Fal-Stein

Mollers · 05 November 2009, 21:12

http://www.thisiscornwall.co.uk/home...l/article.html

willk · 05 November 2009, 21:24

Not too happy then?

Mollers · 05 November 2009, 21:36

Good news.

Bigmuz7 · 05 November 2009, 22:16

Has Chalky kicked it then ? .. never liked the little bugg*r

Mollers · 06 November 2009, 06:50

Yeah, an ale has been named after him.

chewy · 06 November 2009, 07:29

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Has Chalky kicked it then ? .. never liked the little bugg*r

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/cornwall/6268025.stm

LURCHER · 07 November 2009, 17:11

Lets hope its a lot better than the Ferryboat at Helford Passage , went there last week by RIB on a foul night and arrived in full waterproofs got undressed outside and was looked at like aliens!
Food ok but the prices are Chelsea and imagine serving moules without bread! Bread was £1.50 extra .
Contrast to Shipwrights at Helford which was really good great steaks and we asked for some garlic butter a huge bowl was put on the table no extra charge!

Mollers · 07 November 2009, 18:24

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Lets hope its a lot better than the Ferryboat at Helford Passage , went there last week by RIB on a foul night and arrived in full waterproofs got undressed outside and was looked at like aliens!
Food ok but the prices are Chelsea and imagine serving moules without bread! Bread was £1.50 extra .
Contrast to Shipwrights at Helford which was really good great steaks and we asked for some garlic butter a huge bowl was put on the table no extra charge!

The Ferryboat was a managed house until the manager went skint last summer. This lot took it over http://www.wrightbros.eu.com/. As they run an Oyster bar in Covent Garden, they thought that the same would work down here.

To be fair, the food is a lot better than it was, but the prices are on the trumpy side.

Bigmuz7 · 07 November 2009, 21:11

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but the prices are on the trumpy side.

You mean Donald ?

Mollers · 07 November 2009, 21:17

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You mean Donald ?

Yeah, you need his or your money to afford to eat there.

Bigmuz7 · 07 November 2009, 21:24

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Yeah, you need his or your money to afford to eat there.

yea well if you turn up in that thwaites dumper .. he'll just think youre there to empty the bins

.. mind you .. my driveway needs doing .. how far north do ye go ? .. theres a sausage supper in it for you

Downhilldai · 07 November 2009, 21:29

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how far north do ye go ?

Bodmin, would be about it.

Mollers · 07 November 2009, 21:30

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yea well if you turn up in that thwaites dumper ......

You don't know how very near the truth that is.

Bigmuz7 · 07 November 2009, 21:52

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Bodmin, would be about it.

Is she good for it ? I hope shes not fussy

willk · 07 November 2009, 23:35

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.. mind you .. my driveway needs doing

Thanks! Get him to put a wee camber on it for me, the black water tank isn't what it once was

Mollers · 29 January 2010, 19:47

It's coming.

http://www.thisiscornwall.co.uk/home...l/article.html

willk · 31 January 2010, 13:55

I note that not all your compatriots are as happy

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Good for Falmouth? No. The only thing its good for is Rick Stein's pocket. And that is surely why he is doing it, not for the town. Try going to Padstow, and you'll see what I mean. You'll pay an arm and a leg just so you can say you ate in Rick Stein's chippy. I don't think there will be many local people who eat there, or could even afford to eat there. Maybe the hordes of tourists (all 2 weeks of the year?) might fall for it, but the other 52 weeks of the year, he will have to rely on us. Lets just hope there are enough social climbers and namedroppers in Falmouth to keep him in business.

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Chris · 31 January 2010, 14:54

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I note that not all your compatriots are as happy

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You'll pay an arm and a leg just so you can say you ate in Rick Stein's chippy. I don't think there will be many local people who eat there, or could even afford to eat there.

Full of sh1t as well....... I paid £6.00 for cod and chips there last year only about £1.00 more than my local chippy charges and I know which I preferred.

Leapy · 31 January 2010, 15:21

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Full of sh1t as well....... I paid £6.00 for cod and chips there last year only about £1.00 more than my local chippy charges and I know which I preferred.

Ditto...the fish and chips were crap. Have tried three f&c shops in Falmouth/Padstow now and they were all crap

Mollers...any recommendations?

Mollers · 31 January 2010, 15:35

The best F&C's I've eaten for a little more money than average. It'll be good for Falmouth IMV.