Catriona Louise Harryman
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We made our third visit to The George on 11th September for a mid afternoon Sunday bite. Knowing that the portion sizes are generous we decided to share the Ploughman's along with a scotch egg and some onion rings on the side.
I've had the onion rings before and they did not disappoint. I'm very fussy about onion rings and these are the real deal with a wonderfully light and crisp batter surrounding perfectly cooked rings of real onion.
The scotch egg was delicious also, the casing was nicely seasoned and still with a runniness in the interior - I'd certainly have again.
Finally, the Ploughman's itself. My husband has had the ham before (ham egg & chips) and its the same lovely quality generous slices that come with the Ploughman's along with some sharp tangy cheddar, add in apples, grapes pickles and two nice chutneys (not sure if they were home made, but they were certainly tasty!) and between us we had quite a feast. I think the only negative, and its not really a negative, is that I expected the bread that came with it to be more rustic.
I'm really pleased to have a pub with good food of consistent quality on the island - hold on to your chef, George! Go while its still warm to enjoy the lovely beer garden, and if you go when its cooler take a Sunday paper to peruse in the conservatory over a long lunch.
We spotted some supersized Yorkshire puddings on another table too so we might even give the Sunday roast a try sometime.
We'll be back.
My favourite pub in England. Zero pretension. Nice people on both sides of the bar. Good food. Good atmosphere. Kid-friendly. Great access on the DLR. The very best of London. A local’s local.
Went there recently on a Sunday for a lovely roast as it was a celebration for my birthday. Being heavily pregnant I didn’t want to go far. I have lived on the island now for over 10 years and this was our first visit. I have to say that’s been our loss as we all had a lovely time. The staff were great, the service was brilliant (nothing was a problem) and the food was beautiful ( and I’m a very fussy eater). I could have done with more of the roast potatoes but that’s me, I like a lot of them so I just asked for more which was easily sorted out. We as a family will absolutely be returning. Highly recommend.
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