Food and drink gripes, restaurant complaints, pubs and alcohol issues, takeaway and fast food

Fed up with noisy kids in restaurants
I don't have a problem with well behaved children and their parents having a nice quiet civilised meal together. Even a little bit of childish excitement is OK, as long as they don't go too mad. Some parents let their kids run wild though.
Published: 25-August-2010 35 comments

Chips from snack vans are too expensive
I went to the Sunderland Airshow, a great event I must have but what does let it down in the price of food.from the snack vans. My sister got four small trays of chips and she was shocked when it came to Ł8!
Published: 30-July-2010 8 comments

Starbucks coffee not as strong as it used to be
Can someone please tell me what's the deal with Starbucks these days? The coffee certainly isn't as strong as it used to be in my opinion, and I sometimes need another couple of shots of espresso before it's drinkable.
Published: 08-July-2010 29 comments

Nothing worse than smelly garlic breath
Why do people eat garlic? There's nothing worse than sitting next to a garlic eater. It's one of those things that people eat and they just reek of it for days afterwards and they don't seem to even realise.
Published: 22-June-2010 34 comments

A platter big enough to feed two
Expecting a reasonably large platter we were a little underwhelmed when the waitress came towards our table carrying what looked like a very small breadboard with two mini bowls on...
Published: 09-November-2009 25 comments

Strawberry jam not like it used to be
Whatever has happened to Strawberry Jam in this day and age? At one time you could go to a supermarket and buy posh jam - conserve, or preserve, or whatever it's called. Inside, you used to get lots of strawberries.
Published: 07-August-2009 22 comments

Restaurant rip-off, high prices and small portions
Eating out in a restaurant these days is becoming quite expensive and in some places you really don't get much for your money. Why do we allow these restaurants to continually rip us off?
Published: 03-August-2009 70 comments

Bar staff can't pull a pint properly
For those of you who have worked in bars before you will know that there is a level of skill required to pull a pint properly, especially with Guinness. These days, however, bar staff rarely take care to pour a pint properly.
Published: 19-February-2009 29 comments

Free samples of food for customers
I encounter some of the most disgusting customers in the grocery store where I work. They grab the bread with their fingers instead of the tongs and proceed to lick their fingers and try to put their hand back in the sample basket.
Published: 09-October-2008 6 comments

Bad onions from the corner shop - 21 comments

Kids meal - Ł4.49 for a sausage - 36 comments

Pizza - poor quality, no apology - 9 comments

Wine prices in restaurants - 21 comments

KFC wouldn't serve me tap water - 81 comments

The French and their food - 174 comments

Snobby wine drinkers only fool themselves - 32 comments

Demise of the traditional British chippy - 31 comments

Unable to buy White Stilton cheese - 13 comments

Disposable coffee cups - 10 comments

There are alternatives to gelatin - 55 comments

The Lewes Arms boycott - 41 comments