Thunderstone House-Elgin town centre

Hello today I will be reviewing the Thunderstone House which is located in Elgin Scotland. The pub is situated up an alley and if we hadn't been given directions and then asked where to find T.K.Max we may not have actually found the place. The pub was quaint,rustic but clean. surprisingly empty , more so after tasting the food. The menu wasn't huge but had a wide variety of meals and enough for all tastes and appetite sizes. We didn't realise that all meals came with chips and a choice of vegetable of the day or salad.

OK on to the food we sampled, all the members of our party had the £4.95 meal deal which included the soup of the day which alone was around £2,the day we visited it was tattie (potato), leek and Stilton.

The soup was rich and creamy and all the flavours were identifiable and none were overpowering of the others. It really did taste homemade.

 The only thing that could have improved this dish would have been perhaps some crunchy croutons or a crusty cob and butter.

The first member of our party had macaroni, he said that it didn’t have enough bite and the pasta was a bit overcooked unlike that he was used to having at home but the cheese sauce was flavoursome.Over all very filling though presentation wise it didn't look very appealing and the comment at the table on first sight was it looked a bit like vomit on the plate.

 
The 2nd member of our party had Chili,which on the menu said it was very spicy. The party member said she was pleasantly surprised that it did have some heat to it unlike many you get when eating out and it was warming and that it was the only chili that she had, had at a restaurant that had a nice kick. The party member was happy she had had salad and was offered condiments but there was no salad cream available only mayonnaise sachets.The party member did leave some chips but these too did appear homemade as were not all uniform in size.

The 3rd member of our party had Steak and Ale pie,again with a pile of chips. He said that the meat was so tender it tasted like home-made unlike the hard meat you often get in pies. The pastry crust was light and crisp and there was plenty of meat and the gravy/sauce was rich and substantially thick and coated the meat well.

The service staff were pleasant and helpful offering to move tables and chairs for easy access and staff could be seen taking their break at the bar and eating the food served in the pub too.

There were disabled toilet facilities but as the building dates back to 15th century it has obviously just been adapted and was fairly difficult for me to access, as my carer had to hold the door open while I reversed in and side transferred to the toilet, luckily my chair has arms that can lift and fall backwards allowing for easy transfers. Not something you could easily do independently.

Overall if you are in Elgin and in need of some filling and acceptably tasty food well worth a visit in my opinion. 

Well that concludes this review. Please feel free to leave any comments and thanks for popping by.