The Red Bull
Kingsley
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North Cheshire's Pub of the Year for 2008 and as it was also the
runner up in the previous two years, this pub was clearly overdue for a
food review.
The beers almost need no introduction, and are the main reason that the pub won its coveted award this year. On the night, I sampled real ales in the form of Boggart Brew, Hornbeam Bitter, Thwaites Wainwright and Hornbeam Coral Stout. All were excellent. Food is served throughout the pub, and for starter I opted for the Chicken Goujons with a Barbeque dip at £3.65. The starter arrived with a generous portion of six pieces of chicken in breadcrumbs accompanied by a side salad of iceberg lettuce, tomato and cucumber. Very pleasant although the goujons were perhaps a tad overcooked. |
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For main course, I opted for the Red Bull Chicken Poulet at £8.25. Dishes that incorporate the pub name always attract me, as I think that if they are going to associate the establishment with a particular dish, it must be something they are particularly proud of. I was asked if I wanted salad or vegetables, and I asked for straightforward peas, for which they were happy to oblige. The meal was delicious. A generous portion of moist and tender chicken pieces was served with onions in a superb creamy sauce. The peas were excellent and the chips were excellent proper home-made ones of the sort that every pub should be forced to sell. A most enjoyable visit (as it always is
here). And now something else to return for - good food as well as fantastic
beer. |
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