By adding these dishes to your menu or even just one of these dishes you can potentially double your profit, giving your customers what they want and a whole new reason to eat with you and not at home. The trick is to not only provide your customers favourite meals but to also ensure they are full of quality ingredients from suppliers such as The Lemon Tree who are the North West's number 1 wholesale produce supplier.
Top 10 Favourite Dishes of the British Public
1) Roast dinner - You was probably expecting this one to be at the top of our list! In 2012, 71% of the British public voted this as their family favourite meal on a survey carried out by Sainsbury's so if this classic is not on your menu you should consider adding it and letting your customers put their feet up on a Sunday, providing them with the best tasting vegetables and meat in town!
2) Spaghetti Bolognese - I love this dish, no matter where in the world I am I would order this and so would the rest of the British public so be sure to get this one on there, using the most delicious tomatoes you can source as well as rich onions, mushrooms, herbs and British lean mince, yum!
3) Fish, Chips and Peas - How could this not be on our list? Along with our Sunday dinner this is probably the most famous and traditional British dish of all. Crispy battered fish sourced from the best fishery's in town, chunky homemade chips and mouthwatering garden peas sourced from the best veg suppliers, what more could you ask for from just a simple yet brilliant meal.
4) Curry and Rice - Not a British dish but still one of the our favourites, whether it's Korma, Vindalo or a Madras we cannot get enough of the fabulous spices, herbs and flavours these incredible tasty meals provide!
5) Sausage and Mash - This is probably another one you was expecting would pop on the list, using the best British pork sausages you can find and the best British potatoes to create that supper fluffy, creamy mash potato with a splash or beans or peas.
6) Shepherds Pie - Of course! Shepard's pie is such a great one to have on your menu, cheesy crispy mash potato, delicious British mince meat, the best quality garden peas and carrots and if your customers are feeling that extra bit peckish add some crispy bread and beetroot too.
7) English Breakfast - No matter what time of day it is the British can eat a full British breakfast cooked to perfection, using the best British pork sausages you can find, the most succulent strips of bacon all from your local Butchers combined with tasty mushrooms, tomatoes, eggs, beans, hash browns, black pudding and fried or toasted bread. I don't know about you but that has just made me very hungry!
8) Fajitas - Such a quick, simple and great tasting dish to have where you can use your local butchers chicken breasts and then your produce suppliers fabulous mixed peppers and sweet red onions.
9) Chilli Con Carne - Whether it's with rice, a jacket potato or homemade chips we cannot get enough of Chilli Con Carne! Be sure to source the best onions, peppers, tomatoes and garlic cloves for the best possible taste.
10) Steak and Ale Pie with vegetables - When cooked using the best chunks of steak you can find, the most incredible ale and gravy, fluffy and flaky pastry and the most flavorsome selection of vegetables.
I hope this has given you some inspiration as to what gets your customers out their own kitchens and into your venues, whether you own a pub, restaurant, cafe, hotel or any other professional food outlet pleasing your customers should be your priority. To ensure you always deliver the best quality in all your meals, source your produce from quality suppliers like Lemon Tree in Liverpool who supply to hundreds of businesses across the North West.
