Crooked House Dinner Shuffle
Overview
Note about meals: Whilst the situation remains uncertain with meal nights and when they can resume, we are looking to plan the programme of meals & restaurants and advertise them on our website. Once things settle down and we can plan with more certainty, we will book venues, confirm details and update the event on the website.
For now, we invite you to register your interest, by ‘booking’ the event at no cost or obligation. When it’s all confirmed we will let you know the prices and details. You can then either cancel or pay for the meal.
In the meantime, thanks for your support and if you have a favourite restaurant you would like including in the programme please let the office know.
The Crooked house as it is now known was first built in 1765 as a farmhouse. Its leaning is due to local mining in the 1800s when the building was badly affected by subsidence, meaning that one side of the building is now four feet lower than the other! It then became the Glynne Arms named after Sir Stephen Glynne, on whose land it stood before being condemned as unsafe in 1940s.
Thankfully this wonderful building was rescued by Wolverhampton and Dudley Breweries when it was reinforced with supporting buttresses and girders. Now known as The Crooked House it has become a tourist attraction and is visited by thirsty travellers from all over the world. The level floors combined with the leaning walls can create some very intriguing optical illusions where glasses can slowly slide across tables and you should ask to see the marble roll uphill.
Spice members have also recommended this as a great venue for traditional home cooked food. So we are putting their skills to the test with a menu that includes some local Black Country touches!
Includes
Due to lockdown restrictions we are unable to secure full details at this stage. However we hope to enjoy a 3 course meal and will update you on more information as soon as we can.
Extras
tips at your discretionLocation & Itinerary
Here is a sample menu from a previous visit
Starters
Lightly Spiced Tomato & Red Pepper Veloute
Wild herb oil
OR
Lightly Smoked Beetroot Cured Salmon
Salad – soused cucumber – horseradish
OR
Traditional Black Country Grey Pays & Bacon
Mains
Crooked Chicken A La Francaise
breast – peas – smoked bacon – allotment salad – potatoes
OR
Black Country Venison Faggots
Caramelised onion mash – mushy pays – proppa gravy
OR
Fish Cassoulet
White fish – rich shellfish, tomato, paprika & bean ragu
OR
Chargrilled Vegetable Lasagne
Parmesan salad
Desserts
Baileys Bread & Butter Pudding
Salted caramel custard
OR
After Eight Sundae
Chocolate – mint – cream
OR
Toffee Apple Rice Pudding Crumble
To finish
Tea or barista coffee
Host & Everything Else
“Excellent food in a very unique pub well worth visit but ensure you stay on the road to the left or you'll end up in the quarry!”
“This was a really enjoyable evening. Tom was an excellent coordinator. The venue was unusual but perfectly pleasant. The food was of a really good standard and I ate stuff that I wouldn't normally get the opportunity to try - gray pays and faggots! The company was fab - I met lots of new people and had some interesting conversations. As this is fairly local for me, I would love to see this as a regular Spice dinner shuffle in the future!”
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