We are fast being recognised as a good place to eat. Karen is turning out plate after plate of fine cuisine, but even with the help we have in the kitchen it is proving hard to keep up with the demand. We have prided ourselves on our ability to offer hot food seven evening a week, however, I am seriously considering shutting one evening a week until I can find additional trained staff. I have been advertising for a second chef, but so far no one is coming forward. I guess this is one of the downsides of being successful. It is all about balance. We have seen a drop off in lunchtime trade with the opening of the village cafe, this isn't necessarily a bad thing although
every little bit helps. It does allow more time for preparation of the evening menu. No one ever said it would be easy! We put pan fried bass fillet on the menu over the weekend and it sold out. Poor show really as I didn't even get a chance to eat any, still, think we have another delivery coming in today.
The East Prawle Cricket Team have announced their fixture list for the forthcoming season - see the links section on the right hand side of the blog.Some of the characters I have referred to in previous postings are part of this team. I will provide match reports and details of their heroic on-field exploits (and some off-field) when available.
2 comments:
Only thing I can suggest given the scarcity of staff locally is to try and hire some Polish people from the cities to get them to stay locally in the short-term.
Do try and take a night off though - the old 'marathon not a sprint' one is worth bearing in mind.
Or maybe you could focus on doing evening meals only ? Could lose a bit of trade initially - but it is your 'Unique Selling Point' - and would allow the village cafe time to get established.
Interested to know whether the village cafe also has a shop or a post office attached ?
If you put Pawle into Google you get a lot of stuff about places to stay and something about the Pig's Nose but nothing, as far as I can see, about your pub, which sounds great.
Why not create a blog (not a website) called Pawle which just has a couple of photos and a blurb about your food? It wouldn't cost you anything, and you wouldn't have to update it.
This is not what blogs are supposed to be for, but who cares?
All good wishes.
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