Veggie burger @ Delaney's

I am now on a second burger craving since last year.

At Delaney’s I have tried almost everything, from roast, fish and chips, Irish pancakes, and now the Veggie Burger.

Served with potato wedges, or Jacket potato, the Veggie patty is coated in fine breadcrumbs, with mashed bits of broccoli, potato, slight cheese, and carrot shreds.
When it came, the patty looked huge, due to a pocket of hot air that expanded during the process of being deep-fried. I deflated it with my fork. However the burger was still piping hot, so beware.

The potato wedges were a bit dry and over cooked. The veggie burger was ok, the patty contents were soft and creamy, only the coating had been overdone. Slightly too greasy.

Irish boxty pancake @ Delaney's

With so many pancakes in HK, or known as crepes for the French, Boxty is the Irish savory version.

Boxty, is a traditional irish potato pancake served wrapped around beef, squash and sauce. The dish is popular in Northern Ireland where it is know locally as poundy or poundies; also known as potato bread in Ulster).

There are many different versions but all contain finely grated, raw potatoes, the common version consists of finely grated raw potato and mashed potato with flour, baking soda, buttermilk and sometimes egg.

The mixture is fried on a griddle pan for a few minutes on each side, similar to a normal pancake. Boxty was seen as part of the local culture in the areas in which it was made, that the following poem was written-

Boxty on the griddle,
Boxty in the pan,
If you can't make boxty,
You'll never get a man.

Ordered the beef and guiness one, which consists of beef taken from the carvery and rich gravy sauce and guiness.
The guiness gives it a slight bitter taste, and the pancake is not as light as the pancake/crepe version, it is slighly thicker and moist due to the potatoes.
There are lot so shredded onions in it too, which is a complement with gravy and beef.

Apart from beef, there is also chicken, vegetarian and lamb to choose from.
It would be interesting if they had chili con carne or mexican fillings inside too.

California dreaming awoken by "The fry up!"

When I sat down, we were allocated on the corner with the open windows, it felt like Al-fresco dining, there were some brown leaves on the table, so it reminded me of the song California Dreaming.

~~~~~~~California Dreaming lyrics:

all the leaves are brown, and the sky is grey
I've been for a walk, on a winter's day
I'd be safe and warm. if I was in L.A
California Dreamin' on such a winter's day
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

 

 

Anyway back to the food, I ordered the ultimate fry up just to wake myself up.
The fry up consists of: egg, bacon (streaky and back), fried liver, black pudding, baked beans, grilled tomato, toast, fried potato and mushrooms.

When it came, the plate and portion was massive.

I was certainly brought back from day dreaming, anyway the food was good, only slightly too greasy.
The roast potatoes were the usual potatoes from the carvery but fried.
The bacon was too dry.

Anyway, I prefer the fry ups at The flying pan.

Delaney's carvery @ Delaney's

As always you can always find your comfort roast right here!

Usually at the carvery there is beef or lamb and nearer Christmas there is Turkey as well.
However the stuffing is different to the stuffings served at other pubs.
The stuffing here is not baked.

 

 

 

 

For the greens, there is boiled spinach, pea and sprouts, and for the asian choice you will find shitaake mushrooms and sweetcorn.

Before the roast there is a choice of salad or soup. I usually get the salad but sometimes the soup is also good such as tomato and crab.

 

 

To finish off there is proper tea brewed with fresh leaves and not teabags.