A Little Bit of England in South Carolina

on March 21, 2009

For dinner, we headed back to Baxter, South Carolina to eat at the Six Pence Pub.

I am LOVING the Baxter area! We drove around and checked out the houses again, and I’m truly obsessed with the area. The fact that there’s a British Pub pretty much sold the place to the Husband as well.

We started off with some British beers. I ordered a Shandy, which is a 1/2 Harp (a beer) with 1/2 Sprite. MMM! It’s so refreshing.

I ordered the Ploughman’s Lunch, which included a French Onion soup, a piece of French Bread, a side salad, a pickle, a pickled onion, and a "wedge" of cheese.

UM — this is NOT a "Wedge" of cheese. This is a WHEEL of cheese! 🙂

I had about 2 bites of cheese and the rest of the Ploughman’s Lunch. It was EXCELLENT.

Plus, another 1/2 of a Shandy and a bit of the Husband’s Fish and Chips…. now, that’s a CLASSIC British meal!

This was the perfect beer battered cod…. nice and crispy without the grease.

Time for bed! We have a LOOOONG drive back to Orlando tomorrow morning. 🙂

{ 22 comments }

Anonymous March 21, 2009, 7:10 pm
Harp is actually an Irish beer…http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harp_(lager)
Run Saraaah March 21, 2009, 7:20 pm
The Shandy sounds pretty good…beer is a bit strong for me but mixed with Sprite doesn’t sound so bad!
teacherwoman March 21, 2009, 7:48 pm
Sounds like you guys have been enjoying yourself! That Shandy sounds delish!
Amelia (AC/DC: Highways to Health) March 21, 2009, 8:30 pm
I’ve never heard of a Shandy! I drink Harp all the time. I have to try that mix!
eatingRD March 21, 2009, 8:57 pm
so glad you guys had a good trip! And a little British comfort away from home, it looks so yummy 🙂 My fiancee and I just opened escrow on a townhouse in Vegas and I posted some pictures! Exciting and scary at the same time 🙂
-kristen
therunningaddict March 22, 2009, 12:14 am
Im glad you guys are having such a good trip! It is so nice and sunny!
ash March 22, 2009, 12:44 am
lol every time you mention something English im like “HEY! we have that here” (in Australia)then its like oh yeah right, Britain is like Australia’s parent country lol 😛
Susan March 22, 2009, 3:47 am
That’s a giant piece of cheese!! I love shandys, I sometimes make them with gingerale which is really good too 🙂
Neely March 22, 2009, 4:19 am
A whole wheel of cheese…. I’m not even mad.

-Ron Burgandy
VeggieGirl March 22, 2009, 4:50 am
Fabulous pub fare!!

Safe travels back to Orlando!!
livelovelaugheatlearn March 22, 2009, 5:08 am
I’ve never heard of a Shandy before. I think I might have to try one.

That’s a super cute picture of you two!!
Jen March 22, 2009, 5:14 am
Wow, sounds like you’re pretty sssold on the area, yourself. Also, from your lunch, I love earth fare’s bbq tofu, too bad you didn’t like it 🙁
D10 March 22, 2009, 5:27 am
Sounds like you guys had a great trip. Hope all goes well. Have a safe trip back.
Leah @ Simply Fabulous March 22, 2009, 8:22 am
My English Hubby-to-be would have LOVED this place!!!

Shandy is wonderful!

Leah
Allison March 22, 2009, 9:52 am
Hey! What are your measurments for when you make your pancakes? I can never seem to make the right amount for one person 🙂
thecleanveggie March 22, 2009, 11:20 am
wow that is a HUGE chunk of cheese there!
Caitlin at Healthy Tipping Point March 22, 2009, 5:47 pm
allison – i make the pancakes using 1 cup dry mix and split that into two portions (equal for me and the husband). 🙂
Sarah W. March 23, 2009, 7:02 am
mmm french onion soup!!!
Carrie H March 23, 2009, 7:47 am
Geez, I am catching up on your blog after the weekend … Do you think this anonymous is the same who made the Thai food comment? 🙂 Someone may be a little over-critical!

You’ll do great on your trail run, I know it, and I hope you feel rested from your vacay after a few days of work! He he, that does sound funny …
Caitlin at Healthy Tipping Point March 23, 2009, 7:49 am
carrie – thanks! yes… prob the same person. i need to start deleting neg comments again.
Kelsey March 23, 2009, 10:15 am
I love your blog!! I live in Charlotte + now have a huge desire to go eat in Baxter! + the Shandy looks delish!!!
ericwa May 5, 2009, 1:28 pm
Try going to Naplesweddingcatering.com

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