This Sunday's Roast Trek brought us to The Plough in East Sheen, which is deep into Southwest London. We faced potential rains in our trek via Southwest trains on this fine Sunday, but fortunately, the weather held up, mostly!
Joining us today on the quest were our Amerifriends Bridgette & Pete, Tamara & Shaun, and Tamara's mom, Debbie, who has been visiting from New Orleans.
The menu looked great; although I dropped the ball and neglected to grab a picture of it. I did document this anecdote up on the bar, though. (Note to self, don't open a pub!)
Dishes Ordered: (clockwise, starting from the top left)
Fish & Chips, Burger, Bangers & Mash, Panna Cotta, Banoffee Pie, Beef Roast with Yorkshire Pudding,
Overall, we were happy with our food. I think this may be my favorite roast yet. I particularly liked their outdoor garden, and will likely want to give this one another try on a sunnier day. Many compliments were paid to their bathrooms, so much so that it, too, was documented. (thanks, Darren)The Score: 3.96 yums
breakdown of individual scores:
3.50 Yums- Bridgette (Fish & Chips, Banoffee)
3.00 Yums- Pete (Burger, Banoffee)
4.00 Yums- Tamara (Roast, Banoffee)
4.25 Yums- Shaun (Roast, Banoffee)
4.00 Yums- Debbie (Roast, Panna Cotta)
4.50 Yums- Darren (Bangers & Mash, Banoffee)
4.50 Yums- Franc (Roast, Panna Cotta and quite a bit of Darren's pie)
Our Updated Map of Eats:
*note: Pubs are noted with their scores in parentheses
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Just been looking at your blog and it looks great! Also, pleased to hear that food was good at The Plough - when it first changed hands (about a year ago) I heard some poor things about the food. Great to hear it has got it sorted - it looks tasty in the pictures - as it is a great location. What's the maximum score a roast can get??
ReplyDeleteThanks so, so much for your compliments. I'm happy to hear it, as I often feel like I neglect this blog!
ReplyDeleteI *really* liked The Plough, and while the burger got a lower score, that may have been because the person who ordered it wasn't able to eat it before I got cold due to fatherly duties. I also liked that it was very dog friendly.
A roast can score out of 5 possible yums. Ordering the roast isn't mandatory, but ideally, someone should. We're more trying to capture the overall roast experience, but as we've only done a few, we're still working out the process. For example, we started out considering just the food, but there is so more to the Sunday experience than just the culinary offerings (as highlighted by the rave reviews received by the bathrooms).
Any suggestions for other pubs in the area? Local expertise is very welcome! We are considering The White Swan in Richmond or the Ship near Hammersmith Bridge as a next SW London venue.
Link to the initial rules of roast rating:
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Francoise, you are gathering such experiences! I'm jealous! And so happy for you.
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