UK's best bacon sarnie?
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I'm a great lover of the bacon and egg buttie, but not, I'm afraid, the variety made in cafes - the bacon and eggs need to be of the highest quality, you see.........
However, I have shared a few with Hairyplane at Old Warden in the past year or so, and they've not been too bad. From his post, they must be at least three on Hairy's scale, but they're pretty high on mine - freshly made to order, they are, complete with melted butter dribbling out the side...................I can taste 'em now.......Homer Simpson drooooooooooooool.............
However, I have shared a few with Hairyplane at Old Warden in the past year or so, and they've not been too bad. From his post, they must be at least three on Hairy's scale, but they're pretty high on mine - freshly made to order, they are, complete with melted butter dribbling out the side...................I can taste 'em now.......Homer Simpson drooooooooooooool.............
I'm with Zlin on this one..Sue's Caff at Sherburn in your Hat is tops for the serious lard disciple. I'd also agree re-Leicester but keep getting caught out by the day,(days)? They don't do food! Netherthorpe was good last time I was in there too. It's a shame the Cafe at Sheffield has closed, allegedly, as they did the world's biggest Barm cakes, yes, it's barm! It was so big you could have put four poles under it and held a wedding reception! There are loads more but I can't go on due to, a) drool, and b) Am currently on a diet due to exceeding MTOW.
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I'll help out Spiney, Leicester's catering services are not open at all on Mondays and I'm not sure what time they shut on the other days, but just give them a call (0116 259 2360) before you set off and they'll let you know. Also if you have a night rating, it's worth popping in on a Thursday night (more so in the summer) for the curry night, but again give them a call before and let them know that you are coming to guarantee to get a curry.
Happy eating all.
Happy eating all.
Thanks Pacman!
Glad to see Leicester is still a friendly place to visit. Being a PFA , day only, VFR type, the curry is a non-starter I'm afraid. I shall definately be visiting again, avoiding Mondays! It's actually my home town but I've lived away for 30 plus years. I visit to give relo's trips two or three times a year. The full english was, as you say, a temptation to coronary bypass that I couldn't refuse!
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Glad to see Leicester is still a friendly place to visit. Being a PFA , day only, VFR type, the curry is a non-starter I'm afraid. I shall definately be visiting again, avoiding Mondays! It's actually my home town but I've lived away for 30 plus years. I visit to give relo's trips two or three times a year. The full english was, as you say, a temptation to coronary bypass that I couldn't refuse!
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A Quality Control Check on The Squadron's Bacon Sarnies this morning showed that they were up to their normal standards, even if my other favourite soup-dragon forgot to cook it. 
But at least I got out with clothes on - smelly or not! 
But at least I got out with clothes on - smelly or not!
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I will plan an investigation into the Enstone Lard, care to meet me there for brekkie one time?
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I can vouch for the OW bacon and egg roll, however If I really start going for it I may not fit into may aircraft this year
I will plan an investigation into the Enstone Lard, care to meet me there for brekkie one time?
Airbedane
I can vouch for the OW bacon and egg roll, however If I really start going for it I may not fit into may aircraft this year
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MY HOUSE .
BEST BACON BUTTY?
PINKSTERS highland beach house retreat.
Cooked on the floor of the AGA , and eaten on the sea shore looking at the porpoises swimming ,and the lenticular clouds over the Torridan mountains,
BEEEEEEEE UUUUUUUUU TE FUUUUUUUUULLLLLLLLLLL.
THE PINKSTER
PINKSTERS highland beach house retreat.
Cooked on the floor of the AGA , and eaten on the sea shore looking at the porpoises swimming ,and the lenticular clouds over the Torridan mountains,
BEEEEEEEE UUUUUUUUU TE FUUUUUUUUULLLLLLLLLLL.
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Along way to go for you boys n gals down south, but the best buttys got to be in Kirkwall, Orkney.
After flying over the sea, over a cliff on finals and land on a runway on the side of a small hill, you cant beat a bit of bacon!!!
Cheers, Mupp
After flying over the sea, over a cliff on finals and land on a runway on the side of a small hill, you cant beat a bit of bacon!!!
Cheers, Mupp
Mupp..I'm really dissapointed now! Kirkwall is indeed a top place to fly into, but I didn't know they did a lard-related menu! Oh well! I'll just have to go again. Did Wick-Sumburgh a few years back and being in my 1947 aeroplane pulled by a 1946 Continental the butterflies in me tum were so active I couldn't trim out for level flight! The big shock was that Sumburgh only had one of those 'Brophy's Bar' things at the time with soggy brown bread sandwiches. You know, the sort that have those 'healthy whole grains'in. (AKA floor sweepings). Lerwick Tingwall was very friendly, no food there though, but there was a lovely overcast of frying pan smoke over the town itself so the day ended perfectly after all!
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Leicester? Failed to get a cup of tea there, hadn't managed to get the cafe open by 11am Sunday??!!
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Edited by RC on 23/4/04 ... have been back to Leicester a couple of times since and had some great food. Must have been having a bad day!
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Edited by RC on 23/4/04 ... have been back to Leicester a couple of times since and had some great food. Must have been having a bad day!
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Netherthorpe.
Next time you're there ask Paul the chef to do you a 'Fat Boy Special' breakfast - not for the faint/weak hearted. You can feel your arteries harden just looking at it!
Next time you're there ask Paul the chef to do you a 'Fat Boy Special' breakfast - not for the faint/weak hearted. You can feel your arteries harden just looking at it!
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Enstone
Man on The Fence,
Hello my friend - havent seen you for a while! The memory of our trip with Damien B also on board in the Hairyplane over the Thames Forts last summer is still making my bottie pout - spooky things or what?! I used to look out to them most days when I lived on Sheppey (and yes - I have checked out www.Sheppeyscum.com - great site!) and must confess to a few Forts- inspired ghostie nightmares as a saucepan lid.
Back to the Lardie Git Special @ Enstone. If they still do it, I'll meet you at OW (with DamienB naturally!) and we'll take the Hairyplane.
Check it out, let me know. Enstone Flying Club will have the gen. Simply ask them if the transport cafe on the industrial estate is still open. It will probably be a Sat.am so confirm that with them too.
Have you ever been Chester-bound and stopped at the Midway Truck Stop? Best breakfast in the universe? Well, the Enstone Cafe is a worthy second.
If its not open, well seek a pig elsewhere, courtesy of our fellow posters (and no - we aint going up to Sunburgh unless you pick up the fuel bill (I'll do the brekkies...)
Seriously though - we must do some more trips in the Hairyplane this season - you guys have got a sense of humour at least as dry and sarcastic as mine....
In fact, thats what like about you - you remind me of me...!!
VBR
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Hello my friend - havent seen you for a while! The memory of our trip with Damien B also on board in the Hairyplane over the Thames Forts last summer is still making my bottie pout - spooky things or what?! I used to look out to them most days when I lived on Sheppey (and yes - I have checked out www.Sheppeyscum.com - great site!) and must confess to a few Forts- inspired ghostie nightmares as a saucepan lid.
Back to the Lardie Git Special @ Enstone. If they still do it, I'll meet you at OW (with DamienB naturally!) and we'll take the Hairyplane.
Check it out, let me know. Enstone Flying Club will have the gen. Simply ask them if the transport cafe on the industrial estate is still open. It will probably be a Sat.am so confirm that with them too.
Have you ever been Chester-bound and stopped at the Midway Truck Stop? Best breakfast in the universe? Well, the Enstone Cafe is a worthy second.
If its not open, well seek a pig elsewhere, courtesy of our fellow posters (and no - we aint going up to Sunburgh unless you pick up the fuel bill (I'll do the brekkies...)
Seriously though - we must do some more trips in the Hairyplane this season - you guys have got a sense of humour at least as dry and sarcastic as mine....
In fact, thats what like about you - you remind me of me...!!
VBR
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I will do some investigation work and get back to you.
As it happens I bought my last car from Chester (crappy Nissan but bloody cheap) and stopped on the way back at said Truck Stop, cracking fry up and worlds best cuppa. Even the cook was the authentic type (fag end hanging out of the corner of his mouth).
Fly to a fry, sounds like fun. I shall be in touch. Will rope DB in as well.
Shall be at OW this Saturday for the PPRuNe bash. May well road test the Bacon sarnies then.
MOTF
PS Bacon sarnies at White Waltham are ace as well.
I will do some investigation work and get back to you.
As it happens I bought my last car from Chester (crappy Nissan but bloody cheap) and stopped on the way back at said Truck Stop, cracking fry up and worlds best cuppa. Even the cook was the authentic type (fag end hanging out of the corner of his mouth).
Fly to a fry, sounds like fun. I shall be in touch. Will rope DB in as well.
Shall be at OW this Saturday for the PPRuNe bash. May well road test the Bacon sarnies then.
MOTF
PS Bacon sarnies at White Waltham are ace as well.
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With all these airfields up and down the land all providing it own menu a la grease, i think we need to standardise our findings somehow. We all have our own opinions, we are inevitabley bias and let's be honest - this thread could run into hundreds of pages and take years.
I suggest over the summer flying season of 2004, as a trial, we should dispense with the usual 'Fly In' idea and rebrand it as a 'FRY IN'
What do you reckon?
Oh, for the record, and in no particular order, some of the best grease I have come across was located at Welshpool, Sleap, Cranfield (Cafe Pacific), Caernarfon and Sherburn. I've got my medical in a few weeks, don't tell the doc!!
I suggest over the summer flying season of 2004, as a trial, we should dispense with the usual 'Fly In' idea and rebrand it as a 'FRY IN'
What do you reckon?
Oh, for the record, and in no particular order, some of the best grease I have come across was located at Welshpool, Sleap, Cranfield (Cafe Pacific), Caernarfon and Sherburn. I've got my medical in a few weeks, don't tell the doc!!
Sounds like a great idea RM. You could even have a (grease) Spot landing competion, (groan)..... Went to Leicester today and they were frying. The Bacon was of an excellent quality, minor dissapointment was the sauce now only comes in those satchet things instead of bottles! I think rectifying this abomination must be a job for the committee..Or perhaps pacmanUK has the 'force'?
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