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« Reply #630 on: May 27, 2014, 21:40:28 » |
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The food: A friend of mine (someone who hates trains) just spotted this photo as I was looking down my Facebook news feed. Her comment of "I'd happily ride around on trains all day to eat that" made me happy. |
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« Reply #631 on: June 01, 2014, 09:29:00 » |
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The food: A friend of mine (someone who hates trains) just spotted this photo as I was looking down my Facebook news feed. Her comment of "I'd happily ride around on trains all day to eat that" made me happy. .....I hope your friend has deep pockets in that case!  |
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« Reply #632 on: June 01, 2014, 09:59:52 » |
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A freshly prepared hot meal, cooked by a proper chef, served at seat, for around ^9. On a train. I don't think one needs deep pockets for that.
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"Build a man a fire and he'll be warm for the rest of the day. Set a man on fire and he'll be warm for the rest of his life."
- Sir Terry Pratchett.
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« Reply #633 on: June 01, 2014, 10:04:26 » |
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The food: A friend of mine (someone who hates trains) just spotted this photo as I was looking down my Facebook news feed. Her comment of "I'd happily ride around on trains all day to eat that" made me happy. .....I hope your friend has deep pockets in that case! The food in thethout's photograph would cost around ^8.50. Possibly ^3 or ^4 more than eating the same thing in a "greasy spoon", which seems reasonable considering it is served on a train. |
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« Reply #634 on: June 01, 2014, 13:33:50 » |
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The quality of the food from the Travelling Chef is far better than anything I've had from a greasy spoon too. It's not your typical cheap and cheerful ingredients.
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« Reply #635 on: June 02, 2014, 12:17:23 » |
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The quality of the food from the Travelling Chef is far better than anything I've had from a greasy spoon too. It's not your typical cheap and cheerful ingredients.
......at ^2.25 for two slices of toast, or ^4.50 for cheese or beans on toast, I'd expect the standard to be Michelin starred - be honest, that's Highway (railway?) robbery? The profit margin on each loaf of bread must be incredible! (......and yes, I know I don't have to pay for it if I don't want to, but these prices are astronomical) As for the "greasy spoon" comment, for the sake of my cholestorol I try to avoid them, however as someone who regularly uses mid range hotels, an "all in" breakfast where you can help yourself to as much as you like (English and/or Continental) is generally a tenner or so. |
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« Reply #636 on: June 02, 2014, 12:40:10 » |
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Exactly.
FGW▸ are staffing it (and professional chefs don't come cheap either), rather than it being help-yourself-buffet. Just as well, as thieving gannets would pile it high....
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« Reply #637 on: June 02, 2014, 20:43:24 » |
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I used to think that on-train catering was on the pricey side. However after living in London, nothing surprises me when it comes to food and drink any more. Once you've paid ^6.00 for a pint of Foster's in a Central London pub (and never been back to said pub again), ^2.95 for a can of Carling seems like pocket money.
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« Reply #638 on: June 03, 2014, 05:48:56 » |
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I used to think that on-train catering was on the pricey side. However after living in London, nothing surprises me when it comes to food and drink any more. Once you've paid ^6.00 for a pint of Foster's in a Central London pub (and never been back to said pub again), ^2.95 for a can of Carling seems like pocket money.
I feel your pain....as a Bitter drinker I vividly recall almost choking on my ale after my first ^5 pint however that was trumped recently when staying in a smart West End hotel (thankfully someone else was paying), nipped down to the bar for a livener, realised pretty quickly there was no chance of a decent beer, all they had on offer was small bottles of Peroni............at ^8.75 a pop!  |
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« Reply #639 on: June 06, 2014, 16:51:10 » |
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Was told it was ^2.95 for a bottle of water in my local ODEON Cinema last week!  That made me... [insert derogatory phrase here]...ask for some tap water. I think the food on the travelling chef for an "on train" price is entirely reasonable. It must cost FGW▸ a fair chunk to provide and I am a big fan of "Use it or lost it!" so if I can get a TC‡ Service then generally I will  Ok another Travelling Chef yesterday! This is by far the best Cheese and Mushrooms on toast I have ever had from the Travelling Chef!  Never had it served with a salad before and the cheese melted into the mushrooms was fantastic! No coffee was served sadly. The trolley was down in Coach M and it stayed there for the duration of my journey. In the end feeling slightly parched I went to the Buffet to get one myself  Just as well, as thieving gannets would pile it high....
Oh I don't know... Sometimes when I'm in First Class on very quiet services (i.e. The only passenger in First) I'm told to help myself from the boxes on the luggage rack. I guess you could say though, that I don't take the p1ss with it and only take what I'm going to eat. Usually a single packet of Pretzels and Shortbread. Maybe the fruit or croissants instead if they're the last ones as they'll likely be thrown away anyway   Usually it's the same hosts that great me into First with "Oh god not you again!" Not sure whether this is a compliment or I travel too much  |
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« Reply #640 on: June 06, 2014, 16:56:21 » |
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I was invited to help myself to the port at the end of a Pullman meal recently. I poured out what I thought equated to the usual measure from the bottle only for the staff to come back and top the glass up telling me to "do it properly"!
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« Reply #641 on: June 06, 2014, 17:49:06 » |
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I was invited to help myself to the port at the end of a Pullman meal recently. I poured out what I thought equated to the usual measure from the bottle only for the staff to come back and top the glass up telling me to "do it properly"!
You are most honoured sir, I have never been told to help myself to the port, though I have been given a little beyond the proper measure. The port served from a full bottle is IMHO▸ superior to that in miniature bottles, and is also cheaper. |
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A proper intercity train has a minimum of 8 coaches, gangwayed throughout, with first at one end, and a full sized buffet car between first and standard.
It has space for cycles, surfboards,luggage etc.
A 5 car DMU▸ is not a proper inter-city train. The 5+5 and 9 car DMUs are almost as bad.
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« Reply #642 on: June 22, 2014, 10:50:38 » |
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A potentially silly question... How does one go about working out which menu is running on the Pullman for any given week?
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« Reply #643 on: June 22, 2014, 13:04:37 » |
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Tomorrow is the second week of menu 1 if that helps. Changes fortnightly.
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« Reply #644 on: June 22, 2014, 15:41:02 » |
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..............you want food? Right now be happy if you can find a train that's running!!! |
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