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I wonder if they will run out of beer at the weekend,
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Catering disasters tonight
- Thread starter Machiavelli
- Start date
I was informed there were no special pies this evening, not that they had run out.
I was also told that they sell less pies at midweek games, which I find hard to believe as it's when I buy more. I guess someone does the stats, though.
My steak pie and pint of Harvey's was top notch. I did buy them pre 7pm, though. Also ESL, which seems to get less negative comments than most areas anyway.
I was also told that they sell less pies at midweek games, which I find hard to believe as it's when I buy more. I guess someone does the stats, though.
My steak pie and pint of Harvey's was top notch. I did buy them pre 7pm, though. Also ESL, which seems to get less negative comments than most areas anyway.
Moshe Gariani
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- Mar 10, 2005
- 12,202
WSU is a joke. The North end kiosk had pretty much sold out of everything five minutes into half time.
Pavilionaire
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- Jul 7, 2003
- 31,269
21.45 ordered 3 pints of Fosters - all of them no heads, flat and warm so they were returned. Replaced with proper pints, but this is the third time this season I've been served flat beer in the WSU.
I can believe they sell less pies. There's never any to buy!!
Easy 10
Brain dead MUG SHEEP
Yup, that was my first port of call on leaving my seat on 42 minutes (I wouldn't normally bother, but I'd gone straight from work with no dinner and was absolutely hank marvin). Was pleased to see a relatively small queue, but then discovered the reason - no hot food whatsoever on sale. FFS. Half time had barely been blown. UNbelievable.
By the time I'd trotted over to a central kiosk the queues were fully formed of course. I did actually manage to get a steak pie in the end, but it was lukewarm and the meat was chewy. Like I say, I wouldn't normally bother, and tonight reminded me exactly why. Utter, utter shizer, as has largely been the case for 4 years now. If they still can't get it right by now, its pretty obvious they never will.
Amex food is a desperate, desperate last possible resort for me. Its hopeless.
You can pre-order drinks for half-time? Really? Where? How does this work?
The above aside, I've now largely abandoned trying to buy anything in the ground now.
The above aside, I've now largely abandoned trying to buy anything in the ground now.
Someone chimes in with this kind of comment every time there is one of these threads and it's a load of shit really.
The club are not only pissing off a lot of the paying customers with the catering shambles, but they are also losing themselves money: so it's bad for everyone.
Yeah there are more important things at football than catering, but good football and good catering are not mutually exclusive.
Not to mention your final point seeming pretty invalid when you consider half the comments in this thread are mentioning inadequate 'booze'. It's not a case of people wanting 'a Michelin star restaurant' at all, it's a case of people wanting the option to have edible food and the choice of drinks as they are advertised.
Where do we draw the line with your logic? 'The shitters are spewing out raw sewage and a mutant rat nibbled my child as Richard Reynolds spoke at length about his extensive stamp collection during the interval. The trains have been replaced with a single penny farthing, the club shop has been turned into a 'cereal cafe' and Paul Barber has started sending en masse replies to customer queries saying '**** YOU ****', but yeah it's fine as long as we win.'
It's hard to grumble too much when the club are doing so much right on and off the pitch at the moment, but the only way things will improve is if they are highlighted.
desprateseagull
New member
Did people who pre-paid for beers etc get their money back?
Had the pleasure of the Harveys lounge and my god the bar service was shocking, apparently everyone of the staff apart from the super was a first time behind a bar type.
No special pies or other 'special' stuff (pasta, curry etc) in WSL last night. Plenty of the usual stuff before the game and at half time, queues were short and chicken and chorizo pie was very good.
BrianWade4
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WSL
6.16
Bought water, drank water
6.36
Bought lager, drank lager
6.16
Bought water, drank water
6.36
Bought lager, drank lager
MattBackHome
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- Jul 7, 2003
- 11,875
No problems in ESU.
BrianWade4
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Ernest
Stupid IDIOT
I will COME in on Saturday and you CAN show me how
The Birdman
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I think they are selling out of Harveys so they have room for John Smith for next weekend and they have plenty of supply of lager as the toilets are plumbed into the Lager taps. 
No Harvey's after the game. Drank a gassy lager and moved on. The pub got the rest of our group's money. Sort it out Sodexo.
TWOCHOICEStom
Well-known member
I say this time and time again. But imagine if you ran a business where people were BEGGING to put their money in your tills. The only barriers between you and a mountain of profit are to have adequate amounts of stock and serve people faster. Imagine that.
I wonder how much better the catering would be if the club took it in house?
I wonder how much better the catering would be if the club took it in house?
wilko1
Active member
Last two games in WSL was best ever service for me
Quick and competent staff
Quick and competent staff