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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Helena Horton

Game over – the Ritz takes grouse off the menu in victory for environment campaigners

A red grouse.
A red grouse. Photograph: Nigel Blake/Alamy

From 12 August to early December, it’s usually possible to walk into old-fashioned fine dining establishments across the country and order the rare British delicacy that is grouse, frequently served with bread sauce and game chips.

But those hoping to eat the tiny game bird in the gilded Ritz dining room in London will be out of luck this year, as the world-famous hotel has quietly removed it from the menu after an outcry from environmental campaigners.

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