‘British Food Week’ at Cheers Pub

Friday, 29 January 2016 00:00 - - {{hitsCtrl.values.hits}}

Got plans for lunch and dinner this week? Head down to Cheers Pub at Cinnamon Grand, from 22 to 29 January where ‘British Food Week’ is in full swing with an interesting twist in the tale.

From a romantic setting for two to a business luncheon and a lazy Sunday brunch with friends, ‘British Food Week’, hosted by internationally acclaimed Executive Chef Rob Kennedy will bring you a mouth watering series of dishes that give traditional English cooking an exotic twist.

Chef Kennedy will be spending the entire week in the Cinnamon Grand kitchens with a curated menu of gravies and nibbles and succulent bites, created especially for Cheers Pub, complimenting the venue’s city-wide recognition for providing authentic pub grub.

Chef Rob Kennedy, whose repertoire includes cooking for dignitaries and royalty, has created a menu of over 15 a la carte for Cheers Pub patrons for lunch and dinner during the entire week; with starters, mains and delicious puddings designed to take one on a gastronomic journey from Sri Lanka to England and back again; complete with the all the culinary influences that will travel from plate to palate with every bite. From the man who has personally cooked for her Majesty, HRH Queen Elisabeth five times in recent years, this week at Cheers Pub gives local patrons a one-of-a-kind opportunity to indulge in a meal fit for kings.

One of Chef Robert’s specialty starters is ‘Sausage Roll & Bacon Jam’. The dish comes together with 400 g of homemade pork stuffing, 300 g of smoked bacon jam, cocktail sausages, onions, brown sugar, mixed herbs, puff pastry, one egg and two teaspoons of maple syrup to finish it off.

His mains include braised beef, lamb pie, and roast pork with apple, goat’s cheese tart and great ‘British chippy’, a dish with haddock as its base, fried in batter and served with triple cooked chips, pea puree, tartare sauce and chip shop curry sauce.

The award winning chef’s dissert selection is a gourmet series of English Puddings includes ‘Eton Mess’, a delightful creation combining crushed berries, whipped cream and meringue. His other disserts include apple pie, bread pudding and rice pudding among many others.

Come 29th, the British Food Week comes to a close, with Chef Rob’s piece-de-resistance dishes available for one and all to taste and indulge in.Great food, one-of-a-kind experiences and mouth-watering moments all come to life at Cheers Pub.

Cheers Pub has constantly garnered a reputation for itself as the ‘Best British Pub’ in town, with an authentic experience and menu. This week at Cheers Pub is a tribute to the best it has to offer, with the help of one of the best chefs on the planet, whose menu is a celebration of great British food, influenced by simplicity in preparation. All Chef Rob’s dishes demonstrate the ease with which great pub food can come to life.

This is why Cheers has always been known as the best British Pub in town, offering authentic pub grub, all the time. The Pub and Cinnamon Grand are testaments to Cinnamon’s commitment to inspired experiences from the gastronomical to the magical.

Do drop by and you’ll know just what we’re talking about!

British High Commission of Sri Lanka, Cinnamon Hotels and Resorts and SriLankan Airlines have partnered with Cinnamon Grand Colombo for this special British Food Week.