As a family one thing we all have in common is that we love an English pub.
We spent yesterday afternoon having a long lunch at just such a pub on Elm Street in Toronto, to celebrate Ole Rascal's birthday.
It was Ole Rascal's choice of venue and I have to say it was inspired, we loved it.
I knew from the minute we walked in that we would love the decor, check out this massive English dresser:
There was lots of dark wood trim and bits of pottery all around the interior.
The chairs were mixed in style, but I loved this particular cozy corner with the quilted leather club chairs, round table and brass railing separating it from the entrance.
There were various portraits of our Queens hanging around, like this one of Good Queen Bess:
This particular portrait of Queen Victoria really stood out, I like the black and white aspect:
And of course our current Queen, long may she reign:
The Rascals loved the food, and while I ordered a rather nice Kedgeree cooked with coconut milk and smoked haddock it was MrBP's order that took the prize for classic pub lunch.
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| Mushroom Pithivier |
That mushroom pithivier looked so good I'm going to try to make it with some vegan pastry and cashew cream in place of the dairy, I found a good recipe for the traditional version
right here.
How do you like an English pub? Don't you think they're just the right combination of traditional and casual?
Hope your Sunday is peaceful,
xoxDani
