Heston & The Fat Duck

[dellzeqq]

just as barking mad as paying hundreds of pounds to save a a few gm on the weight of a cassette?

oi! You, outside now! (And yes I did cry when my chosen ratios were no longer available in Dura-Ace and I had to go to Ultegra)

 

[srw]

Wow, perhaps it's time I went out for a meal in the real world!

I remember that three courses in the bar of the Derwent Manor hotel (yes, it is in God's own county, not the land of the Prince Bishops down south) was considerably cheaper.

 

[mark st1]

I tried to book the Fat Duck once, the women on the phone had an air of arragance and complacency that irked me so much I told her not to bother and hung up. She pee'd me off so much I wrote a letter to a food critic about it. He replied that he had heard similar stories and that he was not at all surprised.

I booked the Waterside restaurant innstead, and had a lovely time and meal there.

Someone has deep pockets

 

[EltonFrog]

Someone has deep pockets

No, my pockets are standard size, I am just obscenely rich, and I like poeple to know it.

 

[02GF74]

It's pretentious bollocks, and overpriced especailly if you consider the number of people in the world who would be more than happy for a bowl of rice or noodles.

not quite as outrageous as Man vs Food. sickening.

 

[mark st1]

No, my pockets are standard size, I am just obscenely rich, and I like poeple to know it.

Class

 

[PK99]

It's pretentious bollocks, and overpriced especailly if you consider the number of people in the world who would be more than happy for a bowl of rice or noodles.

not quite as outrageous as Man vs Food. sickening.

No more pretentious and no more bollocks than the highly priced cycling kit that is available and in which some on here indulge, 3rd world food comparisons are simply fatuous nonsense as the same reasoning could be applied to virtually any restaurant in the uk and to a large amount of domestic cooking.

 

[User482]

It's pretentious bollocks, and overpriced especailly if you consider the number of people in the world who would be more than happy for a bowl of rice or noodles.

not quite as outrageous as Man vs Food. sickening.

Have you ever been there?

 

[biggs682]

I've just checked our local chain pub (it's Chef & Brewer and one of only two pubs within a flat easy walking distance). I'd budget about £25 - £30 a head for three courses without drinks. Fancier pubs are available in the vicinity and are considerably more expensive - £40 in Bray doesn't sound out-of-line with what I'd expect.

have you not heard of the fayre & square chain much cheaper and we have never had a bad meal in our local ones

 

[grumpyoldgit]

Nearer to £50 for 2 courses & a drink each for 2 people near me.

 

[PK99]

Nearer to £50 for 2 courses & a drink each for 2 people near me.

Umm, a thought..... Once a week meal out at a Pub with those prices or once a month at somewhere of the quality of the Fat Duck or other Michelin resaurant?

Personally, I cook better food than many Ghastro Pubs so once a quarter going to a "good" restaurant where I find ideas and food I cannot produce myself is my choice, plus regular visits to local splendid curry houses.

 

[srw]

have you not heard of the fayre & square chain much cheaper and we have never had a bad meal in our local ones

Still £15 - £20 for a three-course meal without drinks - and the nearest one is half an hour's drive away. Whereas my local pub (the clue's in the adjective) is 10 minutes walk.

 

[PK99]

have you not heard of the fayre & square chain much cheaper and we have never had a bad meal in our local ones

Fairly priced cheap eats - but nothing on the menu that cannot be cooked better and cheaper at home.

 

[grumpyoldgit]

Umm, a thought..... Once a week meal out at a Pub with those prices or once a month at somewhere of the quality of the Fat Duck or other Michelin resaurant?

Personally, I cook better food than many Ghastro Pubs so once a quarter going to a "good" restaurant where I find ideas and food I cannot produce myself is my choice, plus regular visits to local splendid curry houses.

Indian comes to £50+,Chinese £60+,French bistro £70+,it is just the area.Normally eat out a couple of times a week.Only Michelin I can be bothered going to is in Portugal,it is only 10 minutes from my place.Villa Joya in Gale,only 2 star on Algarve.

 

[PK99]

Indian comes to £50+,Chinese £60+,French bistro £70+,it is just the area.Normally eat out a couple of times a week.Only Michelin I can be bothered going to is in Portugal,it is only 10 minutes from my place.Villa Joya in Gale,only 2 star on Algarve.

per person or for two?