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Years ago I always went out for Christmas Dinner, places like the Dunk, Marthome Grange, and for a few years the Steak Bar in Ossy, it was my Brother-in-Laws place. Does anybody still do this and what are prices like today

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where was the steak bar in ossy ? I remember it but can't think where the hell it was:

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It was next door to Owen and Ewing Insurance agents, which was midway between the Civic Theatre and Rhyddings Street, the premises is now part of that firm

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Its usually about 35-50 quid a head for xmas day

We have been out a number of years, this year its just julie siobhan and me so we are having a quiet one for just the 3 of us

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Repeating past threads on this, but back to the Balti Stan for dinner (not lunchtime .. gotta wait still stomach wakes up !). They are extremely friendly there, and the surroundings are cosy and welcoming and you can stay as long as you wish.

Good news is my daughter and grandaughter has decided to join us ... as daughter appears to have got over her aversion to the smell of Indian food (can have Turkey with trimmings). So just my small family of 5.

Last year could only get in at late notice for an English 'venue' at the Red Lion Whitebirk on Christmas Eve .. was very poor food, poor lighting and surroundings, and they hurried us out to prepare for Christmas Day. Maybe different this year though, so don't wish to slate them too much.

Would not even think about cooking now on Christmas day.

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The usual tin of Ye Old Oak Ham Cut thin to last 4days!:bleedht:

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from what ya once told me kate, ya don't think about cooking much "ANY" day.:D;)

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I have lived up here for 7 years and apart from last year i have always eaten xmas dinner at lovely restaurants/hotels in the country usually, they have charged roughly £90 a head.
Now i have a little family of my own we eat at home (hubbys a fab cook!).

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well its always been xmas day at home for me, I used to love it with all the kids around, Ive always enjoyed cooking xmas dinner and watching the kids play with thier toys. (all grown up now) Sadly this year my three boys are all otherwise engaged, one familty commitments of his own and the other two are working :(
So its just hubby me and the three girls ...and to compensate ..yayyyy Our grandson. really looking foward to that. but might start thinking of spending future xmas days either out for a meal of on holiday. (we,ll see)

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Thats a novel way of asking for a slap cashy:D

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I would Jaysay, but is bordering on the truth. :o

I'm quite happy to cook plain food for myself now, but don't mind other people cooking something more exotic for me :D Food is just food to me to keep my body healthy. Really admire women (and men) who produce lovely exciting meals every day. Just find it surfeit to my requirements.

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"Surfeit to my requirements":eek: Do you always talk like this .... or are you smoking something that might interest me:D And if you like something exotic, may I suggest some Giant Condor; tastes a lot like Whooping Crane only a little saltier .......;)

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Yes, I do always speak like this ... got an issue with it ? :spank:

Am a salt addict, but not sure they sell Giant Condor on Accy market :rolleyes:

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Xmas dinner, in this house, will be salmon-en-croute (Sainsbury's) as my daughter and granddaughter, who live with me, are non-meat eaters. Daughter will prepare the vegetables and pudding will be the endless boxes of chocolates we seem to acquire every Xmas - washed down with port, brandy etc.

Boxing Day will see me and all my children and grandchildren at a local hostelry which has an excellent carvery and deliciously wicked puddings. Later, we will have a buffet (most of which is already in my freezers), an awful lot of champagne and other booze, and some very silly board games. :)

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Well it would be no good me saying come round for a meal kate, I'm worse than you, but I can grill a steak and do a fry up, so I won't starve

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i go to my mums.. we have a bug meal at dinner time prepared by my mum then a big buffet for tea which i do.. I can cook a christmas dinner but theres not much point for just me and ty.

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Is that like being on I'm a celebrity get me out of here? :rolleyes::D

Do you eat cockroaches, stick insects and the like?

I suppose it makes a change from the usual. :D

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Not to sure what we are doing this year as I'm on nights Xmas Eve (will have to keep out of sight if I hear Santa) and Xmas Day. Might see about a small roast or something like that and slow cook it while in bed LOL

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As usual I shall be dining out on Christmas day, not sure of the venue yet, (don't know which pubs will be open), my main course will be a packet of whatever flavour crisps they have behind the bar with all the trimmings (lot's of foaming beer).

I may even treat myself to one of those little packets of cheese 'N' crackers just to end the meal with, I do love a well matured cheese spread.

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Go on Less seeing its Christmas treat yourself to a packet of pork scratchings too:D

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Meat on a Thursday? I'm not made of money you know!

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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.

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£4-30 a head sounds cheap:D

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It does ... I went out with a friend at Thanksgiving and it cost about $50 for the two of us:eek: But the meal was great:theband:

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Meat on Thursday Less, its not some sort of religious thing is it :D