Can’t go wrong at these prices
SULLEN skies are never the best of signs - not when a stroll and a spot of Sunday scran is in order.
So, with return of the North East’s glorious autumn gloom we fired up the Eatsmobile and headed towards Newcastle city centre.
It’s a telling sign how the city has changed with some of its more colourful boozers shifting shape over the years.
For example Shakespeare Street’s the Adelphi was not the kind of pub I’d have taken Mrs Eats.
She might be able to look after herself but back in the day it just wasn’t the best of places for a lady. Fast forward to 2017 and re-imagined as Lady Greys it’s one of the city’s finest watering holes.
Through the week it offers limited eating hours, and opportunities - the pub is so popular - but on a Sunday they serve up plentiful roasts at a bargain price. The pub itself is wellcrafted - darkwood p a n e l l i n g , large windows for p e o - p l e Car park..................... Kids allowed..................... Real ale..................................... Wine by the bottle........................ Credit cards..................................... Vegetarian food............................. Disabled toilets............................. spotting and a well-stocked bar. But when we arrived it was lacking its usual bustle - this was due to the fact it had barely opened when we bowled in. By the time we were leaving there was a healthy crowd. The menu is straight up - just the sort of thing we could do with. A choice of pork, lamb, beef and chicken - no starters, and a cheeseboard to finish. Spot on. What makes it all sweeter is the mains are an austerity friendly £9 or two for £15. Mrs Eats had brought a friend along this week - something about getting her out of the house - and to be honest I was glad of the distraction. One of the best things about visiting such a wellstocked pub is the choice of ales, lagers, gins...well, you get the idea. With a round stowed away we made our choices - I plumped for the pork, while Mrs Eats took the lamb and our friend took the beef.
Despite a relatively quiet pub there was a bit of a wait before our plates were delivered promptly - to the wrong table.
Minor hiccups aside they were delivered with a smile and apology and we were offered a full range of sauces. We took mustard and mint sauce.
For all intents and purposes the only difference between the meals was which meat we’d gone for - which in itself is no bad thing. And when you’re served up in such quantity there are few complaints from the Eats household.
Carrots, parsnips and red cabbage joined mashed potato, and a rather large Yorkshire pudding which was spot on. Crisp to the bite but fluffy on the inside.
The pork came with no crackling - which is always a shame - and there was no choice whether the beef was pink, or well done.
But when you’re paying these prices you really can’t grumble.
The mains were hefty, served with a smile and good quality grub.
You can’t go wrong with two roasts for £15.
After we’d demolished the last of it we had to wave the white flag - the cheeseboard, sadly, will have to wait.