Name my Medieval Restaurant

[corarose]

I need help naming a fictitious Restaurant for my Menu Planning Class. I also need help finding a picture of a Wench serving food or drinks back in Medieval Times.
My last name is British and I am going to have a British Themed Restaurant.

What would you serve and what would you call it. The food has to be edible and the name has to match the theme.

[CanuckAmok]

1. Ye Olde Chowe Downe.

Don't do the Dickens one--wrong era.

Ditto for Twelfth Night.

How about "The Meading Place"--or is that more of a pub?

[corarose]

2. It's going to be a Restaurant & Bar combo

Where Wenches serve drinks and food.

[whirlygigspin]

4. Ye olde trench mouth

kinda catchy
although I prefer "The Old Wench"

[corarose]

5. LOL

:kick:

[Blue-Jay]

3. Perhaps "The Black Death"?

:D

[0rganism]

6. How 'bout "Serf's Up"? "Ye Olde Turnip Shacke"? "Chaucer's Saucer"?

"Serf's Up": an affordable seafood joint near the coast.

Or "Ye Olde Turnip Shacke": mostly vegetarian faire at that one.

Or "Chaucer's Saucer": all those wierd brit foods I can't stand, like Haggis, bangers, head cheese, sweetmeats, and sheep's balls in plum sauce.

edit - Actually, now that I think of it, the third idea has the most potential. I'd pick out "theme combo meals" based on different narrative characters in Canterbury Tales. You can only imagine what's on the Pardoner's Platter...

[corarose]

8. I forgot one I was going to call it Haggis

Thanks for reminding me and I like the suggestions.

[SoCalDem]

7. wench wear

[BritishHuman]

9. Imagincourt

Well, I think it's pretty cool.

[Paschall]

10. Slumgullion and Mead?

The Trencher and Spoune?

(I like antiquated vocabulary. ;-))

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

11. The Cock & Bull Generic Olde English sounding.

<snip>
The Cock & Bull, an 18th century coaching inn, nestles just off the A90 in a lovely country setting with panoramic views over Balmedie and the North Sea.

The Cock & Bull is run by a team of professionals who bring a wealth of knowledge and experience to this delightful inn. Brian Mutch, our chef, has an impressive collection of awards and medals including Scottish Chef of the Year 1999 and his passion for food is transposed into his cooking. Dishes cater for all tastes, and use the finest local produce, from local game to fresh fish.

Our reputation as one of the best eating establishments in the North East is built on our success in both our wonderful food and friendly service, coupled with our excellent cellar stock and unique and cosy dining room.

Our primary concern is that our customers fully enjoy their experience with us and so we offer a unique courtesy coach service. This service is available all week for reservations of 6 up to 14, within approximately a 10 mile radius.
<snip>

[izzie]

12. I would not use the Black Death.

Tacky

[ClintonTyree]

13. Meade and Feed

n/t

[ElsewheresDaughter]

71. DumpGump execellent "Meade & Feed"

or Froth & Fare

[Scurrilous]

14. How about..

..The Lass, Gristle & Glass.

[greatauntoftriplets]

15. Black & Tan is a term from the 1920s.

Refers to the uniform of British Soldiers sent to crush Irish rebels in this century. Totally inappropriate and no one of Irish ancestry would go there.

[SiobhanClancy]

32. So true..

I could feel my blood pressure rising just reading it. I trust those cretins are settling in down in hell bt now,

[Fenris]

50. Aren't Guinesses refered to as black and tans?

Just a thought.

[absyntheNsugar]

77. No the mix of

Harp and Guiness (or a lager and a stout) so that the lager sits on the bottom and the guiness stays on top giving a black and tan appearance.

Not sure if the black and tan nick was an Irish one or an English one....tho Harp and Guiness do come from the same Irish brewery.

[corarose]

78. Black and Tan Ale

That's what they use to have when I lived there.

[RebelOne]

16. Haggis is Scottish, not British

[corarose]

35. I know Haggis is from Scotland

I use to live in England and I am part Scots.

[Throckmorton]

17. The Ample Codpiece Tavern

and BFEE Whore House.

[Padraig18]

18. "The Bloody Joynte"

Has a nice ring to it, and puts me in mind of dripping haunches of meat, tossing bones on the floor, etc. :)

[mac56]

19. "The Adjustable Wench" - ?

nm

[radwriter0555]

36. That one made me HOWL out loud! So it must be my fave!

VERY good.

[nuxvomica]

20. The Flagon With the Dragon

It's got the brew that is true.

[mac56]

21. "Castle Anthrax" - ?

A Monty Python reference.

[mac56]

22. "The Metric Wench" - ?

nm

[Swede]

23. The Pig and Whistle

Great old show.

[bif]

24. Always wanted to open a pub called "The Farting Man"

n/t

[onebigbadwulf]

25. Hamelot (rhymes with Camelot)

ah nevermind

[grannylib]

26. NOT "St. George and the Dragon..."

[bif]

27. How about "The Duke of Pork"?

You could specialize in pork dishes.

[peekaloo]

30. Theodoric of Pork?

:silly:

[Ilsa]

28. I guess cajun-seasoned foods are out of the question?

Easy to set up the tables: two-pronged fork and knife and a salt shaker.

[corarose]

37. I use to live in England

Salt & Pepper was the seasoning when I lived over there but British food has changed since then.

[kodi]

29. Leaf and Liege .. the same name as a fairport convention album

has a nice ring to it.

[The Lone Liberal]

31. Torquemada’s

Nothing like the screams of the heretics to add the needed ambience for fine dinning.

[OldSoldier]

47. Wasn't he a Spaniard?

How about The Dungeon?

[greatauntoftriplets]

83. Think the Spanish Inquisition.

That's who Torquemada was.

[bbernardini]

33. Don't forget to server Dickens Cider!

;)

[corarose]

40. What's That?

I might have to buy some of that stuff.

[OldSoldier]

48. Wait till tomorrow, say it out loud right when you get up...

and you won't need any blush.

[XNASA]

34. White Castle

On second thought, I think somebody already uses that one.

How about:


"McMummers"

[GoddessOfGuinness]

38. Firth of Mirth

Firth being a river estuary or an inlet of the sea...so it'd be translated in modern English to something like "River of Merriment"

[jobycom]

39. King Edward's Spit?

SOme may understand it.

[HereSince1628]

41. The moat and baily (sp?)

a baily is a castle wall

[Fenris]

49. Motte and bailey

[SOteric]

42. Canterbury Ales

[Tredge]

43. "Prince Albert's" ?

n/t

[newyawker99]

44. Hi Tredge!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[XNASA]

53. Um, you mean, like the piercing?

I don't find that very appetizing at all.

Ewww....

[Tredge]

55. ¡Gracias for the welcome!

There's the piercing yep, but other things too...there's the old "Do you have Prince Albert in a can?" joke, and so much of English food tastes like it came out of a can. Plus it just sounded like a pub name (provided you could lose the imagery of a real Prince Albert). I could, but only for a second. It was too much to fight off.

[DS1]

45. The Slaughtered Lamb

or whatever the Inn in "American Werewolf in London" was called.

[corarose]

60. I loved that movie

Don't go into the Moors(?) and you know they are going to go into the moors.

[GOPisEvil]

46. You could name it JOUST! and serve everything on skewers.

:D

[HEyHEY]

51. The plague place

[corarose]

62. LOL

I thought about that but they know that they would :puke: after they eat my food.

[Fenris]

52. Rum, Sodomy, and the Lash

:D

[BiggJawn]

67. Only if she serves Ale, Hardtack,and mouldy biscuits

Good, strong Royal Navee grub....

[Zero Gravitas]

70. Plum duff

spoted dick, drowned baby and sea pie.

[JVS]

54. The Wenchery

[smallprint]

56. T.G.I. FriggasDay

heh heh


also:

Mutton 'n' Stuff
St. Anthony's Fire Roasted Chicken
Le Roi de Burgher
Wenchy's
International House of Gruel

[corarose]

76. Damn I almost missed your post

How about The Spotted Dick Inn?

[MissMillie]

57. Steer and Stein (n/t)

.

[EarlG]

58. Mead Me In St. Louis

Uh, I guess you'd have to be in St. Louis for that to work.

[corarose]

61. Mead Me In Bucktown? Mead Me In Chicago?

I have to turn my Menu in tomorrow and I wanted Mead in the name.

[smallprint]

65. Mead-Rite?

(groan)

[MissMarple]

59. Mirth sounds almost trendy. It crosses over well for today's diners.

Or how about "The Laughing Lady"? :D

[corarose]

63. How about Gruel?

Is that how you spell it?

[DrWeird]

64. The Mace Place, The Flail Pail?

The Bubbonic Plague of Deliciousness?

[theemu]

66. Dog and Pheasant Arms

It sounds like an 11th century pub.

[ElsewheresDaughter]

68. Renaissance Fare.......Ye Olde Wench's Fare

[dpbrown]

69. The Spitted Ewe

I like it 'cause it sounds like "they spit at you"

Those wacky middle-agers were all about word play, wouldn't you say?

[cosmicdot]

72. Cup and Chaucer

:shrug:

[Undemcided]

73. Try this one. She looks like a comely wench.

[corarose]

75. Damn where did she get my old clothes?

My Teacher would love that one he has kids but he likes to look if you know what I mean.

The girls in the class were insulted because I am a girl and I want to call my Restaurant Wench.

Well I will use that picture and I will offend them even more.

I am in a mood tonight and my paper is due tomorrow.

Wench it is with the picture that you provided.

Underneath WENCH We serve??? Hmmmm

[Rabrrrrrr]

79. Wench Cometh Dinner

How's that for a pun?

Or some other sort of typical medieval pub names:

The Prancing Unicorn
The Fiery Dragon
The Pissed PageBoy (not so serious on that one, it just came out)
The Griffin
The Dragon Slayers Inn
The Comely Dryad

etc.

[Undemcided]

81. Well good luck

Let us all know how you get along!

[mlawson]

74. The Iron Maiden??? n/t

[Jonte_1979]

80. "Nights at the round table"

Or "Sir Eatsalot."

[Kolesar]

82. Trough and Brew

They used to serve travelers by just pouring food into a trough in the middle of the table. There was no china. You just scoop it right up from the middle.

And there's gotta be a boot of ale to go with it.