EXCLUSIVE: Daily Star headed down to Jeremy Clarkson’s Oxfordshire pub The Farmer’s Dog and sampled some of the food on offer for guests and visitors
Jeremy Clarkson’s food menu was like nothing I ever expected.
I was recently invited to Hawkstone’s VIP Summer Party at Jeremy’s pub The Farmer’s Dog and the former Top Gear host had a whole menu of delicious food for guests to choose from.
We were spoiled for choice with options like lamb shawarma kebabs and dry aged beef burgers, but as a pescatarian I opted for a Big Veggie Burger loaded with roasted beetroot, goat’s cheese, tomato chutney and marinated courgette, along with a side of plain fries and another portion covered with grated cheese.
Now, I’m quite the veggie burger connoisseur myself since ditching meat over a decade ago and I have to say, I haven’t stopped dreaming of this one since I finished my last bite. The burger burst out of the bun from every angle and was packed full of flavour, particularly the tomato chutney that added a welcome tang against the creamy goat’s cheese.
The marinated courgette was an unexpected and unique choice, which paired nicely alongside the beetroot. The Big Veggie Burger was absolutely delicious and I’m tempted to try and recreate it myself, although I know my efforts won’t even come close to what I tasted that day.
The fries also had a perfect crunch, topped with generous layers of cheese scattered throughout the tray. Still hungry and curious about what else Clarkson had been cooking up in the kitchen, I ordered a veggie pizza topped with greens and red onion.
I personally prefer a thin pizza jam-packed with toppings, so this one hit the spot and then some. The crispy crust had a floppy base smothered with cheese and tomato spread to every edge, just how I like it.
Overall, I was seriously impressed with everything I ate at Clarkson’s VIP Summer Party – consider this my personal plea to the man himself to permanently add all four items to the menu.
Jezza opened The Farmer’s Dog on this day last year. He said he wants to support local farmers and producers and that it’s costing him a lot of money to do so.
He even admitted it’s possible that he’s losing money by charging people less than he should do for the British food in order to make a profit. “Now, a business-minded person would look at these costs and realise that with British-only rules in place, a hotdog was going to be priced at about £45,” he wrote on social media.
“But I’m not a business-minded person. So I just filled my heart with hope, asked an AI program to work out what the average price of lunch in a Cotswolds pub is and just charged that. It’s possible that for every customer who comes through the door I’d lose about £10.”
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