Food and drinks in concourse

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Food and drinks in concourse

by Man Friday » 17 Nov 2012 20:16

Unbelieveably slow service in South Stand today. Missed the start of the second half. The foof anf drink eventually obtained was sub-standard as well. Pizza had a strange taste and coffee was lukewarm after being stored in some sort of bucket device. Wouldn't be a problem if that cost £1.50 but to pay £8.80 for that is daylight robbery. Still, we're only football fans.

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Re: Food and drinks in concourse

by Dan - B15 Royal » 17 Nov 2012 20:42

Man Friday Unbelieveably slow service in South Stand today. Missed the start of the second half. The foof anf drink eventually obtained was sub-standard as well. Pizza had a strange taste and coffee was lukewarm after being stored in some sort of bucket device. Wouldn't be a problem if that cost £1.50 but to pay £8.80 for that is daylight robbery. Still, we're only football fans.


This has been the scenario all season in the south stand, with so many people all trying to get refreshments and visit the toilets all within a small time period its a slow process. At the fulham game, no longer than two minutes into the half time break the stewards stopped me & many many others entering the concourse.(block R32 i believe) This was due to the people who were queuing at the bar forming a long queue that went all the way out onto the concourse. This was not helped by the slow service at the bar but the volume of people wanting food/drinks, so come the start of the second half many people are still in the concourse, so is no surprise to hear you missed some of the match.

These days I bring my own flask and snacks and get to see all the game!!

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Re: Food and drinks in concourse

by Royal Lady » 17 Nov 2012 20:52

I always leave my seat about 3 minutes before half time to get to the loo in East Stand and today the queues for the food/drink were all back to the wall by that time - it's a nightmare trying to get past people in the queues. Not sure what the solution is really.

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Re: Food and drinks in concourse

by biscuitman » 17 Nov 2012 20:57

Don't buy it Man Friday? How about getting food before the game and bringing a flask of coffee.

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Re: Food and drinks in concourse

by AthleticoSpizz » 17 Nov 2012 20:58

eat before you leave for the game
drink before you arrive at the game
Hold your piss until after the game


...........stop moving about. pissing people off during the game


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Re: Food and drinks in concourse

by royalp-we » 17 Nov 2012 21:20

Sitting in the North, I have to commend the new smoking system, the concourse seems much clearer now we keep the emergency doors open so people can easily buy food/drink outside too

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Re: Food and drinks in concourse

by LoyalRoyalFan » 17 Nov 2012 21:54

Can't people go without food and drink for at least 2 hours?

:roll:

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by AthleticoSpizz » 17 Nov 2012 22:04

^ seemingly not

Used to love the fried onion crispies that you used to get with your hotdogs when the Madstad first opened back in '98 tho'

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Re: Food and drinks in concourse

by LoyalRoyalFan » 17 Nov 2012 22:06

Have a few beers before the game - Check.

Watch the game - Check.

Have a few beers after the game to celebrate the win! - CHECK. :D


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Re: Food and drinks in concourse

by Pandoras Box » 18 Nov 2012 08:22

Agree- if you were sitting at home on a Saturday Afternoon (or any other) would you eat a pie/drink a pint/scoff a chocolate bar at ten to three and then eat a hot dog/cup of coffee/another chocolate bar/haribos ffs at ten to four. No is the simple answer. What's worse is the streams of these people pushing past with ten minutes of the first half to play.

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Re: Food and drinks in concourse

by Harpers So Solid Crew » 18 Nov 2012 08:54

Extension required. Why not get some burger vans on the pitch at ht?

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Re: Food and drinks in concourse

by Simon's Church » 18 Nov 2012 09:07

Man Friday Pizza had a strange taste and coffee was lukewarm.


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Re: Food and drinks in concourse

by weybridgewanderer » 18 Nov 2012 09:19

come on, its the hob nob way

get a food and drinks at half time complain its rubbish

can't get food and drinks at half time complain about the queue


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Re: Food and drinks in concourse

by Royal Lady » 18 Nov 2012 09:44

Simon's Church
Man Friday Pizza had a strange taste and coffee was lukewarm.


:D :lol: :lol:

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Re: Food and drinks in concourse

by jonboy29red » 18 Nov 2012 10:10

Sat in south stand for the Newcastle game as I took my daughter noticed they sell bottled beer why that stand and not any other?

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Re: Food and drinks in concourse

by semtex1871 » 18 Nov 2012 10:13

I had to queue for about 30 seconds yesterday to get served in hospitality.....was on the verge of losing it!! 8)

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Re: Food and drinks in concourse

by Platypuss » 18 Nov 2012 11:11

Royal Lady I always leave my seat about 3 minutes before half time to get to the loo in East Stand and today the queues for the food/drink were all back to the wall by that time - it's a nightmare trying to get past people in the queues. Not sure what the solution is really.


Expand the stadium.

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Re: Food and drinks in concourse

by Royal Lady » 18 Nov 2012 11:12

LOL - except there will be more fans and the same problem in the upper concourses. It's not going to ease the congestion in the other concourses. :roll:

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Re: Food and drinks in concourse

by Platypuss » 18 Nov 2012 11:16

Of course it would. The upper concourse would take the fans from the extra seats while the the footprint of the lower concourse would increase.

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Re: Food and drinks in concourse

by Royal Lady » 18 Nov 2012 11:17

Platypuss Of course it would. The upper concourse would take the fans from the extra seats while the the footprint of the lower concourse would increase.

LOL - yeah so we wouldn't be any better off, like I said. :wink:

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