tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5488444600218615887.post3792928520095428134..comments2024-02-16T21:13:02.643+00:00Comments on meemalee: A Fry-up at Smiths of Smithfieldmeemaleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17252248464524701128noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5488444600218615887.post-57877449597939569662011-09-07T21:28:01.391+01:002011-09-07T21:28:01.391+01:00@Mise en Place - Thanks for the link to the interv...@Mise en Place - Thanks for the link to the interview!<br /><br />@haveforkwilleat - Septic eye fried egg? Ewwww :)meemaleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17252248464524701128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5488444600218615887.post-58645865830575197802011-09-06T10:16:30.961+01:002011-09-06T10:16:30.961+01:00When were down in London, SOS was always where we ...When were down in London, SOS was always where we headed for breakfast, until the last time where we thought the food quality had gone down hill and they served us a "Septic eye" fried egg. We've never been back since.Haveforkwilleatnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5488444600218615887.post-8737925105452871062011-02-09T11:05:21.951+00:002011-02-09T11:05:21.951+00:00Hi,
That's a pitty - we ate on level two ther...Hi,<br /><br />That's a pitty - we ate on level two there recently and really enjoyed it.. Amazing Pork belly. But for a fry up you really can't beat a greasy spoon I suppose!!<br /><br />I also recently interviewed head chef Tony Moyse (hopefully he didn't make your breakfast!) thought this might interest you and your readers http://www.miseenplace.co.uk/blog/index.php/interviews/word-of-mouth-tony-moyse-smiths-of-smithfield/Mise En Placehttp://www.miseenplace.co.uk/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5488444600218615887.post-50873530132262614072010-03-19T12:14:48.120+00:002010-03-19T12:14:48.120+00:00@I heart cupcakes - Now I definitely have to go th...@I heart cupcakes - Now I definitely have to go there!meemaleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17252248464524701128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5488444600218615887.post-43468435072848869652010-03-12T23:55:57.162+00:002010-03-12T23:55:57.162+00:00The chips alone were worth it for me. And my hubby...The chips alone were worth it for me. And my hubby was rather chuffed with his hunk of steak :)I heart cupcakeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06898577388443071100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5488444600218615887.post-7414741495229469632010-03-11T20:02:17.437+00:002010-03-11T20:02:17.437+00:00@I heart cupcakes - Ooh, Fox and Anchor! Right, th...@I heart cupcakes - Ooh, Fox and Anchor! Right, that's going on my list too - thanks for the tip :)meemaleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17252248464524701128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5488444600218615887.post-64448477552972734792010-03-11T18:30:39.436+00:002010-03-11T18:30:39.436+00:00@Knit nurse - your husband is correct! I too emplo...@Knit nurse - your husband is correct! I too employ a sausage or if need be toast dam if my husband puts my beans too close to my egg! I once refused to eat breakfast as he sloshed it all together - the horror!<br /><br />Re SOS - Am glad now when we went a many Sunday's ago it was full, and we had to go to the Fox and Anchor instead as the food there was amazing, including the wonderful goose fat chips -yum!I heart cupcakeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06898577388443071100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5488444600218615887.post-28938047284976954872010-02-25T12:44:34.892+00:002010-02-25T12:44:34.892+00:00@Kavey - Certainly not - everyone knows that the w...@Kavey - Certainly not - everyone knows that the word verification is a judgment on the person making the comment :p<br /><br />I loved your pie post - but then I do like Weebl and Bob too :)meemaleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17252248464524701128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5488444600218615887.post-15672135069554229372010-02-25T12:25:23.599+00:002010-02-25T12:25:23.599+00:00Ha ha on the "schit"! A comment on my bl...Ha ha on the "schit"! A comment on my blog post, perhaps?!<br /><br />Looks like SOS is definitely NOT worth a visit. I did get the Chicken book to review recently. See my recent Pie post!Kaveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16662875905365870280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5488444600218615887.post-82084418041625174702010-02-24T00:45:57.937+00:002010-02-24T00:45:57.937+00:00@ginandcrumpets - My husband hates posh fry-ups to...@ginandcrumpets - My husband hates posh fry-ups too - he says they're missing the point ;) Give him a fried slice and he's happy.<br /><br />@The Grubworm - Indeed - the irony.meemaleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17252248464524701128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5488444600218615887.post-35278377063466743932010-02-23T18:17:30.228+00:002010-02-23T18:17:30.228+00:00@meemalee - hang on a minute - isn't Torode on...@meemalee - hang on a minute - isn't Torode on Masterchef?The Grubwormhttp://www.thegrubworm.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5488444600218615887.post-56500323719150399442010-02-23T17:08:33.966+00:002010-02-23T17:08:33.966+00:00I like my fry-ups best when they're from my lo...I like my fry-ups best when they're from my local greasy spoon and they cost £3. I want my tea orange and in need of sugar to make it palatable, my sausage to be mostly bread, my toast to be white, plasticky stuff drowning in butter and a big pile of chips because they do chips with everything. It's a bit wrong but posh fry-ups are never as satisfying – they're all sanitised and no good.ginandcrumpetshttp://ginandcrumpets.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5488444600218615887.post-52982403024148648252010-02-22T22:26:58.825+00:002010-02-22T22:26:58.825+00:00@Gastro1 - D'oh - O'Sheas! I did know that...@Gastro1 - D'oh - O'Sheas! I did know that, honest.meemaleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17252248464524701128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5488444600218615887.post-65669962968903826362010-02-22T22:19:58.352+00:002010-02-22T22:19:58.352+00:00@Gastro1 - It truly is. So where do you get your m...@Gastro1 - It truly is. So where do you get your meat from, Dino?meemaleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17252248464524701128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5488444600218615887.post-66555193693903269642010-02-22T22:12:00.354+00:002010-02-22T22:12:00.354+00:00Then again 90% of the meat in Smithfield is the sa...Then again 90% of the meat in Smithfield is the same can't believe some notable eateries even boast they get their meat from there :-)Gastro1https://www.blogger.com/profile/12100960618329536493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5488444600218615887.post-27270940467992927882010-02-22T22:09:45.920+00:002010-02-22T22:09:45.920+00:00Great post every floor in SOS has it's own lev...Great post every floor in SOS has it's own level of disapointmnent :-)Gastro1https://www.blogger.com/profile/12100960618329536493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5488444600218615887.post-57148255776938850622010-02-22T20:49:11.017+00:002010-02-22T20:49:11.017+00:00@The Grubworm - It's weird how so few people c...@The Grubworm - It's weird how so few people can do a proper poached egg. There was actually an episode of MasterChef where one of the contestants was forced to chuck away one after another because he'd cocked them up.<br /><br />Yeah man, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ksmb6iwPZYo" rel="nofollow">daddy or chips</a> ...meemaleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17252248464524701128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5488444600218615887.post-63872196515940877462010-02-22T15:13:12.959+00:002010-02-22T15:13:12.959+00:00What is it about supposedly good restaurants and b...What is it about supposedly good restaurants and breakfast - it's always a bit hit and miss. I wonder if Torode is doing a Ramsey?<br /><br />I remember having brekkie at one posh hotel and being told that I couldn't have a poached egg instead of a fried one. Poor show. <br /><br />Still, makes for a great blog post: "tastes like brackish melancholy" is top drawer - and totally accurate to boot. And you got "Daddy or chips" in there too. Genius.The Grubwormhttp://www.thegrubworm.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5488444600218615887.post-9839193045087728132010-02-22T13:20:48.306+00:002010-02-22T13:20:48.306+00:00@chumbles - I do believe the porters go the pub eg...@chumbles - I do believe the porters go the pub eg Hope and Sir Loin or the Cock Tavern. I was a fool. A fool.<br /><br />@FoodUrchin - If he'd lapdanced I would have forgiven him the breakfast. No comment on the word verification although the other day, Kavey's blog gave me "schit".<br /><br />@TheAmpleCook - The bubble was a bit underdone but it was still pretty tasty.<br /><br />@Mr Noodles - I always get agitated when watching Masterchef. Not had steak at SOS but I 've had the pork belly which is okay. Good salsa verde.<br /><br />@knit nurse - The bean egg conundrum is one I have never come across, but I like the concept of a sausage dam.<br /><br />The mushrooms do look like large beans, don't they? No wonder I can't remember them.<br /><br />Yeah, "luxy" is probably about right. Torode called vanilla and beer sauce "vanilla and bear sauce" last week.meemaleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17252248464524701128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5488444600218615887.post-45894276194782537472010-02-22T12:49:26.292+00:002010-02-22T12:49:26.292+00:00What a shame. And such an unappetising heap of foo...What a shame. And such an unappetising heap of food. My partner maintains that beans should NEVER touch egg on a breakfast - a badly-arranged breakfast can provoke panicked cries of 'Emergency! Employ the sausage dam!'<br /><br />I'm glad you pointed out the mushrooms, I thought they were just large beans.<br /><br />As for the luxe, it's probably 'luxy'.knit nursehttp://theknitnursechronicles.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5488444600218615887.post-87060374098548553982010-02-22T11:26:20.018+00:002010-02-22T11:26:20.018+00:00SOS is the reason why I get agitated when I watch ...SOS is the reason why I get agitated when I watch Masterchef. I can often be found shouting at the TV - "Oi Torode sort out own gaff" ! The last time I went here, the steak tasted of nothing despite allegedly being hung for 4 weeks.Mr Noodleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13327242172810414292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5488444600218615887.post-87238030339568077792010-02-22T10:56:27.325+00:002010-02-22T10:56:27.325+00:00Christ on a bike, those mushrooms look awful. And ...Christ on a bike, those mushrooms look awful. And I'm sorry that bubble looks pale and flacid. It should be dark and crispy. Under cooked tomato and over cooked egg?<br /><br />Shame on you Mr Torode. You need to employ someone who can cook or GET BACK INTO THE KITCHEN.<br /><br />Feel better for that.The Ample Cookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04324402450263880294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5488444600218615887.post-84378671335110773982010-02-22T09:38:31.315+00:002010-02-22T09:38:31.315+00:00Shame that your brekkie turned out naff. What with...Shame that your brekkie turned out naff. What with the waiting times for tables, it seems that Toady needs to get his act together and iron out the problems at SOS.<br /><br />And give up the lapdancing too.<br /><br />(Today's word verification is mints - does my breath stink that much?)Food Urchinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02453819598450656718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5488444600218615887.post-13154990955761729672010-02-22T08:00:33.617+00:002010-02-22T08:00:33.617+00:00Another great write-up. Horrible looking plate of ...Another great write-up. Horrible looking plate of food, there's a local cafe that does a lot better for less near where I live, but I guess where you were the choice was rather limited! Although the porters at Smithfield must go somewhere? <br /><br />Best fried breakfast used to be at the Super Sausage at Potterspury on the A5 going north of MK. Occasionally I used to get up early and go and have breakfast there (2 hour round trip!). Oddly, a few miles further up the A5 was Jack's Hill Cafe which was the second best! Both are still goingchumbleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12130002475516622025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5488444600218615887.post-85528405512410211692010-02-21T23:01:45.337+00:002010-02-21T23:01:45.337+00:00@gastrogeek - The wait at lunchtime is ridiculous....@gastrogeek - The wait at lunchtime is ridiculous. FoodUrchin and I tried to get in on Friday (I know, glutton for punishment) and we gave up and went to Smithfield Tavern instead.meemaleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17252248464524701128noreply@blogger.com