Christmas day meal at the pub/restaurant. Anyone go?.

[Landsurfer]

Christmas Dinner = Yorkshire Sunday Dinner with tinsel ...

 

[Dave7]

Followed by something like this I hope! 🧐
-cognac/hermitage-1990-chez-richon-grande-champagne-cognac.html

I enjoy a Cognac and sometimes, if I see something special behind the bar I will a glass.........but I wouldn't pay that much for a bottle.

 

[Electric_Andy]

I've never been out on xmas day. we all help with preparing and clearing up afterwards. It doesn't take long, and being a few sherries in certainly helps.

 

[Chromatic]

I enjoy a Cognac and sometimes, if I see something special behind the bar I will a glass.........but I wouldn't pay that much for a bottle.

Back in the days before I became as impecunious as I am now I paid a fair proportion of that much for a single glass.

Here's one I'd like to try:
https://hine.cognatheque.com/en/hine/843-cognac-hine-250.html

 

[Dave7]

Back in the days before I became as impecunious as I am now I paid a fair proportion of that much for a single glass.

Here's one I'd like to try:
https://hine.cognatheque.com/en/hine/843-cognac-hine-250.html

 

[nickyboy]

So long as there is a mountain of pigs in blankets, it's all good

 

[T4tomo]

Back in the days before I became as impecunious as I am now I paid a fair proportion of that much for a single glass.

Here's one I'd like to try:
https://hine.cognatheque.com/en/hine/843-cognac-hine-250.html

I wouldn't - either you'll think its worth the money and be lying
or you'll be somewhat disappointed that whilst it was nice, it wasnt that nice

price tag like that is for rarity, exclusivity and bragging that you had a sip / bottle / glass.


Back to xmas dinner out - never done it, but again you aren't paying the high price for the food, its for all the staff serving you on double time etc.

Some people like it that way, some prefer to be at home, some haven't got a family to have a big family do or other reasons for want to be "out".

If I wasn't at a "family" do, i'd probably volunteer at a soup kitchen or similar.

 

[Chromatic]

I wouldn't - either you'll think its worth the money and be lying
or you'll be somewhat disappointed that whilst it was nice, it wasnt that nice

price tag like that is for rarity, exclusivity and bragging that you had a sip / bottle / glass.


Back to xmas dinner out - never done it, but again you aren't paying the high price for the food, its for all the staff serving you on double time etc.

Some people like it that way, some prefer to be at home, some haven't got a family to have a big family do or other reasons for want to be "out".

If I wasn't at a "family" do, i'd probably volunteer at a soup kitchen or similar.

Of course it wouldn't be worth the money and there's no doubt at all it would be a disappointment but I'd still like to try it.

 

[Alex321]

So long as there is a mountain of pigs in blankets, it's all good

Are you one of my grandsons?

At 7 & 9 years old, they will eat at least a dozen each, more if you let them, and not much else from the Christmas dinner

 

[KnittyNorah]

Miserable fekker!

Are there no foods you dislike heartily?
Only if there are literally NO foods that you dislike heartily - be they brains, pickled fermented shark, raw liver, pressed cow's udder, stewed steak, cowheel gravy, jellyfish with crispy seaweed - do you also escape the unpleasant epithet you used for me.

 

[KnittyNorah]

We never have a traditional Xmas meal but do roast some meat (slow roasted pork this year) with lots of different veg. Pudding can be a traditional Xmas pud, but varies year to year.

It’s more about enjoying a good meal with some family and/or friends.

Yes - and a good meal can be many different things, depending on individual taste, dietary choices/requirements, availability (of both foodstuffs and cooking facilities) and a host of other things.

 

[fossyant]

Are you one of my grandsons?

At 7 & 9 years old, they will eat at least a dozen each, more if you let them, and not much else from the Christmas dinner

My son is the same !

 

[fossyant]

Do you think people actually really like the xmas meal? I haven't had one since I was a child

Was yer mam a crap cook !

Let's say my mum isn't doing much of the cooking on Xmas day - we're gonna keep an eye on the turkey, but all the veg, starters etc will be me and my siblings.

 

[nickyboy]

Are you one of my grandsons?

At 7 & 9 years old, they will eat at least a dozen each, more if you let them, and not much else from the Christmas dinner

A dozen isn't really trying. They need to up their game

 

[Drago]

Thats nothing. Some moons ago Pizza Hut were doing a deal where you pay for one pizza but get to eat as mqny as you can stomach.

A colleague took his teenage son and watched in astonishment as the lad managed to consume no less than 7 full sized pizzas.