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Rob
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I am often quick to criticise the food offerings at Alton Towers; the on park options are especially poor again this year. However I had lunch in ATH on Tuesday and the new lunch menu available at the Dragon Bar and in the Secret Garden Restaurant is very good:
There are far more options than before (it used to be a choice of a few flatbreads or sandwiches). I went for the brisket burger:
And very nice it was! Interested in trying one of the deli boards next time.
There are far more options than before (it used to be a choice of a few flatbreads or sandwiches). I went for the brisket burger:
And very nice it was! Interested in trying one of the deli boards next time.
bluesonichd
TS Member
Disappointed the Three burgers they offer and two of the deserts are the same as the evening menu so have already tried them.
I do like the deli boards tho. The Cajun chicken very moist and tasty.
I will never be thin and beautiful at this rate
I do like the deli boards tho. The Cajun chicken very moist and tasty.
I will never be thin and beautiful at this rate
CoasterCrazyChris
TS Member
Sorry to put you off your meal Rob, but am I the only one looking at that photo and thinking how unhygienic that chopping board looks?
Christ, will this trend of serving restaurant food on wooden boards ever end?!
What is wrong with a plate?
Rob
TS Team
Sorry to put you off your meal Rob, but am I the only one looking at that photo and thinking how unhygienic that chopping board looks?
I actually didn't even notice that until now! Ah well, it all tasted good and I've not been ill, so that's the main thing!
Yesterday they had a feature on Good Morning Britain with regards to restaurants serving food on alternative to plates,
"Do you enjoy going to a fancy restaurant and having your food served up in weird and wonderful ways? For example - chips in high heels, full english breakfast on a shovel, a classic cottage pie in a pint glass..."
http://www.itv.com/goodmorningbritain/entertainment/unusual-food-310817
Scroll half way down on the next link to see the video link from yesterday's TV program
http://www.itv.com/goodmorningbritain
I actually didn't even notice that until now! Ah well, it all tasted good and I've not been ill, so that's the main thing!
That chopping bard was full of cut's not good for harbouring bacteria. The only true way to disinfect a chopping board is to bleach it, simply just washing it is not just good enough. I presume they have a standard way to disinfect them
My son made himself a little unpopular in ATH back in June by asking, totally off his own back, for 'a clean plate to use instead of the dirty breadboard'. I guess the only reason he got away with it was cos he looks about 11, I imagine an adult might have got a talking to if they'd said that.
Error
TS Member
I know I hate all this customer is always right bollocks but when it comes to food I think its perfectly fine to ask for a plate if you don't want it on a board. I too am baffled as to why they do this.
Ben
TS Founding Member
I was once offered a starter in an army canteen.... I asked if we were in a war zone and i hadn't noticed, the waitress, bless her, gave me a sympathy laugh said I wasn't alone and would I like it on a plate.
Plates are made for food, use them for this.
ANYWAY - its nice to see a proper lunch available in the hotel.
Plates are made for food, use them for this.
ANYWAY - its nice to see a proper lunch available in the hotel.
bluesonichd
TS Member
Yeah I got a plate. Bit hard to serve risotto on a bread board tho
DiogoJ42
TS Member
Usually these day's it's served in an old boot.
bluesonichd
TS Member
Bother starter and desert came on plates tooGuys.... food is food, just eat the damn thing. It tastes the same, does the same thing, and comes out the same no matter how it's presented.
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And now I'm really hungry. Thanks!
Guys.... food is food, just eat damn thing. It tastes the same, does the same thing, and comes out the same no matter how it's presented.
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And now I'm really hungry. Thanks!
Pretty sure you wouldn't be saying that if they tried to 'present' your food on a cow pat
Skyscraper
TS Member
Yeah, it does look like that!
jon81uk
TS Member
Guys.... food is food, just eat the damn thing. It tastes the same, does the same thing, and comes out the same no matter how it's presented.
Most of the time I agree, but on second look that score-marked bread board was pretty skanky.
Rick
TS Member
It's handled by the same team who disinfect the Galactica goggles.
MaxPower
TS Member
Can you imagine the glow that would come off those things if they did a UV light test...
You'd never want want to touch them again let alone put them anywhere near your face.