tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454805966928474735.post8742156998170038894..comments2023-12-01T22:22:54.531+00:00Comments on Foodycat: Royal Standard of EnglandAlicia Foodycathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11931796992646884249noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454805966928474735.post-38740614442445565462008-12-05T19:19:00.000+00:002008-12-05T19:19:00.000+00:00Jude - well we had a glass of rioja and a German w...Jude - well we had a glass of rioja and a German wheat beer respectively. Your real ale mates would be ashamed.<BR/><BR/>Joie - Oh I know. Luckily the hop garlands weren't actually over the table or I would have been worried about stuff falling onto the plates.<BR/><BR/>Natashya - we eat very well! We are lucky to live in a part of England with a lot of good food.<BR/><BR/>Ali - there were some skulls and bits of armour around as well. You must come over and see some of the good pubs!Alicia Foodycathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11931796992646884249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454805966928474735.post-38456572622936145812008-12-05T16:37:00.000+00:002008-12-05T16:37:00.000+00:00Oh I want to visit England. look at that pub! Seri...Oh I want to visit England. look at that pub! Seriously who cares about if it's the oldest or not — I am such a sucker for that type of atmosphere. they could cover every inch of wall space with dried hop flowers!alexandra's kitchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12530609592374250360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454805966928474735.post-47065156365262561292008-12-05T04:57:00.000+00:002008-12-05T04:57:00.000+00:00You guys eat well! Sounds like a lot of fun, I hop...You guys eat well! <BR/>Sounds like a lot of fun, I hope to visit a British pub one day.NKPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04963976997563464573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454805966928474735.post-84701795610594663112008-12-04T21:51:00.000+00:002008-12-04T21:51:00.000+00:00I know this is terrible, but whenever I see overha...I know this is terrible, but whenever I see overhanging things like that I always think, "Now how in the world are they cleaning those?" then I get grossed out when I realize that they aren't. Sounds like the waitresses were interesting though!Joie de vivrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04090182072040742810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454805966928474735.post-75108570073295547562008-12-04T18:29:00.000+00:002008-12-04T18:29:00.000+00:00It was a Friday night hang-out because the boys we...It was a Friday night hang-out because the boys were real ale freaks. In those days there weren't too many pubs doing real ale. (I am, after all, very old). The other one we frequented was The Old Plow at Speen.Judehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14522905168998236063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454805966928474735.post-13504943288501126582008-12-04T15:08:00.000+00:002008-12-04T15:08:00.000+00:00Jude - wow, you got to go to the pub in 6th form?S...Jude - wow, you got to go to the pub in 6th form?<BR/><BR/>Sam - see, I have never even heard of that one in the debates!<BR/><BR/>CitC - the pubs here are great. They don't do wedges with sour cream and sweet chilli sauce though, which is something I miss from Oz.Alicia Foodycathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11931796992646884249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454805966928474735.post-80961034363889499722008-12-03T20:32:00.000+00:002008-12-03T20:32:00.000+00:00I always thought the oldest pub in England was The...I always thought the oldest pub in England was The Trip To Jerusalem in Nottingham.<BR/><BR/>I have been to the oldest pub in Wales, it might be old but it wasn't very good!Samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04554151962924841103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454805966928474735.post-52913408657572386002008-12-03T12:19:00.000+00:002008-12-03T12:19:00.000+00:00Gosh. Haven't been there since I was in the Sixth ...Gosh. Haven't been there since I was in the Sixth Form!Judehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14522905168998236063noreply@blogger.com