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Daily Mail
10 hours ago
- Business
- Daily Mail
Jeremy Clarkson fans divided after pub visitor shares receipt for Sunday roasts at The Farmer's Dog
He's been taking a hard line on moaning diners lately, going so far as to ban one from his pub when they complained about high prices. And now a string of Jeremy Clarkson fans have risked igniting the wrath of their hero as they took to Facebook to pick apart another customer's receipt. Joanna Teresa, a visitor to The Farmer's Dog in Asthall, Oxfordshire posted a picture of her bill to the social media site after a Sunday lunch at the establishment on June 8. The hearty family meal out came to £174.04 including five roasts, some drinks, sides and a service charge. Bravely defending the price of her feast at The Farmer's Dog, the customer gushed about her culinary experience once she had made it into the packed pub. 'Went to the farmers dog yesterday, what a lovely experience,' she said. 'Very busy but once we were in the pub for our meal it was a relaxed atmosphere, the food was delicious staff were brilliant. 'Great price for 6 roast dinners & drinks. Highly recommend.' Joanna coughed up £24 for a roast beef dinner, with those looking to tuck in to a beef and pork medley required to part with £26. A portion of honey and mustard chipolatas cost £5 while an extra Yorkshire pudding added £1.50 onto the bill. When it came to drinks, Clarkson's Hawkstone Premium lager were priced at £7 per pint - Joanna's group indulged in two of these - while a medium glass of white wine set the group back another tenner. Fizzy drinks and apple juice were £3.40 each, bringing the total to £154.70 before a 12.5 per cent service charge was slapped on. Fans were left bitterly split when an inevitable debate over the pub's prices kicked off, with a group of critics picking holes in the receipt. One said: 'Why add a service charge. You can't get your food unless they serve it and walking from kitchen to table is the same whether cost of food is £10 or £100. Why can't restaurants just price the food including their overheads?' Another added: '£7 for a pint is a bit excessive.' A third posted: 'Looks great but £24 for a Sunday lunch should include the Yorkshire pud.' Fans were left bitterly split when an inevitable debate over the pub's prices kicked off, with a group of critics picking holes in the receipt Another said: 'Your having a laugh if you think paying £24 just for a roast beef is value fk that I won't be visiting any time soon at them prices.' And a fifth added: 'My wife's serves up better portions than that! Looks average at best.' But a rebel group of Facebook users boldly backed Clarkson and the prices at his farm pub. One follower posted: 'Six drinks and six meals. Not bad price.' Another said: 'You guys moaning about the price - don't go, its not compulsory geez.' One added: 'A lot of whinging going on here…Geee you lot better not come to Australia, that's cheap.' A fourth posted: 'It's the whole experience you're paying for So really it's Great Value.' And another user said: 'You're paying a bit extra to help British farming and support British produce, that's fine by me.' But a rebel group of Facebook users boldly backed Clarkson and the prices at his farm pub A sign near the bar of The Farmer's Dog makes it clear that the establishment is '100% British', meaning it is teeming with fresh local produce but there is no Coca-Cola or lemonade available. It comes after Clarkson banned a customer from his pub for complaining about the high prices on his menu - and it's not for the first time. Fellow names on the exile list from The Farmers Dog in Asthall, Oxfordshire include Keir Starmer, James May, and Richard Hammond. But the most recent customer to incur the wrath of the former Top Gear presenter, 64, is not quite as famous. The spat occurred after one visitor accused the TV presenter of not caring about his customers. They took to X to share their shock at paying £24 for a pie and vegetables and wrote: 'Thought @JeremyClarkson wanted an affordable pub for customers. £24 for pie and veg is a bit much.' And another X user piled on, claiming they couldn't wait for cheaper US cuts of beef to bring down the price. They wrote: 'Dead weight for British beef is far too expensive £6.89/kg for R4L down from the record high £6.98/kg earlier in the month. 'I can't wait till we get US beef cuts here because British beef industry is now taking the piss at those prices.' And the suggestion didn't go down well with the Clarkson's Farm show host who simply wrote: 'You are now banned from the pub.' Since it opened last summer, Clarkson has made sure to only use British products in his meals but his approach has not always gone down well with customers. Earlier this year visitors revealed they were unimpressed after noticing several items, including ketchup and Coca-Cola, were missing from the menu. Because Clarkson's pub only uses Great Britain's produce to support British farmers - some common condiments aren't on offer. Clarkson's reluctance to make any small exceptions to the rule means he loses £10 for every customer who eats at his restaurant, as home-grown products are much more expensive. He said in a column for The Times: 'Now, a business-minded person would look at these costs and realise that with British-only rules in place, a hotdog was going be priced at about £45. 'But I'm not a business-minded person. So I just filled my heart with hope, asked an AI program to work out what the average price of lunch in a Cotswolds pub is and just charged that. 'It's possible that for every customer who comes through the door I'd lose about £10.' Prices for a main meal at the picturesque pub start at £20 for Wye Valley asparagus and garden pea Pearl barley. For a steak pie, masked potato, carrots, seasonal greens and gravy, customers have to fork out £24 and for sausage and mash, it'll set them back £21. The soup of the day starter with sourdough bread and butter costs £8.50 while the ham hock terrine costs an eye-brow raising £11. But the prices don't seem to have put customers off and it seems locals and tourists alike are flocking to The Farmer's Dog - at the expense of other local boozers. Earlier this year it was revealed that a historic country pub in the nearby village is up for sale after their business dropped dramatically. The Three Horseshoes has been serving the quaint Cotswolds community since the 18th century - but since Clarkson's latest venture just a mile away has proved the more popular.
Daily Mail
5 days ago
- Health
- Daily Mail
BRYONY GORDON: I was fat-shamed at eight and quickly learned my value was based on my dress size. It plunged me into a world of depression, OCD and eating disorders... this is how I finally snapped out of it
When I was only eight years old, I heard the words that all girls growing up in the 1980s and 1990s dreaded. 'Gosh, hasn't Bryony got an appetite on her?' It was bellowed by a friend of my father's, who had come round for Sunday lunch. At the time, such comments about female bodies were so normalised that it barely registered on anyone else's radar. But to me it felt completely humiliating.
Yahoo
12-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Robert Fripp Recently Suffered Heart Attack and Underwent Two Emergency Surgeries
The post Robert Fripp Recently Suffered Heart Attack and Underwent Two Emergency Surgeries appeared first on Consequence. Robert Fripp recently suffered a heart attack and underwent two emergency surgeries in Italy. The legendary King Crimson guitarist detailed the experience alongside his wife, Toyah Willcox, in an installment of the couple's 'Upbeat Moments' YouTube series. The heart attack occurred as he was embarking on a flight to Italy last month to perform at an Orchestra of Crafty Guitarists event at Castione della Presolana in Bergamo. He was suffering from chest pains that he assumed to be acid reflux, but still decided to fly, arranging for an appointment with a doctor once he reached Italy. However, once he arrived in Bergamo, he was taken to a hospital to be tested before being admitted to intensive care, where he underwent two emergency surgeries. He was diagnosed as suffering from a trifurcated artery, and he had a pair of stents inserted during the two surgeries. Given the typically joyful nature Robert and Toyah's videos, the King Crimson founder managed to make light of the scary situation with some comic relief. 'Well here's the interesting bit,' said Fripp. 'I was in A&E [Accident and Emergency] not quite knowing what was going on other than I knew they were going to do something, and an orderly came along and shaved my balls!' Fripp, who turns 79 years old this Friday (May 16th), continued, 'Now the dear man, I really didn't wish his job on him at that point. Now this is the thing. So you're concerned with my heart, fine. What are you doing shaving my balls?' Editor's PickToyah said that the language barrier in Italy made it difficult to communicate with the medical staff, and at one point, Fripp mistakenly removed his clothing when he was asked what he wanted to eat. 'They were complex moments,' Fripp laughed. Thankfully everything else seems to have went well. Editor's PickWhile Toyah quipped that the couple are 'not allowed any nookie for a month,' as Fripp recovers over the next six to eight weeks, they will continue their famous 'Sunday Lunch' performance videos in the meantime. Fripp was also able to still direct the guitar show at Castione della Presolana a week after his surgeries. Below you can see the couple's video discussing Fripp's heart attack and surgeries. Popular Posts Drummer Chris Adler Opens Up on What Led to Firing from Lamb of God Stephen King's The Long Walk Movie Gets Long-Awaited Trailer: Watch Say It in Ghor: How Andor Brought a Brand New Language to Star Wars Metallica Perform "Enter Sandman" at Virginia Tech Stadium 25 Years After It Became School Tradition: Watch Jazz Pianist Matthew Shipp Derides André 3000's New Piano Project: "Complete and Utter Crap" Nicolas Cage Says He Is "Mistaken" for Nick Cave Almost Every Day Subscribe to Consequence's email digest and get the latest breaking news in music, film, and television, tour updates, access to exclusive giveaways, and more straight to your inbox.
