The Plough, Dormansland

I was unimagineably taken aback to read Hanck's woeful and inaccurate review of the Plough in Dormansland. I am a regular visitor to this wonderful country pub, and always find the warm and friendly welcome from Simon and Jo Jo to be a refreshing change to the one you get in some other hostelries in the vicinity. I have eaten there on numerous occasions and have always found the food to be fresh and well prepared, not to mention delicious. Strange then, that this self-professed Pie Meister (and it must surely be 'Meister' given that 'Hank' is burdened ominously with an unneccessary 'C' - or is there a hidden meaning in there somewhere?) should take it upon himself to pronounce that the re-heating of chicken is in some way an affront to the great world of gastronomy. Chicken is a regular benificiary of re-heating in restaurants and pubs throughout the land. It's how kitchens operate! What does he think is going on in there? That there's an army of chefs wandering around aimlessly, just waiting for the nod to build 'good ole, big ole, bad ole pie boy' Hanck a customised bleedin' chicken pie!? "Table 6. One chicken pie!" "Yes Chef. I'll just pop out the back there and see if I can't catch me some livin' chicken!" Dream on Hanck. These people have a business to run. The Plough is a fab pub and I would have no hesitation in recommending it, it's food and it's friendly staff and regulars to anyone passing through the area.

PS. Apparently, according to my man in the pub, on his first visit to the Plough, Pie Boy Hanck pointed out that he hadn't wanted re-heated chicken. So, on his second visit, the Chef, always alert to his discerning clientel's specific dietry requirements, duly obliged by NOT re-heating the chicken in Hanck's pie on that occasion.

PPS. According to my other man in the pub, it seems that eternal riddle - 'Who has eaten all our pies?' has finally been solved. Why . . It was Pie Boy Hanck of course!!

30 Oct 2010 17:38