The food is terrible at ER. Its a case of buy now pay later on the crapper scenario haha
Seriously though the Mince Pies are disgusting and full of gristle (spelling) and the pastry is usually solid. The steak and so called gravy pies are dried out and you find more fat and connective tissue than you do meat.
(when i moved form the old east to the west upper i though great we will get pies with real gravy and meat in them, i was mistaken)
Chicken balti pies are also woeful as .sean. states in an above post. The prices are an absolute shambles and i dont know how they can justify charging £2.40 for a 500ml bottle of Coke or Diet Coke poured into a paper cup when the shops along ER sell them for 90p. Hibs are holding fans to ransom because you cant bring cans or bottles in to the stadium.
I have not dared to try the hot cats/dogs or the cheese burgers or hamburgers in those foil bags yet and Im in no hurry to either.
Meal deal the west upper is a mince pie and a tea/coffee or bovril for £4.20 - that is truely shocking.
Cmon Hibs get it sorted. Decent catering is minimum surely???
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Thread: Food at Easter Road
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06-10-2011 05:46 PM #31
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06-10-2011 05:55 PM #33
The biggest issue is with the cost. The food itself is acceptable in the main but the prices are an absolute scandal. If it was your local greasy spoon charging those prices it would close down very quickly as no one would pay so much given a choice. But there in lies the problem, captive audience of football fans = piss taking of the highest porder when it comes to pricing!
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06-10-2011 05:57 PM #34
The BTG food is a joke. Very, very expensive. Cost less a few years ago for a much bigger portion.
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That will be why you bought 2 of them then?? After wolfing down 2 steak pies you gannet!
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06-10-2011 07:34 PM #40
Would love to see the GP on the food at ER It's really overpriced for the quality. I think the local business is the way to go. No one wants Cordon Bleu food at ER but a certain standard should be served. I know Crombies does a great discount on their burgers when bought in bulk. However this would mean they may have to get some proper people in to cook the food. Also I saw the someone else talk about the staff anyone that works with food in the UK must have at least basic food and hygiene or be shown to be trying to get it.
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I think there might have been a few ales had before the match. Yes
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GGTTH]Last edited by erin go bragh; 06-10-2011 at 10:00 PM.
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06-10-2011 10:30 PM #46
Our pies are absolutely horrific at worst, poor at best. Pastry is either soggy or rock solid, meat content is laughable and generally **** quality meat too.
I'm not expecting michelin star dining, but something tasty and of reasonable quality is surely to be expected.
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07-10-2011 12:11 AM #47
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The food at ER is generally of not great quality and, more than anything, vastly overpriced IMO. It's an area that really needs looking at - I like to eat as much anyone but the prices we're being charged are a rip off and consequently I don't buy as much as I might and to me that means the club may be missing out on MORE revenue while I'm enjoying LESS scran! Everyones a loser!
From what I understand the catering's done on a year by year contract by outside bidders - is that the right way to do things? Possibly the most cost effective but surely we deserve better than the current pish! One way or another it needs to be sorted out
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07-10-2011 03:46 AM #49
I dont buy it cos its expensive. Thats my choice. What we have to remember regarding pricing is that the food us served in a very small window of about two hours. Within that window there are two busy periods in just before kick off and at half time. The amou t if staff to service those times need payed and will contribute to the cost directly.
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There's nothing to justify the prices they charge, especially when you look at the 'quality' of the products, other than it being a captive audience.Last edited by Beefster; 07-10-2011 at 06:51 AM.
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We are talking about ******* pies here. Whilst Alan Ruff may be a reasonable judge of such things, who really cares.
Personally I only ever eat from Easter Road in two situations 1) If I am absolutley ravenous, or 2) massively hung over. In either situation I would not expect to be overly delighted with the product, lets be honest it is stuff that it heated up and sold as and when someone walks up, what we expect for that I dont know. My only stiplution is that those serving give their hands a wash from time to time!
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07-10-2011 01:58 PM #53
There used to be a chip shop under the west terrace at Selhurst Park, Palace's ground. Open one hour before the match. Good nosh too.
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STOVIES??! OMG....imagine a big hot steaming vat of stovies....2 sizes/prices of punnet (small and large)...and a wee plastic fork to eat them. We could throw away a 5 goal lead and I would still be happy.
GGLast edited by The Green Goblin; 07-10-2011 at 02:12 PM.
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07-10-2011 03:42 PM #55
This is an old chestnut of a thread.
Obviously the food on offer is rubbish.Anyone who disagrees is daft/uneducated/malnourished.Think Killie pie for one thing.
It is also vastly overpiced.
The catering contract is given to the highest bidder who esxploit all of us by overpricing and providing a crap service.They also exploit the spotty schoolkids they use.
The responsibility for making things better is with the Board.They are upstairs eating proper food and don't really give a damn
I have written to them (politely) and at length suggesting alternatives.
I did not even get the courtesy of a response.
I then phoned to suggest someone might at least acknowledge the letter.
i was promised the Commmunicatons Director would call.
Still waiting.
To hell with them.I will never buy any food there again.
Are you listening Scott Lindsay? It was before your time but a little imagination in this area would provide some money for the ever-depleting coffers.
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07-10-2011 04:46 PM #58
Why not scrap the football and have the Scottish Pie League where the teams are made up of caterers who run around the pitch selling there wares. The top stars of the teams would be the cordon bleu piemakers who would serve up a mouthwatering display and thrill us with there skill. We would have our average piemakers who some weeks are good and other weeks are rubbish. The subs are made up of young guys learning there trade, the piemakers of the future. . Imagine the songs. Who ate all the pies...Bye , Bye American pie. Your rotton pie making barstewards. Steakbakes on leith and many more. The result would be based on who's pies where the best.............Sorry..........
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07-10-2011 05:22 PM #60
Only if I was Hank Marvin would I buy an ER pie again.
Hard outer, yet undercooked grey meat-flavoured solids inside
for the 'bargain' £2+ aye get tae ....
For the price of couple of pies, can go after the game to Ferry Road
and get a great fish supper, no brainer.
Another ER PR muck-up. Get Crombies in as stated before.
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