Sunday's Dinner/Lunch

On Sunday I went out for lunch / dinner with my family. The occasion was my Gran's birthday; my brother suggested that we should take her out somewhere since we couldn't do so on the day of her birthday because my Mum and Dad were on holiday.

After driving around for a while and struggling to choose where to eat my Dad pulled in at a place called "Beefeater". Its one of those places that pitches up next to a service station hotel - in this case it was next to a Premier Inn - so I wasn't expecting much from it, just traditional pub food that wouldn't be of any amazing standard.

When we first walked in things didn't seem too amazing, the decoration was ok and we were seated quickly. The waitress seemed friendly and took our drink orders after giving us the menus. She was quick to point out that two options from the menu would be unavailable - Rack of Lamb and Chicken Breast wrapped with Bacon - which I was impressed with because the service in these places isn't usually very great.

For a starter I decided I would have Garlic and Herb Breaded Mushrooms; my brother chose the same, my parents got a Combo Platter type thing and my Gran didn't have anything. We had to wait longer than you usually would for the food to arrive but the quality was actually better than I expected.

Since it was a Sunday I opted to go for the Roast Lamb, with my brother once again choosing the same. My Dad chose Roast Beef, my mum chose Sausage and Mash and my Gran chose Fish and Chips.

Between courses we ordered two more drinks but the waitress forgot and we had to wait about 10 minutes until they arrived. Very poor.

Again the food took a while however this time the quality was not great. My Yorkshire puddings were undercooked as were the Roast Potatoes. The meat was ok but was nothing special; as for the veg, well, it was just veg.

After we had finished our food my Gran complained that her fish wasn’t cooked properly and you could see just by looking at it that it wasn’t. The waitress agreed and quite kindly took the fish off the bill.

Overall, I wasn’t too impressed with meal, it was ok but I have had much better food. The service was ok; I think if it wasn’t for the friendly waitress I would say it was terrible. The food was less than average but what can you expect from these kinds of establishments? Although there is one exception to these places and that was a Premier Inn restaurant I ate in with my Dad a few years ago. For the price, I was blown away by the quality of the place, food, service etc. I actually felt like I was eating in a proper restaurant rather than one in a Premier Inn.

I would also like to apologise for the poor quality of this post. It’s half 1 in the morning and I can’t really sleep so I’m on this. I will try to write something a bit more interesting later on. Goodnight all x