After each meal, my wife, Sue writes up some notes and awards each dish a score out of ten. The ratings are summarised here, so you can see at a glance what was good and what wasn’t up to scratch.
The current average score is 8.2.
| The Great British Meal Out | |
|---|---|
| Prawn Cocktail | 8 |
| Steak Garni and Chips | 8 |
| Black Forest Gâteau | 8 |
| The Fifties Hotel Dining Room | |
| Cream of Celery Soup | 9 |
| Cream of Tomato Soup | 10 |
| Oxtail Soup | 9 |
| Vichysoisse | 8 |
| Asparagus Soup | 10 |
| Egg Mayonnaise | |
| Oeufs en Cocotte | |
| Omelette Arnold Bennett | |
| Cold Salmon Mayonnaise | |
| Coquilles St-Jaques | |
| Scampi with Tartare Sauce | 10 |
| Sole Véronique | |
| Chicken Chasseur | |
| Chicken Maryland | 7 |
| Mixed Grill | |
| Gammon and Pineapple | 10 |
| Tournedos Rossini | |
| Braised Celery | |
| Carrottes Vichy | 10 |
| Creamed Spinach 1 | 4 |
| Creamed Spinach 2 | 10 |
| Russian Salad | |
| English Salad | |
| Peach Melba | 10 |
| Fresh Fruit Salad | |
| Meringue Glacé and Hot Chocolate Sauce | 9 |
| Trifle | – |
| The Gentleman’s Club | |
| Asparagus with Vinaigrette | 10 |
| Asparagus with Hollandaise | 9 |
| Asparagus with Lemon Butter | 10 |
| Asparagus with Cooked Salad Cream | 6 |
| Oeufs en Gelée | |
| Consommé | |
| Mulligatawny | 10 |
| Potted Shrimps | 10 |
| Cauliflower Cheese | |
| Crusted Cauliflower Cheese | |
| Cod with Anchovy and Egg Sauce | 10 |
| Cod with Parsley Sauce | |
| Fish Cakes | 9 |
| Fish Pie | 10 |
| Wet Kedgeree | 9 |
| Dry Kedgeree | |
| Macaroni Cheese | |
| Shepherd’s Pie | 7 |
| Toad-in-the-Hole | |
| Treacle Tart | |
| Rice Pudding | 8 |
| Spotted Dick and Custard | |
| Bread and Butter Pudding | |
| Jam Roly-poly | |
| Devilled Herring Roes on Toast | 10 |
| Angels and Devils on Horseback | |
| Scotch Woodcock | |
| Welsh Rabbit | |
| The Continental Restaurant | |
| Traditional Borscht | |
| Jellied Borscht | |
| Hot Stuffed Vine Leaves | |
| Cold Stuffed Vine Leaves | |
| Hummus | 7 |
| Taramasalata | 5 |
| Chicken Kiev | 10 |
| Hungarian Beef Goulash | 6 |
| Moussaka | 10 |
| Spanish Omelette | 9 |
| Swedish Meatballs | 10 |
| Beef Stroganoff | 8 |
| Wiener Schnitzel | 8 |
| Coleslaw | 7 |
| Potato Salad | 8 |
| Rhum Baba | |
| Apple Strudel | |
| Cheesecake | 5 |
| Expresso Bongo | |
| Cornish Pasty | 10 |
| Pork Pie | 10 |
| Meat Pie | 8 |
| Sausage Rolls | 10 |
| Scotch Egg | 6 |
| The Sixties Bistro | |
| Celeriac Remoulade | – |
| Eggs Florentine | |
| Escargots à la Bourguignonne | |
| French Onion Soup | |
| Garlic Mushrooms | |
| Garlic Bread | 8 |
| Moules Marinière | |
| Salad Niçoise | |
| Pâté Maison 1 | |
| Pâté Maison 2 | |
| Cheese Fondue | |
| Boeuf à la Bourguignonne | 7 |
| Coq au Vin | 10 |
| Carbonnade of Beef | 6 |
| Steak au Poivre | 6 |
| Chili Con Carne | |
| Trout with Almonds | 9 |
| Petits Pois à la Française | 9 |
| Ratatouille | 8 |
| Green Salad | 2 |
| Tomato Salad | 8 |
| Lemon Meringue Pie | 6 |
| Profiteroles | 7 |
| Crème Caramel | 10 |
| Chocolate Mousse | 8 |
| The Tratt-era | |
| Minestrone | 8 |
| Pasta alla Carbonara | 2 |
| Spaghetti Bolognese | 10 |
| Lasagna al Forno | 8 |
| Calamari Fritti | 7 |
| Fegato alla Veneziana | 2 |
| Osso Bucco | 10 |
| Saltimbocca | 10 |
| Zucchini Fritters | 8 |
| Oranges in Caramel | 9 |
| Zabaglione al Vin Santo con Panettone | |
| Crema di Zabaglione alle Fragole | 9 |
| Chez Gourmet | |
| Champignons à la Grecque | |
| Gazpacho | 10 |
| Leeks Vinaigrette | |
| Lobster Bisque | |
| Quiche Lorraine | |
| Salmon Mousse with Cucumber Salad | 9 |
| Beef Wellington | 8 |
| Blanquette de Veau | |
| Duck à l’Orange | 10 |
| Rognons Sautée Turbigo | |
| Seafood Pancake | 7 |
| Sirloin Steak with Red Wine Sauce | 8 |
| Gratin Dauphinois | |
| Lyonnaise Potatoes | 10 |
| Tomatoes à la Provençale | |
| Brown Bread Ice Cream | |
| Chocolate Roulade and Mousse | |
| Crème Brûlée | |
| Crêpes Suzette | |
| Pavlova | 9 |
| Pears in Red Wine | |
| Syllabub | 6 |
Two recipes do not have a score. Celeriac remoulade was made before we’d decided to include a scoring system. Also Sue apparently forgot to award a score for the trifle, perhaps there was too much sherry in it. The Great British Meal Out consisted of three dishes, but was awarded a single overall score.