gnasher16 30,470 Posted August 30, 2013 Report Share Posted August 30, 2013 thats the brits own fault, there demand for curry houses and mexicans outway the need for your traditional sunday roast. although i dont eat that food myself.im just as bad by eating fast food. having said that when i do gout for a meal its always a traditional steak pie and veg or cod and chips. nah i dont buy that.............is it any coincidence that when i was young,probably you as well.......there was 10 traditional British restaurants to every 1 Indian or chinese.........yet today you have to look hard to find a British restaurant...............is it because Brits want kebabs,chinese etc.....no i dont think it is i think like everything else British culture is being DIScouraged and our traditions are being swallowed up in favour of foreign ideas.......i know plenty of people myself included who would rather stay in for a traditional English roast or English breakfast in preference to going out for a curry or a poncey continental breakfast........but the venues are just not out there anymore.......its not cool enough to like British food anymore. . Great caffs in london gnasher and still some pie n mash shops Im talking about restaurants though not cafes,pie & mash or pubs....................what ever happened to a group of English people sitting down taking their time over dinner in an English restaurant eating English food in English surroundings............without sounding all bias it seems its only East London thats managed to hold onto a bit of tradition and culture with pie & mash,jellied eels etc.....certainly within London anyway................try and get a bit of culture down the Kings Rd or The Angel and they,ve forgot what the word means. Born Hunter says Nottingham maintains a lot of English restaurants and good on them i might have to dodge up there for a nice drop of roast one of these days.......didnt Nottingham used to be known for the statistic of having a population of 5 females to every 1 male as well...............Robin Hood land here we come Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ChrisJones 7,975 Posted August 30, 2013 Report Share Posted August 30, 2013 Im talking about restaurants though not cafes,pie & mash or pubs....................what ever happened to a group of English people sitting down taking their time over dinner in an English restaurant eating English food in English surroundings............without sounding all bias it seems its only East London thats managed to hold onto a bit of tradition and culture with pie & mash,jellied eels etc.....certainly within London anyway................try and get a bit of culture down the Kings Rd or The Angel and they,ve forgot what the word means. Born Hunter says Nottingham maintains a lot of English restaurants and good on them i might have to dodge up there for a nice drop of roast one of these days.......didnt Nottingham used to be known for the statistic of having a population of 5 females to every 1 male as well...............Robin Hood land here we come It went the way of the Dodo, unfortunately. Too much emphasis on working more hours, living wages dropping, and the availability of cheap nutrition-less take-away food. It's nice to see that there are some traditional British restaurants left but it's sad that Pizza Hut and Wetherspoons are the only named example of culinary excellence... I couldn't afford to eat in Oliver's restaurant, not that I'd give the smarmy b*****d my money if I could. Personality goes a long way. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gnasher16 30,470 Posted August 30, 2013 Report Share Posted August 30, 2013 (edited) Ive done all that Michelin star bollocks with waiters hovvering over your shoulder Ramsey and Oliver gaffs where you get an 18 inch plate with 3 inches of food in the middle drizzled in some stupid shit that looks like it should be in an art gallery.....i want to eat it not f****n look at it !!.........maybe its because my mrs is a shit cook but give me food like mum used to make over this poncey crap any day of the week.................comes to something when a group of normal everyday fellas out the flats have to go round each others houses for a nice sit down roast because they cant get it in a restaurant !! Edited August 30, 2013 by gnasher16 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
the_stig 6,614 Posted August 30, 2013 Report Share Posted August 30, 2013 -its just a natural progression that country pubs have been turned into restaurants .. you don't see restaurants serving English food in most towns weatherspoons apart and don't forget our own fast food outlet the good old fish n chip shop.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WILF 47,637 Posted August 30, 2013 Report Share Posted August 30, 2013 Funny enough its the men in my family that are the good cooks, my old man was, my brother is and I do too......its kind of an old fashioned thing.........when you get company, any time of the day or night, you sit them down and feed them.....its just the way it has always been. The old man knew about wild foods and cheap cuts from having f**k all as a boy........we used to go to the deli on Roman Road every Saturday and fetch home cooked chickens, hams, toungue, pigs trotters Whatever happened to decent delis? The only thing I didn't like was peas pudding, he always used to try and get me to eat it and I still cant stand it to this day Quote Link to post Share on other sites
the_stig 6,614 Posted August 30, 2013 Report Share Posted August 30, 2013 Im talking about restaurants though not cafes,pie & mash or pubs....................what ever happened to a group of English people sitting down taking their time over dinner in an English restaurant eating English food in English surroundings............without sounding all bias it seems its only East London thats managed to hold onto a bit of tradition and culture with pie & mash,jellied eels etc.....certainly within London anyway................try and get a bit of culture down the Kings Rd or The Angel and they,ve forgot what the word means. Born Hunter says Nottingham maintains a lot of English restaurants and good on them i might have to dodge up there for a nice drop of roast one of these days.......didnt Nottingham used to be known for the statistic of having a population of 5 females to every 1 male as well...............Robin Hood land here we come It went the way of the Dodo, unfortunately. Too much emphasis on working more hours, living wages dropping, and the availability of cheap nutrition-less take-away food. It's nice to see that there are some traditional British restaurants left but it's sad that Pizza Hut and Wetherspoons are the only named example of culinary excellence... I couldn't afford to eat in Oliver's restaurant, not that I'd give the smarmy b*****d my money if I could. Personality goes a long way. pizza hut and weatherspoons------------ where tongue in cheek name dropping Quote Link to post Share on other sites
the_stig 6,614 Posted August 30, 2013 Report Share Posted August 30, 2013 (edited) http://thebradgate.com/bradgate-garden.php -----here you go gnash---- close front picture i couldn't get rid of it Edited August 30, 2013 by the_stig Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ChrisJones 7,975 Posted August 31, 2013 Report Share Posted August 31, 2013 -its just a natural progression that country pubs have been turned into restaurants .. you don't see restaurants serving English food in most towns weatherspoons apart and don't forget our own fast food outlet the good old fish n chip shop.. That's the point, though. They're evolving. The tradition is disappearing and what we see now is a result of the market. Traditional British cuisine... err... isn't anymore. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
foxtails 272 Posted August 31, 2013 Report Share Posted August 31, 2013 Jamie oliver said in a mag id have to close my resturants if it was not for the eastern europeans . , WELL DO US ALL A FAVOUR YOU FAT LITTLE OBNOXIOUS TWAT last time i was in your ignorant eastern european staff. Made it one of lifes less enjoyable experiences Your food is bland over priced , He went on to say there better than british kids. Who are wet behind the ears. , Mmmm the same fella has took thousands off training schemes etc. over the years. Wont be eating in his gaffs or watching chubby agai ,lol, what little pri*k the fcuker is......the money is going to his head, he needs to come bk down to reality! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
paulus 26 Posted August 31, 2013 Report Share Posted August 31, 2013 http://thebradgate.com/bradgate-garden.php -----here you go gnash---- close front picture i couldn't get rid of it i have got pissed in there a few times Quote Link to post Share on other sites
forest of dean redneck 11,730 Posted August 31, 2013 Report Share Posted August 31, 2013 Only had breakfast in wether spoons once,it was discusting ,hard fried bread,soggy mushrooms,and they was not even busy. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
the_stig 6,614 Posted August 31, 2013 Report Share Posted August 31, 2013 http://thebradgate.com/bradgate-garden.php -----here you go gnash---- close front picture i couldn't get rid of it i have got pissed in there a few times Quote Link to post Share on other sites
the_stig 6,614 Posted August 31, 2013 Report Share Posted August 31, 2013 -its just a natural progression that country pubs have been turned into restaurants .. you don't see restaurants serving English food in most towns weatherspoons apart and don't forget our own fast food outlet the good old fish n chip shop.. That's the point, though. They're evolving. The tradition is disappearing and what we see now is a result of the market. Traditional British cuisine... err... isn't anymore. what tradition theres more resturants than ever since the smoking ban ---well round this area there is .. I`d say compared to 10 year ago your spoilt for choice .. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Malt 379 Posted August 31, 2013 Report Share Posted August 31, 2013 -its just a natural progression that country pubs have been turned into restaurants Well you ain't allowed to drink and drive these days mate, and everybody drives everywhere these days! The ones that are still open are the ones that started selling grub. There's one old country pub I know called the Speculation Inn that was still open last time I went past it, right out in the middle of nowhere. There always used to be a load of bikes parked outside of when they used to have something popular on like live music or a quiz night! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
the_stig 6,614 Posted August 31, 2013 Report Share Posted August 31, 2013 -its just a natural progression that country pubs have been turned into restaurants Well you ain't allowed to drink and drive these days mate, and everybody drives everywhere these days! The ones that are still open are the ones that started selling grub. There's one old country pub I know called the Speculation Inn that was still open last time I went past it, right out in the middle of nowhere. There always used to be a load of bikes parked outside of when they used to have something popular on like live music or a quiz night! there all out in the sticks round here and most sundays there rammed all day... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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