Seafood

[Lever357]

I have been following a seafood van on Facebook for sometime and my wife and I decided to try it out on Saturday. It sets up in a car park just outside of Bamburgh on the Northumberland coast. We had the half lobster, monkfish and chorizo, and scallops with a portion of crispy fries. It was all delicious (although I thought the monkfish had a funny taste) and a nice treat.

[TIGHTCHOKE]

Looks pretty good.

What were the prices like?

[Lever357]

1 hour ago, TIGHTCHOKE said:

Looks pretty good.

What were the prices like?

The half lobster was £20, the scallops £12 and the monk £10

[oowee]

OMG now that looks amazing. Yum. 

[TIGHTCHOKE]

30 minutes ago, Lever357 said:

The half lobster was £20, the scallops £12 and the monk £10

Quite fair then, next time have a whole lobster, double scallops and avoid the monkfish.

[Lever357]

2 minutes ago, TIGHTCHOKE said:

Quite fair then, next time have a whole lobster, double scallops and avoid the monkfish.

That sounds a grand idea.

The local pubs were offering half lobster for £38!

[TIGHTCHOKE]

3 minutes ago, Lever357 said:

That sounds a grand idea.

The local pubs were offering half lobster for £38!

Blimey, that is far too much.

[shaun4860]

3 hours ago, Lever357 said:

That sounds a grand idea.

The local pubs were offering half lobster for £38!

There is a company called Cam Seafoods that set up beside my local butcher every month in Ashington. All fresh 👍

Dunno where in Northumberland you are

[yates]

9 hours ago, Lever357 said:

That sounds a grand idea.

The local pubs were offering half lobster for £38!

Unfortunately all the local pubs around Bamburgh are geared up for the tourist trade hence the inflamed prices, the food in your photos look great though 

[JohnfromUK]

Looks very nice. 

I can't comment on the pricing as firstly seafood isn't really popular here (we are nearly as far as you can get from the sea in the UK!) and secondly as I rarely eat seafood (I love it, but it triggers gout for me).

[JKD]

Looks great,,,, can't beat fresh anything, especially fish 😋

On the pricing, don't forget that pubs have more overheads to include 😉

[Sussexboy]

Lobster and chips, what’s not to like! (Unless you get gout of course, most unfortunate)

[Lever357]

10 hours ago, JKD said:

Looks great,,,, can't beat fresh anything, especially fish 😋

On the pricing, don't forget that pubs have more overheads to include 😉

Yes but when the fisherman gets about £12 for the whole lobster as opposed to the pub getting £76 for 2 halves

[oowee]

4 minutes ago, Lever357 said:

Yes but when the fisherman gets about £12 for the whole lobster as opposed to the pub getting £76 for 2 halves

Thats still an excellent price. It's not the largest lobster I admit but If I buy one off the dockside in Brixham it will be closer to £25. 

[Lever357]

21 hours ago, shaun4860 said:

There is a company called Cam Seafoods that set up beside my local butcher every month in Ashington. All fresh 👍

Dunno where in Northumberland you are

I'm in Newcastle. I have had a look at their facebook page - looks good. Have you bought from them regularly??

[islandgun]

We do a Lobster buttery for £8, also crab and langoustine, I pay about £12 a kg for live lobster

[shaun4860]

2 hours ago, Lever357 said:

I'm in Newcastle. I have had a look at their facebook page - looks good. Have you bought from them regularly??

I pop along now and again, 

The quality looks superb 

[marsh man]

11 hours ago, islandgun said:

We do a Lobster buttery for £8, also crab and langoustine, I pay about £12 a kg for live lobster

That look superb I G , even the bread rolls make my mouth water ,   MM

[TIGHTCHOKE]

MM, set off now and you could be eating one at the weekend.   

[islandgun]

34 minutes ago, marsh man said:

That look superb I G , even the bread rolls make my mouth water ,   MM

Cheers MM, my wife makes the butteries, they are made with an enriched dough with a layer of butter, then folded much like the way a croissant is made, the recipe originated in the Aberdeen area but she has changed it a bit, even won a few bakery awards, sweet version's also come in chocolate or cinnamon

[oowee]

13 hours ago, islandgun said:

We do a Lobster buttery for £8, also crab and langoustine, I pay about £12 a kg for live lobster

You need to stop this I am on a diet. This looks off the scale delicious. If I ever make it to the Western Isles I hope for an invite 😉

[islandgun]

52 minutes ago, oowee said:

You need to stop this I am on a diet. This looks off the scale delicious. If I ever make it to the Western Isles I hope for an invite 😉

If your in the Western Isles message me on here

[marsh man]

3 hours ago, TIGHTCHOKE said:

MM, set off now and you could be eating one at the weekend.   

My bus pass might get a workout before long , I wonder how many different buses I would get on and off before I got to I Gs eatery 

[TIGHTCHOKE]

An awful lot.

[JohnfromUK]

Just now, marsh man said:

My bus pass might get a workout before long , I wonder how many different buses I would get on and off before I got to I Gs eatery 

Use it before Rachel Reeves steals it.