View Full Version : Another Q for planning purposes - Sat lunch?
OK here's another one for you to make your feelings known.
Now we have a route ( and it's brilliant, thanks Supervox) we know where lunch will be on the ridout.
It will be in a smallish place that doesn't have a lot by way of food provision. But we can organise food in advance from a small tea room there, that has a great reputation. They cannot cope with all of us without prior warning.
So the choice is yours as per poll
1. Pre-order light lunch such as sarnies
2. bring your own food (eg sarnies bought at previous petrol stop)
3. Do nothing and see what the food fairies sort out.
TBH my preferred option is for No.1 but I need to know if there's enough interest to go ahead and book it with the place. This may involve paying deposit upfront
El Saxo
30-03-09, 07:10 PM
Option number one sounds good to me :D
Option one does sound good, but I'm greedy and wouldn't want anyone to miss out when they find I've eaten all the sandwiches! I'll bring/buy something for myself methinks.
Cheers
Miss Alpinestarhero
30-03-09, 07:27 PM
I liked the AR08 lunch do:
Stop in a town and everyone wanders off to find food and have what they fancy. Id much prefer that option.
Maria
phil24_7
30-03-09, 07:34 PM
Any more info about local food provisions i.e. shops, chippy, fast food establishment etc.
I think it will help people to make a more informed choice.
Cheers Mes
There is no other local provision. That's what I said in the first post and why I'm asking the question.
And after much thought and a LOT of work from Supervox the route won't be changed to find a small town to accomodate other options
phil24_7
30-03-09, 07:48 PM
Sorry messie, not having a go and not picking on you or trying to get the route changed. Your original post says not much in the way of provisions, this lead me to believe there may be other provisions. Now I know there isn't, I can make my informed choice.
Cheers
No probs Phil xx
No local shop sorry. Pub that does typical pub food, which is OK but they don't do fast. Tea rooms are good but will only cope if we let them know in advance. People could easily bring their own for picnic type thing though if that's what people prefer
I am up for pre-booking. There will be the opportunity to snack at the fuel stops. A light lunch at the lunch stop and a BBQ on the evening. Sounds perfect.
timwilky
31-03-09, 10:49 AM
Assuming that we are able to get a full English for breaky, I see nothing wrong with sandwich type lunch, hot beef with plenty horseradish on a granary barm for me please. see pre ordered already
1 Prosciutto, Goat Cheese and Fig Sandwiches please ;)
I see nothing wrong with a decent breakfast, then skipping lunch TBH. So I'll take the option of sorting myself out, and if I go hungry, I go hungry. :)
Thanks for the thought though. :)
fizzwheel
31-03-09, 02:11 PM
Messie do you have an idea at this point what the cost of lunch is likely to be ?
The tea rooms told me they could do anything we asked, at whatever price we wanted. So could be plates of sarnies or a cold buffet for example. Dishes available would be up to us dependant on cost. They do have cooked meals and a carvery type thing, but they cannot seat more than 50 and they would have to close the whole place for us. That would cost us a bit I think and take a while.
What would people want and what would they be prepared to pay?
fizzwheel
31-03-09, 02:39 PM
Sandiwches, a Brew and a packet of crips / chocolate bar would do me.
That costs me about £3 from Asda at lunchtime, so anywhere in that region I reckon would be OK...
I see nothing wrong with a decent breakfast, then skipping lunch TBH. So I'll take the option of sorting myself out, and if I go hungry, I go hungry. :)
Thanks for the thought though. :)
hows the brekie plans comming along?
a tidy breakie, then sandwhich/pasty/chocolate at the 1hour petrol stops, theres no need for the lunch stop;)
Hovis - as I said in the brekkie thread, and having confiirmed it with Landlord, it will be a brekie on the go, so to speak. Bacon butties, egg butties, tea, coffee is about it. The place can't seat us all at once, and we want to make a prompt getaway.
As to those who want to skip lunch, well fine, but many people won't want to.
Judging from response so far I'll persue the sarnie route with the tea rooms. There may be another option yet of someone bringing sarnies to u, we'll see.
Spiderman
31-03-09, 05:52 PM
count me in on option 1 Miss Messie ut if it all falls apart then i'm also happy to grab something from the shop at the fuel stop.
chris8886
02-04-09, 02:31 PM
i always need my 3 meals a day! so lunch is a definate yes please from me and i would pay up to a fiver for it.
davepreston
02-04-09, 03:02 PM
feed me lol
yea about £5 for some decent scoff sounds good to me
Hovis, why do you always attempt to find negativity in anything that anyone tries to plan or suggest. :confused:
You have complained about the area, the venue, the food and the ride out. But I am sure you will still turn up, still have a fantastic time and still be talking about how great it was for weeks if not months after. Less of the barrage of negativity would be most welcome. :roll:
Before i vote, whats a food fairy? Takeaway?
After what i assume will be a big breakfast, something light for lunch such as sandwiches should be enough to tide everyone over till the evening.
I would personally be happy with a petrol stop at about 1, somewhere with a load of different retaurants and what not. People can get whatever they want from roadside services, and it gives a chance to fill up without using up much riding time. An hour and a half should be enough to eat and socialise, then get back on the road till the afternoon/evening.
My opinion anyway.
Hovis, why do you always attempt to find negativity in anything that anyone tries to plan or suggest. :confused:
You have complained about the area, the venue, the food and the ride out. But I am sure you will still turn up, still have a fantastic time and still be talking about how great it was for weeks if not months after. Less of the barrage of negativity would be most welcome. :roll:
as posted in another thread,
call me old fashion, but where did you dream up all that?
1) i have never said i dont like essex, i have never been there
2) i dont even know where the venue is, so how can i not like it
3) i have not said breakfast is not to my liking, all i said was it would be good if you could get the pub to cook somthing, anything would do
4) i have never said anything about the cost
5) neither have i complained about the route, just the fact it seems to stop too often for too long, and you have chosse to have lunch somewhere, where there is basicly nowhere to get lunch.
:smt031
Before i vote, whats a food fairy? Takeaway?
It's like the tooth fairy, she brings the most delightful sumptuous meal to your bike and then leaves 50 pence under your pillion seat. At least it was 50 pence in my day, might be more now ;)
somewhere with a load of different retaurants and what not.
As stated there is no where like that on the route at lunchtime :roll: hence the suggestions in the poll are the only ones available. :)
As stated there is no where like that on the route at lunchtime :roll: :)
and thats the bit i dont get?
why take 100 people somewhere for lunch, when there is nothing there?
last year was great, as we had 1½ hours to wonder around the sea side, with 20+ options for food.
surely it would make more sense to go a bit out of the way to somwhere that can cater for everyone. rather than sat out side 1 shop for an hour and a ½
a few people have told me they agree with what im saying, and most of them have said they are not going to bother going,
fizzwheel
06-04-09, 12:49 PM
and thats the bit i dont get?
why take 100 people somewhere for lunch, when there is nothing there?
But there is something there, if you read messies first post, she says theres a tea room there that we can get lunch from, but if 100 odd of us turn up and they are not expecting us they cant cater for us so we wont get fed, but if we pre order lunch in advance they'll be able to plan for us arriving and we will all get fed.
Spiderman
06-04-09, 01:24 PM
a few people have told me they agree with what im saying, and most of them have said they are not going to bother going,
Jeez get over it people :roll:
Have a large-ish brekkie and a little snack for lunch, how hard can that be?
If you're worried lunch wont be up to your standard then grab a couple of sarnies/pies from the fuel stop earlier and carry them with you...hey presto you brought your lunch with you and didn't have to much about looking for a place to eat.
Last years lunch stop was more because it was a beautiful location, hell i can eat fish n chips anyday and i sure as hell didnt go on the AR for the food. I went for the ride and the socialising, everyhting else was secondary.
i also remember that being one of the last to arrive at the kunch stop meant that by the time a few of us had gathered together and walked to the seafront most of the eateries were full of bikers and i was being told i'd have to wait about 30 odd mins for some fish and chips so i wasted a lot of time wanderign about trying to find something better. By time we didn't we still had to wait half hour or so for some food, wolf it down and get back to the car park for the off.
That situation wasn't ideal but this way we let thm know in advance how many will want food and hopefully we wont have to wait as long.
And you know what...1 teashop compared to 5 different chippies is all the same to me.
The fact that i lost my nice summer gloves at the lunchstop last year didn't make it any worse for me, its all part of going on a group rideout innit.
I'd suggest anyone (not a personal dig at you Hovis, just quoted your bit is all) who isnt over the moon about the lunch arrangments remember that the organisers go to a lot of time and trouble to get the best compromise so MOST people can enjoy the day. if they over organise things (how last year started off) people want to be left a choice, if they narrow the choice people want/ expect a road full of eateries to just conveniently place itself into the rideout route do they?
Me, i dont care. if my belly dont feel full enough after lunch i'll have a big dinner. Problem solved, right?
so please lets all stop the negative nancy attitudes and all have a mass prayer for good weather instead :D
SoulKiss
06-04-09, 01:39 PM
The tea rooms told me they could do anything we asked, at whatever price we wanted. So could be plates of sarnies or a cold buffet for example. Dishes available would be up to us dependant on cost. They do have cooked meals and a carvery type thing, but they cannot seat more than 50 and they would have to close the whole place for us. That would cost us a bit I think and take a while.
What would people want and what would they be prepared to pay?
£5 would be fine to me.
a few people have told me they agree with what im saying, and most of them have said they are not going to bother going,[/quote]
Several points in response to this
1. If you don't want to go because of the luch stop then that's up to you. There's plenty of people who will be going regardless.
2. The place has been specifically chosen because it is a well known local meet point for bikers (even though it's not a greasy spoon!) and is in a beautiful part of Essex.
3. We discussed at some length the alternatives to this place and could come up with no better plan, given all factors
4. I'm not going to go ahead with the idea of pre-arranging luch at this stop. Not enough want it and enough are moaning
5. To anyone who doesn't like what I/we have planned I'm really sorry. I've been trying to guage opinion to get things right for as many people as possible, but seem to be making a rod for my own back. I'm doing this because I want to put something back into this site, and to have a great week end, but it seems to me that some people think I'm doing it to wind others up. I assure you I'm not. Sorry if I've misjudged the situation :confused:
I'll be as hands off as possible from now on :(
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Alpinestarhero
06-04-09, 07:11 PM
cheese and pickle sandwich between thick bread and some fruit for afters, washed down with some orange squash
ta
Alpinestarhero
06-04-09, 07:14 PM
Oh, i was thinking that I would get some big bottles of water and some disposable cups, carry them around in my topbox. If its hot we'll all need to have a drink at the stops. I wont be able to carry enough water for everybody though.
a few people have told me they agree with what im saying, and most of them have said they are not going to bother going,
Several points in response to this
1. If you don't want to go because of the luch stop then that's up to you. There's plenty of people who will be going regardless.
2. The place has been specifically chosen because it is a well known? local meet point for bikers (even though it's not a greasy spoon!) and is in a beautiful part of Essex.
3. We discussed at some length the alternatives to this place and could come up with no better plan, given all factors
4. I'm not going to go ahead with the idea of pre-arranging luch at this stop. Not enough want it and enough are moaning
5. To anyone who doesn't like what I/we have planned I'm really sorry. I've been trying to guage opinion to get things right for as many people as possible, but seem to be making a rod for my own back. I'm doing this because I want to put something back into this site, and to have a great week end, but it seems to me that some people think I'm doing it to wind others up. I assure you I'm not. Sorry if I've misjudged the situation - :confused: - After last year I can't believe that you didn't expect a few posts asking for clarification on what you have organised :smt102
I'll be as hands off as possible from now on :( - I don't see anything posted that would justify you washing your hands of the whole affair, why can't you just pre order for the 9 people that have requested that option? although given that it is still 4 months away, it's probably reasonable to expect that number to rise.
4.
Would you be willing to post the details of the tea room so that we can all contact it in advance to make our own arrangements.
Stu - I'm asking for opinions on what to organise which i hope is different to last year's first plan. I wanted to ask first before I told theorgers what was happening. Seems like I shouldn't have
I can pre-order for what people want. think I'll leave that though, to nearer the time. Hindsight has clarified things on this one
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