But it doesn't have to be that way - this one's filled with ox cheek, oxtail and a touch of stilton.
Cut the ox cheek into generous chunks, put in a bowl, add the oxtail and bacon, and marinade in the beer for two to three hours.
The stewed ox cheek with autumn vegetables had a kind of creamy tenderness, and comes in the richest, most flavorful red wine sauce you've ever tasted.
Consumers are turning to cuts of meat that, historically, have been viewed as cheap, such as beef skirt or ox cheeks.
Restaurant specialties include ox cheek braised in red wine, duck fillets with foie gras sauce and fresh figs, dark chocolate mousse pastry.
Book ahead to eat razor clams from Arisaig and ox cheek from Aberdeenshire.
His altered menu featured such dishes as spit-roast chicken, a new Olympic Breakfast, ox cheeks, and new healthier options.
Both balanced acid-sweet combinations and provided elegant textural contrasts that paved the way for roast cod and ox cheek.
The ox cheek proved a satisfying winter choice, with a well reduced cepe sauce for the parsnips.
