Grouse

[david goodfellow]

Anyone eaten or bought Grouse recently?

The Telegraph is reporting low numbers

The last one I ate was a couple of years ago at Sat Bains place, and jolly nice it was too.

Prawncrackers, have you spotted any in Birmingham wholesale market?

[david goodfellow]

Adam Byatt of Trinity Restaurant in Clapham (which we visited recently) cooked one last week on Saturday Kitchen

Interestingly enough Sat Bains was the other guest chef, seen here looking like he is built for battle.

[nickloman]

Worth checking Birmingham ndoor Market - sometimes the rather ineptly named "Mr Fish" has grouse.

[ambra]

It was on special at the Cadogan Arms this week. 28 GBP. We didn't have it though.

[poppalarge]

I'd heard from somewhere that there were very high numbers for grouse, due to the cold winter and warm spring.

[Prawncrackers]

It was on special at the Cadogan Arms this week. 28 GBP. We didn't have it though.

28 flipping quid?! Blimey.

David, I bought one last year from Moseley Farmers, i think it was about a fiver. I'll keep my eyes peeled for you this year.

[MaLO]

When I was in London in August there were grouse at Borough market for £9 & £11 - Fortnum & Mason also had plenty, unsurprisingly, as they were priced at £29 (if I recall correctly)a bird.

[Soundman]

Plenty around North Yorkshire at the moment, 20 quid a brace.

[sheepish]

I usually buy a couple a year from blackface.co.uk as my special treat - about a tenner a pop - and then there's the cost of a half decent Burgundy to factor in!

I had an email from Blackface this week saying as there were so many available at the moment that this week a box of 8 was *about* 60 quid.

[ambra]

It was on special at the Cadogan Arms this week. 28 GBP. We didn't have it though.

28 flipping quid?! Blimey.

David, I bought one last year from Moseley Farmers, i think it was about a fiver. I'll keep my eyes peeled for you this year.

I know, and totally not in line with the rest of their prices. I think the next most expensive thing on the menu is about 14 or 15 quid. I opted for a roast beef sandwich for 8.50 which was delicious.

For what it's worth, the dish sounded nice. Stuffed I think with stuffing made with it's liver, bread sauce....

[martinwa]

27 quid at Mark Hix Lyme Regis on Friday night.

Bread sauce, parsnip chips and some lovely cabbage. Marvellous.

My local butcher didn't bother last year, too expensive, even for SW London.

[PoppySeedBagel]

I've just been inspired to order two from my local butcher - £8 each in Surrey which seems not too bad. I had it cooked for me at Wild Honey last week - excellent, though I don't think it goes too well with raw blackberries. It is my favourite meat, so many thanks to this thread for reminding me that I could cook it myself!

[david goodfellow]

I think about £8 each is the norm. I'm pretty sure Adam Byatt (Trinity restaurant)mentioned that price point on Saturday Kitchen.

Can't find any local. Still, good to see others getting their share

I had it cooked for me at Wild Honey last week

I like Wild Honey, do you mind me asking how much it was ?

[PoppySeedBagel]

I like Wild Honey too - see posts passim. I think it was £28 but it might have been £22.