Name The Hanging Mariner's Meal
Menu Description: Seafood, including scallops wrapped in bacon, king prawns, butterfly prawns, salmon bites wrapped in breadcrumbs, battered squid rings, smoked haddock fishcakes and crabcakes, served on a 15-inch iron gallows-type construction made by a local blacksmith. The food is eaten off a hanging spiked club. A meat version, the West Country Hanging Meal is also available, featuring steak, gammon, pork, lamb, chicken, kidney and sausages, served with mushrooms and tomatoes, chips and dips, made using Otter Vale chutneys. Where you will find it: The Anchor, Cockwood, South Devon Price: £29.95 for two people to share Inventor: Unknown. Licensees Alison Sanders and Terry Morgan discovered it while on holiday in Andorra. Customer reaction: Alison Sanders said: "We used to sell a lot of the meat version but since we introduced the Mariner's over a year ago it has overtaken that." Another thing: It has 30-plus mussel dishes People see one being brought out of the kitchen and they think I want one'. It's the wow factor. Another thing: The pub serves more than 30 mussel dishes on its extensive menu.
