Brewers fayre

[cayman-black]

Ok as i do my shopping once a week near one of these I have been using it for lunch after shopping has finished two meals for under a £10.

not bad at all smothered chicken with chips , coleslaw, garlic bread slice,small side salad, Haddock ,chips and peas all good portions, its cheaper than Mcdonalds.

[mickk]

Plus the food is tasty and not like the oversalted crap they sell at McDonalds where they need to smother it in sauce to get any flavour.

[oldagepensioner]

Brewers fayre/Marston/Harvester are all much alike but my wife tends to prefer the Harvester because of the salad bar.The one to avoid however is hungry horse.If the one we have used is typical anyway.It was so bad that i took the trouble to write a review which was bad enough for the management to ask me to get in touch but i decided just to stay away as its not very convenient for us anyway.

[Truckosaurus]

cayman-black said:

... as i do ...I have ... two meals for under a £10.....

Can we just confirm that you are not eating both dinners by yourself? :-)

The problem with such pub offers is you spent another Score on a couple of drinks each, which does reduce the value.

[ZedLeg]

Haven't been to a Brewer's Fayre in years. The one at Ratho was a family favourite growing up though.

[bigpriest]

There's another chain round here - they're all named <something> Farm. Sounds quaint, despite most of them being on or near retail parks or housing developments that probably used to be farms. Identikit food though.

[TwigtheWonderkid]

oldagepensioner said:

The one to avoid however is hungry horse.

The one in Eastbourne, The Mill, is fine. My mum takes the whole family there when we visit. Normally £100 approx for 10 of us. Loads of food, decent enough without being La Gavaroche, but we aren't ordering alcohol.

[twing]

bigpriest said:

There's another chain round here - they're all named <something> Farm. Sounds quaint, despite most of them being on or near retail parks or housing developments that probably used to be farms. Identikit food though.

Winter Stream? Been to one in Bristol and it was half decent for the money

[bigpriest]

twing said:

bigpriest said:

There's another chain round here - they're all named <something> Farm. Sounds quaint, despite most of them being on or near retail parks or housing developments that probably used to be farms. Identikit food though.

Winter Stream? Been to one in Bristol and it was half decent for the money

It's Farmhouse Inns which looks like it's part of the Greene King empire!

As the country's leading pub retailer and brewer, Greene King welcomes customers into our 3,000 pubs, restaurants and hotels across the UK and brews a range of award-winning ales. Our products and services trade under a wide range of well-known brands, including Greene King, Hungry Horse, Farmhouse Inns, Chef & Brewer, Flaming Grill, Greene King Inns, Greene King IPA and Old Speckled Hen

[Silverage]

Brewer’s Fayre is decent enough for the price but I’ve never had a good meal at Hungry Horse. Classic pile it high and sell it cheap stuff.

[oldagepensioner]

Silverage said:

Brewer’s Fayre is decent enough for the price but I’ve never had a good meal at Hungry Horse. Classic pile it high and sell it cheap stuff.

We didn't even get the pile it high which with hindsight was a good thing as it was so dire.

[Silverage]

oldagepensioner said:

We didn't even get the pile it high which with hindsight was a good thing as it was so dire.

I think they call them “big plate specials”. Quantity over quality.