We went as a family (two adults, a daughter aged 14 and a son aged 12) to the Fat Pig in Exeter for Sunday lunch a few days ago.
It was great! A relaxing hang out serving some top notch micro brewed ales. My other half had the Steam Hammer Ale and really enjoyed that. We were intrigued by all the hanging pictures. They did tell a few stories as we asked the waitress (owner, I'm not sure) about one and heard a wonderful story about the man portrayed.
The prawns were smoked, but not overly so. They were served whole - so we had to peel them but my son loved doing this. Personally I could have done with a debris bowl or dish as I was quite messy, but this is splitting hairs. The large quantity of serviettes and finger bowls were appreciated and used.
My daughter enjoyed the Roast Pork - there are some reviews on Tripadvisor to say the Sunday roast isn't great - it was good for her. Plenty of meat, veg and gravy. The only weird thing was that the roast potatoes were enormous and could have been smaller - that is a small gripe. The meat, veg and gravy were all fine. My husband liked the pheasant - of which there was a large quantity - and when I had a small 'taster', I managed to get the only piece of 'shot' in the whole dish. Typical.
All four of us enjoyed our meal and we will be back to try lunch on a different day of the week. I liked the vibe, the ethos, the decor and the food. The place was very busy by 1pm so it's worthwhile reserving at the weekend. They have a great system of chalking the reservations on the actual wood of the tables. I liked that.
I was a guest, but I was free to write what I wished.
We shared a Smoked Garlic with toast to start with. All four of us enjoyed that. Like everything, it was served on a board. There was a whole bulb of soft and smokey garlic and plenty of toast. We should have ordered two portions really as we were hungry and there was plenty of grabbing going on!
For main courses, two of us had the smoked prawns and chips (the prawns were recommended to me by Countrywoodsmoke, a local foodie and BBQ/Smoker expert), my daughter had the Roast Pork and my husband had the Smoked Pheasant. The pub has recently acquired a new 'smoker' and is making the most of it.
My daughter enjoyed the Roast Pork - there are some reviews on Tripadvisor to say the Sunday roast isn't great - it was good for her. Plenty of meat, veg and gravy. The only weird thing was that the roast potatoes were enormous and could have been smaller - that is a small gripe. The meat, veg and gravy were all fine. My husband liked the pheasant - of which there was a large quantity - and when I had a small 'taster', I managed to get the only piece of 'shot' in the whole dish. Typical.
I was a guest, but I was free to write what I wished.
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