The Beer Engine in Newton St Cyres is my number one (food) pub in the world, most especially for the cheesiness of the aubergine and tomato bake, with a very solid roll on the side, and salad, and a portion of chips "to share". It is, then, high praise to compare someone's cooking to The Beer Engine, but that was what came to mind when trying Rabs's bean and vegetable bake in Dursley. I believe that the Japanese have a word "umami" which describes a special kind of yummy savouriness that goes beyond our existing language for such things, and this dish had plenty of that: soft, rich, and with a decent cheese to everything else ratio.
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