Match Day Refreshments

[RodBee]

I don't like to critiscise the club but there are times when they do set themselves up to be shot down, sadly.

On Saturday I entered New Road and went to the refreshment kiosk and bought a hot dog and a Bovril.

Although hidden from view it appeared that the lad serving picked up the hot dog in his hands to put it into the roll.

I was not certain so let that pass but I felt the 'dog' when he passed it to me and it was cold!

When I told him of the cold sausage and the lad said 'they're not cooked yet'! Why then give it to me?

I then asked if the burgers wre ready and he onfirmed they were, but I could not have onions as they, too, were not yet ready!

I know in the big picture this little transaction costing around £3.40 is small beer to the club but surely they want more money going through the till from every outlet; therefore, it is basic to make sure:

1. The food is ready when the gates are opened
2. If there is a problem (cold 'dog' in my case) then tell the purchaser not pass it off as being alright when it patently is not!

Also, they do seem to have a lot of people behind the counter but only have two serving even when busy.

 

[afrimleybee]

This ought to be forwarded to the club
We have already lost a lot of the regular support we don't want the remainder to be killed off by food poisoning !

 

[BenMoses]

Funnily enough the burgers in the new road are better than those in Braemar

 

[up the bees]

when they did my burger on saturday they did a spitting noise as they opened the bun so i checked the burger that they did not spit on it.

its a disgrace

 

[BenMoses]

Funnily enough the burgers in the new road are better than those in Braemar

Not that the ones in New Road are particularly nice

 

[eghambee]

At least you got served.

On too many occasions, i have waited in vain whilst the game re starts only to get ' sorry, havent got any hot dogs left'

Mind you with a huge crowd, 4500, how can you expect them to plan ahead.

Unfortunately i dont believe the club run the food etc, due to contracts inherited (?)

Good old lean process needed me thinks.

 

[Brickie Chap]

I never find any problems when I eat my finger nails at the game, mind you there arent enough to go round the crowd.

 

[Simon C]

I never find any problems when I eat my finger nails at the game, mind you there arent enough to go round the crowd.

Tell everyone else to bring their own!!!

 

[BenMoses]

At least you got served.

On too many occasions, i have waited in vain whilst the game re starts only to get ' sorry, havent got any hot dogs left'

Mind you with a huge crowd, 4500, how can you expect them to plan ahead.

Unfortunately i dont believe the club run the food etc, due to contracts inherited (?)

Good old lean process needed me thinks.

I get mine before the game

 

[Simon W]

I don't normally buy food at GP. But as I had no time before the Barnsley to grab lunch, I purchased a " Hot Dog " on the New Rd side of the ground. The sausage was cold and not cooked thruout and the roll had been sliced so badly the sausage would not even stay in the roll.

It seems that the kids who work in the outlets don't really know the importance of hygene or have any culinary skills !.

 

[shaun]

The youths who do the refreshment on Braemer are a joke. On saturday, I said to some spotty herbert ''Two bovrils please mate.''

The grunt from the boy in return was a form of acknowledgement and he swaggered off to get the drinks. He came back & just said ''Two sixty (or whatever the price was).''

I said ''Pardon'' on the off chance he might say please (or soemthing semi civil).

He just replied ''Two sixty.'' I asked him if he knew what please or thank you meant & he looked at me as if I said that his mum was a dog.

I don't ask for much & it is not the greatest job in the world, but if they are getting paid for it (I assume they are) a little bit of courtsey would not go amiss. Especially, when you are paying quite a lot for something that probably costs about 2p.

Whilst this ''Dialogue'' was going on, another customer services focused youth sat on the kitchen counter scoffing a cheeseburger while the queue behind me grew.

 

[CJC]

The matchday food stuff is ****ing ridiculous, I could do better with my hands up my arse. I'd take it in-house ASAP. There must be some bees in the catering industry who can get decent food and drink in for us, and even if there aren't it's not hard to find some decent burgers and hot dogs.

 

[Luton Bee]

You should try the Brook Rd "hut" they had run out of cheese burgers 10 minutes before kick-off on Saturday!!!

 

[CJC]

I think we should try and get a Subway franchise for Griffin Park. They're being quite aggressive in their desire to get into the UK (they're bigger than McD's in the US now) and we could get some decent food. I'd spend about £7 every matchday at least if something like that came in.

 

[BoroBee]

when they did my burger on saturday they did a spitting noise as they opened the bun so i checked the burger that they did not spit on it.

its a disgrace

Surely this is not true?

 

[scaramanga]

You should try the Brook Rd "hut" they had run out of cheese burgers 10 minutes before kick-off on Saturday!!!

Brickie Chap had 'lunch' there.

 

[ANTONY]

well brook rd is just a bad queues is stupid because is go toward the toliet and the beer corner at half time and it mad why don,t the queues go the other way toward the stand it would been much better and the food is always gone by time you get the bar

 

[The Joker]

well brook rd is just a bad queues is stupid because is go toward the toliet and the beer corner at half time and it mad why don,t the queues go the other way toward the stand it would been much better and the food is always gone by time you get the bar

If the queues went the other way they would block access to the terracing and also the stairs to the seats.

 

[Boston Bee]

But Antony's point is a good one: The Brook Road is a nightmare. I'd gladly buy something to eat and am always in favor of a beer at halftime but the whole area is a complete disaster of planning and organization.

If the queues went the other way they would block access to the terracing and also the stairs to the seats.

 

[saffrey]

the whole area is a complete disaster of planning

what!? you mean to say someone actually planned it!?

 

[Perivale Bee]

It's been years since I sampled football cuisine, but I found myself in the unusual situation of having spare time on my hands before the match on Saturday. Got what passed as a cheeseburger from Braemar Road. It was dreadful and overpriced. The average age behind the counter looks to be about 13 (which matches their IQ levels). They probably get paid very little, but that's not the point. On a more positive note, I went into Stripes and enjoyed my pre match pint much more - but sadly, that meant that I needed to use the bogs at half time which is another very unpleasant story......

 

[BoroBee]

.... and one which we need not know the details, thank you very much.

 

[-superbees2k3-]

All of this is why i go to mcdonalds before and sometimes after the match

 

[BoroBee]

You and most of the Junior team / reserves - on thier way towards or back from putting bets on for the team. The other week as we got up, our table was snaffled by Matt Harrold, Danny A-P and Stephen Hughes!

 

[mhead bee]

Have to agree with all the above, it amazes me that if you go for a half time cuppa (cup of what ever the hell it s anyway), how it can take 20 minutes to get served is unbelievable! also when you do buy a burger why do you only get 1 poxy tissue with it that is the size of 1 sheet of toilet paper!

Having said that, a few years ago I had a season ticket and used to use the bar in c block. I went in at half time and awaited to be served..a big fat bloke barged in although I was there a god 2-3 minutes before him, he leant right over me waving his money shouting "yes please mate, pint of larger mate, yes please mate" as his armpit rubbed the side of my head and his fat gut was edging me down the bar. I have had this sort of thing at away games when people jump the que as well. With those sort of people being the clientele I am not surprised the workers treat everyone with contempt..A working class game with mannerless working class people!

 

[BoroBee]

A working class game with mannerless working class people!

political!!!

 

[mhead bee]

political!!!

I don't care for PC cr@p I say what I see, but this wasn't meant to be a pop at all working class people!

All people who live in council houses are not pikies , but all pikies live in council houses..there is a subtle diiference!

 

[nocoat]

agree Mr Mhead, apart from that ****** who won the lottery :mad2::mad2:

 

[ANTONY]

well if the queues went the other way you would leave the access with the open so people can,t get out to the tea bar

 

[simon_porter00]

CJC - "I think we should try and get a Subway franchise for Griffin Park. They're being quite aggressive in their desire to get into the UK (they're bigger than McD's in the US now) and we could get some decent food. I'd spend about £7 every matchday at least if something like that came in."


sorry mate, i have to disagree with you there. although my attendance at griffin park stopped a little while ago (on my round the world travels) i can tell you unequivically (sp?) that subway or 'diahorrea in a bun' as i come to call it is just that. after 3 different consumptions at different outlets across america the same incident of running to find the nearest w.c. afetr approx 20 minutes and having the the most splattery farty dump on each occasion i have come to the conclusion (although my stomach still trembles at the thought) that whats bought in and sold at gp has to be better. mind you other franchises might not be a bad deal or perhaps we can round up all the grannies that live within a 10min radius of the ground and pay them to do the job. the dithering over money would be balanced by the hot food and a nice slice of homemade cake and a "there you go dearie."

 

[nocoat]

. afetr approx 20 minutes and having the the most splattery farty dump on each occasion

lol :gigglelikeaschoolchild smilie!:

 

[JBN]

Sod the burgers.

I asked for a prawn sandwich and was told where to go in no uncertain terms.

Fecking oiks.

 

[WarrenBee]

I asked for a prawn sandwich and was told where to go in no uncertain terms.

As we are both residents of Surrey JBN surely it is right to expect prawn sandwiches.Nothing else will do.I will be on to the caterers first thing tomorrow.You just can't get the bloody staff these days.