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Am I mistaken or of late has pub food become lower quality and the atmosphere less pleasant while the price has skyrocketed ? Difficult to find a nearby pub I really want to eat at any more. Time was when a pub either only did, crisps, hot pies, or the like, or went out of it's way to compete with small restaurants/bistros. Now it's either dead or very noisy, and the offerings could be from a transport cafe.
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Staff don't seem to understand their trade either. I have a seat at a small but bearable table. I'm asked if I want a drink. Wanting to be precise I asked what beers they had on pump. Obviously wanting a decent ale. Difficult to hear the response at first due to noisy customers I then discovered I'd been listed 5 light lagery type brews ! I'm sure they aren't on pump. No real ale, no bitter, no brown, no mild, nothing worth drinking. It transpired they did have a couple of bitters after I'd said those listed weren't suitable. Having my doubts now that they were pumped from the wood.
Caran: And yes, We've had perfectly good food at Wetherspoons. Not always understood that it's not McDonald's, where everything is standardised. Different Wetherspoons have autonomy in their service delivery. In Teignmouth (South Devon) for example, people travel 20-30 miles to have some excellent grub.
The only time that I eat food in pubs these days is when one of my friends from Italy (who've got a flat here) is visiting. So it's left to me to do some research beforehand and, because I take the task seriously, we're rarely disappointed.
Prices have gone up recently, of course, but that's not really surprising. A basic pub meal around here (e.g. fish and chips) used to cost about £14.50 but now many pubs seem to have prices starting at around £16.50. (Some of the classier 'gastro pubs' in Suffolk have prices starting from £23.50). There are still some great pubs, with fairly reasonable prices, though, such as this one which is not far from me:
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Prices have gone up recently, of course, but that's not really surprising. A basic pub meal around here (e.g. fish and chips) used to cost about £14.50 but now many pubs seem to have prices starting at around £16.50. (Some of the classier 'gastro pubs' in Suffolk have prices starting from £23.50). There are still some great pubs, with fairly reasonable prices, though, such as this one which is not far from me:
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I feel your pain OG.
But my local does fabulous food at a reasonable price. All home made in their kitchen, nothing bought in.
And 6 real ales from their own micro brewery. All less than £3. Warsteiner and Amstel lagers also available. You can eat at your table in the pub or in the restaurant room with quiet piped music. Near Manchester.
But my local does fabulous food at a reasonable price. All home made in their kitchen, nothing bought in.
And 6 real ales from their own micro brewery. All less than £3. Warsteiner and Amstel lagers also available. You can eat at your table in the pub or in the restaurant room with quiet piped music. Near Manchester.
