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Originally Posted by jelly baby

I have always cooked xmas dinner for the family for the past 33 years, but last year we went out for the first time to the Spread Eagle at Mellor. IMO it was very poor value for money. I opted for the traditional Xmas dinner. Starters was a bowl of pumpkin soup, (the bowl being the size of a small bucket). Main course of Turkey, we had to ask for stuffings, cranberry sauce and gravy as they weren't on the table, dessert was xmas pud which was ok.
I think they took too many covers (around 170, I believe) and gave us the bucket of soup to fill us up as the portions of turkey etc were quite small. It cost £43 for this, there were 10 of us.

This year it is £58, needless to say I will be cooking.

BTW, we are paying £50 for a 5 course at Northcote Manor on 28th, so I can't see how a pub can justify £58 for xmas lunch.

£4-30 a head sounds cheap