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Cannot boast about Sunday roast 

1/27/2015

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My favorite thing about lazy weekends in Chicago is going to brunch. This was our chance to try different restaurants, although I found myself repeatedly going back to Grange Hall Burger Bar {hands.down. best potatoes in all of Chicago}, Orange {imagine the most decadent pancake flight you've ever eaten}, Bongo Room {to die for pretzel pancake}, and Bub City {everything about this place is ah-may-zing}. So of course, I'm on the look out for some good brunching spots in London.

Apparently, brunch isn't a huge thing here, but Sunday roast is, so Ross and I wanted to give it a try. Roast consists of some kind of protein {chicken, beef, or a vegetarian option}, roasted/sautéed veggies, potatoes. and figgy pudding {not the kind of pudding you're thinking of, but instead it's a large, crispy bread with gravy}. The pub we ended up going to didn't offer a vegetarian roast, so I tried another London speciality: fish + chips. 
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Ok, so this has nothing to do with Sunday roast, but this salad was too good to not show off. Presenting: the three beet salad with goat cheese, walnut, and a dijon mustard vinaigrette. My taste buds were definitely happy with this starter! 

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Beef roast that Ross certainly enjoyed. The figgy pudding {brown roll toward the back of the plate} was not something we enjoyed. 

Woof. Below are the fish + chips I tried. I've now attempted to like this meal a few times, and each time, I cannot finish it for fear of throwing up on the plate {I usually end up covering it with a napkin so the fish doesn't stare at me}. The fact that they fry the fish with the skin on thoroughly grosses me out. Needless to say, I need to stop ordering this meal. 
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So we tried Sunday roast, and I can't say I'm pleased with it {which I guess doesn't surprise me, because I can't say I'm a fan of England's food}. However, that won't stop us from trying to find our favorite restaurant and roast in town. In the meantime, I'll be dreaming of Chicago brunches...:). 
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Lisa link
1/27/2015 02:17:54 am

Isn't it funny the kind of things that we get used to in our own home countries that are strange to others? There's little better than a Sunday roast in my view (although the pudding you mention is a Yorkshire pudding rather than a figgy pudding, which is a different Christmas dessert). Don't give up on British food just yet!

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Danielle
1/27/2015 06:10:06 am

So it's called Yorkshire pudding? What is figgy pudding then? Do you have any restaurant recommendations? Thanks for the feedback!

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Ross
1/28/2015 12:59:06 am

I am not giving up on Sunday Roast. I know I can find one that will be worth going back to every Sunday. I also asked about the fish and chips and and englishman confirmed to me that most fish and chips should not have the skin on it. I am not sure where we are getting mixed up.

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