Lyme Regis: Beer – It’s not just for breakfast any more
Great sticker at The Volunteer in Lyme Regis.
SOME QUESTIONS for you to ponder as you savour a pint. All prompted by the entry for The Volunteer Inn in Lyme Regis in the 2010 Good Beer Guide, published by CAMRA.
Is it true to say, as the guide does, that The Volunteer is “renowned for freshly cooked meals including fish”? (I’d say, yes, it could be).
Is it true “No food is served on Monday”? (Yes)
Would you expect it to be true that CAMRA members visit the pubs they write about at least once a year? (Yes, I’d expect that)
Can we square my responses so far – and yours – with the fact that The Volunteer hasn’t been serving any food for about a year, maybe longer?
All I’ve had in there is crisps, nuts and Mini-Cheddars. Do you think they’ve been hiding “freshly cooked meals” from me?
Never mind, it’s supposed to be a good beer guide, and the beer there is great. It’s a rare trip to Lyme when it’s not worth “looking in” there.
The picture below shows an advert for The Volunteer from a guide to Lyme Regis published in the early 1900’s. It looks like it definitely served freshly cooked meals then!
One Response to “Lyme Regis: Beer – It’s not just for breakfast any more”
I went into the trendy new cafe that recently opened at Dorchester’s Brewery Square development.
It’s called Paninis.
“What paninis do you do?” I asked naively.
“I’m sorry, we don’t serve paninis” came the reply.
I am starting a local campaign to have that particular establishment renamed Toasted Tea Cake.
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