The Thatched Tavern

Birthdays call for a lunch out with the ladies. We celebrated Susan's and Pam's recently at a pub in Ascot called The Thatched Tavern.

It is a quaint 400-year-old beamed tavern with low ceilings. It is said that Queen Victoria's royal carriage was sometimes seen outside.

The pub is located on Cheapside Road. The name of the road is perhaps due to it being situated on the cheap side of the Ascot race course.

The low ceiling makes me feel tall!

The low beams are padded in places to avoid head bumps. "Mind your head!"

It was a warm sunny day so we sat outside on the patio. Here is the blackboard listing the desserts.

Note the traditional Sticky toffee pudding. Also the Mixed berry Eton Mess. That caught my eye. I was told it is a dessert of berries and whipped cream on a meringue that once got dropped at the Eton school and became a "mess".