Great Restormel Roast Review: The Ship In, Lerryn GRRR#2

This is the second of the Official Great Restormel Roast Reviews and it is written by Tree and Harry who took us to The Ship for Sunday Lunch. For the recoord, we totally agree with their review and the low GRRR score - and must add that I had a main course roast pheasant so salty it took the skin off the roof of my mouth. To the review...

"Having eaten fantastic impromptu chips at the Ship Inn at Lerryn, we headed there with eager anticipation. The setting is delightful and the inviting pub was packed to the nines. We were led to our table which were actually 2, separated by a much used walkway leading to another dining area. We were told there was not a large enough table to occupy 10 although this wasn’t mentioned on the dog and bone when we booked.

So the children sat on one and the adults on the other. Then started the relentless toing and throwing to cut up food, mop up drinks, whilst trying to avoid dashing waiters with various crockery.

The menu was minimal yet varied. Beef, Lamb and pheasant & a rather disappointing veggie option of broccoli and cauliflower cheese, Rather pricey at £8.95 for an adult portion and £4.75 for a child’s, but what the hell if its scrummy.

I opted for the lamb and my hubby for the beef, all the children went for the beef slightly swayed by the wonderful aesthetics of the enormous, golden Yorkshire pud !

The waiter re-appeared after a few mins to say they had run out of adult beef but offered an alternative of last nights’ pork chops or the Lerryn pie. Hubby went for the chops.

Service was swift, but not all the meals came out together. The children’s meals varied in size: 1 potato for some 2 for others. The eldest complained that the `chunks` of beef were hard and chewy and she couldn’t cut them, between 6 children there was 1 side of veg, however when I asked for more they obliged.

It’s a shame that I can’t think of anything good to say about the meal apart from the service. My lamb was tough although a substantial amount. The Yorkshire pud was hard and doughy and did not do itself justice, the potatoes were floury and undercooked. Bland, bland, bland. When ordering I had asked what veg would accompany the meal I was told there would be cabbage, carrots, cauliflower and parsnips- much loved by myself however it was not to be.

No parsnips, overcooked carrots, soggy cabbage with brown leaves. The veggie `saving grace` was the cauli cooked to perfection. The whole meal was covered in what can only be described as dishwater, rather sparingly at that. (I do love a gravy boat!) and only momentarily palatable when washed down with a superb Cabinet Shiraz at 4 pounds a glass (it took two!)

Hubby's concerns reflected both the sprogs, and mine, with one little extra horror…RAW pork which was swiftly sent back.

‘We’ll get you another sir’ (fantastic French accent)

‘erm no thanks, a refund will suffice’

All in all the bill came to £47.65 for 2 adult mains, 4 kids meals, 2 pints, 4 cokes (reasonably priced at a pound each), two much needed vinos and a £8.95 refund,

‘As requested sir.’"

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GRRR Score: 4/10 (3/10, 5/10, 3/10, 5/10, 4/10)