Guardian: (on the £38/$53 McCarthy salad) “There are separate sections for chopped beetroot, skinned tomato, bacon minced to a paste, chicken breast with the texture of value-range cotton wool, cubes of sweaty, squeaky cheese, shredded egg and, on top, an avocado that’s been halfway through an egg slicer. Underneath is shredded romaine, including the gnarly hard bit at the centre. That displays serious commitment to gross profit, in all senses.” In which Jay Rayner’s commitment to positive restaurant reviews during the pandemic comes to an abrupt end. (Current exchange rate: £1 UK = $1.39 US; previous by JR)
Also recently by Jay: Why are restaurants’ cheapest bottles of wine becoming so expensive?
…and some recent and positive reviews of cheaper places to dine:
* Burnt Orange, Brighton.
* The Bradley Hare, Wiltshire.
* Sonny Stores, Bristol.
* The Double Red Duke, Oxfordshire.
* Pho Cue, Manchester.