Ratings

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.