“Pub grub” is food that is typically found in a pub. A British pub menu tends to include items such as beef and beer pie, steak and kidney pie, shepherd’s pie, fish and chips, bangers and mash, hot pot, Sunday roast, ploughman’s lunch, pasties. Some dishes that are almost unique to pubs include chicken or scampi in a basket, and meals served in plate-sized Yorkshire puddings. In addition, international dishes such as burgers, curry, lasagne and chilli con carne are often served.

A typical Australian pub will serve (often with salad, mashed potato, chips or potato wedges) steak, bangers and mash, chicken schnitzel or parmigiana, battered fish and a typical pub-style hamburger. Such food tends to take the form of traditional fare consisting of hearty meals that can be conveniently made in large quantites. This has also led to many pubs offering a “$5 menu” with large meals being served at a relatively low cost.

Typically pub food is ordered at the bar and paid for in advance. In keeping with British pub custom, tipping is not expected. Customers traditionally seat themselves, and are often given a number, or a unique table marker, to assist the barstaff in delivering their food. More commonly found in Australia now are electronic pagers which alert the patron when their meal is ready, allowing them to pick it up from the bar or kitchen.

It was one of the directors birthday last friday and a few of us who were in a meeting with him were asked out for a drink and a meal at the local pub. Something of a tradition, the pub is a place where most UK people go after work and sometimes at lunch for a larger and some grub. At this particular establishment we went, there was not really a whole list of choices, and thus i decided to go for the traditional bangers and beans, served with Chips. Quite nice actually. It was not that expensive when you compare some of the other food I have had here. I drank a mug of lager, which did not have any bubbles and was not served via a chilled tap. Not to bad actually, I did enjoy it, though I turned down an offer for a second mug. Something unique to be tried. Still need to try bangers and mash.

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