The area I live (west London) is surrounded by so many wonderful choices for meals out. I don't actually go out a lot, but sometimes going out for a Sunday roast is a treat. I don't have to prepare, cook, and clean up afterwards, and the house isn't left smelling of food. The Coy Carp is a Vintage Inns pub chain and is the first pub that I visited after I moved into the area. The pub is situated in the bottom of a valley between the Grand Union Canal and a river (River Colne) on its own little "island". The entrance is approached across the river via a bridge, and there is some outdoor seating. (Previous posts about the pub can be seen at the end of this write-up).
The pub was always quite popular and does get busy, or it used to. I would have the occasional meal here until one day a few years ago when I was served chicken that was too-well-done that it was chewy and flavourless, and I have a rule that if I could cook it better, I won't return. (Okay, that makes me sound like a bad cook, but I expect that people who have been employed to cook should be able to make something edible at least.) This led to giving the pub a miss for perhaps four years until I had heard that the quality had improved, so I decided to head over for Sunday lunch.
I ordered the chicken, and I think the bloke had pork (or maybe it was lamb). The roasts are served with gravy and seasonal vegetables - onion, broccoli, onions, peppers, zuchinni, grean beans. Roasted carrots, potatoes, and Yorkshire puddings were provided on the plates. I found the food to taste nice, and it was not over-cooked. There were plenty of vegetables, which we could not possibly consume, but I guess it is better to have too much than not enough.
For dessert, I had the chocolate brownie. Vintage Inns chocolate brownie is always rich and gooey (or at least the few times that I've ordered them). This really goes down well with the ice cream, and it came with a chocolate shard too.
For Sunday roasts, the Coy Carp did deliver. I would visit again. For additional posts about the Coy Carp in Harefield on this blog, see below:
Festive Sunday Lunch at the Coy Carp, Harefield (Middlesex)
Dinner at the Coy Carp in Harefield (Middlesex)
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