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:DJust been for carvery at the old mother red cap, was abolsute brill! :D

The food is good and so is the price , £3.50!!!!!!!:eek::eek::D:D:D

However i was wondering are there any more carverys near to accrington or in accrington :) ???:confused::confused:

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greedy boy ;) isnt one a day enough for you?

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For other times silly ! :D

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deja vue!!

;)could have swore i seen this in anything goes:smilingfa:p

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Ahhhh not that whole thing , and hardly anyone goes on anything goes , and i needed to ask the question of are there any more carverys near to accrington or in accrington and so i went and posted a thread on the questions and answers section :D ;)

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Well i am glad you enjoyed it i was there last xmass and it was good then

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What exactly is a Carvery?

Brian

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Usually large joints of beef pork gammon lamb in a hot table that you choose to have have with your spuds etc. The chef carves it and serves so you can have a bit of each if you want.

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Try the Whittakers on Burnley Road on a Sunday, think it's around 8 quid a head so more expensive than the Recap but it's well worth the money

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I'm sure i read that katex had recently been to the Mother Redcap and she had been disappointed......maybe they read the review and made amends .

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my favourite carvery is the Rose and Bowl at stacksteads bin going over 20yrs now n never had a crap un. have a bowling green at the back n its nice to sit out n have a drink after.(weather permitting);)

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can you get wheelchairs in the old mother red cap ( easy that is)

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think im going to try a meal at (old mother red cap)

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Yep its good there mrjdallen and yes its easy for wheel chairs , the carpark is flat and the door way is flat so very easy magpie :)

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id rather serve meself than have someone serving me, would feel abit uncomfortable, just put the grub on the table and lets us get on with it!;):D

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panther at the old mother red cap , they guys was nice and funny and i normally dont like someone serving me i get a bit embarrased however they guys nice and you can have what you want :)

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is it just the carvery on £3.50 or is there other meals

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it has just had a refurbishment i believe i will have to go and try .what days is the carvery on?

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Im sure there are other meals , yes there will be, but you cant go wrong with £3.50 monday to saturday for a carvery! :)

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Davo Monday to Saturday is £3.50 and then sunday is £5.50 :)

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they will have to make there money some how, charging 5.50 on sundays, its the same as the cinema charging different prices on different nights for the exact same film.

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the cinema has ALWAYS been cheaper on a tuesday :D

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i didnt know that as its been ages since ive been (10years a go or so). went last thursday going this tuesday with some money off slips.

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yeah i got a £1.50 off voucher last thursday , but with the £2.50 voucher that you got, that can only be used on a tuesday and they cant be used together

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i know thats bed really but it cost 9.90 last thursday for harry potter this week for two of us £5 cant be bad to watch shrek. hope its good.

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it is a good film, i saw it in may, not as good as the first one though

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may i thought it never came out until last week or so.

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lol it didnt

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original films can be beat i think like shrek, charli and the chocolate factory, 1st harry potter

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dont fancy shrek meself:(
ermm just noticed what has this got to do with carvery??....lol

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harry 4 i found to be better than 1

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so do you get to see a film while eating?

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well it is home made carvary then may be you do - lol

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lol they do have a plasma tv davo lol they may put one on for you

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Just to add to this thread. We have just returned from the Redcap. Terrible place. Food was tough and burnt, thats after queing up for about 15 minutes to get to the counter. The hygeine is appaling. I noticed the girls clearing the tables when people left and not one of them cleaned the table, despite the obvious sign of somebody having jusy eaten there.

We won't be going back.

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God! Wasnt honestly like that when we went!!! And we dont normally go them places more italian fans , however i thought the food was great. I dont know what to say to that lancs dave.

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No problem, unless you were the chef you can remain blameless :D

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The cost is £3.50 for a reason. :D

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So we found out :)

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Fair point you could see that, you must of gone on the chef was angry :)

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we went at 440 yesterday and food was great their was a que but time we got a drink and payed the que had gone good value for money as good as whittercares arms and less than half the price

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agree,never been overkeen on them places anyway, last time there found the food bland,dont go for a meal every day so would rather pay a couple of quid more n know its gonna be good.

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Yeah, I wondered that too .... sounds like an all you can eat buffet for guys who can't spell kolesteroil. There's a place on Tyendenaga Rez called the Big Belly Deli that is a lot like that.:)

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Tried out the Redcap today, the food was fine and not too busy although as we were coming out at about 6'ish it was getting a lot busier. Have to say though that I do prefer the Whittakers and there really isn't that much difference pricewise as the Whittakers price includes a starter or sweet whereas the Redcaps's price is just for the main meal & starters & sweets are extra.

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Accymad i also went tonight , went at half past 6 ! :D:D Was good once again but busy like always but good food once again :D

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we went on a sunday, my only complaint was the waiting time in the queue, it was really busy, the chef serves your meat and you help yourself to as much veg as you want, its 5.95 on a sunday.

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Try Gamecock in Great Harwood.

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Went there a few weeks ago .. beef tough, soggie vegetables, lousy potatoes.. yorkshire pudd. ok. Is within the same group as Red Cap .. but do find them hit and miss .. sometimes good/sometimes not.

They obviously buy there meat in bulk, and maybe from different sources to get the best price? (Only guessing here though). No excuse for soggy veg. though ... is probably frozen .. certainly the carrots appear to be.

Suppose is best to get the chicken .. very rarely can people make that tough.

As said previously, get what you pay for.

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that chicken isn't chicken Kate, it's turkey

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Oh yeh, Flashy LOL. Well, suppose can be dry .. never had that though.

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it's always moist up at the Redcap, it was nice at the Gamecock too, i like both restaurants

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I normally go to the Duke of Wellington up on Grane Road at Haslingden .. its good up there .. took spuggie last time he was down ..

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its nice there too Jen, was going to say that one aswell but i couldnt remember what it was called

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I've got to say the Duke of Wellington is busy every day

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I think there is another pub on Grane Rd - the Grey Mare(?), where we used to go for lunch when I worked in Blackburn in the early '80s.
We went in the Redcap a few times when we were over last month, a good meal every time. The Gamecock was a disappointment - a couldn't care less attitude from the staff. The Three Fishes at Mytton was very good but not really a carvery. Oaklea was also good as were BaltiStan and the Indian in Warner St.
Must also give mention to the cafe in the Arcade, really wonderful toasted currant teacake bacon sandwiches.

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A mate and his wife have lunch at the Grey Mare quite regularly Barrie, not sure if its a carvery though

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I think the era before Carveries Jay, we used to take visitors to the factory there - fantastic black puddings. Intended to go when we were over but just too busy. Hopefully next time, at the back end of the year
:D:D:D

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I like the Cafe in the Arcade, here's a photo of The Grey Mare and a map

The Grey Mare, Grane Road:: OS grid SD7324 :: Geograph Britain and Ireland - photograph every grid square!

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The Redcap and the Gamecock have both improved since you went back Barrie. They were using proccessed meats while you were over and although it was edibile it can't compare to Turkey on the bone and real Roast Beef. Balti Stan and Mitali were both brill but as for your currant teacake and bacon sarnie (yuck is my opinion):p

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Thanks Wadey - that is as I remember it. Never knew the landlords name but think he had a son in the RAF - a jet jockey who had flown Lightnings, there were plenty of stunning photos around.
Bernie - you don't know what you are missing XXX

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Can I have a Photo of the gamecock and the Tree Fishes, please. old haunts also the Dog & Otter

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Try looking in the Accyweb gallery there are 6 pages of photos of public houses there,
here is a link to them
Public Houses - Accrington Gallery

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http://www.pubutopia.com/images/pubs/17752m.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3190/...65fcf67124.jpg

hope that helps with the two near me :)

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Thanks for that , wonderfull memories.