tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post9201357842059436454..comments2024-03-28T17:11:52.333+00:00Comments on The Pub Curmudgeon: What a wasteCurmudgeonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-85501390301660478492017-01-20T06:18:25.956+00:002017-01-20T06:18:25.956+00:00Actually, the general experience of buffet restaur...Actually, the general experience of buffet restaurants is that they reduce food waste because people don't take piles of stuff they know they're not going to eat. See <a href="https://pubcurmudgeon.blogspot.co.uk/2009/10/eating-whole-barn.html" rel="nofollow">this post</a> from a few years ago.<br /><br /><i>"Whitbread manager Simon Ewins says Taybarns orders the same amount of chips for 8,000 meals a week as the previous pub ordered for 2,000. Probably a lot of those chips with the 2,000 meals were left on the plate."</i><br /><br />When I'm away I always make a point of looking for Chinese buffets, but not all towns have them.Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-1733817371402866472017-01-19T20:58:30.351+00:002017-01-19T20:58:30.351+00:00Great writing Mudgie!
I'm a fan of "all ...Great writing Mudgie!<br /><br />I'm a fan of "all you can eat" Chinese buffet places, and in those you do see people taking platesful of food just for the sake of it, only for most of it to be scraped into the bin.<br /><br />Pub grub? You can't beat the Swan With Two Necks in Pendleton, on the slopes of Pendle Hill near Clitheroe.Andy.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-45384057352706065112017-01-18T12:44:21.987+00:002017-01-18T12:44:21.987+00:00Indeed - the food in wetherspoons is mediocre qual...Indeed - the food in wetherspoons is mediocre quality and small portions - apart from the breakfasts. However you know what you're going to get, its cheapish, and there is usually a decent choice of beer.<br /><br />If you have a viable alternative, eat elsewhere. But so often when at the airport or in a strange town, spoons is often the safe option.<br /><br />Better than going to maccie d's.<br /><br />pynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-31962073381905590142017-01-18T11:12:29.423+00:002017-01-18T11:12:29.423+00:00There is an additional problem in describing small...There is an additional problem in describing smaller portions as 'pensioner portions'. Some women of my acquaintance decided they wanted smaller meals and ordered the pensioner option, and were slightly miffed when the waitress accepted that they qualified without a murmur!RedNevhttp://rednev-rearm.blogspot.co.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-12162296194863120612017-01-18T11:06:24.274+00:002017-01-18T11:06:24.274+00:00The general consensus is that the portions of chip...The general consensus is that the portions of chips in Spoons aren't even generous, let alone any good.Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-31979328507643062052017-01-18T11:00:32.230+00:002017-01-18T11:00:32.230+00:00Big portions of poor quality food is normal in wet...Big portions of poor quality food is normal in wetherspoons/marstons/m+b/greene king. It's not value for money, imo. Kieran Lyonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10309306469722070363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-14496265829807270282017-01-18T10:52:16.030+00:002017-01-18T10:52:16.030+00:00The Daily Mash nailed the takeaway thing:
http://w...The Daily Mash nailed the takeaway thing:<br />http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/news/society/thats-a-ridiculous-amount-of-chips-says-britain-2013011155662DaveShttp://brewinabedsit.blogspot.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-39055106509463567242017-01-18T10:29:32.513+00:002017-01-18T10:29:32.513+00:00'spoons generally offer you the choice of sala...'spoons generally offer you the choice of salad if you don't like their awful chips. But the Marston food pubs offer the choice of chips, french fries or hash browns.dcbwhaleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02585310584555592882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-11397585488754892422017-01-18T09:13:39.480+00:002017-01-18T09:13:39.480+00:00Simple solution.
Spend a quid in the pound bakery...Simple solution.<br /><br />Spend a quid in the pound bakery & sit in a quiet corner of the pub with your cheapo pint of bitter and see if the barstaff call you out for bringing in your own pasties.Cooking Lagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02830924433230427226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-76091878998643626532017-01-18T08:24:55.472+00:002017-01-18T08:24:55.472+00:00Portion size is maybe more of an issue for takeawa...Portion size is maybe more of an issue for takeaways than pubs, altohugh I do remember going in one pub offering a "belly-busting pound of chips"!<br /><br />Also smaller portions are often stigmatised as "pensioners' portions".Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-26957988208043911202017-01-18T08:21:37.083+00:002017-01-18T08:21:37.083+00:00The portion size thing is very relevant: I eat qui...The portion size thing is very relevant: I eat quite a lot, so comfortably finish most pub meals. My wife, however, has a small appetite, and will often only eat half-three quarters, and as I'm supposed to be losing weight, I won't always eat the rest (and sometimes she might want something I dislike). Some places have the good sense to offer small portions (notably <a href="http://www.piglet-net.net/pubblog/?p=835" rel="nofollow">The Bamburgh Castle</a> had the good sense to offer a good proportion of the menu in smaller portions, not just a kids menu), which gives people a choice, and presumably avoids some wastage, while allowing for fat gits like me.stymasterhttp://www.piglet-net.net/pigblog/noreply@blogger.com