I think we can all agree that a good old Sunday roast is the perfect cure to warm the cockles when the weather gets a bit more chilly at this time of year.
Crispy on the outside, soft on the inside roasties, tender meat that just melts in your mouth, creamy cauliflower cheese and a massive homemade Yorkshire pudding – really, what could be better?
One Sunday in late October, me, my partner and little one visited Cleethorpes Cricket Club on Chichester Road for a meal out with family. I’d never eaten there before but had heard really positive things, so I was eager to give it a try.
The club itself is lovely, with a spacious area with plenty of seating to sit and enjoy a drink before it’s time to head into the smaller function room to eat. You can eat in the main area, too, but I really liked the function room as it felt more intimate. We were seated at a huge round table, and the friendly staff came to take drinks orders.
One course was priced at £16, two courses at £20 and three at £25, which I thought was really reasonable. I went for the paté, warm roll and chutney for my starter, and opted for the beef roast dinner for my main – although you can choose a selection of meats if you wish.
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Anyone who doesn’t fancy a Sunday roast can enjoy an array of other options. When I visited, the choices were salmon fillet on mash with prawns and mussels in a creamy bacon sauce, mushroom and cheddar linguine or chicken breast with peppercorn sauce or gravy.
The starters came quickly, and we dug in. The paté was served on a wooden board alongside a side salad with balsamic glaze, a warm roll and a generous slab of butter and chutney. Combined together, the dish was absolutely delicious, and the paté was packed full of flavour.
I find the combination of paté and sweet chutney spread on a soft bread roll straight out of the oven to be just heavenly – and that’s exactly what this was.
It wasn’t long after we’d finished our starters that the plates with our chosen meats, Yorkshire pudding, stuffing and gravy were brought out to us, as well as sharing bowls with the veggies, roast potatoes, cauliflower cheese and dauphinoise potatoes. You don’t often get the latter with a Sunday roast, so it was a very welcome addition.
The meat was delicious and tender, the dauphinoise potatoes were creamy and moreish and the Yorkshire pudding was actually one of the best I’ve ever eaten. The veg was all cooked beautifully – not underdone or overdone – and everything was spot on.
The lady who cooks the meals at the club, I later found out, also offers an array of grazing platters, all of which look absolutely amazing. I’ve liked her page on Facebook for years but I never put two and two together that the business is based at Cleethorpes Cricket Club. To find out more about the meals at the club, you can like Grazing Platters on Facebook here.
The staff can’t do enough for you, the food is gorgeous and the price is so reasonable, when you take into account how much you actually get. So, if you’re looking for a friendly and welcoming spot to enjoy a meal with your loved ones, I’d definitely recommend Cleethorpes Cricket Club.