Food & Drink Prices - Next Season

[bobbyowenquiff]

Watched City in Germany, Denmark, Spain, Austria, Portugal as well as lots of other places. With one or two exceptions ie the hog roast at Groclin and the squalor of Salonika, the food, drink and service is vastly better everywhere else than the UK. But it's not just City. It is shit at the swamp, Anfield, Goodison, Spurs. I would happily spend more money in the ground, especially at night matches, but waiting 30 minutes for cold Burger and chips is not my cup of tea.

 

[SB Blue]

What's the food like at sporting events in other countries? Anyone?

I went to a Bundesliga game in March: Eintracht Frankfurt v Stuttgart and the catering was on another planet. The speed of the service and the quality of the dispensed product were vastly superior to what is on offer at the Etihad.

I could absolutely guarantee to increase the profit on the drinks at City by at least a third within one game. It is an absolute fucking shambles, as it ever was at Maine Road too.

The deal with Heineken is up this summer and I would hope that whoever the new contract is with deals with the avoidable beer dispense problems which occur with tiresome predictability at the ground, especially at half time.

It is the aspect of the club that has improved the least, if at all, since the takeover.

Agreed, they should be pulling a load of pints just before half time, it would make life so much easier.

Am sure they have trialled this (at least in some bars in the ground) with the multidispensers, people then complain that their beer is flat and they want to see it 'pulled'....you can't please all the people all the time. I always have a pint and quality is normally OK, rarely have food although never had any reason to 'moan' about it other than the price....which is why I try and avoid if I can.

 

[kippaxwarrior]

Went to the Muse gig last night and it was £4.20 a pint. On the plus side it was really easy to get served unlike match days

 

[stonerblue]

Not being funny but the food is made as well as it can be on such a rush, like to see one of you lot being put to the test of cooking the food or even being a till worker

nothing much wrong with the food on the whole. its the presentation and price that needs looking at.

as for the tills don't make me laugh, a brain dead donkey can press 3 or 4 buttons. the management of each and every kiosk is a joke, there seems no team leader, no runners, no stock control. I could run that kiosk in my dinner hour. I would hire my own staff, I would train them in customer care, in awareness and job satisfaction. I would have the same staff at the same kiosk every game. there would soon be an understanding of the customer you are serving which i'm sure changes from stand to stand.
people buy from people, a relationship develops and people begin to care about each other. on both sides of the counter.
people WILL pay those prices if they are served in the right way and enjoy their experience of visiting the ground.

I think the problem is the non permanent aspect of the job. Working one day out of 14 will not find you the best staff.

 

[blue b4 the moon]

So many things wrong with the concourse experience from bogs smelling of smoke to shit food and drink.

I have 6/7 pints per season inside pre-match it's pot luck how nice it is but going to a busy bar is a good idea. Never attempted a half time one as much to busy inside. Other pre-matches I'll buy a coffee. Add on 2/3 pies and that's my lot.

Better price or quality and I'd maybe spend more.

 

[peoffrey]

I often prefer a Pint inside the ground before kick off as few of the Pubs around the area have got their acts together. It's just the price and quality that often puts me off.

 

[CheethamHillBlue]

£7 or £8 for a pie and a pint at half time is not only poor value but by the time you've got it, the 2nd half is ready to start and you have to neck them both.
Get your scran and guzzle outside and i'm sure you won't starve for 2 hours.

 

[Why Always Ste]

Re: Food & Drink Prices - Next Season

Went to the Muse gig last night and it was £4.20 a pint. On the plus side it was really easy to get served unlike match days

What was the difference bud in the way you were served?
Just less people or did the staff have some new system ??

 

[blueparrot]

Went to the Muse gig last night and it was £4.20 a pint. On the plus side it was really easy to get served unlike match days

What was the difference bud in the way you were served?
Just less people or did the staff have some new system ??

Probably just not trying to serve every body in a 15 min window

 

[LongsightM13]

Can't people go two hours without eating or drinking?
If not, get something before you go in. Don't understand people who spend half the match on the concourse eating shit, drinking shit and no doubt talking shit.