Apple Crumble and Custard (in London)

[Ammy]

I want to go out for a meal with friends on Saturday for my birthday. The deciding factor of where we go is what dessert is on offer!

Does anyone know where we can get good, homely apple crumble (or failing that apple pie) and custard anywhere in London? So far I've only come across places that serve it with ice-cream.

[Chessman]

Thats the problem Ammy, custard, I love it, and but it seems not to be in fashion, we are booked into a restaurant for a Christmas dinner, sweet is Xmas pud with Brandy sauce, when I asked for custard, it was as if i'd just landed from another planet. Its possible there might be one, but you've got your work cut out, Good luck.

[Chessman]

My apologies, Happy Birthday.

[Buenchico]

Would Apple & Blackberry Crumble be of interest to you?

Brown's is probably the most famous restaurant in London for traditional English food. Here's the current dessert menu:

Lemon Tart served with creme fraiche and bramble sauce �4.35

White Chocolate Bread & Butter Pudding �4.35

Dairy Ice Cream with a Homemade Cookie vanilla, strawberry or chocolate �4.10

Sticky Toffee Pudding with clotted cream and toffee sauce �4.25

Browns Chocolate Fudge Brownie with vanilla bean ice cream �4.85

Apple & Blackberry Crumble with fresh custard �4.25


There are some interesting main courses at prices within a pound or two either side of a tenner.

This menu is taken from the website of their Covent Garden restaurant (which I like because it serves good food, at reasonable prices but without a 'stuffy atmosphere' - it's usually a lively place). They've got other restaurants in London but, if you're thinking of visiting one, check the website to see if the same menu & prices apply.

The website for the Covent Garden restaurant is here:
http://www.browns-restaurants.com/location_pg/loc_cov.ht ml

Hoping this helps,

Chris

[Buenchico]

What about Apple, Blackberry & Hazelnut Crumble?
Here's the dessert menu from Brown's main rival in Covent Garden, Porter's Restaurant:

"Puddings:
All puddings are served with whipped cream or custard as appropriate, all are �3.95, a scoop of vanilla ice cream may be added for an 85p supplement.

Spotted Dick
Not what you might be thinking! A steamed suet sponge with sultanas.

Lady Bradford's Sticky Gingerbread Pudding
A spiced steamed pudding with ginger, cinnamon, cloves, apples and syrups

Steamed Syrup Sponge
Wickedly delicious, maybe this is why Britain has not been successfully invaded since 1066!!

Spicy Fruit Loaf Bread and Butter Pudding
Buttered fruit loaf baked in a vanilla custard and laced with apricot brandy soaked sultanas, finished with an apricot glaze

Date and Walnut Steamed Pudding
A steamed sponge combined with dates, walnuts and treacle

Apple, Blackberry and Hazelnut Crumble
Stewed apples and blackberries with an oaty hazelnut crumble topping

Dark Chocolate Chip Pudding
Steamed chocolate sponge with chocolate chips, served with chocolate custard, please don't ask for it without the chocolate

Banana, Rum and Butterscotch Trifle
More Sherry Vicar? A delicious variation of the traditional sherry trifle

Tipsy Summer Pudding
Soft fruits and berries together with a heavy-handed dash of red wine, set in individual bread moulds and served with a red fruit sauce

Burnt Trinity Coffee Cream
The original Cr�me Br�l�e from Cambridge (with a coffee twist) created in this ancient seat of learning in the late 18th century"

There are some terrific main courses (traditional but not boring). Once again, these are all about a tenner.

[Buenchico]

Oops! Cut off in my prime!

http://www.porters.uk.com/

Chris

[snapdarlich]

You could always smuggle in a carton of Bird's Custard!

[WoWo]

I was going to suggest Porters before Buenchico mentioned it.

[Ammy]

Thanks for all your answers guys, I feel quite spoilt for choice now. Porters does sound quite nice and I've managed to get a discount voucher from their website as well. The other desserts sound quite tasty so maybe it might not be apple crumble after all.