Thank you to everyone involved and all our customers who have helped make this a really great launch. We look forward to serving you again and again. And to those who still have not been in to check us out.
WHAT YOU WAITING FOR?!! 😉
So, how to explain the haggis? The traditional Scottish sausage stuffed with heart, kidney, oats, and the like is flying out the kitchen door at the Haven, a new Scottish pub in Jamaica Plain. Owner Jason Waddleton, an expat Scot and one of the friendliest hosts in town, says the warm reception has exceeded even his expectations, and he’s an optimist.
Granted, the Haven’s version, created by house chef Wax (he’s mononymous, like Cher) is more modestly sized than the Highlands original; plus, it’s flavored with thyme and toasted allspice, and stuffed in beef sausage casing rather than sheep’s stomach. Absent the usual chopped lungs and topped with a Drambuie butter sauce, it goes down easy.
Perhaps we’re more open to novelty when the price is right, and the Haven’s prices are a marvel — just $8 for the haggis and $17 for a beef and ale pie rich with barley flavor and nearly big enough for two.
A few years after deviled eggs hatched a comeback, this two-bite bar snack has migrated onto local menus. Right at home with the lamb haggis, tomato bridie and other Scottish plates at the Haven in JP, the dish comes hard-boiled, packed in coarse-ground sausage, crisped in hot oil and split down the center to reveal a velvety yolk. The whole package might have breakfast-like appeal if not for the dollop of heady mustard (a mixture of Dijon and grainy) and well-dressed mesclun greens on the side.
Scotch Egg $6
The Haven | 2 Perkins St., Jamaica Plain | 617-524-2836 |thehavenjp.com
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