One customer who visited Jeremy Clarkson’s The Farmer’s Dog pub joked that they were ‘keeping the glass’ from their pint of Hawkstone Lager after spotting the figure on their receipt
A customer who decided to visit Jeremy Clarkson’s pub, The Farmer’s Dog over the weekend couldn’t hide his shock after receiving the bill for his table of four – so much so he joked he was “keeping his glass”. Rick Gannon visited the West Oxfordshire boozer on Sunday (September 20) where he enjoyed a pint of the presenter’s Hawkstone Lager served in a The Farmer’s Pint glass.
The bill, which included four roast dinners at £26 per head and a 12.5% service charge of £35.26, came to a staggering total of £317.36. “I’m keeping the glass!” Rick declared in a post on X. “Went to Jeremy Clarkson’s pub The Farmers Dog for Sunday lunch. There were 4 of us, this is how much it cost.”
His beer, meanwhile, set him back £14 – but did indeed include the glass which he joked he was ‘taking as a souvenir’.
Scores of Brits defended the price, however, pointing out the length of Rick’s receipt.
“You spent just under £80 quid on your drinks and glass so £50 a head for a three course meal bar one guest who didn’t have a dessert is reasonable in my opinion,” one person said. “Stop moaning.”
A second agreed: “Looks fairly reasonable for what you ordered. Over £40 of drinks and £36 on desserts. Plus, a number of sides. You must have seen the prices on the menu.”
A third concurred: “Broken down it’s not actually mad. Four £26 roasts, two sharing boards, extra sides, three desserts, a load of drinks and of course you’ll keep the glass, you paid £14 for it. That’s a proper Sunday session at a British farm pub, more than reasonable.”
And a fourth X user exclaimed: “What’s your problem? That works out at £79 each for a decent meal and alcohol. If you’ve got a complete talk to the British government charging nearly £50 in tax. If you wanted something cheap you should have gone to Toby Carvery.”
Rick later returned to X to explain “What you can do at the Farmer’s Dog if you haven’t booked a table”.
“There’s the big Grand Tour tent and inside here you can buy all of the paraphernalia and bits and bobs you may want as souvenirs,” explained in a video.
Heading inside, Rick showcased the meat counters, with butchers from three local farms serving their own produce.
“There’s also the Farmer’s Puppy,” he added. “Which is an outdoor bar. There’s also a pizza van and a burger van too.”
Clarkson says of his pub on its website: “I have tried my absolute hardest to make sure that every single thing you consume in The Farmer’s Dog was grown or reared by British farmers. And I have failed.
“Yes, the pork, the beef, the lamb and the venison are all British. And so is pretty much everything else. The milk, the butter, the eggs, the vegetables and the fruit. We even cook in British oils.”
He adds: “But there have been some problems like, for instance, the simple G&T. You can’t have a pub that doesn’t offer a gin and tonic. But there is quinine in tonic water, and you can’t grow that in Britain.
“Sure, I could have served gin and water instead, but I didn’t think you’d enjoy it very much. Especially as, instead of a slice of lemon, you’d have been given a slice of turnip, or some potato peelings.”
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