Pies/pasties at Roots Hall

[Massimo Giovanni]

Pipe of Port make exceedingly good pies.
Lothian Meats, North Road make very good sausages and burgers.

 

[Supershrimper]

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

Napkins might still be in order for some of the dribblers in the East who I sit near even when drinking a drink

 

[essexshrimper]

Napkins might still be in order for some of the dribblers in the East who I sit near even when drinking a drink

That’s just Cricko, he’s… ahem… of an age shall we say…

 

[It'sGrimUpNorth]

So no more of the Bryan Dear burgers at the Hall?

 

[It'sGrimUpNorth]

Napkins might still be in order for some of the dribblers in the East who I sit near even when drinking a drink

I don’t sit in the east?!!!

 

[ColinMorrisWalksOnWater]

Napkins might still be in order for some of the dribblers in the East who I sit near even when drinking a drink

We needed dribblers last night at Wealdstone

 

[overseas shrimper]

Pipe of Port make exceedingly good pies.
Lothian Meats, North Road make very good sausages and burgers.

Mr Kipling might want to have a word with Pipe of Port.

 

[RHB]

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?

Catering Manager: Linda Kitts

 

[Scamps]

Do we cater for vegetarian people? I know we don’t for people who are gluten free. This is something else they need to look at.

 

[Harry Bullocks]

Was she any good at cookery?

We didn’t do cookery there, survival was top of the agenda

 

[Harry Bullocks]

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.

We must have been there together then, small world eh !

 

[Bromley Blue]

My understanding on this, and this is simply taken from reading previous posts on here from those closer to it, is COSU have/are looking at this. I think there are a number of logistical issues which have made serving certain foods more tricky.

I can see how, in the West especially, serving decent food could create as many problems as it solves. We already really struggle with the flow of people in that stand when there’s a half decent crowd so imagine what it would be like if there was something edible on offer too?!

Before anyone jumps on this I’m not saying “Well let’s not bother then” but I do think there’s more to consider than let’s just flog some chips.

What I will say is surely it’s much much simpler to at least get some local food vans of the type you get at music festivals to set up in the East Stand car park. Yes it would be great to have decent food inside the ground long-term but personally as long as I’m fed at some point I’m happy enough to do it before/after the game and sink money into the club if it’s half decent.

 

[It'sGrimUpNorth]

Pipe of Port make exceedingly good pies.
Lothian Meats, North Road make very good sausages and burgers.

Ah, the pipe of port. I miss that place.

 

[RHB]

Ah, the pipe of port. I miss that place.

....but not the prices of their menus maybe!

 

[OldBlueLady]

I don't think Linda chooses where the food is sourced from and she only manages what there is to be managed, primarily for the hospitality areas. I usually have a cheeseburger and don't see any problem with what I've been given, they are usually fine, in fact, the one I had last match was lovely and hot and juicy.

The teams are working to their best ability within the confines of our catering outlets at Roots Hall. Yes, they need an overhaul and yes, COSU are aware of this and will be improving over time. Regurgitating threads like this over and over again isn't helpful. Remember the old saying, Rome wasn't built in a day!

Bring the fish house to the hall.

Sorry, no thanks. We went in there at lunch time recently for a "sit down" meal and it was shocking - they didn't even wrap the food for us to sit and eat it on the paper, just "coned" it. Oldhams and Van Looys locally knock them out of the park.

 

[LennySUFC]

I don't think Linda chooses where the food is sourced from and she only manages what there is to be managed, primarily for the hospitality areas. I usually have a cheeseburger and don't see any problem with what I've been given, they are usually fine, in fact, the one I had last match was lovely and hot and juicy.

The teams are working to their best ability within the confines of our catering outlets at Roots Hall. Yes, they need an overhaul and yes, COSU are aware of this and will be improving over time. Regurgitating threads like this over and over again isn't helpful. Remember the old saying, Rome wasn't built in a day!


Sorry, no thanks. We went in there at lunch time recently for a "sit down" meal and it was shocking - they didn't even wrap the food for us to sit and eat it on the paper, just "coned" it. Oldhams and Van Looys locally knock them out of the park.

 

[It'sGrimUpNorth]

I don't think Linda chooses where the food is sourced from and she only manages what there is to be managed, primarily for the hospitality areas. I usually have a cheeseburger and don't see any problem with what I've been given, they are usually fine, in fact, the one I had last match was lovely and hot and juicy.

The teams are working to their best ability within the confines of our catering outlets at Roots Hall. Yes, they need an overhaul and yes, COSU are aware of this and will be improving over time. Regurgitating threads like this over and over again isn't helpful. Remember the old saying, Rome wasn't built in a day!


Sorry, no thanks. We went in there at lunch time recently for a "sit down" meal and it was shocking - they didn't even wrap the food for us to sit and eat it on the paper, just "coned" it. Oldhams and Van Looys locally knock them out of the park.

Yeah, they aren’t anywhere near as good as they used to be.

 

[Bromley Blue]

Yeah, they aren’t anywhere near as good as they used to be.

Yet the queue outside is still around the block on a match day. Speaks volumes for how bad the food is in the ground.

 

[Crowstone Crevette]

Napkins might still be in order for some of the dribblers in the East who I sit near even when drinking a drink

@Supershrimper Which end were they dribbling from?

 

[OldBlueLady]

Lol, don't care if you don't, but anyone who knows me, knows I don't deal in lying! And it is the truth.