Another Lovely Fisherman's Roll!

This morning I enjoyed yet another excellent, good value and healthy too, Fisherman's Roll, with 2 plaice fillets in a wholemeal roll (they do white rolls/baps as well), at Johnny Swan's Net Shop in Rock-a-Nore Road, cheers Charlotte!

Fisherman's Roll

Another Fisherman's Roll, well, why not?!?

Earlier today I enjoyed a Fisherman's Roll in Rock-a-Nore Road at The Net Shop...

Look inside luv!

At 10.45, following a nice wander around the area, a Fisherman's Roll with two plaice fillets, and pepper and lemon juice for me, nice one (see the Net Shop's website).

Then, at 11.00, a pint of a lovely pale bitter at the Dolphin Inn (website), a few doors further along Rock-a-Nore Road, it's a hard life! 😉 

A Beautiful Day to visit the Old Town and eat...

It's a lovely blue sky down here in Hastings today, so what better than to walk down to the seafront, wander along to the Old Town, and enjoy one of these for lunch...

Fishermen's Rolls cost just £3 each at Johnny Swan's The Net Shop in Rock-a-Nore Road, excellent! See earlier blog, and enjoy the roll and day!

Hastings Weekend

Now, we all know that Halloween isn't really until Tuesday, when, no doubt, even more ghoulish fun will be had, but, you can hardly move anywhere in Hastings and St Leonards without spotting a Halloween event over this weekend! Whether that be pumpkin carving and movies on Hastings Pier (website), Hastings Zombie Walk (website), or the myriad number of other events around town (eg, see website), not to mention the parties and live music in, and outwith, public houses! 

Also, tomorrow, at the Dolphin Inn, Rock-a-Nore Road, there is an unexpected extra one-off gig by 62 Stone, a slightly re-jigged line-up I believe, just 60 or 61 stone now? They start at 3.30pm, this, in addition to their usual 3 evenings of music; tonight The Seize (website). Of course there's music galore all round town; readers, please feel free to let me know of future extraordinary gigs in Hastings and St Leonards etc, cheers! 

And not forgetting that tasty Fishermen's Rolls are back, and now available over autumn and winter weekends at Johnny Swan's The Net Shop in Rock-a-Nore Road too, we are being spoilt! See earlier blog.

Enjoy your weekend, and look forward to Halloween on Tuesday!

Fishermen's Rolls enjoyed today!

We had the first two Fisherman's Rolls cooked/created today at Johnny Swan's The Net Shop in Rock-a-Nore Road, and there was me, not so long ago, thinking that the only way I'd ever eat one again was if I made it myself! 

OK, I forgot to take a photograph, I was so intent on eating the roll, but they pretty much look like they have always done, like this, above. Two fillets, one dab and one plaice, in either a white or brown roll/bap, and all for just £3 a roll, with some lemon juice and pepper added, of course; other condiments/sauces are available, though it wasn't me that had the brown sauce. An excellent brunch, indeed!

More healthy, and much better, than going to the usual fast food places, nice one.

Fisherman's Rolls coming back? Beach Huts gone!

Sadly, since Pat and Tush retired, I haven't eaten one of these, a Fishermen's Roll, but, when I was wandering round at the back of Rock-a-Nore Road, I saw Tush's old hut door open, and, lo and behold, there was Johnny Swan filleting small plaice! All I can say is, expect to see Fishermen's Rolls supplied from John's place very soon...

I noticed yesterday that the beach huts by the Azur Pavilion, St Leonards, had done a flit again, so I decided to carry on walking down to Bulverhythe...

Where I saw the beach huts nicely cuddled together for the winter break, it's good to see many things just do not change, very reassuring! 😌 

Good Sad News...

Down at Rock-a-Nore yesterday I was expecting to enjoy one of Pat & Tush's Fishermen's Rolls, but they weren't there! Though, as you can see from the flying red ensign, the Fishermen's Museum was open, now back to its summer opening times until 31st October; ie 10am to 5pm; see website for further details of this excellent museum run by the registered charity, the Old Hastings Preservation Society.

So, why good news, well, I was wondering aloud to Johnny Swan that Pat and Tush were missing out on sales on this wonderful day, maybe they were saving stock for Sunday and an even nicer day forecast? Hadn't I heard, asked Johnny, they've retired! So, good news for them, retiring, but bad news for us, as the end of an institution, the Fishermen's Roll, here's one made earlier in my life, thanks for the memories...and have a great retirement, though I'd be surprised if they retire completely! 😉