I once worked in a pub,
Many years ago
( hartley hare Just some prick who thinks it doesn't apply to him, Tue 7 Aug 2012, 20:01, 1 reply, 12 years ago)

nah, I think I need Windy pig

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Tue 7 Aug 2012, 20:02, Reply)

hello.
You've got about 5 minutes till I dissapear.
( Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Tue 7 Aug 2012, 20:19, Reply)

why can't pubs make decent roast potatoes?

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Tue 7 Aug 2012, 20:22, Reply)

For fook sake Nakkers
They buy in meals.
I asked my son if they still do caramel tart at school. (I think he's been fingering the mixed raced girl from his expression)
( hartley hare Just some prick who thinks it doesn't apply to him, Tue 7 Aug 2012, 20:28, Reply)

I'm not talking about Hungry Horse pubs here

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Tue 7 Aug 2012, 20:31, Reply)

many and varied reasons,
The main ones being, in no particular order:
Cooking to order is almost impossible due to the time roast potatoes take, so they are hot held which dried them out.
Poor quality potatoes to begin with as many places but shitty pre-peeled ones that are horrid to begin with to save on labour.
Lazy chefs doing it wrong.
Don't use proper fat, just cheap oil to cut costs.

But the first one is the main culprit.
( Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Tue 7 Aug 2012, 20:31, Reply)

i usually find them under cooked and not crispy
it ruins lunch for me :(
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Tue 7 Aug 2012, 20:33, Reply)

cook em through, then hot hold, dry pots.

( Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Tue 7 Aug 2012, 20:56, Reply)

That and most of the cooking is done by the publicans wife
My wifes cooking turned well known pub into a great pub just because of her cooking and timing.
1 Meals served between X o'clock till Y o'clock
2 keep meals simple
3 Good quality menu
4 Great beer
5 5 GOLDEN RINGS
( hartley hare Just some prick who thinks it doesn't apply to him, Tue 7 Aug 2012, 20:38, Reply)

do you reckon your wife could produce upwards of 150 meals a sitting?
I need a new chef.
( Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Tue 7 Aug 2012, 21:02, Reply)