Another Visit to The Farmer's Dog in the Heart of the Cotswolds
We visited the Farmer's Dog in the Cotswolds for my Mother-in-Law's birthday this month. We've been before (read about our first trip here), and we mentioned how good the food was. My In-Laws have never seem Clarkson's Farm, so they don't know the whole story.
But Tom and I were telling them all about it in preparation for their first visit. Anyway, this isn't a review of the place, this is more a documentation of our visit, alongside the food I had while we were there. Like last time, we sat upstairs, which was great because it was far less noisy up there.
Loads of people were sat downstairs near the bar, but we had a lovely little corner nook right by a window. it also gave us great views of the chrome tractor that hangs from the entrance ceiling. The building is beautiful, but it just made us want to watch the show again! Anyway, let me show you the food.
My start was baked brie, and when I say that, it doesn't sound like much, but it honestly was the best brie I've ever had. All of the food is British as well, so it has to come within 40 miles of the property. To say the brie was English and not French, I was so surprised that it tasted so good.
I'd have it again, but the menu changes with the seasons. You'll never have the same thing twice if you go to the Farmer's Dog more than once. I think this is actually a great selling point. It keeps things fresh and interesting!
The main dish was something that I rarely have. A pie doesn't usually float my boat, but this was a steak pie in shortcrust pastry, with some veggies, red cabbage, swede and carrot mash and a delicious red wine gravy.
I couldn't eat it all, which is a real shame because it was absolutely incredible, Definitely the best pie I've ever had, and it was filled to the brim. I'd go again just for the pie, which is saying something because I don't usually have them.
I know I just said that I couldn't finish my main, but it would have been rude not to have some pudding. The dessert we chose was an apple and blackberry crumble cake. It was actually bigger than it looks in the photograph, so we decided to share it.
I only had a couple of mouthfuls, but I wish I could have had one for myself, because it was just so tasty! It was also warm, which made it all the more appealing when eating with the clotted ice cream scoop it came with.
Again, it's all British, made from fresh blackberries and apples, and you really can tell the difference between this and a mass-produced pudding from a chain restaurant. It's pricey, but all of the food they sell is totally worth the price tag.
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I hope you enjoyed this blog post. Let me know in the comments below whether you've been to the Farmer's Dog, along with what you thought to the food and the setting, and I'll see you all again soon with some brand new content!
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