The Bishop food gone downhill??

[local estate agent]

Went to the Bishop for some food this week (first time in a while) and I have to say I was very dissapointed! The food used to be really good quality, and now seems very bland, and felt as though they were using yesterdays ingredients?

Was this just a lapse? Or has anybody else experienced this?

I will be going back to try again, as hoping it was just a one off.

[Michael Palaeologus]

I have been there for a few Sunday lunches and have enjoyed.

[MadWorld74]

We haven't eaten there recently as the last time the veggie roast was really pale and lacking in lustre.

[carla]

Yes my last two visits were very disappointing.The yorkshire pudding was very hard and the veggies were cold.The Bishop used to do good food about a year ago unfortunately gone very down hill. Can anyone recommend a good Sunday roast venue.

[glau]

I occasionally have lunch at the Bishop and on those occasions tend to have the Salade Nicoise. A year or so ago this was made with fresh tuna steak, last time I went it was canned tuna - same price, mind you. Could the S Nicoise test be introduced as standard measure of quality?

[AcedOut]

It'd be a shame if it's gone downhill. I used to really enjoy food there at a reasonable price. I've not had food there for several months though.

Has there been a change of chef?

[djw]

they've changed the burger. Had it the other week and it just doesnt compare to the old one.... shame really...

[timtim]

THEY'VE CHANGED THE BURGER???

That was the best burger I've had in this country.

This is sad news indeed..

[Siduhe]

AcedOut Wrote:

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> It'd be a shame if it's gone downhill. I used to

> really enjoy food there at a reasonable price.

> I've not had food there for several months

> though.

>

> Has there been a change of chef?

I suspect it's as likely to be the rising cost of food, if the prices have stayed similar or only gone up a bit.

The FT suggests that the prices of staple foods have gone up by 60% on average in the last 18 months (and some things like wheat have gone up as much as 130%). In those circumstances I imagine publicans are faced with putting up prices to a level that customers won't wear, or cutting a few corners (or producing food at very low margin or at a loss, which doesn't seem like great business sense in these times).

[SeanMacGabhann]

is it my imagination or has Wheetabix not gone up by anything like 130%

definitely see some things have gone up, sometimes by a lot but I know for a fact I'm not spending anything like +60% on food

If food prices are behind the changes then a revamp of the menu is more in order - replacing fresh tuna with tinned is just wrong on every level surely?

My own thoughts is that the Bishop "group" have expanded more into a pubco than a local pub so are less focused on quality these days. Just an opinion tho so if Scott or whoever is able to put me right I'd be more than happy

[AcedOut]

Interesting on the Weetabix. Wheat prices are actually down 33% on the year, although rose quite considerably earlier in the year...

http://markets.ft.com/tearsheets/performance.asp?s=us@w.1

[Siduhe]

Just goes to show, lies, damn lies and statistics...suspect it's all about the time you take the measurement as AcedOut suggests.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/7284196.stm

http://www.ft.com/foodprices

[franster]

Oh no! I have just booked a table for 10 for my birthday.....please reasure me with some good tales!?!

[Annasfield]

carla Wrote:

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> Yes my last two visits were very disappointing.The

> yorkshire pudding was very hard and the veggies

> were cold.The Bishop used to do good food about a

> year ago unfortunately gone very down hill. Can

> anyone recommend a good Sunday roast venue.

Same - the yorkshire had clearly been sat in the oven drying out all afternoon. I asked for some more gravy to soften it up a bit and they charged us for it. Oh well....