Need a decent pub or restaurant in Bolton or environs that does pensioner (or child) portions of the main food offering (don't mean a special child menu with fish fingers, chips & beans!). It also needs to be open on Boxing Day.

 

Want to take mum out as her oven is broken but she's not keen on going out if she gets a plateful that she barely touches.

 

Thanking you in advance...

I bet a restaurant would offer it if you asked?

Edited December 19, 201510 yr by no balls

Sit your mum between 2 women. They will not order any chips and just have "one or two to try" off her plate.

Need a decent pub or restaurant in Bolton

:lol:

Seems like you need a Carvery, then put as much as you need on the plate.

That's why I said environs. We'll go to Horwich if necessary

I bet a restaurant would offer it if you asked?

We tried that once, can't remember where, and they just gave her about a mouthful less on the plate! Worth trying again though. She was full of it when my sister took her somewhere that had pensioner portions on the menu. The other thing is to go somewhere that does starter portions of main courses - any ideas?

 

The other reason is that Mr EG usually finishes my dinner but finishing hers as well would probably make him burst...

Edited December 19, 201510 yr by Exiled Girl

Seems like you need a Carvery, then put as much as you need on the plate.

Good idea for normal days, but I couldn't do roast dinner 2 days running.

We tried that once, can't remember where, and they just gave her about a mouthful less on the plate! Worth trying again though. She was full of it when my sister took her somewhere that had pensioner portions on the menu. The other thing is to go somewhere that does starter portions of main courses - any ideas?

The other reason is that Mr EG usually finishes my dinner but finishing hers as well would probably make him burst...

cherry tree near me does starters which could pass for a main i.e. More interesting than a prawn cocktail. Good food but probably booked up for Boxing Day.

Take your dog along too, if you haven't got one take the cat. A length of wool tied to the collar can be used as a cat lead, you can also then use the wool to entertain the cat between courses.

p.s. Don't feed the cat for a few days as they don't eat as readily as dogs.

cherry tree near me does starters which could pass for a main i.e. More interesting than a prawn cocktail. Good food but probably booked up for Boxing Day.

Ta

Lucianos at middlebrook do smaller portions of their main menu for a fiver I think.