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nanna8 Tue 13-Jun-23 09:39:39

Just thinking, given any amount of money what would you choose for an entree and main course ( not dessert, I think we’ve done that a few times!)?
I’d go for lovely fresh oysters - 3 fresh, 3 Kirkpatrick and then a crayfish or lobster , a light cheesy sauce with a green salad and a few crispy roast potatoes. What about you? Do you like seafood as much as I do ?

Poppyred Tue 13-Jun-23 09:43:55

No, don’t like seafood. I love chicken liver pate with sourdough bread, followed by fillet steak, medium rare with thick cut chips and salad.

Kim19 Tue 13-Jun-23 09:52:20

Prawn cocktail (large prawns minimum salad) followed by best beef stroganoff. Heaven.

Aveline Tue 13-Jun-23 10:00:01

Fresh asparagus followed by a full traditional Christmas dinner.

annsixty Tue 13-Jun-23 10:03:28

No starter now as it fill me up but in an ideal world prawns and sliced avocado with a light dressing.
Rack of lamb with buttered jersey royals and tender stem broccoli.
Glass of white with the starter and red with the main.

NotSpaghetti Tue 13-Jun-23 10:05:05

I don't have an ideal menu. I fancy different foods at different times.

I've tried yo think about this but actually that's the beauty of eating out somewhere imaginative... lots of new tempting ideas.

M0nica Tue 13-Jun-23 13:49:42

Scallops with bacon

Cassoulet (as cooked by our local French restaurant (in the UK), just the cassoulet with a loaf of a rough rustic bread, served with a good rough red wine

No dessert, I do not have a sweet tooth, but I do fancy a savoury and wish restaurants would bring them back. Perhaps a small Welsh rarebit and a glass of port.

Esmay Tue 13-Jun-23 14:04:16

A cool cucumber and mint consommé .

Lobster thermidor .

A rare steak with asparagus and rocket .

Strawberry , raspberry and peach
in a fresh fruit salad .

rafichagran Tue 13-Jun-23 14:18:21

A medium rare steak, fries, and a green salad, no dressing, salad cream, or coleslaw.
If I had a starter it would be a mushroom dish.

SachaMac Tue 13-Jun-23 14:19:02

A ripe avocado filled with a prawn cocktail with plenty of prawns & freshly made Marie Rose sauce followed by a steak Diane with dauphinois potatoes and fresh veg, a little late 70’s style but I just love those two dishes.

AGAA4 Tue 13-Jun-23 14:25:09

Never have a starter. Why have a small dinner before your main meal?

Main meal that I would like today would be fresh grilled tuna with lots of salad.

nanna8 Tue 13-Jun-23 14:34:38

I’m getting hungry now .. had a horrible evening meal today because I was in a rush.

Oreo Tue 13-Jun-23 15:25:26

Tiptoes in and whispers, I love fried Spam slices with a fried egg and tomatoes and gastro chips blush

Oreo Tue 13-Jun-23 15:26:55

I never eat starters so a pud if you please?
Fruit crumble and ice cream or a really good banana split

Hellogirl1 Tue 13-Jun-23 15:27:52

Prawn cocktail, without the sauce.
Very well done rump steak with chips, onion rings and side salad.
Knickerbocker Glory!

NanKate Tue 13-Jun-23 15:47:15

One I haven’t cooked 😀

Joseann Tue 13-Jun-23 15:54:08

Eat your heart out nanna8. Mine on Sunday evening. Same favourite as yours. 😋 😋 😋

Casdon Tue 13-Jun-23 15:59:34

Antipasto
Crab linguine with a green salad
Coffee
I’m sitting outside a restaurant in Florence in September eating it. Heaven.

Llamedos13 Tue 13-Jun-23 16:06:06

Fish and chips and mushy peas ,my all time favourite 😋

Blondiescot Tue 13-Jun-23 16:09:35

My ideal menu would probably vary depending on when I was asked, but right now, I would give anything to be sitting down to a proper Turkish meze, followed by a mixed Turkish grill and then, if I had any room left, possibly a piece of baklava with ice cream or sour cherry cheesecake. In Turkey, of course!

Riverwalk Tue 13-Jun-23 16:14:04

Joseann

Eat your heart out nanna8. Mine on Sunday evening. Same favourite as yours. 😋 😋 😋

I'm very envious!

Daddima Tue 13-Jun-23 16:24:02

Taking many things into account ( budget, location, stomach capacity etc), I’d do vegetable pakora from my favourite Indian restaurant, rack of lamb with mashed potatoes and cauliflower cheese, and my friend’s Snickers cheesecake.

ixion Tue 13-Jun-23 16:27:13

A Full English - with proper fried bread, none of your fancy hash browns, thank you very much.
And a huge mug of builder's strength tea.

Simple pleasures.

HowVeryDareYou2 Tue 13-Jun-23 16:27:31

I never had a starter. I'd have some kind of fish (Red Snapper is my favourite though), or an Indian chicken dish for my main, then trifle for dessert

Norah Tue 13-Jun-23 16:32:03

Sparglsouppe, mushroom risoto, gemischter salat including lentils or pulses, bread- strangebbrot, fruits. Summer pudding.