Student Meals
My student and staff cafe went by the somewhat presumptious title of 'Bistro'. Upon starting university life, many of us were given meal tokens funded by our worried parents....however after just one meal, many had binned the tickets and bought their own food. The meals were awful - any meat dishes usually consisted of fat and gristle, all of the food was tasteless and made early in the morning, so it sat under hot plates all day yet still managed to be served cold. Meals usually had formed a nice skin on top by the time it got served, which the 'chef' helpfully stirred in just before sticking it on your plate

However a friend of mine kept the faith and continued to eat there pretty much every night, and usually ended up taking her meal back, pointing out something wrong with it and getting another lukewarm replacement. The complaint was usually something like finding hairs on her food..... anyway the worst was when she was eating some pasta and found the key from the tuna tin still in it - luckily it got trapped on her tongue bar so she didn't choke.

Another acquaintance of mine worked there in his final year, and told me that when the kitchen dishwasher broke, they had trouble sorting out some repair men. So they washed everyones plates in the same cold, greasy water for 3 days.

Oh yeah, and there were rumours that my local indian takeaway failed its health check because they found 3 different type of man spunk in the grated cheese ( used for national delicacy Cheese & Chips). I have been told by an ex employee that this is probably not true. However i still believe it, probably because the staff and food are dodgy, plus i'm the only person in the village to have never eaten there. Ha !
(heartspark, Fri 28 Apr 2006, 12:25, Reply)