Pembroke Lodge in Richmond Park is a very popular venue for wedding receptions which may be the reason that the cost for lunch certainly by today's standards is quite inexpensive. We were informed that the fish for my selected fish and chip lunch would take three more minutes. A Chinese girl next in line also decided to wait which surprised me as fish and chips used to be a meal mainly appreciated by the British and Irish. For example during a visit to Iceland which is surrounded by fish, we could not find any straight forward fish and chips.
The fish duly arrived and along with a pile of carrots and peas put on my plate by the waitress serving behind the counter. The meal was delicious to eat at the nearby dining room overlooking Petersham. Cheap but very tasty.
I wonder if the costs of restaurant meals will soon increase though, given the war in Iran and the blocking of the Straits of Hormuz.
After the main meal, mrs maytrees and I adjourned for ice creams at the Pembroke Lodge cafeteria outside. Joining two girls at a large table in the shade, we began to chat. One of the girls was from Ontario Canada and was holidaying in England for her first time. It turned out that she was a student at a university in Ontario. The expense for higher education studetnts today reminded me that years back in the UK university fees were non existent though only about 4% of the school population reached university. Today of course that percentage is far higher but substantial fees have to be paid by most students.including it turned out, those in Canada.
After our ice creams and saying farewll to the Canadian girl, mrs maytrees and I went for a stroll in the glorious sunshine before returning to the car.
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