Authenticity of Rose and Crown?

[maclondon]

that's the lunch menu ...
for dinner they have salmon as well, which is what i always order (and it's always excellent)

Pan-roasted Scottish Salmon -Mashed Neeps and Tatties, Braised Leeks, and Stone Ground Mustard Vinaigrette

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yep its the lunch menu - the evening one also has steak with fried fish!!
two meals for the price of one!!

 

[edinburghlass]

We had the pork and apple sausage roll from the UK stand during the Flower and Garden Festival. It was very nice and only a snack credit.

 

[mickeyforpresident]

I know what you mean by a teacake but in Scotland a teacake is a Tunnock's Teacake

A teacake in Lancashire - well in my part, is a bread roll with currants in it that you toast and butter! A normal roll is called a bap (but I can't use that word!)

As for a Tunnocks teacake - YUM, oh goodness, talk about eating too many!!

We've never eaten at R and C... In fact the whole English section makes us smile because it's so unlike anything in England!

 

[disneyholic family]

DD and her husband are just back from Orlando..
they ate at rose and crown on their first night (yes, the day of their arrival)..
i managed to get them an 8 PM ADR there...and that was the only night i could, so they did..

they had a perfect location to view illuminations, and they had the nicest CM so far as their server - a CM from Scotland...
as for food, my son in law had our usual salmon and he said it was very good..
DD decided to eat something else, so went for the fish and chips, which she didn't think was very good...but i don't know if it was because of authenticity, or just that it wasn't good....
but she still loved it there for the location for fireworks..
by the way, they ate at another fireworks restaurant for the first time this year - la hacienda in mexico and said the view from there is even better than from rose and crown!...

 

[PudseyChancer]

a bread roll can be called a muffin in Manchester but travel 40 miles to Leeds and it's a Stottie

Nearly choked on my bacon buttie reading this!

Stottie is definitely not Leeds area, never heard of it til I read your post and Googled. Apparently its from the North East http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stottie_cake
We would say Teacake or Breadcake "In West Yorkshire, a large plain white or brown teacake, is often also called a breadcake and is used to make sandwiches."

Here in God's county, it is indeed a bread cake, a teacake has a dual entity, both as a description for a posh bread cake (when dining with ones parents, for example), or as a currant/raisin loaded delicacy, best served toasted.

With reference to the main topic of this thread, I've never eaten in the Rose & Crown, but the food on offer there suggests to me the normal fayre that you would find at a traditional pub, Wayne's point about the food being regional is a good one. I've eaten at the Chippy, and it's not a bad take on what was once our national dish, but not particularly authentic.

Dunno why I've never eaten there, I guess the massive amount of options mean that I've never really considered eating there - who knows, might give it a go this August!

 

[ChipnDaleRule]

Nearly choked on my bacon buttie reading this!

I'm so sorry for unintentionally offending my friends on the other side of the Pennines. I believe my Leeds source to have been influenced from parent of the North East ;-)

 

[ChipnDaleRule]

The roll is a small, often round, loaf of bread believed to have been created during the 16th century





A recent survey by Linguistics researchers at Manchester University found that these were the most commonly used terms:

Roll

36%

Bap

18%

Bun

16%

Barm

14%

Muffin

5%

Cob

5%

Teacake

5%

 

[hogwartsdropout]

I was a server at the Rose and Crown a few years ago. Yes the chefs are all American and they were the ones who put the dishes together.
They did ask our opinions on what is British and what we'd like to see on the menu, that's how the Sunday dinner got on the menu at one point, however none of it tastes exactly the same as it would in the UK. Also, the chefs liked to add their own ideas, for example...the mushy peas had mint added to it, so it didn't end up tasting like UK mushy peas.

 

[joyo17]

So the quick consensus I'm seeing is that it's passable, or better, but nothing that wows you. It's also heavily Americanized, which is a shame. Sounds like the same problems with all of the restaurants in Epcot.

Talking about regional cuisine. I know here in The States, there's a lot of distinction between food from the South vs the Midwest vs California, etc. What's big in Florida may not work in Minnesota. Does that happen in The UK, also? Is there food that's big in Manchester that is unheard of in Portsmouth?

There are lots of regional differences in the UK. I am originally from East London & a local 'delicacy' there is pie, mash & liquor. Which is basically a mince beef pie, mash potato & a parsley sauce. All basic ingredients that you would think you could knock up anywhere but no! Since moving to Dorset 6 years ago I have been trying to recreate this dish& have failed miserably! If you ever get to London or Essex be sure to try some!

 

[dixonsontour]

Yes very much regional food specialities in the UK.

Local gastro pubs celebrating locally sourced foods and dishes are popular.

Link to menu from an upmarket pub near me

http://www.thethreefishes.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/4921_NOR_TTF-NEW-MENU-8.pdf

I'm in Lancashire so I'd say foods like Lancashire hot pot, Lancashire cheese, Bury black pudding and butter pie are traditional foods near me.

 

[wayneg]

Yes very much regional food specialities in the UK.

Local gastro pubs celebrating locally sourced foods and dishes are popular.

Link to menu from an upmarket pub near me

http://www.thethreefishes.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/4921_NOR_TTF-NEW-MENU-8.pdf

I'm in Lancashire so I'd say foods like Lancashire hot pot, Lancashire cheese, Bury black pudding and butter pie are traditional foods near me.

That was not fair at all. Posting a great looking menu when I am so hungry