[Albion] Catering

[Paulie Gualtieri]

Is that self-service scan-card-on-entering catering thing being continued this season in, if memory serves, ESL. Or was last season just a trial of the tech?

Lower west wasn’t it? Hadn’t seen anything to suggest it’s stopped

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Lower west wasn’t it? Hadn’t seen anything to suggest it’s stopped

Nor to suggest it's still going. Not seen a single moan

 

[Paulie Gualtieri]

Shirley this is Fab remit territory? FAO @Barry Izbak

Quality of catering / stock and staff should be fed back to the club in an official capacity as they aren’t going to experience it first hand in the Directors box

New staff or not (uni change over) there should be some simple SOPs in place to run a production line and have pints and pies ready in all instances.

They need to do something about speeding up the hot drinks as typically it’s always a shambolic transaction with the customer equally at fault (f*** off out the way after you’ve bought your drink)

Should be aiming for less than 30 seconds per customer

 

[Paulie Gualtieri]

Nor to suggest it's still going. Not seen a single moan

True, I would have expected at least some complaints on here about the data / filming encroachment

 

[Not Spanish Dave]

The only way I can avoid the nightmare queues in East Upper is to pop out 5 mins before HT, then come back to my seat and hold onto my pie until halfway through HT as it seems rude to start eating before everyone else.

Disappointed there were no breakfast pies left to experience but at least they still had the dependable steak and ale. According to their website they make 10,000 pies for every game which means 1 in 3 of the congregation consume a pie during the game. Seems a lot considering all the other, lowlier food items also on sale.

Or.... Some people ate all the pies......

 

[BN9 BHA]

Massive net full in the replies

 

[Not Spanish Dave]

Lower west wasn’t it? Hadn’t seen anything to suggest it’s stopped

Was open v Villareal

 

[Hendrax]

The breakfast pie was pretty decent (£6)

Me and my son had one each. It was lovely.

 

[Pondicherry]

Sorry, I should know this but can someone confirm you get a discount if paying with and Amex card. Will any Amex card do? What is the discount and is it automatically applied or do you have to ask for it. Thanks.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Sorry, I should know this but can someone confirm you get a discount if paying with and Amex card. Will any Amex card do? What is the discount and is it automatically applied or do you have to ask for it. Thanks.

Said in the pre-match email it was 10% discount for Amex card holders. Pretty sure it didn't specify any specific Amex card(s)

 

[jackanada]

Nor to suggest it's still going. Not seen a single moan

It's going and far quicker than joining a regular queue. I'd expect another kiosk to be turned over to this format. Hopefully no software failures though as that happened at least twice last season causing it to close.

 

[Hendrax]

The fish & chips outside is now £14

I heard someone mention the sausage and chips was £11.
Chips are £4.50, so they want £6.50 for a sausage!

 

[The Clamp]

Why would they change their product or prices when people are lining up to buy this muck until it sells out.

The idea that we are some lovely family club on their sode of things is very naive.

Premier league. They want our money and they don’t care if your burger looks like a kid has brought it home on their shoe they couldn’t give a tinkers. And they have no reason to while people are fighting to get one.

People mock me but it’s why I preferred Withdean for a more honest match day experience.

I loathe the PL and all this corporate, rip off, day out.

#chickenpie
#standintherain
#miserableoldgit

 

[Cowfold Seagull]

Ahhh the patented Amex Sadness Burger™

Yes much lauded, now with two patties and an upgraded bun (whatever that means).. though the one in the pic looks anything but.

As for me l always stick to the marvellous Piglets pies, jesterday it was the Vegan offering, Bombay Potato. Loved it.

 

[Cowfold Seagull]

£7.20 a Guinness , the lagers about £1 less.

Thank god for the Amex 15% discount !

So glad l've given up on alcohol!

 

[southstandandy]

Battered sausage, chips and a pint outside Brighton station for £7.95 before the game. Perfect.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Fwiw I had the vegan pie and it was hot and delicious. I think people are put off by the ‘Vegan’ tag but I’ll be damned if I can tell the difference between the vegan pastry and regular

Um, I'm admittedly no expert in these matters, but strongly suspect a vegan pie is not solely defined by the ingredients used in its pastry

 

[WhingForPresident]

Sorry, I should know this but can someone confirm you get a discount if paying with and Amex card. Will any Amex card do? What is the discount and is it automatically applied or do you have to ask for it. Thanks.

You have to tell them you're paying with Amex then they apply the discount manually on the till. Any Amex works.

 

[LamieRobertson]

Massive net full in the replies

Hmm…the tweeter should give it a go so we can have an experienced comparison

 

[Napper]

Must say the new pepperoni pizzas were big and tasty .