Best / Worst Food

[Greengoblin]

Waffles with strawberry and banana for breakfast from place near Silver Hayes.

Curry in the Hare Krishna tent sorted me out one afternoon when I was struggling a bit.

Fishfinger sandwich and crumble and custard from places by Leftfield

 

Didn't eat anything truly awful this time but the paella was pretty average 

 

 

[Crazyfool01]

On 6/27/2023 at 3:19 PM, rwhitehouse13 said:

The Fusion Fire & Spice place at West Holts did an incredible kebab in a naan bread, superb.

I had this recommended to me by @Kim Wrong-Un and it was absolutely superb 🙂 see previuos page 

Edited June 28, 2023 by Crazyfool01

[Fishinginthelongdrops]

Best was the mixed platter from the Moroccan place opposite the Cornish Arms.

Not bad, but incredibly expensive was a £9.50 cheese and chutney toastie in Silvee Hayes.

[CaledonianGonzo]

Damn - I nearly went there a couple of times but opted not to.  

[Wakey321]

I wouldnt say I actually had a bad meal and was pretty choosy about where I went going off reviews off here and recommendations.

Best thing I had was a Wood fired pizza near the Tipi Village/ Stone Circle Entrance. It was a vegan place but pizza was incredible!

Honourable mentions to Dosas (Carhenge) a Toastie place (also near Carhenge), a chinese curry and rice box i had (West Holts), 4 Samosas (next to Other stage) and a great Jerk Chicken place (next to Ribbon Tower).

If i had to pick a worst it would be a Chicken and chips place (Other stage) but that was still decent enough!  

[CaledonianGonzo]

Went to a new (to me) jerk place in Bill's Green and it was ace.

[Chip Batch]

Nobody have the nachos from Luardo’s at the Other stage? Was it gone? They’re always amazing. 

[HH46810]

Forgot the name of the place but between the Other Stage and Glade there was a stall which did spiced fries loaded with tagine, chilli, yoghurt and crispy onions. Was part of the £6 meal deal, definitely could be classed as one it was big and delicious!

[4AssedMonkey]

Didn’t have a bad meal TBF. Dosa place in WG always great, especially the massive bhajis and home made chutneys. Had gyoza with cheesy rice and an stunning dipping sauce from a place at the back of Holts which was bloody good too. Upvote for Mexican Seoul near BBC intro too. Tasty AF. 

[mazola]

No mistakes from me, stand out was the katsu curry I had somewhere left of the park exit, maybe top of pennards. Probably nothing to write home about during the day, but middle of the night I declared it one the best things I've ever eaten

[Alvoram]

9 hours ago, MrsRookin said:

Best were probably:

- Spicy calamari and chips (I think it must have been near cabaret as that’s where I ended up eating it… amazed how you all remember where you got your food from as most details are pretty hazy for me 😳).

- Really simple humous with pitta and salad from veggie cafe in Croissant Neuf (not the one with proper crockery, the other one!) - it was exactly what I needed at that moment and was delicious.

- Goats cheese pizza from T&C (I think opposite Astrolabe perhaps 🤷‍♀️) - wasn’t hoping for much as usually festival pizza is mediocre at best, but it was actually lovely and didn’t have to wait long for it at all

 

Worst:

- Amazed to see so many raving about the dosa place by car henge.  I had a paneer dosa with onion bhaji - the dosa was incredibly bland and the bhaji was burnt.

- This one was my own fault and knew it would be crap when I ordered but was in a hurry so looked for the shortest queue by the Other stage. A really revolting sausage bap which was 97% fat and gristle. What a waste of a meal opportunity 😩

- Crepe from the top of the hill at Pyramid whilst waiting for Elton - all the other stalls up there were out of food and we didn’t want to chance venturing further afield and carrying food for five all through the crowd! Took the best part of an hour to get it, they told us what we initially ordered wasn’t available (but then saw them making the same thing up for others) and my “mozzarella, tomato and pesto” crepe was actually “cheddar, tomato, and such a tiny drop of pesto I couldn’t actually taste it.

Dosa Deli was one of my favourites last year, and the first place I headed this year. It was still great, but the dosa itself was not actually as nice as last year, couldn't put my finger on why, still good, but not as perfect as they can do... The Bhaji though, just as incredible as ever, by far the greatest Bhaji I've ever tasted. Shame you got a burnt one, as they really are special, but I guess that can happen any time with home made food. 

[SighMo]

After our self cooked egg and mushroom breakfast sandwiches my best was calamari and chips, not far from WG I think. The worse was a spicy veggie bean wrap just down from Woodsies on the left; wasn't spicy and was too wet so it was a disaster to eat cleanly.

[jamesrfisher]

Had some excellent food as usual.

Roaming Rotisserie - always excellent and hits the spot

Salt and pepper chicken with cats curry and sticky rice near the Park - discovery of the weekend

Samosa's from Other Stage, very good.

Salt and Pepper Calamari at Other Stage.

 

Only had one bad meal, Wednesday lunchtime, had arrived, sat out the rain in my car, got in, tent up and was starving, a place at Bushey, sausages in a muffin. Sausages were terrible cheap ones and the muffin was very dry.

[Hugh Jass II]

Best: Chicken Yassa from the Senegalese place on the strip between the Pyramid and Williams Green (RIP).

Didn’t have anything too bad.

[Mich1268]

Bumping up cos who doesn't want a reminder of what tantalising meals might be in the fields this year

[CanWeRest]

There's a Cornish pasty place in the market place closest to the Pyramid Stage. I had a pasty from there and it was inedible. Not cheap either. One bite and in the bin. Tasted like fag ash, and was dry as a bone.

[northernangel]

I can never go wrong for price with the other stage pasta stall and garlic bread.

[FloopFiller]

38 minutes ago, CanWeRest said:

There's a Cornish pasty place in the market place closest to the Pyramid Stage. I had a pasty from there and it was inedible. Not cheap either. One bite and in the bin. Tasted like fag ash, and was dry as a bone.

Read that as ‘incredible’ first time over and was really confused by what came after. 
 

Honestly, general rule of thumb I’ve found is to avoid the places around the Pyramid and Other as they tend to veer on the side of being the generic shite you get at other crap festivals. Obviously there will be exceptions, but it’s a risk I’d rather not take, although I’m aware that sometimes needs must when you’re in the vicinity.

[Nuthugger]

best: indian street food. worst: goan fish curry. it used to be nice but last time i tried it it was slop with a few flakes of fish in it

[The Nal]

Was the Indian place down near the meeting point there last year?

[nikkic]

My mates were raving about the Cajun place at the back end of West Holts, but every time I walked past the queues were crazy. 
 

Determined to get there this year. They did a surf and turf bowl which looked immense. 

[Toilet Duck]

Any good low carb recommendations? Normally my festival chow is very carb heavy, but gave all that up since the last festival! Jerk chicken would work, but I don't think I'll eat it for 5 days straight! 

[nikkic]

7 minutes ago, Toilet Duck said:

Any good low carb recommendations? Normally my festival chow is very carb heavy, but gave all that up since the last festival! Jerk chicken would work, but I don't think I'll eat it for 5 days straight! 

There was a Moroccan place in WH which did this beautiful lamb dish, came with a great salad with feta and a minty sauce. 

 

[Toilet Duck]

4 minutes ago, nikkic said:

There was a Moroccan place in WH which did this beautiful lamb dish, came with a great salad with feta and a minty sauce. 

 

That sounds spot on! Thanks!

 

Edit: Should have known food around WH would be the answer!

Edited May 27 by Toilet Duck

[nikkic]

2 minutes ago, Toilet Duck said:

That sounds spot on! Thanks!

 

Edit: Should have known food around WH would be the answer!

It’s by far and away the best area for food!