http://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/wine/7966430/Beers-not-to-blame-for-weight-gain.html

Can’t add to this except that Asahi beer is well worth trying expecially if you have a Costco Card. Its about £16 + VAT for 24x330ml.

You can  buy Asahi from an oriental supermarket. Also try Sapporo and Kirin – all good.

E

August 2010

Address: Gallowstree Road, Rotherfield Peppard, Oxfordshire , RG9 5HT . Follow signs to Gallowtree Common from B481

Telephone number: 0118 9722227

Website: http://www.awtrestaurants.com/

Date of visit: 27 August 2010

Approximate cost per head: Around £20 for 2 courses

Comments on wine list/beer: Very extensive and reasonably priced list. From £14.50 for a basic red or white to £175 for a bottle of 82 Ch. Beychevelle.  Good range of beer on tap including Rebellion IPA.

Summary:

I was taken there by my good friends D and C.

As we pulled into the car park, we noticed that the great man – AWT himself was in his chef gear coming out of the back of the pub. He greeted us with a smile and informed us that he works there quite regularly. By the way, we noticed that he has slimmed down a lot from his former self since he declared that he is a diabetic. Glad to see that he is taking good care of himself.

The pub is well know for its 8 for eight policy – £8 for a main course (special menu) before 8pm (Tue – Fri lunch time). No restaurant service on a Monday.

I have eaten here before and had the tartare steak which was very good.

Bottles and Cooks  received a complaint about this place from a reader  as well as a supportive comment. See comments linked to article on 5^th Feb 2010.  http://www.bottlesandcooks.com/?s=greyhound

This time we were house in the main restaurant which is quite cluttered on the wall and around the ceiling with interesting bits and prints. Two chandeliers lit the place with funny white and purple light shades.

For starters my friends has the pang pang chicken and the field mushroom on toasts (starters are around £7). I was offered a bit of the pang pang chicken to taste and it was good but I am used to a more spicy and nutty (tahina paste is better) version served in Chinese restaurants.

For main courses, I had the Southern Fried chicken (£13.95) whilst my friends had the lamb and duck (both at £14.95) – all dishes were from the a la carte menu. I also asked for some bacon greens (£3) on the side.

The Southern fried chickens turned out to be goujons of filleted chicken coated in Cajun spice and  it came with corn fritters, chips and chicken chips. The chicken chips were deep fried skins (I think!). There were two line of tomato ketchup and mayonnaise to make the plate look pretty. My friends told me that their dishes were excellent. Beware! They are not big on veg here so you may need to order sides. The lamb did came with a few courgette fritters and potatoes, the duck came with a spinach pancake and potatoes.

We washed down the meal with a bottle of 2008 Argentinean Malbec – it was a little bit light but at under £16 is very good value.

All in all it was a very nice meal, I would certainly become a regular. AWT’s style of cooking is basically upmarket meat and potato, low on plate decorations but nicely cooked with good meat.

The down side of the evening was that a child pulled down a giant teddy bear (called  Anthony) which landed near (on?) my friend C. Luckily by then, she had finished her meal. The father of the child did apologise.

As we left, we noticed that the place was nearly full.

E

PS Service was also good!