Pub food discovery…
by DomeniiNebunie
A very tasty burger and chips.
Courtesy of The Rusty Bicycle (Oxford).
Last night was… interesting. I went clubbing for a friend’s birthday, and it was the first time I’ve done said activity in over a year. I’m not a tom-boy but I’m an enemy of all high-heels and whilst I love some good loud music, I prefer band performances to DJ sets. Anyway, that’s not really the point. The point is I had a bit of headache when I woke up this morning. I know, I’m terrible. But it was a lovely day so my housemates and a friend and I decided to get out and find ourselves a pub lunch. Nothing better for mild hangovers than good food!
The pub we “discovered” has actually been visited by us in the past, but only for drinks. All I can say is I wish we’d eaten there sooner; the food was fantastic, but the experience has a nice unique flare to it. The flare mostly involved blocks of wood; the menus are blocks of wood with brown paper stuck to them with the creatively written options. I don’t think they were handwritten but it would be amazing if they were… I spent about five minutes freaking out over the menu form, I forgot I was supposed to be choosing something to eat. I made my housemate, Nick, pose with it for you:
His enthusiasm is inspiring! Oh, and that’s Hugh’s thumb…
Anyway, the food came on big blocks of wood also. Again, I couldn’t contain my excitement; how unusual and exciting and just plain awesome! We wondered how close they were to the first invented plate. This made the sophistication of trying something novel seem more like we were just regressing to being cavemen.
A pleasant was had by all. I definitely recommend this pub; great atmosphere, and not massively crowded. One great memory I have of this place is one time my housemates and I and Lara’s boyfriend went for a post-coursework-deadline drink. I had a little too much red wine and whilst reaching to grab a crisp I managed to throw my glass all over some poor gentlemen’s bag. He was French, and had a great sense of humour; he said “Oh, that’s Spanish wine, you can throw that on the floor any day!”
Have a good day people and go explore a new pub/food place!
:)
