Anyone tried the scrummy free friday food in the Rose & Crown, Eckington

[lynne 222 10]

Takeaway ....you must be joking...if you think that you want to come around to my house ,,there are about 100 jars of spices and the place smells permenantly like a curry house..!!! when we first moved here the neighbours thought we had opened a takeaway on the back garden....even david blunket could find this place by following the smell lol

Seems this friday couls well be the "argy bahji" night with yoghurt mint sauce come and try those ..

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[SB Stonework 10]

Having just returned from my nightly peruse around the local dogging site, I did spot something that worried me.

Bold as brass, a very proud looking vixen carrying what looked like a hen.

Please god don't let it be george.

[reggiek 10]

I was driving through Eckington tonight and something went "beep beep" whilst shooting past me heading towards the rose ...was it road runner or was it Chicken G !!!

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[Chicken G 10]

Chicken George is couped up.

 

Yes you are right Chicken G is couped up so to speak, unfortunately I am ill, bitten by the bug as they say.... but where has "George" come from ? my name is Gerald and I really don't look like a chicken or a road runner as you so kindly made the similarity ..I just work with them..

 

I am not familiar with the person who does the cooking , I certainly am not "taking the michael " and just for the record if you think this guy buys this food from a takeaway to take to a pub to pass off as his own ..then you must be as mad as he is.. if he does.....not that I think that but for those who do...go to the place and try it for yourself and maybe if you're lucky you'll get a recipe.!!!! or a mouthful for saying such things

 

hope this is still on the go for when I get better and a free pint sounds great !

[i-Luv-Blue-W 10]

Hope Chicken G hasn't got Bird Flu! Off to Fridays Curry Night in the Rose. Yes it is home made for those of you wondering Glad you sceptics aren't coming, all the more for us!!!!!!!!! Thanks Mr Curry maker

[SB Stonework 10]

Poor george, under the weather.

 

Hope it's not fowl pest.

 

I hear that Mr curry maker is also famous for his alcohol laced cakes.

[lynne 222 10]

Oh dear Chicken G you missed the onion bahjis and aloo chops ...they went down great and the rose smelt like a curry house....

 

You tatting for some cake then John Henry ? better get an order in..lol

 

What will we be having next friday ?????

 

any suggestions people...what would you like ??/

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[the_wicker 10]

This isn't working, it's blindingly obvious what you're doing and I imagine it's backfiring now and getting on peoples' nerves.

 

The use of bold text/exclamation marks, the same style of writing in each post, the same unusual sense of humour in each post, the 'independent' comments that all sound like adverts for the place, the amount of new people here who are solely concerned with talking about your pub and how often they go there

 

Restaurant & pub owners/workers pretending to be satisfied punters come on the forum all the time and it's really easy to spot - fair play you're looking to raise your profile, and in the current financial climate I (and I'm sure many others) wish you the best.

 

However, treating us like we're all stupid is not a good way to promote yourself. Just be honest, and if you have a new menu or whatever just say so (as yourself, not all these made-up people) - you'll get a lot more respect on here

[SB Stonework 10]

calm down sister.

 

This is about a genuine guy that enjoys cooking for his friends.

 

Perhaps You should go and see for Yourself, instead of making negative assumptions.

[the_wicker 10]

I'm sure it's a nice pub and that the person who cooks is a good cook. I'm not being critical, I'm trying to do you a favour - there are restaurants on here who've become a laughing stock through using these tactics, and it is really, really obvious. Stop digging yourself deeper into this hole and just be honest

[lynne 222 10]

What a horrible thing to put,you obviously don't know anything about what's been happening in the rose, Nicki and Rob, the landlord and landlady are good decent people trying to make a living and have nothing to do with these posts. Yes they have read them and find it all very amusing, as we do, all the more because it is my husband doing the cooking.

The food thing has been going on for a while as my husband had to pack up work to look after me due to an illness i have, he took up cooking for a hobby and just loves making food for his friends. He has done this for years and hope he carries on doing so, but it is people like you making comments like that, making him think he is doing it for some illgotten reason, that will put him off . He isn't a chef he just likes to dabble and what's wrong with that.. and if it can bring a bit of trade to the pub then so what.. we had a pub many years ago and i know how hard the trade is, even without all the changes made in recent years, it takes over your life like any business does and i know because it made us fight a long hard battle that we lost due to overbearing circumstances and a crap brewery as landlord..

You may not have meant the comments to be hurtful but quite frankly they are!

Like John Henry says don't make assumptions unless you have been there yourself, this is not some dark devious way to get people in the place..just friends enjoying the company and yes, the food.

my only wish is that Chicken G would come over and meet us as he is to blame for all this as he started off the thread..NOT US !!!!!!!!!

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[lynne 222 10]

Oh and by the way ..Iam not stupid, my husband is not stupid, nor are the customers that use the rose and nobody is trying to make anybody else look stupid, you should get a grip and think about what you are saying, the only person that is going to come out looking stupid is you if these comments carry on, they are not helpful at all just demeaning to the nicki and rob to think that they would go solow as to try and con people by putting on "fake" posts.

No I am not happy !!!!!!!!

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