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An English pub lunch

Something missing from Australia and New Zealand is the cosy and characterful village pub. I have fond memories from when I used to live here of visiting English pubs on Sundays for a pub lunch. Today we enjoyed a Sunday lunch at The Black Swan in York, a 15th Century haunted house. It was wonderful. They had something for everyone: plant food for me, roast beef for my carnivorous son and even a dedicated children’s menu. The food was excellent, the service prompt, the people very friendly and the Yorkshire ale from a family-run brewery surprisingly delicious. I only say surprisingly because I don’t normally drink ale but this was good.

 

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14 responses to “An English pub lunch”

  1. xbox2121 Avatar
    xbox2121

    Great photos to go along with your story. Never been to London but have the regulars love their pubs

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    1. Rachel Avatar
      Rachel

      Thank you! There are so many amazing things to photograph here.

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    2. pendantry Avatar
      pendantry

      ^^^ what xbox said (apart from the London bit).

      <thinks>I must go back to York one day.</thinks>

      PS a little pendantry: is your son really carnivorous (as opposed to omnivorous)? No veg with his meat, then? 😉

      PPS Happy Earth Overshoot Day.

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      1. Rachel Avatar
        Rachel

        Yes, the use of the word carnivorous was a slight exaggeration on my part. He is actually mostly a plant-eater since I rarely give him meat and I don’t eat meat myself. But he asks for it all the time and so I have started calling him my carnivore.

      2. pendantry Avatar
        pendantry

        🙂

  2. evemeredith Avatar
    evemeredith

    Unfortunately no such beautiful buildings from the 15th Century in

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    1. Rachel Avatar
      Rachel

      ..the Southern Hemisphere?

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      1. Eve Spence Avatar
        Eve Spence

        Yes, exactly! Thanks. What were they doing in the 15th Century?

  3. argentumvulgaris Avatar
    argentumvulgaris

    What a great place to spend ‘beer o’clock’

    AV

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    1. Rachel Avatar
      Rachel

      It was. We have to support these English pubs because I’ve heard they’re a dying breed.

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  4. Max Shelton Avatar
    Max Shelton

    Love the bikes, the bike ways, and especially the pub! Great pictures and great adventure.

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    1. Rachel Avatar
      Rachel

      Thank you! We’re having a great time.

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  5. Lorraine Brady Avatar
    Lorraine Brady

    You bring back fond memories. Opportunities to live in other countries with your children are to be grabbed with both hands. Mine learnt so much from years away in Africa and England and the fact that you experience it as a family unit is really special.

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    1. Rachel Avatar
      Rachel

      It is a wonderful opportunity for all of us and I’m enjoying every minute of it. The years you spent in Africa must have been particularly exotic!

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