I love these wonderful country pubs, the Plough is opposite a village pond with ducks, picturesque and you would think a huge pull to anyone wanting to experience a bit of English country life. It has a lovely log fire for the winter months and a good seating area for the summer so perfect all […]
My dear readers, as you know I dont travel hugely but love any chance to blog somewhere new. Myself, Ed and the bots and Becky ended up at the Sir Roger Titchborne http://www.thetichborne.co.uk/ in Billinghurst. We wanted to see a great band, Orange, that I have followed for many years. One of it’s song contains […]
Have you been to Newbury Racecourse. Here’s a strange thing, more people attend regularly from outside Newbury, indeed it wasnt until West Berkshire Mencap started to have its annual Race Day there (March 3rd 2017 folks) that I became a regular attender. Yet it really is a fantastic day out. My bestie, Anne, loves […]
i have been meaning to go to the Forbury for ages. They send the most enticing emails and they have a snack menu! Who would have thought it, how can you go wrong with a snack menu. I was a touch surprised by the number of menus that they did have though. Quite a […]
This is all of the food that you probably wont be eating on Wednesday if you have a ticket for the fantastic Brebis Fundraising dinner for West Berkshire Mencap. However it will be just as good if not better. For only £50 per head you will get loads of delicious courses, with wine, AND […]
The Rowbarge is a reliable place to eat, good pub food with a twist. It is particularly lovely in the summer as it has a huge garden with the canal in front and is very popular with walkers and boaters (people not hats). We have learnt to book now as its popularity has increased with […]
It was a Sunday when we wanted to go out for a good roast dinner, I havent tried The Spring Inn for a while so thought we would give it a go. It is one of those places that has had a varied life, like many places, and I have had some great meals […]
I haven’t done too much in the Lambourn area so it was great to meet Rupert who owns The Pheasant and asked about a review. He talked to me about two of his places, The Pheasant in Lambourn and the Hart near Andover, both of which also have rooms. Lambourn proves my theory […]
I was released temporarily last week and was trying to go past The White Hart in Hampstead Norreys but was unable to. A weird magnetic force of remembered tastiness propelled me in to the delish food pub for an early lunch. Because this visit was a bit sudden and impulsive I forgot to pick up […]
How exciting, this is one very passionate man, great cook and must be hell to live with, appears to do everything at full speed! Sam is the chef and when I visited both his brother and mum were helping so it appears to be a true family business. In fact some of the meat on […]
First of all such exciting news. We went to the Bladebone on Saturday to discover that a lovely couple had visited earlier in the week because they follow my blog!! Please identify yourselves, I am thrilled and delighted, mostly because I feel I am writing this for myself, friends and family, particularly the piggier ones […]
Today was a beautiful sunny day and I sat in the stunning grounds of the Vineyard Hotel in Stockcross with two lovely ladies. We were there to discuss holding a joint gala event to be held in Autumn 2014 to raise funds for two fantastic organisations, The Pelican Cancer Trust and West Berkshire Mencap. This […]
This is a really delicious sharer (non) for so many reasons. Look at the thick slice of ham, it tasted of ham not water, it was full of flavour and porkiness, as was the ham hock terrine, that very big and fat slice on the right which was supreme. New to the table was the […]
This is a quickie post as I am doing a full interview with the Halfway Bistro in a couple of weeks. You can find this lovely pub on the A4 between Newbury and Hungerford and it is a great place to eat. The restaurant is nicely decorated with a roaring log fire in the winter […]
I went to interview at the Rowbarge recently but unfortunately was held up my dining partner so just ate instead. Great food, an interesting starter of smoked salmon layered with potato and a great caper salad. Rachel had an impressively chorizo laden bruschetta topped with houmous which she enjoyed enormously. This braised lamb looked amazing, […]