Pies/pasties at Roots Hall

[barton west]

I mentioned in my post on the Solihull PMT the quality of the food available there and that we should consider buying from the same supplier for the Hall. There was some agreement from fellow travellers.
The supplier is Eric Lyons Butchers, I have discovered.

 

[* ORM *]

Who ate all the pies is not a song sung towards other West Stand supporters

 

[overseas shrimper]

I mentioned in my post on the Solihull PMT the quality of the food available there and that we should consider buying from the same supplier for the Hall. There was some agreement from fellow travellers.
The supplier is Eric Lyons Butchers, I have discovered.

They're based in Solihull. Surely we should be looking at a decent supplier much closer to home, providing better grub to our fans while supporting local business.

 

[BigCol]

The food offering at Roots Hall has been shocking for ages. Must be local companies that can supply food on match days. Anyone know who the food and beverage manager is at the stadium?

 

[Mr Browns Ghost]

The grub at Wealdstone was 100 times better than the football on offer

 

[PIERS]

The grub at Wealdstone was 100 times better than the football on offer

Eating sand is 100 times better alas

 

[CanveyCastle]

The grub at Wealdstone was 100 times better than the football on offer

And the food was rubbish so it shows how bad the football was.

 

[Holy Joe]

The food offering at Roots Hall has been shocking for ages. Must be local companies that can supply food on match days. Anyone know who the food and beverage manager is at the stadium?

 

[Strykr]

Sadly we've still got 100 years left to run on the horse meat contract Vic jobson signed...

 

[Scamps]

Local company, maybe we should contact them and see what they can do.

Catering Services throughout Essex and London and the South East

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fuud.co.uk

 

[Tommy2holes]

Could learn a thing or two from Wealdstone too. Great burgers and large portions of chips. Great big cumbland sausages in role's.

 

[Harry Bullocks]

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Linda Kitts !
I used to go to school with a Linda Kitts, at Porters Grange, many years ago, surely not the same lass

 

[Mr Browns Ghost]

Could learn a thing or two from Wealdstone too. Great burgers and large portions of chips. Great big cumbland sausages in role's.

And they were from wickford !!

 

[sufcrocks]

I’d want a 5 star hygiene rating first!

 

[edwardss2]

Linda Kitts !
I used to go to school with a Linda Kitts, at Porters Grange, many years ago, surely not the same lass

Was she any good at cookery?

 

[Spaceman Spiff]

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Linda and Sharon need to pull their bloody fingers out. I’m sorry; I’m sure they are lovely and very well meaning. However, the standard of grub at Roots Hall is appalling. We wouldn’t feed it to our pets. It should also not be beyond folks in their roles to make sure that sufficient napkins and cutlery are available. Running out of both pre-match (!!!) regularly in the West is just not acceptable to me I’m afraid. Come on ladies, please try harder!

 

[Supershrimper]

I’d want a 5 star hygiene rating first!

Its currently a 4 star but to me, a good hygiene rating is like quilted toilet paper: preferable, not compulsory.

Southend United Football Club Catering Units | Rating Business Details | Food Hygiene Ratings

There are three areas of appraisal set by the Food Standards Agency (FSA), just one of which refers to food safety and hygiene procedures.

Instead, two thirds of a hygiene ranking comes from structural requirements and confidence in management procedures. Both of these can be traced back to administrative issues, such as not updating folders, or even mislabelling the day that a sauce pot was opened.

Linda and Sharon need to pull their bloody fingers out. I’m sorry; I’m sure they are lovely and very well meaning. However, the standard of grub at Roots Hall is appalling. We wouldn’t feed it to our pets. It should also not be beyond folks in their roles to make sure that sufficient napkins and cutlery are available. Running out of both pre-match (!!!) regularly in the West is just not acceptable to me I’m afraid. Come on ladies, please try harder!

The burgers could do with becoming a bit less like cardboard and a bit more juicer. Hot dogs that are boil in water jobs are all well best to be avoided unless you like your food to have less meat than dog food (but the same method of mechanically sourcing it from the scraps). The pies and sausage rolls are all Pukka Pie branded so all the club are doing is heating them up.

Unless ordering a pie who even needs cutlery? I could do with a chuckle watching someone eating a burger with a knife and fork. And are napkins required. I don't see the same issue with no napkins at the Fish House. Perhaps they should offer them as well.

 

[Spaceman Spiff]

Unless ordering a pie who even needs cutlery?

I was ordering a pie on the days in question, hence the problem! Agreed, it was less critical when I bought a Fanta.

 

[Massimo Giovanni]

Linda Kitts !
I used to go to school with a Linda Kitts, at Porters Grange, many years ago, surely not the same lass

I think it might be as I thought she seemed someone I knew but couldn't remember from where. Could well be as I was PG from 1965-71 & brother 66-72. It was (is) small school and certainly only local kids went (go) there as it is the most socially deprived catchment in the city.

 

[Morty01]

Bring the fish house to the hall.