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Thirded – I had forgotten amout the Plumpton curry.
Then again I was at Portsmouth Greyhounds last night, in the "restaurant" and after what was served up there last night I would actually be loath to criticise any offering served at a racecourse.
The paté way the type that comes out of a tin. The "steak" at least answered the question as what they do with retired greyhounds, accompanied by tinned mushrooms and tinned peas – it says a lot when the chips are the highlight of the meal. And the cheese board was some bright orange luminescent processed cheese with a cream cracker and a grape.
It was that bad, that about 15 mins after going to bed the heartburn was so bad I thought, for a moment, I was having a bl**dy heart attack!!!
Oh dear! Sounds like a job for the Gaviscon, Paul.
Would be interesting to read whether greyhound racing cuisine is equally estimable across the boards. I can only speak for (or against, more precisely!) Hall Green, where a "salmon supreme" (or whatever) literally consisted of a small, distressed salmon fillet dumped on top of a bed of Ragu cook-in sauce. Memorable for the wrong reasons.
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I went to Goodwood on Monday. Sun was shining, absolutely fantastic setting. Everyone behaved. We had a picnic in the free carpark under a tree. Couldn’t have asked for better.
However, after the fourth race, I was a bit peckish….I bought beef roll with onions from the Goodwood ‘van’ £6.00 This is pricey but it was really tasty and the beef from a good source etc. Still, if the wife and two little’uns wanted one as well, that’s £24 notes!! No way…
Also, during the day
I paid £4 for a bottle of Magners
and £3.50 for a pint of Carling
£1.50 for a bottle of water (500ml)Just to add from Goodwood:
£2.00 for a 500ml bottle of Diet Coke
£5.50 for a beef burger. Mind you, like your Beef & Onions roll Crizzy, it was "organic". So that puts a quid on for a start. What did it taste like? Don’t know, I refused to pay that sought of money. It has come down in price since last season though.I usually take a packed lunch and eat it in the car park. Miserly old git that I am.
Must say, the worst food I’ve had on a racecourse was a limp, barely warm burger in a stale roll. Wrapped up in paper presumably to keep the cold in. From Wincanton. Don’t care what it cost, 1p would’ve been too much.
Mark
Value Is EverythingNewbury: 1 plastic cup + 1 tea-bag + hot water = £1.70
Colin
Three years since I moved from the area, but some things don’t change!
Owners & trainers bar at Bangor…1 donut (of exactly the type that are 6 for 50p at the supermarket)…£3.50!!!!
Now
that
is truly shocking!!!
And it is a prime example of the greed that is ripping this world apart.
Zip
Many years ago — before the paddock there became the size of a small farm — the pie and peas at Wetherby was a thing of beauty. It hasn’t been as good in more recent times, though.
I had a steak and onion sandwich at Muss earlier this year that was excellent [sorry, I can’t remember how much it cost but it was supposedly locally sourced, so probably quite a lot] and I’d add my vote to the prawn curry fan club.
And I enjoy a latte from those little hopper stalls that seem to frequent most of the Yorkshire courses. I’d rather pay £2.50 for one of those than drink the commonly revolting tea served up in the racecourse facilities.
I remember reading a survey/poll of racegoers some years ago on the topic of "Best Value" food outlets at racecourses, and an operation called Alice’s Noodle Bar ( based at Plumpton, I think ) topped the satisfaction ratings, if memory serves.
I notice that Alice’s Noodle Bar sponsors three races at Stratford this afternoon — whether the food is good or not, credit to them for putting something back into the sport.Best racecourse food, and value as well, is at Saratoga by a mile. They’ve always had better food than any racecourse in Britain or American track-but the food improved out of site when local restaurants were invited to serve some of their most popular dishes out of a temporary structure called "Restaurant Row" between the paddock and the Grandstand. There was room for 6 and many times over that number of establishments wanted to be involved-and the prices were reasonable.
I remember reading a survey/poll of racegoers some years ago on the topic of "Best Value" food outlets at racecourses, and an operation called Alice’s Noodle Bar ( based at Plumpton, I think ) topped the satisfaction ratings, if memory serves.
I notice that Alice’s Noodle Bar sponsors three races at Stratford this afternoon — whether the food is good or not, credit to them for putting something back into the sport.Alice’s Noodle Bar appears at quite a few courses and does come highly recommended.
What is the food pricing structure like at H.V., Clive?
Is it extortionate or reasonable ( or somewhere in between)?
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