Worst Food @ Glasto

[eoJ]

I learnt many years ago never to eat Chinese food at festivals. It is always crap.

Edited July 3, 2013 by eoJ

[fightoffyour]

I ate pretty much spot on food all week, however, I couldn't help feeling hard done by after making a purchase at the Haloumi spot on the corner of the Pyramid. The big cone which I thought was filled with cheese was actually a salad wrap with about 5 bits of cheese cleverly laid on top.

The Pyramid stage is usually full of your usual shit in the tray merchants but I thought there was some great stuff this year.

[incident]

Bacon & Egg Cob from Kro.

Difficult thing to get wrong, but their bacon was bland as cardboard and the egg undercooked.

[eatingglitter]

I ate pretty well but there were two meals I wish I hadn't had. Not because they were bad but because they were just the wrong choice.

One was tapas. Great food but the pasta was SO pesto-y and I just didn't enjoy it.

Second was a tajine I think by the Other stage or something. It was meant to be lamb but was basically tasteless mince bulked out with a shitload of cous cous. Not worth the cash.

The Ostrich Burgers by the pyramid were quite dry too but no sauces

Did anybody notice people charging for ketchup etc? I had Huevos Rancheroes with no cheese, no guac, no sour cream. All of which were £2 on top!

[eatingglitter]

was that Oli's ? it had massive queue always so it had me intrigued and the cones looked great. I'm glad I read this though if it's just a few placed on top.

[fightoffyour]

Yeah I had this but my body was actually quite happy because it needed salad.

Hated that I couldn't have it without the "sauces" though. Aioli was overpowering and I just wanted the halloumi

[eatingglitter]

hmmm I'll be weighing that up then for next year - no aioli is overpowering for me! How much was the cone?

[Harry3]

I had an Ostrich burger too and it was slightly red but I think thats how its meant to be? I didnt have any issues after eating it, and it was very tasty.

[fightoffyour]

They were £6 each or 2 for £10. The halloumi was great though, I think it'd been deep fried. Nom

[eatingglitter]

Cheers that's not too bad. I've already got a growing list for next year though! Ghandi's flip flops, Tor Rugby Club etc.

[Theodore]

'Gourmet Burger Company' or something similar in between Pyramid and JP it was a damp, warm horrible burger. was worse than a 99p McDonalds burger but for £5...no salad or anything.. Gourmet? I doubt it

[Harry3]

I learnt to steer clear of any van that has the word "Gourmet" in it a long time ago. Especially "Gourmet Burger".

[GlastoSimon]

Thought the Ostrich burgers were alright, not a favourite though.

Two bad experiences in a row really! Found an indoor restaurant on the Wednesday, which looked like it was the same company who were in charge of the Buffalo/Crocodile etc. van. When it pissed down on the Thursday night, there was no better place to go! However, later discovered the restaurant sold crap, small portions of Japanese food for £10. Was absolutely terrible but hey ho.

Friday morning, cold Bacon roll from a stall for £4 I believe. Combined with finding out the Other stage guest was Beady Eye, it wasn't the best start to the festival Thanfully, it was all uphill from there. Notably, ate in some awesome Caribbean restaurant which sold big plates of food for £5.

[sidewinder679]

Mostly ate good stuff but stupidly went to a fish and chips van in Silver Hayes after Pheonix (Was hungry and just before I had dashed down to West Holts to find grillstock already closed!). Fucking shite stuff, tasted absolutely guff.

I didn;t think much of the dirty burger bar for the money either, it was nice enough and better than most burger vans you see around but still a rip off compared to the better places

[Arkady]

Did anyone notice how pretty much every food stall became a crap breakfast bar on the Monday morning? I had the worst sausage sandwich I have ever had (and I've had a lot of sausage sandwiches) from place near the Other Stage that had covered its sign over and was clearly trying to rake as much in from people as poissible before they left.

Other than that, great food. The Grande Bouffe rules!

[tinktink]

i thought there was quite alot of dodgy stalls this year, and as a thread up above said certainly wasnt service with a smile but the indian place facing the village in was disgusting paid £4 for a samosa and bhagi which am sure was stuffed with newspaper and coloured brown, over all the food was way to expensive this year i know its gone up but come on some were 8 & 9 pound and the portions a lot smaller, so i stayed with the good old rugby tor wraps and welsh oggies, oh and £3.50 for a chocolate muffin really beggers belief.

[coma girl]

I didn't try one of those burgers as after watching some people walking away with one it didn't look anything special, but it got me thinking why there isn't a vendor who does proper Meat Liquor style dirty burgers on site? Perhaps this is what that place was trying to be but it didn't look it

[gibbin82]

After a lot of recommendations on the forum I tried the Roaming Rotisserie and was very disapointed. The portions were good with quite a large half chicken and the potatoes were lovely, but the chicken was really cold and not particularly tasty. I suppose I was unlucky and should have took it back.

[tumbles]

Tried the Ostrich burger but found it a very bland tasting meat, almost like watered down beef, and for the price of £8 not exactly good value.

[DeanoL]

I didn't try one of those burgers as after watching some people walking away with one it didn't look anything special, but it got me thinking why there isn't a vendor who does proper Meat Liquor style dirty burgers on site? Perhaps this is what that place was trying to be but it didn't look it

[Dave The Hedgehog]

On the whole it seemed a lot more difficult to spot the good places this year

Edited July 3, 2013 by Dave The Hedgehog

[pie_and_a_pint]

Not bad food as such, but on Sunday morning I really wanted a bacon and egg bap, and the Hall's Dorset Smokery place was SO SLOW that I gave up and went to Fluffy Rock Cafe for an egg bap - queue twice as long but service (with a smile) twice as quick.

[tumbles]

Not bad food as such, but on Sunday morning I really wanted a bacon and egg bap, and the Hall's Dorset Smokery place was SO SLOW that I gave up and went to Fluffy Rock Cafe for an egg bap - queue twice as long but service (with a smile) twice as quick.

[tijuana_man]

Smokin Wraps in Silver Hayes on Sunday late afternoon. Not a bad bacon and haloumi wrap but I waited half an hour after ordering (was told 2 minutes) then they brought me the wrong one. The girl was apologetic but when I suggested a discount or free side order she looked like I'd asked to shit in her mouth.

Avoid.

Got hungry again an hour later so queued for a curry and found there to be no meat once I reached the front. Bought a nice but not filling curry, looked at my mates' jerk chicken and meatball subs with envy.

Had my annual aussie steak sandwich but I was so smashed I forgot the experience immediately.

Othwerwise a successful weekend.

[Phil-itfc]

I had a pulled pork roll at the other stage, that was rubbish. And a Mexican Thursday night which I bought from the late night area which I cant really remember the taste of, but it did make me shit about 4 times the following day.