It's no often you get to pop in for lunch into a 1750's tavern a town where there are about maybe one to two hundred inhabitants and your partner runs into the church graveyard and finds four ancestors buried there!
Well, this happened yesterday at ROMARLKIRK in North Yorkshire where we chose the ROSE AND CROWN as recommended by our Michelin Guide! Well, the prices did seem very "Michelin" even without any stars, but the food was quite good. So, if you are about 20miles north of Barnard Castle, then head to the ROSE & CROWN.
Will could not resist the STEAK, KIDNEY & MUSHROOM Pie, short crust with Thealeston's Ale Gravy which was as superb pie en croute and had a thinner gravy than the pub the day before, but better ingredients.
Will's sister, Carol loved her WELSH RAREBIT with what looked like very yummy GRILLED BACK BACON and a side salad. Her partner, Gill looking for the veggie option chose the ROASTED VEGETABLE FRITTATA, Shaved Chevriot, Tapenade and Salad. Samuel gobbled up his BANGER, BEANS and CHIPS which is English for sausage, beans and fries....we told him it was an English hot dog!
My option was the CHICKEN ASTA with Chestnuts (which turned out to be Chestnut Mushrooms), BACON OLOROSO SHERRY and Rocket (which is English for Arucola). An excellent side salad made a complete meal for me, and we all headed on our tour of the region....
