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I don't mean the football, that's generally fairly entertaining but everything else is just a half arsed.

The food is frankly shocking and in no way worth the cost, £3.20 for a bottle of coke is terrible and beyond the parmo in a bun (still poor but at least different) the food offer is soulless crap. No effort to even make decent hot drinks, just no effort anywhere.

It's like purgatory on a match day anywhere inside the stadium, if the game is poor it's no wonder it quickly turns toxic in a place where you just get rinsed with no effort made. Are most football clubs like this? I went to a Brentford game earlier in the season and the offer was so much better, even Hartlepool United offer food with a bit of personality 

That's my rant, we really deserve better

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11 hours ago, SzilardNemethsCurtains said:

I don't mean the football, that's generally fairly entertaining but everything else is just a half arsed.

The food is frankly shocking and in no way worth the cost, £3.20 for a bottle of coke is terrible and beyond the parmo in a bun (still poor but at least different) the food offer is soulless crap. No effort to even make decent hot drinks, just no effort anywhere.

It's like purgatory on a match day anywhere inside the stadium, if the game is poor it's no wonder it quickly turns toxic in a place where you just get rinsed with no effort made. Are most football clubs like this? I went to a Brentford game earlier in the season and the offer was so much better, even Hartlepool United offer food with a bit of personality 

That's my rant, we really deserve better

Maybe @boro-unger can take this up in the future meetings?

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1 hour ago, Downsouth said:

Maybe @boro-unger can take this up in the future meetings?

We have had a meeting with the catering team and are supposed to be having another in the future (not planned in yet). Any constructive criticism or ideas welcome, but ideally I need more details. E.g. what good food do they have at Brentford and Hartlepool? (We've heard positive feedback about Hull's street food offerings at the KC for example), what is wrong with the hot drinks? Etc. 

 

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3 hours ago, TeaCider24 said:

I don't go to the match for the food to begin with, but I can't say I've noticed anything impressive at any of the grounds I've been to.

It's all expensive Pukka pies and Rollover hot dogs.

That might just be the case to be fair I am going off the fairly limited two grounds in the last year but the difference in quality was stark

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1 hour ago, boro-unger said:

We have had a meeting with the catering team and are supposed to be having another in the future (not planned in yet). Any constructive criticism or ideas welcome, but ideally I need more details. E.g. what good food do they have at Brentford and Hartlepool? (We've heard positive feedback about Hull's street food offerings at the KC for example), what is wrong with the hot drinks? Etc. 

 

Thanks man, I'll try to get more specific details and examples to go with. The general quality of the food and the choice was the main difference but specifics would be helpful

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Some of the best food I have eaten at football is at non league grounds weirdly enough. I think every football fan knows what to expect food wise when they go to the match. Not saying it is acceptable but we are certainly not the only club that offers overpriced luke warm slop.

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My matchday experience is enhanced by the people around me to be fair, they’re a good bunch. I don’t eat the fayre on offer, but I enjoy my free pre-match ritual of Bovril roulette.
 

Firstly can I get the requisite number of sachets of pepper (5) to add and stir in without being knocked by the next impatient customer . Secondly, will I find a plastic top that readily fits the cup handed by the staff? Next Can I get to my seat without the top popping off one side of the cup? Once safely sat down, the ultimate risk has then to be decided on. Dare I risk tilting the cup with cap on and drink from the opening, risking boiling hot beverages burning the skin from my body or, do I lift the lid on proceedings and drink direct from the cup lip like a wimp? So far I have taken the risk on 7 occasions and Boro are unbeaten, when the lid is removed the Boro’s chances head South with it sadly. Anyway, far more enjoyable risk based game than even that deployed by Carrick playing out from the back.

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