as there doesn’t appear to be enough money in alcohol to survive, ironically often down to the cost of renting the pubs from the brewery in my area. Pubs are closing at a high rate as we all know; I just hate the way some places go about it, especially when the food is put ahead of the beer.

Maybe if slate / wood plates and smears of tom sauce are what’s needed to survive then we’re going to just have to get on with it, as much as I hate it.

Type R Tom

3,859 posts

148 months

Monday 28th July 2014
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Hoofy said:
Phil Dicky said:
What on earth did we do before they thought of serving food on a slate or chopping board !!!!
We got more food and paid less for it. biggrin
Have you seen the hot stones, you pay more and have to do majority of the work yourself!

Phil Dicky

7,162 posts

262 months

Monday 28th July 2014
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Type R Tom said:
Hoofy said:
Phil Dicky said:
What on earth did we do before they thought of serving food on a slate or chopping board !!!!
We got more food and paid less for it. biggrin
Have you seen the hot stones, you pay more and have to do majority of the work yourself!
laugh

Hoofy

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76,253 posts

281 months

Monday 28th July 2014
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Type R Tom said:
Hoofy said:
Phil Dicky said:
What on earth did we do before they thought of serving food on a slate or chopping board !!!!
We got more food and paid less for it. biggrin
Have you seen the hot stones, you pay more and have to do majority of the work yourself!
More fool you if that's where you like to eat. Also, if I cock up the cooking and get food poisoning, can I sue them?

Hoofy

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76,253 posts

281 months

Monday 28th July 2014
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Type R Tom said:
It’s a difficult one; we all know that pubs need to serve food to survive as there doesn’t appear to be enough money in alcohol to survive, ironically often down to the cost of renting the pubs from the brewery in my area. Pubs are closing at a high rate as we all know; I just hate the way some places go about it, especially when the food is put ahead of the beer.

Maybe if slate / wood plates and smears of tom sauce are what’s needed to survive then we’re going to just have to get on with it, as much as I hate it.
Or they could improve business by charging what they used to charge. There's a local brasserie that is half empty on a Saturday night because they have gone down this route.

rehab71

3,362 posts

189 months

Monday 28th July 2014
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Hoofy

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76,253 posts

281 months

Monday 28th July 2014
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Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu! biggrin

And they don't even let you take the little buckets.