Native English Speakers: can you get the correct meaning of the word "fare" at first sight?

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The responses here make poor fare for the linguistically hungry.

we tend to use fayre, especially in pubs that sell food.

You may hate it, but it's still true. We don't tend to use fayre or fare in everyday conversation, nor victuals for that matter, but Ye Olde Taverns do.

Ye Olde tavern is a pub or public bar (where people meet to drink, eat and talk etc)

You may hate it, but it's still true. We don't tend to use fayre or fare in everyday conversation,

two questions:
1) Why would McTag's pet hate the word fayre or whatsoever?
2) What does Ye Olde Taverns mean? You OLd Taverns in Scottish?

For me, two questions:
1) Why would McTag's pet hate the word fayre or whatsoever?
2) What does Ye Olde Taverns mean? You OLd Taverns in Scottish?

Quote:

You may hate it, but it's still true. We don't tend to use fayre or fare in everyday conversation,

You see this lame, stupid and false word "fayre" everywhere. Its use is worse (in my humble opinion) than sticking false polystyrene oak beams on the facades of suburban semis. It is twee, it is sickening. It is trying to pretend things are different than they are. It is advertising-speak. It is trying to build a bridge to Merrie England, the time that never was.