green lurchers 16,831 Posted January 30, 2016 Report Share Posted January 30, 2016 walking the dogs early on was thinking of smoked eel from suffolk or freshly cooked crab still warm going back in the shell for breakfast , it was a no brainer the smoked eel can wait . off i head to mersea home of the oyster beds and other bits of seafood . after the long haul drive of 35 mins couldnt take the hunger pains so a pit stop at tiptree famous for its jam and whippets , twas where dorrit mackay bought her whippet off stanley wilkins that she started her laguna line,after an egg n bacon sarnie i,m still on course for the crabs out the boiler and some other sea creatures , funny old place is mersea island sort of stuck in time for a while i felt like i was in england ,froze me conkers off and headed back fll to the gunwales 16 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Accip74 7,112 Posted January 30, 2016 Report Share Posted January 30, 2016 (edited) Yummy! Is that Mersea Island?.....or near by.. Sorry didn't read the full post, just enjoying the pics haha Edited January 30, 2016 by Accip74 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
green lurchers 16,831 Posted January 30, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2016 (edited) Yummy! Is that Mersea Island?.....or near by.. tis mate was done by 9,30 almost forgot me stomach liner lol Edited January 30, 2016 by green lurchers Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Accip74 7,112 Posted January 30, 2016 Report Share Posted January 30, 2016 Yeh it is a funny old place, my ex-mother in law lives on there, the tidal road crossing can be a fcuking pain in the arse! Haha Quote Link to post Share on other sites
green lurchers 16,831 Posted January 30, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2016 Yeh it is a funny old place, my ex-mother in law lives on there, the tidal road crossing can be a fcuking pain in the arse! Haha bit windswept but great oysters Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Accip74 7,112 Posted January 30, 2016 Report Share Posted January 30, 2016 Yeh it is a funny old place, my ex-mother in law lives on there, the tidal road crossing can be a fcuking pain in the arse! Haha bit windswept but great oysters The best.....they say ;-) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
green lurchers 16,831 Posted January 30, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2016 Yeh it is a funny old place, my ex-mother in law lives on there, the tidal road crossing can be a fcuking pain in the arse! Hahabit windswept but great oysters The best.....they say ;-) had the oyster number 3,s today were spot on , they can treble in price up town Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TAXI DRIVER 549 Posted January 31, 2016 Report Share Posted January 31, 2016 Looks good.Can`t beat fresh seafood. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gnasher16 30,470 Posted January 31, 2016 Report Share Posted January 31, 2016 Is this in East or West Mersea ? if its West is it opposite a pub called The Victory ?...stretching the memory bank now but i used to knock a little bird off who lived there over by the caravan site it was quite a nice place from what i remember ....havent been there in over 20 years but it didnt seem the sort of place that would change very much. Nice looking bit of grub anyway. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
j j m 6,561 Posted January 31, 2016 Report Share Posted January 31, 2016 very nice Quote Link to post Share on other sites
green lurchers 16,831 Posted January 31, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2016 Is this in East or West Mersea ? if its West is it opposite a pub called The Victory ?...stretching the memory bank now but i used to knock a little bird off who lived there over by the caravan site it was quite a nice place from what i remember ....havent been there in over 20 years but it didnt seem the sort of place that would change very much. Nice looking bit of grub anyway. west mersea and yeah its opposite the victory pub which also does a nice bit of food Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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marshman 7,758 Posted January 31, 2016 Report Share Posted January 31, 2016 Handsome GL ? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lenmcharristar 9,906 Posted January 31, 2016 Report Share Posted January 31, 2016 walking the dogs early on was thinking of smoked eel from suffolk or freshly cooked crab still warm going back in the shell for breakfast , it was a no brainer the smoked eel can wait . off i head to mersea home of the oyster beds and other bits of seafood . after the long haul drive of 35 mins couldnt take the hunger pains so a pit stop at tiptree famous for its jam and whippets , twas where dorrit mackay bought her whippet off stanley wilkins that she started her laguna line,after an egg n bacon sarnie i,m still on course for the crabs out the boiler and some other sea creatures , funny old place is mersea island sort of stuck in time for a while i felt like i was in england ,froze me conkers off and headed back fll to the gunwales hey fella I really hope you enjoyed every pick of that, looks fab 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bosun11 537 Posted January 31, 2016 Report Share Posted January 31, 2016 I'd love to eat there... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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