What's happened to all the decent pub food?

[buchtis]

All local Pubs that have any self respect should have home cooked food instead of deep fried crap. On the other hand I went to a Toby Carvery at the weekend for a meal, £6/£7(can't remember exactly) but it was a quality carvery with all the food set out in front of you and quite a lot to choose from meat wise + free refills on drinks. I'd say I definitely got my moneys worth and was quite impressed, thought it would be a ****hole with frozen food but it wasn't.

 

[pcoltrane]

Plenty of pubs serving great food around here in Berkshire.

can you recommend a few?

 

[Psycho Sonny]

I've eaten and drank there a couple of times, and it's pretty 'meh'. I got the view that it was more of the same microwaved stuff that you find in most pubs. I wouldn't rush back.

This is really good, though a bit of a jaunt from the city - http://kippencrosskeys.com/.

it's recently been taken over, you must have went when the old owners had it, the food has improved a lot since then.

 

[~Divine~Wind~]

They all seem to be turning into wetherspoons or other chain tat

 

[Ace Modder]

Exactly. If for example you're in Stafford, then try something like The Bell in Haughton.

Or the sun

 

[kilohawk]

We have a fair few around my village in East Yorkshire

 

[LiE]

Old Beams is a the place I visit regularly, very nice food.

http://www.mcmullens.co.uk/oldbeams

 

[TehBluebear]

We have a large pub near us, part of a small chain but HUGELY popular, and with god reason. Carvery is stunningly good, 3 meats, shedloads of veg. HUGE cake counter with everything made fresh, and they do some really nice mains and specials. Had a steak and onion pie once, you could easily tell it wasn't frozen stuff.
http://www.sycamorefarmpub.co.uk/index.htm

Another pub nearby which is more expensive food but very good locally sourced stuff, can't fault it at all is the Walton Arms. Got a meal that had boar sausages from there as it was a special, it was honestly some of the best grub I've ever had. Proper mash and gravy, proper pudding after, it was all legit stuff.
www.waltonarms.com/

But other than that, it's depressing how many places just has frozen stuff, and it is noticable. I remember working with Dad, giving him a hand with building a conservatory in a place called Overton, near Morecambe, and the two pubs there were slightly dire. It was all either burgers and curries, or simple sarnies.

 

[lookitsjonno]

http://www.victoriabeeston.co.uk/

had a nice pub lunch here lately, privately owned old fashioned railway inn serving good pub food. reasonably priced too.