Late Victoria

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Pictured, tonight's repast of an all-time classic: the venerable cheese and bacon toastie: unequalled in any other cuisine and a thing of umami wonder. OK I'm straying into hyperbolic territory here, but by 'eck, it don't half hit the spot: and that includes the soupçon of carbonisation on the [it has to be crap white sliced] bread. Crispy smoked streaky bacon and cheddar cheese: an unparalleled combination. Which brings me around to the demise of proper pubs and hotels again, tonight. Last night I talked of the sad demise of The Three Tuns in Bishop's Castle, Shropshire. But the place I associate most of all with the above food item is The Victoria Hotel, Menai Bridge; another establishment we've frequented for well over forty years. Back in the mid-nineties, it was the favoured venue for a Friday lunchtime office downtime and brainstorming session over games of pool, pints of Bass and the ubiquitous cheese & bacon toastie. Unfortunately, about four years ago [cf. my post of November 2021], the family that had owned the place for many decades had to sell up in the aftermath of the pandemic. Its ownership passed to Greenall-Kings Chef & Brewer chain. The rest - and its cheese & bacon toastie, is history. I've not set foot in the place since...

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  1. Anonymous7 August 2025 at 11:57

    More tangled webs they weave: From Co Hse:
    Unfortunately, we were unable to find any trace of a company by this name on our register . The Inn Collection Group
    Muddle and crap confuse even the best prepared!
    ATB
    Joe

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