BRITS have been left divided after discovering that a single bacon roll from a catering trailer at Jeremy Clarkson’s new pub cost an eye-watering £7.50.
In a post to social media yesterday, one person told the story of his friend’s visit to The Farmer’s Dog in Burford, Oxfordshire on Sunday.
The bloke stopped in at the boozer – which first opened on 23 August – after a motorbike ride, and was met with huge crowds outside, despite it only being the morning.
He ventured into the pub garden, and was able to buy the steeply priced, but mediocre, bacon roll from the trailer.
The bloke claims he wasn’t even given the option of sauce, as Clarkson has insisted on only offering food grown or produced in Britain, meaning that ketchup is out of the question.
His brutal review concluded with the man’s pal stating that he had eaten better, and cheaper, rolls from roadside vans.
It has sparked debate online, with many social media users surprisingly not siding with the bloke, reminding him he wasn’t forced to buy the roll.
The post read: “A friend took his motorbike out for a solo ride on Sunday and decided to swing by The Farmer’s Dog.
“He got there around 10:40am and there was already a queue of ‘at least 300 or 400’ people waiting outside the closed pub door.
“He decided to go into the garden and there is a huge, massive marquee selling (very overpriced) Diddly Squat stuff as well as a catering trailer called The Farmer’s Puppy.
“From here he bought the bacon roll. It was just a brioche bun with 3 rashers of very greasy bacon.
“For some reason Clarkson has banned ketchup so no tomato sauce or even brown sauce available.
“He said he’s had better bacon rolls from roadside catering vans for £3. Do you think £7.50 is a blatant rip off or not?”
An image shared with the post shows a blackboard apparently displayed outside the pub, which reads: “Everything we cook, serve and sell is grown or raised or produced in Great Britain – even the salt and pepper.
“This means we don’t serve Coca-Cola or ketchup. Back British farming.”
The post was shared to social media yesterday with the caption: “A bacon roll, from a catering trailer in the garden of Jeremy Clarkson’s new pub, is £7.50, do you think this is fair or extortion?”
It has since received over 1,100 likes and more than 980 comments from Brits keen to share their opinions.
One said: “£7.50 with a bacon roll with no ketchup? That’s more daylight robbery than gourmet experience.
“Clarkson must think his bacon is worth its weight in gold.”
A second commented: “The entire premise of Jeremy Clarkson’s pub is fleecing fans and adjacent, so I think it’s fair.”
Another said: “Like his farm shop, even for a farm shop, it’s ungodly expensive.
“He’s just running on the fact he gets the numbers in because he’s a famous name. It’s similar to how famous chefs put their names behind places they don’t work in.”
A fourth wrote: “No, put simply it’s not extortion. Whatever your views on the man, he’s got a fanbase and he’s running a pub.
“We all know pubs are going out of business, so in reality the price he’s charging is probably what all pubs need to charge to survive.
“He’s got a transient (and starstruck) customer base, so he’s able to charge it.
“If your local tried, they’ll go out of business in no time. If they didn’t try, well they’re still enough of them going out of business.”
Another added: “Blatant rip off? Yes. Then again, he went to a celebrity pub with hundreds queueing, what did your mate expect?
“If he’s got hundreds queuing, he can charge whatever he wants.”
Another agreed: “Maybe if you had watched his show you’d understand why he charges that much. It’s local, British produce (hence no ketchup).
“Clarkson is a TV celebrity with an Amazon budget, he’s not getting rich from selling farm produce.”
