Week 10 - England/Union Jack's

Union Jack’s pub in Bethesda is known as a hot spot for sports viewing, especially during football season when Sportstalk 980 broadcasts its Redskin post game show from the bar. But the pub also has an authentic English menu featuring such favorites as the Ploughman’s Lunch and Welsh Rarebit. And so I found myself enjoying March madness while sampling Union Jack’s British Invasion menu.

I started the meal with a Bass and the Welsh Rarebit, rye toast and a small pot of spicy cheese for dipping. The cheese is mixed with beer, mustard and spices to give it a hot kick. But they should have given more bread to use for dipping; more than ½ the pot was left uneaten. Next was Bangers ‘n Mash, English sausage served with mashed potatoes. The sausage appeared to be a little charred, but it tasted fine. I also tried the Fish ‘n Chips, the fish a huge piece of cod (or whale shark – see pic) dipped in an English beer batter. Yummy.

So I can’t make any real criticism – how can you beat drinking beer, watching the Tourney (not soccer…), and enjoying good pub food. What else is there?