Robin Hood: A Bit of London in the Valley September 6, 2007
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Robin Hood British Pub & Restaurant
Location: 13640 Burbank Blvd
Sherman Oaks, CA 91401-5216
Phone: (818) 994-6045
Type of Food: Good ole’ pub with affordable prices tucked away in the Valley
Yes, we’re back! After a long time of no posts Renee and I have a new fetish: The Pub. There are many reasons that we love the pub scene:
1. Pubs are the new dives
2. Great lowkey beers on tap such as a Bodington’s and Greene King Abbott Ale.
3. Always can find a great place to sit without the crowds and always douch-bag free
To tell you the truth, it was our first time eating here. But we do have out own favorite pubs that we love. (I love McG’s in Chatsworth, Renee loves Kingshead in Santa Monica) And tonight we were feeling a bit tired of everything so we decided to head South to Ventura Blvd. and randomly close our eyes and throw the proverbial dart on the map and take a blind go at it.
Run by two ex-Pats, The Robin Hood Pub and Restaurant has been open since 1982, and they’ve been serving the Valley old fashioned British home-style Pub food. Food your Mum would make. We didn’t even make it to Ventura before hitting Robin Hood on Burbank while we headed South on Woodman Ave.
Service: 8 out 10. The waitress was decent. Checked up on us, got us refills but really didn’t make much conversation, but it was okay since the dinner rush did start to get busy. We didn’t even ask that much in the first place since she was prompt with my pint of Boddington’s
Menu: We salivated within minutes of scanning the menu. Robin Hood not only boasts a Happy Hour, but always Afternoon tea from 2-5 in which they serve tea sandwiches and scones. They also have specials every weekend (that we totally plan to hit up) Their menu is very traditional; Fish and Chips, Shephard’s Pie, Banger’s and Mash. Their bar is very vast as well. They have 11 great beers on tap such as Boddington’, Guinness, Stella, Greene Abbot Ale, etc.
First we started off with pints. I love Boddington’s personally, light but creamy. I loved how there was practically no foam (less foam means more beer), this was poured by a professional. Renee ordered a pint of Stella for herself and we also had fried mushrooms, which I was let down by.
The batter looked light, but also tasted old. As if the oil that they fried it in seemed like they friend the fish in. Not getting that again.
Steak & Mushroom Pie with Chips and Peas
Cornish Pastie with Mash & Peas
For our main dish I ordered the Steak and Mushroom Pie with Chips and Peas. The food came piping hot. I being the crazy one who loves abnormally hot food took one bite of my Steak and Mushroom Pie choked and then appreciated the doughiness and the buttery taste of the crust. The pie had pieces of steak, mushrooms and potatoes that were cooked in a wine sauce which didn’t taste bitter at all.
My only complaint is that the pie should have had more meat. There was most potatoes. The chips were okay. I was hoping for the authentic chips where they’re thick, crispy and hot, I have a feeling that I had half of a cold batch and then half of a hot batch put together. The peas were good. Not mushy at all. And the gravy that came with the dish was not too salty and well seasoned. I honestly didn’t even think it was gravy because it was so dark, it’s more of a demi glaze. Renee thought hers tasted very good. She liked the seasoningg of the ground beef and the mash that came with her dish were creamy without feeling too heavy. Her only reserve was that the peas wernen’t mashed.
All in all, the Robin Hood is a pub that we plan to definitely come back to. Look out for our future post when we check out their high tea!
I just came from this disgusting restaurant . I have never had this bad an experience with any restaurant ever. I went and joined a friend after they had a farewell party for a friend from work. I arrived late and so decided to have something to eat. I had a glass of white wine , the onion soup and a King salad with chicken strips. About half way through the salad I was eating a piece of chicken and it felt like it had grit or dirt all over it. Examining it it had dirt, sand and dirt all over it. I forcibly expelled it from the mouth out trying not to throw all of it up . I washed my mouth out with my wine .
I called over the waitress who took it to the kitchen and she came back saying the chef said it wasn’t there before but it was and my roommate can confirm that it was directly from the kitchen. I refused to pay for a thing and left. Most disgusting experience I have ever had and the first I have had with any restaurant. AVOID !