Comments on: Bonus meal: The British gastropub http://theworldin202meals.com/2008/10/06/bonus-meal-the-british-gastropub/ Discovering London's international cuisines, one meal at a time Mon, 29 Mar 2010 23:22:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: matthew http://theworldin202meals.com/2008/10/06/bonus-meal-the-british-gastropub/comment-page-1/#comment-16 matthew Tue, 14 Oct 2008 23:49:07 +0000 http://theworldin202meals.com/2008/10/06/bonus-meal-the-british-gastropub/#comment-16 Oh it's not? Damn. Sound of shattered illusions. Wikipedia says "It may be an ironic name coined in the days when the Welsh were notoriously poor". Heh. Oh it’s not? Damn. Sound of shattered illusions.

Wikipedia says “It may be an ironic name coined in the days when the Welsh were notoriously poor”.

Heh.

]]> By: Kake http://theworldin202meals.com/2008/10/06/bonus-meal-the-british-gastropub/comment-page-1/#comment-14 Kake Mon, 13 Oct 2008 12:00:10 +0000 http://theworldin202meals.com/2008/10/06/bonus-meal-the-british-gastropub/#comment-14 I'm not convinced Welsh rarebit is actually Welsh! I’m not convinced Welsh rarebit is actually Welsh!

]]> By: Andrea http://theworldin202meals.com/2008/10/06/bonus-meal-the-british-gastropub/comment-page-1/#comment-12 Andrea Mon, 06 Oct 2008 22:54:51 +0000 http://theworldin202meals.com/2008/10/06/bonus-meal-the-british-gastropub/#comment-12 Hi Kake, We ended up at the Red Lion in Soho, probably not the best example of an old boozer actually, but a trusty Sam Smith's pub. Wish I'd known about Thornbury Castle! Traditional old UK pubs are still a huge novelty to me and I love visiting them. And thanks for the Scottish recommendation. We haven't started looking into Wales yet, but hopefully we won't let you down with that one! Hi Kake,

We ended up at the Red Lion in Soho, probably not the best example of an old boozer actually, but a trusty Sam Smith’s pub. Wish I’d known about Thornbury Castle! Traditional old UK pubs are still a huge novelty to me and I love visiting them.

And thanks for the Scottish recommendation. We haven’t started looking into Wales yet, but hopefully we won’t let you down with that one!

]]> By: matthew http://theworldin202meals.com/2008/10/06/bonus-meal-the-british-gastropub/comment-page-1/#comment-11 matthew Mon, 06 Oct 2008 22:03:59 +0000 http://theworldin202meals.com/2008/10/06/bonus-meal-the-british-gastropub/#comment-11 Welsh food - hm. Wales seems to be fairly unique for the UK in its use of seaweed - laverbread and some fish dishes spring to mind. Welsh rarebit too, great when done properly - I'm sure we can find that somewhere. And Welsh cakes. And anything involving leeks! Welsh food – hm. Wales seems to be fairly unique for the UK in its use of seaweed – laverbread and some fish dishes spring to mind.

Welsh rarebit too, great when done properly – I’m sure we can find that somewhere. And Welsh cakes. And anything involving leeks!

]]> By: Kake http://theworldin202meals.com/2008/10/06/bonus-meal-the-british-gastropub/comment-page-1/#comment-10 Kake Mon, 06 Oct 2008 21:52:13 +0000 http://theworldin202meals.com/2008/10/06/bonus-meal-the-british-gastropub/#comment-10 So which proper boozer did you end up in after your meal? The Thornbury Castle (<a href="http://london.randomness.org.uk/wiki.cgi?Thornbury_Castle,_W1H_1DN" rel="nofollow">RGL entry</a>) on Enford Street is quite close and also quite nice. I'll be watching keenly to see what you come up with for the Welsh meal — I'm Welsh, but have lived in England for the past 15 years. I have no idea where you'd get Welsh food in London, and I'm not even sure what it is, except maybe cawl (lamb stew). Re Scottish food, I don't have a huge amount of experience, but I like Buchan's in Battersea (<a href="http://london.randomness.org.uk/wiki.cgi?Buchan's,_SW11_3AG" rel="nofollow">RGL entry</a>). So which proper boozer did you end up in after your meal? The Thornbury Castle (RGL entry) on Enford Street is quite close and also quite nice.

I’ll be watching keenly to see what you come up with for the Welsh meal — I’m Welsh, but have lived in England for the past 15 years. I have no idea where you’d get Welsh food in London, and I’m not even sure what it is, except maybe cawl (lamb stew).

Re Scottish food, I don’t have a huge amount of experience, but I like Buchan’s in Battersea (RGL entry).

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