Deluxe diner

[Mich1268]

Anyone ever done this? Is it fun? Good? Worth it?

[Gnomicide]

Never done it, I've heard the food is good and it's a nice change but you need to book well in advance. As a result you can end up with a food v act you want to see clash.

[EFC1996]

Never booked it for the food but I’ve had some of the best nights/mornings of my festival in there

[soffft]

I did last year and had an amazing time. The food was great and good value, the staff was friendly and honestly it felt great to sit down at a proper table and use real cutlery. But yes, you have to risk the clashes since you have to book well in advance.

[ticketboy69]

9 minutes ago, Mich1268 said:

Anyone ever done this? Is it fun? Good? Worth it?

We do it every year and I would highly recommend it. Food is great, the service is really friendly. We’ve only ever done the Sunday roast. 
 

Best bit is sitting at a table with real knives and forks, bottle of wine and actual glasses! Makes you feel human again, especially if it’s a muddy one. They have a singer on stage while you eat and it’s always a lovely atmosphere. 

[Avalon_Fields]

I did it once but had to rush as my booking inevitability clashed with something I wanted to see. It’s ok to do once but my own view is it’s not on the essential list of things to do at Glastonbury.

[danmarks]

Did it once 2016. Its an experience but its also - you could go to a good restaurant anytime and not in a field. So do you want 3 hours of your day committed to something you can do anywhere. It was good but i wouldnt do it twice

[coma girl]

I love the idea of it but in reality I don't want to have to commit to being in a certain place at a set time for anything other than a band because I know how easy it is to get distracted by things as you're bimbling about.

I do like heading up there to hang out and have drinks at other points of the festival though.

[Funkyfairy!]

Did it a few years ago on the Thursday lunchtime, was lovely and a one off for a special occasion . I wish they did a Wednesday lunchtime sitting, as that would guarantee no clashes 🙂

[ticketboy69]

9 minutes ago, danmarks said:

Did it once 2016. Its an experience but its also - you could go to a good restaurant anytime and not in a field. So do you want 3 hours of your day committed to something you can do anywhere. It was good but i wouldnt do it twice

We do the Sunday lunch, and for anyone considering it, it’s an hour not 3!

[gigpusher]

Never done it before but considering doing it if I can get booked for the Thursday. 

[4AssedMonkey]

1 hour ago, Mich1268 said:

Anyone ever done this? Is it fun? Good? Worth it?

At a festival with so many unique experiences on offer that only exists for 5 days, I can’t see why I’d want to go to a restaurant. I can do that anywhere, anytime. No?

[danmarks]

24 minutes ago, ticketboy69 said:

We do the Sunday lunch, and for anyone considering it, it’s an hour not 3!

I needed to allow 3 hours. Rain , mud, inevitable drunkenness. Thought it was 2 hours inside tho. It was a Thursday.  Odd to have real glasses and plates and food was very good.

[Skip997]

6 minutes ago, danmarks said:

I needed to allow 3 hours. Rain , mud, inevitable drunkenness. Thought it was 2 hours inside tho. It was a Thursday.  Odd to have real glasses and plates and food was very good.

If I ended up there, I'd be convinced someone had spiked me.

[danmarks]

Just now, Skip997 said:

If I ended up there, I'd be convinced someone had spiked me.

Well we all get something different out of the same moments i guess. I wouldnt do it again. But im not the same person i was in 2016 either so i dunno what im trying to say.  From what I've read of you skip i absolutely take my hat off to you for living the life i envy.  But im full of contradictions and try to go the path of least resistance even if it kills me a little inside. 

[ticketboy69]

18 minutes ago, 4AssedMonkey said:

At a festival with so many unique experiences on offer that only exists for 5 days, I can’t see why I’d want to go to a restaurant. I can do that anywhere, anytime. No?

Yeah, definitely not for you. 

[Crazyfool01]

20 minutes ago, 4AssedMonkey said:

At a festival with so many unique experiences on offer that only exists for 5 days, I can’t see why I’d want to go to a restaurant. I can do that anywhere, anytime. No?

I did it for exactly that uniqueness… I’ve never had fine dining before … and fine dining in a field was quite different 

[Olshansky]

we did it for the first time this past year, thursday lunch.  

I didnt think it was them most amazing meal Id ever had, but it was good, and a nice change from the normal stalls.  I think we will be doing it again 

[kalifire]

I've done it twice before. It's a quirky thing to do with others, although it baffles me why anyone does it on the Fri/Sat/Sun, when they have to commit to a time before they know who's playing where.

This year the cost has risen to £45 for two courses, and that's too much for me right now.

Edited February 28, 2023 by kalifire

[Mich1268]

Thanks everyone. I think for me it is the thing of committing before lineup times are out. Might try to pop un for drinks though. Didn't realise you could do that

[gigpusher]

We’re considering it for the first time this year. I would only do Thursday early as I wouldn’t risk any clashes but having been to Glastonbury a fair number of times now it’s an unusual experience that I wouldn’t mind trying and I could do with having a more relaxing Thursday so this could force me to spend a few hours taking it easier. 

[Greenelk]

They are doing Wednesday as well this year - http://www.deluxediner.co.uk/restaurant.html

[doogie]

I love a good upmarket restaurant, but for me when you're paying £45 for 2 courses, you're paying for the ambiance as much as the food.  And no matter how you dress it up, the Deluxe Diner is a big tent in a muddy field.  It may be a novelty, but it's not an upmarket experience and I wouldn't pay that kind of money for it.  Especially when you're at Glastonbury and there's a million other things to see and do.

[kalifire]

21 minutes ago, doogie said:

I love a good upmarket restaurant, but for me when you're paying £45 for 2 courses, you're paying for the ambiance as much as the food.  And no matter how you dress it up, the Deluxe Diner is a big tent in a muddy field.  It may be a novelty, but it's not an upmarket experience and I wouldn't pay that kind of money for it.  Especially when you're at Glastonbury and there's a million other things to see and do.

This. I'm glad I did it and had the experience, but it's not something I'll put on my schedule every time I'm there. To be brutally honest, if it wasn't a Glastonbury novelty, I'd feel a bit short changed for £45, based on service and quality of food.

[ticketboy69]

I’m just looking through my old photos to see if I have an image of the diner I can post (I don’t, my children are in them all) and I’ve noticed that the person sitting behind us in a photo from 2019 is wearing an Efestivals teeshirt!