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Re: Re-testing The Bung Hole, Wed 29th Oct 2014, Croft
Posted: 13:41 Sat 18 Oct 2014
by jdaw1
Current
draft of the placemats.
(Reload images with ⌘R or Control-R. Alas not possible on Tapatalk.)
Cookie wrote:Could I please take up the final space...my only Croft is a '77...I would need to adopt if an older wine is required.
Done:
Note that there is discussion of a change of theme.
Re: Re-testing The Bung Hole, Wed 29th Oct 2014, Croft
Posted: 18:25 Sat 18 Oct 2014
by flash_uk
jdaw1 wrote:Note that there is discussion of a change of theme.
It would be helpful to draw the theme discussion to a conclusion and we can then ready bottles...
Re: Re-testing The Bung Hole, Wed 29th Oct 2014, Croft
Posted: 23:23 Sat 18 Oct 2014
by Alex Bridgeman
I'd like to stick to the Croft theme if we can. It appears that we're only short of a bottle for Ben with obvious vintages being 1975, 1985 or 1945.
Re: Re-testing The Bung Hole, Wed 29th Oct 2014, Croft
Posted: 10:23 Sun 19 Oct 2014
by jdaw1
AHB wrote:I'd like to stick to the Croft theme if we can. It appears that we're only short of a bottle for Ben with obvious vintages being 1975, 1985 or 1945.
I’ll check my photographs, but Cr85 might be on sale in the new Bung Hole.
Re: Re-testing The Bung Hole, Wed 29th Oct 2014, Croft
Posted: 11:51 Sun 19 Oct 2014
by jdaw1
jdaw1 wrote:I’ll check my photographs
Cr85 at £60. (
More photographs.)
Re: Re-testing The Bung Hole, Wed 29th Oct 2014, Croft
Posted: 11:09 Tue 21 Oct 2014
by jdaw1
Houston, we have a problem.
Katie Smith of Davy’s wrote:Good Morning Mr Wiseman,
Thank you for your email.
As requested I have checked availability on 29th October for you for your port tasting.
Unfortunately the whole of the restaurant area is booked for a quiz on that particular evening so we will not be able to hire out the semi-private rooms on that evening.
Apologies for not letting you know on the Friday evening when we spoke but I was unable to check the availability at the time for you. I am sorry about the inconvenience this may cause you.
Do you have an alternative date you would like me to reserve the area for? Or would you like me to contact our venue at Woolgate Exchange and Truckles and confirm if they have availability in their private rooms?
Once again I apologise for the inconvenience and please let me know if you have any further questions.
Re: Re-testing The Bung Hole, Wed 29th Oct 2014, Croft
Posted: 11:10 Tue 21 Oct 2014
by jdaw1
Please could attendees suggest other dates on which they are available.
Re: Re-testing The Bung Hole, Wed 29th Oct 2014, Croft
Posted: 11:12 Tue 21 Oct 2014
by benread
An alternative venue would be my preference with the theme kept for the venue. My dates are limited!
Re: Re-testing The Bung Hole, Wed 29th Oct 2014, Croft
Posted: 12:32 Tue 21 Oct 2014
by flash_uk
Ummm....maybe this is a sign. I wonder if Davy's St James has availability in their Club Room....
Re: Re-testing The Bung Hole, Wed 29th Oct 2014, Croft
Posted: 00:09 Thu 23 Oct 2014
by Alex Bridgeman
flash_uk wrote:Ummm....maybe this is a sign. I wonder if Davy's St James has availability in their Club Room....
That was exactly my immediate thought. I would really like to keep the date if we can as my availability is pretty limited at the moment and opportunities to drink fine port in good company are limited at the moment.
We moved away from the Crusting Pipe when management there lost interest in looking after us. This latest message does not promise a great future...
Re: Re-testing The Bung Hole, Wed 29th Oct 2014, Croft
Posted: 12:28 Thu 23 Oct 2014
by jdaw1
Club Room already taken, alas. The Board Room (“maximum eight people”) has been provisionally reserved for us, and a picture will be emailed to me.
Re: Davy’s St James’s, Wed 29th Oct 2014, Croft
Posted: 15:13 Thu 23 Oct 2014
by jdaw1
Davy’s at St James’s: The Club room would be excellent for eight, but is booked. The office would be excellent for four, a squeeze for six, and definitely can’t hold eight of us.
Photographs from
post 21 of the thread entitled Possible new venues.
Re: Davy’s St James’s, Wed 29th Oct 2014, Croft
Posted: 16:42 Thu 23 Oct 2014
by RAYC
I'm afraid it is unfortunately starting to look likely that i will have to withdraw, if that makes a difference to your ability to fit into the office...
Re: Davy’s St James’s, Wed 29th Oct 2014, Croft
Posted: 17:28 Thu 23 Oct 2014
by jdaw1
jdaw1, by email, wrote:The office is too small for us (and the Club Room booked).
Please, where else should we try?
Katie Smith wrote:That is a shame!
I would suggest Truckles or Davy’s at Woolgate.
Alternatively, Davy’s at Plantation Place has several private rooms too.
Would any of these be suitable?
The Private Dining Room at
Plantation Place (
picture 5)?
Narrow tables at
Truckles? Methinks not.
Re: Davy’s St James’s, Wed 29th Oct 2014, Croft
Posted: 17:48 Thu 23 Oct 2014
by jdaw1
RAYC wrote:I'm afraid it is unfortunately starting to look likely that i will have to withdraw, if that makes a difference to your ability to fit into the office...
Sorry to see you go.
That also means that we are, again, a bottle short.
Re: Somewhere — but where? — Wed 29th Oct 2014, Croft
Posted: 17:50 Thu 23 Oct 2014
by benread
I have been to plantation place twice. Food acceptable and rooms ok. There is one upstairs that may be ideal for 7. On intro from TBH they were happy to allow me to bring port the first time. They are rarely busy evenings for food.
Re: Somewhere — but where? — Wed 29th Oct 2014, Croft
Posted: 17:51 Thu 23 Oct 2014
by benread
Btw the photo you show is one of about 3 or 4 rooms at plantation place.
Re: Somewhere — but where? — Wed 29th Oct 2014, Croft
Posted: 17:52 Thu 23 Oct 2014
by jdaw1
benread wrote:I have been to plantation place twice. Food acceptable and rooms ok. There is one upstairs that may be ideal for 7. On intro from TBH they were happy to allow me to bring port the first time. They are rarely busy evenings for food.
Excellent. I have asked about availability.
Re: Davy’s St James’s, Wed 29th Oct 2014, Croft
Posted: 19:42 Thu 23 Oct 2014
by jdaw1
jdaw1 wrote:That also means that we are, again, a bottle short.
Would people object strongly if a mature vintage were repeated? If not, this problem might be rescued.
Re: Davy’s St James’s, Wed 29th Oct 2014, Croft
Posted: 19:52 Thu 23 Oct 2014
by flash_uk
jdaw1 wrote:jdaw1 wrote:That also means that we are, again, a bottle short.
Would people object strongly if a mature vintage were repeated? If not, this problem might be rescued.
There is a fleeting outside chance that if a bid at Bonhams tomorrow is successful, and they can dispatch said case in short order, then a bottle of Croft 82 could be available. I don't mind if we need to double up on a vintage.
Re: Somewhere — but where? — Wed 29th Oct 2014, Croft
Posted: 19:55 Thu 23 Oct 2014
by jdaw1
It is decided; it is booked; it is done. The Board Room will hold up to 12 people, according to Laura Chiverton (Assistant Manager, recently passed WSET).
Re: Somewhere — but where? — Wed 29th Oct 2014, Croft
Posted: 22:52 Thu 23 Oct 2014
by jdaw1
Forgot to say: I promised that our food order would arrive on Monday 27
th (
menu). Please post in this thread.
Re: Davy’s at Plantation Place, Wed 29th Oct 2014, Croft
Posted: 23:06 Thu 23 Oct 2014
by flash_uk
For me please:
Crab toast
Fillet rare, no sauce, side of green beans & peas, side of skinny fries
Crumble and custard
(yes, that looks remarkable similar to my recent Woolgate order...)
Re: Davy’s at Plantation Place, Wed 29th Oct 2014, Croft
Posted: 00:57 Fri 24 Oct 2014
by jdaw1
(Edited after being shamed by Derek’s abstemiousness. He is being my Life Coach.)| Starter: | — Nothing — |
| Main: | Grilled double Romney salt marsh lamb chop (medium rare) |
| Side: | Triple cooked chips |
| Side: | Button mushrooms with parsley cream |
| Dessert: | — Nothing — |
Re: Davy’s at Plantation Place, Wed 29th Oct 2014, Croft
Posted: 07:51 Fri 24 Oct 2014
by benread
Please could I order:
Starter-burrata
Main-rump, medium rare, with triple cooked chips and a side order of onion rings.
Pudding-treacle tart
Fingers crossed the venue is good!
I do still have my Croft problem. If it is not resolved, permission to be rebellious! I promise to be good...
