When it comes to meals that you just know will leave you full for the rest of the day, a supersize mixed grill is definitely up there with the go-to orders.
Being one of those people who can hardly ever manage to finish a full plate of food, I thought I’d challenge myself whilst out for lunch at The Grosvenor in Cleethorpes. I do love a challenge, after all.
Browsing the menu at the popular pub and restaurant, I noticed the ‘Ultimate Plates’ section, which is essentially just huge plates of delicious-sounding grub, all priced at a reasonable cost. I was originally planning to order the Curry House Feast, but noticed when I logged on to the Sizzling Pubs app to order, that this was unavailable, along with a few other dishes.
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Luckily, the Mega Mixed Grill was still available. Described on the menu as a five-ounce rump steak, seven-ounce gammon steak, grilled chicken fillet, two pork sausages, grilled tomato, mushrooms, onion rings and skin-on fries, I thought it sounded delish.
It had been a while since I went for a mixed grill, so I thought I’d challenge myself and see if I could actually finish one for once. (Spoiler alert: of course I didn’t).
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Our food took around 15 or 20 minutes to arrive, and when it did, my first thought was how huge the plate of food was – but I was so hungry that I actually thought I’d be able to finish it.
Most things on the plate were delicious, even more so in the river of beef dripping that I ordered to go with the steak. The chicken was tender and juicy, the gammon had that perfect salty kick, the sausages were thick and packed with flavour and the chips were light, fluffy and moreish.
The only downside is that the steak was way overcooked and too chewy for my liking – I ordered a medium (pink in the middle) but it came well-done. It was a shame because that was the part of the meal I was most looking forward to.
Needless to say, I didn’t end up finishing it – but I tried my best!
My verdict:
The Ultimate plates at The Grosvenor are a great option if you’re hungry (or eyes bigger than your belly, in my case) and don’t want to spend too much money. For what you get, the price is pretty unbeatable. The Mega Mixed Grill set me back just £13.49, which is typically the price of a standard plate of steak and chips in many restaurants.
The pub itself was clean, tidy and pleasant, and staff were friendly. The only downsides were that lots of items on the menu were sold out and my steak was overcooked. But I’ll definitely be back to try one of the other Ultimate plates on offer. At those prices and for this much food, you really cannot go wrong.
