A few personal observations on the food and drink options taken during my 1st visit to the Etihad (Brugge)

[mexico1970]

I honestly don't know what any of this means, sometimes I just want a pie for my lunch.

A pie designed by Jamie Oliver and inspired by Malaysian fusion cuisine?

 

[Really_here]

I worked in Hollands once (Wigan??)
Can't remember the location exactly but we left with a tray of hot, freshly baked pies. Wonderful.

I lived in Accrington for a while a good few years back while working in Hyde. Used to drive past Hollands on my way to wodk and home. Didn't smell great at all ......

 

[snorky]

Pervert more like

You called? :)

SS3 had no nancy pink fruity piss cider, so I was forced to drink that Ass lager stuff,
which was also akin to cat piss.

 

[CPPSC]

There’s not a decent pint of Guinness to be had in Manchester, let alone the stadium.

Take that from a Dubliner ;-)

Haha meant relative to the Asahi.though the Edinburgh Castle and Mulligans are drinkable(for a Mancunian)

 

[Prestwich_Blue]

I lived in Accrington for a while a good few years back while working in Hyde. Used to drive past Hollands on my way to wodk and home. Didn't smell great at all ......

Did you smell any better when you got to Hyde? Should've used deodorant.

 

[tolmie's hairdoo]

My Daughter has lived in Scotland for Quite a few years now, and when she comes home to visit and we say shall we have Chippy for tea she says to the grandkids do you want Fish Supper or Sausage supper and i always say to them there's no such thing in Manchester

Correct, that's always the way in Scotland.

By the way, it's not tea, either. It's dinner.

 

[Belfastblue90]

What decent bars is there in northern quarter before the game. With city fans in them. Been around there at night time. But not before the game

 

[frothy]

Correct, that's always the way in Scotland.

By the way, it's not tea, either. It's dinner.

Tea is anything between 16.00 and 19.00 after that it's Supper, Dinner is between 12.00 and 14.00 end of

 

[mr t]

Only posh people have supper - it’s not something the working class do. Unless of course a bowl of cornflakes counts.

 

[chesterbells]

Spoke to someone in the know a few years ago and the amount of lager that Mary D’s shifts on a match day is insane, although premium lager wasn’t referenced in the conversation.

Because of the episodic nature of the trade there I expect the beer will sometimes be sat in the lines for days. Wouldn’t be amazed if the line cleaning at Mary D’s was infrequent.

Think it’s generally best to stick to the cooking lager in a venue like that.

Cooking lager, excellent.
I’m gonna start using that. That must be the stuff I use every Flaming June for my lager top with ice.

 

[Pedestrian]

Imagine going to the footy and thinking it’s gonna be jay rayners favourite food and drink experience.

 

[Fiftyyearsandcounting]

Many, many moons ago, I had a weekend pocket money job peeling spuds in a chippy on the Chester Road. Got a little cash and a free meal. I always chose Hollands M&P pie.
When I left Manchester for the South West, non of the local chippies sold Hollands pies but I did spot some frozen packets in Tesco. I stuffed the freezer with them and enjoyed them as a snack.
Sadly my local Tesco stopped selling them last year.

 

[Mr Grumpy]

Many, many moons ago, I had a weekend pocket money job peeling spuds in a chippy on the Chester Road. Got a little cash and a free meal. I always chose Hollands M&P pie.
When I left Manchester for the South West, non of the local chippies sold Hollands pies but I did spot some frozen packets in Tesco. I stuffed the freezer with them and enjoyed them as a snack.
Sadly my local Tesco stopped selling them last year.

Try Iceland.

 

[Barcon]

Many, many moons ago, I had a weekend pocket money job peeling spuds in a chippy on the Chester Road. Got a little cash and a free meal. I always chose Hollands M&P pie.
When I left Manchester for the South West, non of the local chippies sold Hollands pies but I did spot some frozen packets in Tesco. I stuffed the freezer with them and enjoyed them as a snack.
Sadly my local Tesco stopped selling them last year.

If you freeze Hollands meat pies and then pack them in an insulated bag, they will still be frozen when you get to my house in Canada 12 hrs later.
Just saying.

 

[TueartsCossackSpray]

A "Sausage supper"?

I'm old you must be fucking ancient ;-)

euphemism for a trembler around the back of the Star and Garter?

 

[yeseye]

What decent bars is there in northern quarter before the game. With city fans in them. Been around there at night time. But not before the game

Loads if you start at the Waldorf or Crown & Anchor on Hilton St and head NW through Stevenson Sq towards Shudehill you have the Milstone, Wheatsheaf, Turks Head etc or if a nice hot day around the New Islington Marina & cutting room square.
Not a bad crawl if you good for 15 or so pints.

 

[Axel Freed]

I got half way through this thread thinking what a fun parody it was and how all the other posters had really dry humour and then it dawned on me that it’s probably not a wind up.

 

[tolmie's hairdoo]

Tea is anything between 16.00 and 19.00 after that it's Supper, Dinner is between 12.00 and 14.00 end of

You go ring any restaurant tonight and ask to book a table for tea;)

 

[mancboy]

Yo

You go ring any restaurant tonight and ask to book a table for tea;)

oi you, dont you have transfer exclusives to be sorting out, no time for this eating malarkey, also whos having tea at 10pm , thats bedtime when ur past 40 like me lol

 

[Millwallawayveteran1988]

Making the mistake of going to Mary D’s once was bad enough. To do it twice in one night……