The Spotted Cow

So there we were driving around on Sunday looking for somewhere to have «Fathers day» lunch. Looking for the usual 2 for 1 or all you can eat for a fiver deals (I’m a bloke from Yorkshire, therefore I’m tight) but to no avail… then I just remembered this place from my youth and headed over and BINGO! Big chalk board outside said Fathers day lunch £7.50, I conned the wife into going halves (she was fed up of driving round by then) so we went in. We were greeted by friendly bar staff and a more restaurant approach but in a rural pub setting which was a bit odd but good, grabbed a couple of pints of rancid old scrotum or some other cask ale and parked at the table which the waitress helpfully showed us to. The menu had a choice of 4 meals, 5 starters and plenty of puddings (desserts if you’re from that London) which were all specials for the day. I chose a steak and ale pie with new spuds etc and the wife a beef dinner with all the trimmings… service took around 10 minutes so I bought more «Armpit sweat» or «Old bags eyeball juice» or some other beer of some strange name. Believe me when I say it was worth the driving around and having to drink beer with twigs in (I don’t have a beard or corduroys or a tank top so I prefer my beer twig free) as I can honestly say it was a genuinely home made pie, in a dish with just a crust on top and filled with half a cow and some fungus pieces (mushrooms of the non magic variety) all swimming in gravy that I believe was made from the tears of an angel. The vegetables were a plenty and in bowls to share between us which gets me on to the wifes choice of roast beef dinner, she said it was the best beef she’s ever had and believe me when I say she’s had a lot of meat in her lifetime ;) It was melt in the mouth and enough to leave her with a smile on her face and the yorkshire pudding (no that’s not the wifes nickname) was fresh made and delicious.
So next time you’re in the Drig area or even not but want a bally good nosh (sorry I just put my Tim Nice But Dim head on) put BD11 1LJ into your Satnav, you will not be dissapointed.

After a long ‘day of dance’ on Saturday 8 May 2010 in Bradford, we decided to have a look around Bradford on Sunday 9^th. We then looked for a pub to have a proper Yorkshire sunday roast. WOW, were we lucky?
This is a nice pub with nice staff but doesn’t look anything special. However, the food was just wonderful! Fresh veg, proper home made yorkshire pud and real puddings too.
You would expect to pay more for this. We will be back in 2011 for another day of dance and will be heading back to The Spotted Cow!
Peter
Crosby near Liverpool