James May’s ‘rival pub attempts to outdo’ Jeremy Clarkson’s after backlash over prices

James May is said to beryllium competing with his erstwhile Top Gear co-star Jeremy Clarkson implicit their pubs.

The Grand Tour stars, who person finished filming their last peculiar unneurotic with Richard Hammond, some person launched caller ventures distant from television.

May’s pub, The Royal Oak, which helium co-owns successful Wiltshire, opened successful 2021, portion Clarkson’s The Farmer’s Dog began welcoming customers just past month.

And the past fewer weeks for the 64-year-old’s caller concern person stirred immoderate controversy, after a ‘disastrous’ motorboat wherever helium said they faced ‘massive struggles’.

Fans person besides been near gobsmacked astatine the prices, erstwhile it was revealed that merch unsocial could outgo up to £60.

Meanwhile, Clarkson told followers connected societal media that his pints outgo £5.50, with reports that nutrient ranges successful terms from £15 for a rootlike and cheddar crumble, to £19 for a Lancashire blistery pot.

According to LadBible, smaller dishes similar ail mushrooms with a poached ovum outgo £8 and desserts similar the strawberry meringue are priced astatine £9.

But May is said to beryllium going for a antithetic attack successful an effort to ‘outdo’ Clarkson.

A root claimed: ‘James and Jeremy are successful aggravated contention and some privation to outdo each different to person the astir talked astir state pub.

‘While it’s thought that Jeremy was making a gag astir the pub’s aboriginal estimation arsenic a dogging tract erstwhile helium came up with the sanction The Farmer’s Dog, James interpreted the taxable much virtually and responded with an full canine nutrient menu.’

‘Some radical spot James’ pub arsenic the wholesome, much guiltless mentation of Jeremy’s wordplay, with his Paw Star Martini enactment – non-alcoholic of people – for dogs,’ they added to The Express.

It’s besides claimed that May’s Royal Oak beef burger is ‘fractionally cheaper’ than Clarkson’s main people options, portion his canine repast prices are ‘cheap arsenic chips’.

A illustration paper connected The Royal Oak website reveals puddings basal astatine astir £8.50, portion starters are astatine the £8 mark.

The paper for Clarkson’s pub doesn’t person immoderate prices available, which near immoderate fans reasoning that meant they’d beryllium expensive.

This comes aft Clarkson’s Farm prima Kaleb Cooper firmly defended The Farmer’s Dog prices.

He told Metro.co.uk astatine the National Television Awards: ‘I’ve spent a small clip there. It’s fantastic, it’s great, it’s truly conscionable a bully accepted pub with bully food, highlighting the prime of British produce.’

‘I don’t deliberation there’s immoderate quality successful prices to immoderate different pub.’

His co-star connected the Amazon Prime TV series, Charlie Ireland, added: ‘We aimed for a spot cheaper than the section country due to the fact that the pubs are benignant of renowned for precocious prices. We’ve tried to marque it affordable for people.’

Metro.co.uk has contacted May’s reps for comment.

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