Before Christmas Fussy Eater and I bought some vouchers from LivingSocial and Groupon for various meals and events and we used our voucher for the Elephant Public House on Thursday.
Good food, nice wine, lovely place. 7-8 out of 10 I'd say
Fussy shared a charcuterie platter with me for starters and even ate a sun dried tomato! Main course was good old bangers and (dijon mustard) mash for me. The mustard was rather concentrated in one place and I had to mix it in a little better and the extra gravy provided in a gravy boat had clearly been waiting a few mins to be served and was a little 'skinny'. Still pleasant enough with really tasty sausages.
FE had a spatchcocked poussin which I was surprised about as he doesn't usually like chicken that might have bones in it. This was served with a buttered cabbage and a rather nondescript dip/sauce that neither of us could figure out. Tasty non the less.
So perhaps not at good as when under the previous owners (who have since run the Star and Dove and also moved on again). When it can to dessert we were disappointed to find that many had sold out already but the brownies with raspberry sauce and ice cream was rather a pleasant change for the creme brulee or crumble king!
Last night was curry night as both of us were too tired to cook - he has Chicken Makhoni and is recognised at the takeaway and greeted warmly (The Curry Centre, West Street) and went to CTM this time although often has a mixed kebab.
Tonight Fussy cooked chicken fajitas for me as I worked all day. Tomorrow he's requested a winter favourite of Shepherd pie but with a sweet potato topping, think I'll also add some roast parsnips and carrots and some savoy cabbage.
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