Ottery St Mary’s Rusty Pig has been nominated in the inaugural national Eat Game Awards 2018.
The aim of these new awards is to help raise the profile of game in the British menu and bring it to the attention of British restaurant goers.
Rusty Pig has long used game as a key ingredient in its dishes, particularly wild boar from Escot Estate, pheasant from the Upton Pyne shoot and locally caught pigeon and rabbit. The restaurant works closely with Tim Maddams, author of River Cottage Handbook No 15, Game .
Restaurant owner Robin Rea and head chef Mark Russell are big...
Feasting at the Pig! Join us for a special celebration of the very best of beer and beef at Rusty Pig on March 17th and 18th, from 7pm to 9pm.
Featuring Dexter beef grass fed and farmed three miles from Rusty Pig at Raxhayes Farm. The meat is a distinctive traditional beef with marbling for flavour.
Served with Branoc Ale, a handcrafted traditional ale from Branscombe Brewery. The beer is made using Westcountry water and barley, and has flavours of light malt, some fruit, with a slightly bitter taste.
All you can eat, and all you can drink. £45 per person, booking...
Rusty Pig in Ottery St Mary is holding a ‘Dexter’ event on August Bank Holiday weekend, to highlight the importance of local sourcing.
The Dexter beef will be served as super-sized steak and chips cooked in beef dripping at the ethical restaurant in Yonder Street on Friday 26 and Saturday 27 August.
Rusty Pig owner Robin Rea believes that local sourcing has become ever more popular, and says there are more benefits than may be immediately obvious.
“People have started to take the phrase ‘locally sourced’ for granted as so many businesses are using it,” he said....
The Rusty Pig in Ottery St Mary is celebrating after receiving its alcohol licence.
The popular restaurant has had a free corkage ‘BYO’ policy since opening in 2011, but owner Robin Rea says he’s had to move with the times and offer alcohol on the premises.
“Although diners were always happy to bring along their own drinks, there’s something nice about have the opportunity to try a different tipple when you’re out for a meal,” he said.
Robin is working with independent wine merchants, Christopher Piper Wines of Ottery and Smith’s Wines of Exeter to bring an eclectic...
The Rusty Pig once again provided a takeaway for revellers at Tar Barrels to fundraise for the Carnival Committee. The outside catering in a converted cattle trailer on Mill Street was manned by chef Joe Draper from Ashburton. Joe and his helpers served up wood fired spicy mutton flat bread accompanied by Rusty Pig’s homemade feta cheese, garlic and herb sauce and pickled red onions. Fittingly, the mutton was supplied by Lewis Strawbridge, one of the Barrel Rollers. And to add a bit of extra heat to the evening, an almost unbearably hot chilli sauce was created by ‘Big’ Fran Lee. Over 200...
The Rusty Pig in Ottery St Mary has been shortlisted in the Devon Environmental Business Initiative Awards 2015.
The awards celebrate the achievement of environmental best practice in business and education throughout Devon. Rusty Pig is a finalist in the ‘Made in Devon’ category.
Owner Robin Rea said: “Being shortlisted in these awards means a great deal to the Rusty Pig team. DEBI reflects our own ethos of helping Devon to be a greener county which pays attention to the environment and the provenance of its food.
“Both as a butcher and restauranteur, I am totally...
