San Francisco Food Blog

T. Palmer

Plough through this like a lady.

​Sometimes, when amongst the dainty finger sandwiches and cups at Lovejoy's Tea Room (1351 Church at Clipper), a hankering for something more substantial might arise. SFoodie is no Miss Manners, mind you, but we've got a suggestion for how to balance one's feminine exterior with a seriously macho appetite.

The Ploughman's Lunch ($13.95) is a tribute to the English working class tradition (also shortened as a Ploughman's) of a simple bread and cheese lunch. Lovejoy's jazzes it up in many ways: Toast-pointing the bread, expanding the range of cheeses beyond Stilton to chevre and blue (both delicious with Branston pickle chutney), and adding the very Californian twists of artichoke hummus, mixed greens, and seasonal fruit. It'll fill you up much more than those finger sandwiches ($3.50), but the roast beef and horseradish, bay shrimp and mayo, and cream cheese and green apple varieties shouldn't be missed.