So much more fun than a boring old bowl full. My favourite place to get a pint of prawns used to be the Holly Bush in Hampstead, but when I went there last we were served our prawns on a platter. A blatant breach of the Trade Descriptions Act 1968 I think you’ll agree – we complained to the barstaff, who blamed “health and safety”. Apparently they’re not allowed glass in the kitchen anymore. BOO!
Today I had a lovely afternoon with my friend by the seaside, at Leigh-on-Sea in Essex. We had a dozen oysters, a pint of guinness (him), a pint of ale (me) and a pint of prawns (shared). The prawns were measured out in a pint pot, then shoved in a plastic bag. It would have been disappointing, but they were well tasty and the sun was shining so I let it pass.
5 Comments
May 20, 2008 at 10:44 pm
Bring back the pint glasses at the Holly Bush!
May 21, 2008 at 5:21 pm
I recently had an outstanding, if not particularly bargainous, pint of prawns at new(ish) Hackney gastropub The Prince Arthur.
http://www.theprincearthurlondonfields.com/
And the rest of the food was very palatable too. Yum!
May 21, 2008 at 5:42 pm
Next thing to try… smoked prawns. From the Cley smokehouse in Cley, or the Wells-next-the-Sea [where Patrick's cottage is] branch. Or from the mad, bearded man who smokes them himself in his hut behind his house on the beach in Dungeness. Smokey, sea-y, crustaceanousness
June 19, 2008 at 6:20 am
Somehow i missed the point. Probably lost in translation
Anyway … nice blog to visit.
cheers, Sheepskin.
July 21, 2008 at 10:32 am
This weekend I had two pints of prawns! One at the Prince Arthur on Friday, and one in Leigh-on-Sea on Sunday. Beat that!