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Fish and chips at the Pavo Real, a english girls verdict

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My blog is of my trip around Central and South America, i am backpacking for 6months from Oct - April. This is my first time backpacking.

Fish and chips at the Pavo Real, a english girls verdict

the gothic french church in panama city

First thing first, i do hate these Spanish computers, they dont seem to have that undo button, and i always seem to loose my first draft, this is the second time i have typed this up... grrrr..

Well we left the internet place yesterday and walked to Pavo Real, aka The peacock, the only english pub in the whole of Panama, it was open, yeh.  We waltzed in so excited as we so wanted to feel like being at home, well i can honestly say, it smelled like a pub, they had nice seats like a london pub would have, and cute stain glass windows, but it look a tad american, i dont know any english pubs with Miller lite, or Bud signs on the walls, lol.. but ok, i was just being picky, on the wall is a chalk board with the special foods, and there it was, FISH AND CHIPS $6.30.  well hello, we ordered our fish and chips and beer and sat down in a alcove. 

The girl can over with a plate and forks etc, along with salt and vinager, and off she went to get the food, well i nearly had a heart attack, it looked like fish and chips, smelled like fish and chips, and ok... tasted bloody good... they had got the batter down a treat, the chips were not how i would do them, more like french frys, not chunky half a potatoe chips, but liz managed to scoff the whole lot down.  It was worth every penny, very nice, and true to how they are back home.  There was only 4ppl in the pub, and ta dah, me and liz were the only english ppl... great end to a great day. 

Panama city, really grows on you, i didnt really like it when we first came here, i felt it was far to dangerous and the ppl seemed very rude, but like i said, once they realise we are english it all turns out good, and the nasty stares soon fade out.  As for the danger value, well dont go down alley ways which are not populated or on the main road... we keep to AV Peru and Av Espana.

spursbackpacker says:
lol i just noticed that... see thats my point... they hate me
Posted on: Feb 09, 2007
Higton says:
You hate them so much, you posted it three times. :D
Posted on: Feb 08, 2007
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Pizza Sorrento is one of the best places we have eaten in Central America, wonderful menu, offering you good choices of Pizza and Pasta, it is really good.  And also so cheap, a regular pizza costs from $2.75 $4.75 and pasta is nothing more than $4-5 briliant value, the food is gorgeous, nice bases for pizza, and good quality toppings. 


The service is fantastic, very friendly and quick.  Seating is either inside or outside.  I found this place to be of high quality and such good value for money. 


Panama city, is by far the most amazing place for top food, every type you can think off, and Sorrento is high on my list of good eating.

Woo hoo, finally a place we felt at home in.  A english pub out in Central America, Pavo Real aka The Peacock, is actually very good, and wow the fish and chips are a knockout... i have to say, it is worth a visit just for the fish and chips.  Ok no english pints on sale, and only Panama beer, but who cares.  Just sit back and think wow i could be home now. The fish and chips... well honestly, i really enjoyed them, they were very true to how we have them back home, a little more posher, as it wasnt one lump of fish, but four pieces, but the batter was good.  The chips, well they were more french fry, than english chunky chips, but once they are drenched in Salt and Vinager, it dont matter...
Best food i have eaten since Chili Roja.. excellent
atlas the beer of choice in Pana
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