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Obviously, the chargrilled lobster is mouthwateringly good but ask the chef to fix you an off-menu crab rarebit.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 May 2026
Guests were served with canapés prepared by executive head chef Debjit Dass, including beef tartare on potato terrine and rarebit croquettes, with a live oyster station and a dessert spread of summer berry tartlets, macarons, orange cake, and Victoria sponge.
—Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 15 May 2026
The Tea Room closed in 2005 and survived a devastating 2014 fire before returning as an events space, but its rarebit legend still fuels menus across the metro.
—Susan Stapleton, Des Moines Register, 1 Apr. 2026
Served in a rarebit dish with a thin layer of cheese on top, the fondue comes with a baguette for shareable dipping.
—Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 5 Aug. 2025
This is because ‘riffraff rugby fans, having belted out Delilah at a game, and who probably drink pints of lukewarm beer with their rarebits,’ are not reciting Captain Fluellen’s lines ‘upon St. Davy’s Day’ from Henry IV, Part 1.
—Matthew Carey Salyer, Forbes, 17 Feb. 2023
Though rarebit may have once been rabbit, linguistically—there’s evidence that the British standard was originally named after the animal, for reasons unclear—there’s nothing leporine about the dish.
—Hannah Goldfield, The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2022
Guests including TyLynn Nguyen, Tamu McPherson, Sarah Harris, Rajni Jacques, Alex Carl, and Sai de Silva dined on welsh rarebit and gin and tonics while the conversation flowed over more cocktails and dessert.
—Kristen Bateman, Vogue, 8 Mar. 2022
Add additional cheese sauce to the burger (if desired) and then top with the remaining half of the welsh rarebit.
—Rebecca White, Dallas News, 21 Nov. 2020
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 May 2026
Guests were served with canapés prepared by executive head chef Debjit Dass, including beef tartare on potato terrine and rarebit croquettes, with a live oyster station and a dessert spread of summer berry tartlets, macarons, orange cake, and Victoria sponge.
—Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 15 May 2026
The Tea Room closed in 2005 and survived a devastating 2014 fire before returning as an events space, but its rarebit legend still fuels menus across the metro.
—Susan Stapleton, Des Moines Register, 1 Apr. 2026
Served in a rarebit dish with a thin layer of cheese on top, the fondue comes with a baguette for shareable dipping.
—Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 5 Aug. 2025
This is because ‘riffraff rugby fans, having belted out Delilah at a game, and who probably drink pints of lukewarm beer with their rarebits,’ are not reciting Captain Fluellen’s lines ‘upon St. Davy’s Day’ from Henry IV, Part 1.
—Matthew Carey Salyer, Forbes, 17 Feb. 2023
Though rarebit may have once been rabbit, linguistically—there’s evidence that the British standard was originally named after the animal, for reasons unclear—there’s nothing leporine about the dish.
—Hannah Goldfield, The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2022
Guests including TyLynn Nguyen, Tamu McPherson, Sarah Harris, Rajni Jacques, Alex Carl, and Sai de Silva dined on welsh rarebit and gin and tonics while the conversation flowed over more cocktails and dessert.
—Kristen Bateman, Vogue, 8 Mar. 2022
Add additional cheese sauce to the burger (if desired) and then top with the remaining half of the welsh rarebit.
—Rebecca White, Dallas News, 21 Nov. 2020
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“Rarebit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rarebit. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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