Food Traders 2024.

[dcsessions]

Jerk village between carhenge and pyramid was good. Curry goat was pricey at £16 but it tasted so good I had it again the following evening.

 

Had a basic but tasty lamb curry from the Indian food vendor just before you go through the arch between west Holts and Greenpeace. I think called "zouk heavenly Indian food".

 

Bit out of the way but the pizza place underneath the tipi field called pizza and puppets? Really good pizza that was good value and they did kids portions too. Very friendly as well.

 

My main food disappointment was chilli kitchen opposite jerk village. I had wanted to do dosa deli but they were cash only at that point so had to do something else. It was a halloumi masala. It wasn't bad but just didn't taste of anything and minimal sauce.

 

I wanted to do the curry goat from west Holts too but didn't get chance.

 

Pazzos pizza by Greenpeace was pretty underwhelming size wise for the price.

 

Brownies from the pudding wagon at carhenge were truly amazing. And pretty good value particularly for a festival.

 

The steak baguette from the kitchen outside acoustic stage/kidzfield is decent value even if not mind-blowing flavour wise.

 

Ice lollies paletas at west Holts really good too.

 

Special shout to meloncauli 2 outside acoustic stage. Always reliable pick me up smoothie there and fast service.

 

Will have to try the Indonesian curry next time!

[The Nal]

Speaking of jerk, the nuggs from here in BBC Intro were elite

 

[CaledonianGonzo]

My first year without getting any jerk for a good number of years.  Particularly egregious oversight given that there aren't any places that do it anywhere near here.

[tarw]

7 minutes ago, LinvoyPrimus said:

 

What was the name of this place?

Blue Moon Cafe?  In Woodsies by the tree stage. I know that they do Shambala and probably some others as well. 
They only do one choice of meal a day but it’s always tasty. They also do lots of toasties and drinks/cakes

[Fearless_Fish]

58 minutes ago, Euphoricape said:

Same here. Absolutely stunning, went twice. Also double dipped at the Tibetan curry place as was equally delicious 🥣

Was that Tibetan Kitchen? Or Taste Tibet? I didn't go - I only ask as Tibetan Kitchen are at Deer Shed this month so might check them out :)

[Euphoricape]

Just now, Fearless_Fish said:

Was that Tibetan Kitchen? Or Taste Tibet? I didn't go - I only ask as Tibetan Kitchen are at Deer Shed this month so might check them out 🙂

I'm not 100 percent tbh. Someone else on here may remember, it was at West Holts on same.side as Brothers bar.

[dulcificum]

Food options were utter shite. 20 different Mexican places that were as bad as the dark day of British cuisine in the 90s. Tiny portions of bad mac n cheese from people who don't even understand basic food chemistry of emulsions or miniscule overcooked burgers. Don't get me started on the Asian options or, shudder, the "bbq". Only good vaguely authentic meals I had were from the jerk places.

 

Queues were always too big for many of my faves like Goan curry and Creole.

 

Worst of all was Tommy's pizza in Silver Hayes. Avoid at all costs. 15 minutes to make a really bad 6" pizza and then had the cheek to charge £15 for it.

Edited Wednesday at 03:16 PM by dulcificum

[The Nal]

Kedgeree on point this year. Green chili a nice addition. 

 

Chicken Tikka Masala from the place around the corner not so much. 

 

  

1 minute ago, dulcificum said:

Food options were utter shite. 20 different Mexican places that were as bad as the dark day of British cuisine in the 90s. Tiny portions of bad mac n cheese or miniscule overcooked burgers. Don't get me started on the Asian options or, shudder, the "bbq". Only good vaguely authentic meals I had were from the jerk places.

 

Worst of all was Tommy's pizza in Silver Hayes. Avoid at all costs. 15 minutes to make a really bad 6" pizza and then had the cheek to charge £15 for it.

 

 

Anna's Mac and Cheese was lovely.

 

The Wood fired pizza place at the end of Carhenge was one of the best Ive ever had, anywhere. 

 

Cheeky Burger was quality. 

Edited Wednesday at 03:15 PM by The Nal

[dulcificum]

1 hour ago, SighMo said:

 

Discovered this on Sunday evening before seeing Romy at Woodsies. Wish I’d gone sooner. 

That was nice but disappointing. Literally the boil in the bag Ashoka Dal Makhani is 10x better. 

 

Edited Wednesday at 03:16 PM by dulcificum

[CaledonianGonzo]

Really wish there was a place in the Park that did Indian food or curries. It's usually our last stop of the night but the options are all a bit meat and potatoes.

[The Nal]

If anything the options in the Park have gotten worse recently. 

[Dave_c]

31 minutes ago, The Nal said:

Kedgeree on point this year. Green chili a nice addition. 

 

Chicken Tikka Masala from the place around the corner not so much. 

 

  

 

 

Anna's Mac and Cheese was lovely.

 

The Wood fired pizza place at the end of Carhenge was one of the best Ive ever had, anywhere. 

 

Cheeky Burger was quality. 

 

I had a pizza from there Sunday night as most other places were closed and it was bloody fantastic.

[giantkatestacks]

Our top eats of the weekend:

 

The jerk chicken place by the meeting point

Bayou prawns and chicken

Block 9 burger

Chips from Broke Britain (Unfairground crew bar)

Donuts, so many donuts

Pasties from the bakery

[mph]

There used to be local charities running some food stalls

Simple stuff, baked potatoes and fillings etc, cornflakes in the morning

 

i didn't see any this year 

 

[CaledonianGonzo]

Tor Rugby Club were in their usual spot

[Trunks1993]

Apart from the Paella stand, portions were a joke. £12 for a nice tasting Mac n Cheese which was more like a side portion was mad. Ended up doing about 5 stalls a day haha

[MilkyJoe]

3 minutes ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

Tor Rugby Club were in their usual spot

Always a staple of my festival diet.❤️

[The Nal]

7 minutes ago, Trunks1993 said:

Apart from the Paella stand, portions were a joke. £12 for a nice tasting Mac n Cheese which was more like a side portion was mad. Ended up doing about 5 stalls a day haha

 

Portion sizes were fine. Go order a medium sized bowl of pasta in a decent restaurant and you'll pay 20 quid

[dulcificum]

23 minutes ago, Trunks1993 said:

Apart from the Paella stand, portions were a joke. £12 for a nice tasting Mac n Cheese which was more like a side portion was mad. Ended up doing about 5 stalls a day haha

Absolutely. Mad markups on so many types of food there already and then to be so stingy is just mean.

[MilkyJoe]

Was Manic Organic back this year or still absent?

[pie_and_a_pint]

6 minutes ago, MilkyJoe said:

Was Manic Organic back this year or still absent?

Still absent. I think they’ve gone completely ☹️

[MilkyJoe]

Just now, pie_and_a_pint said:

Still absent. I think they’ve gone completely ☹️

I know they posted on here last year that they were hoping to be back this year. Would be sad if they were gone for good. Was always one of my must eats.

[incident]

43 minutes ago, mph said:

There used to be local charities running some food stalls

Simple stuff, baked potatoes and fillings etc, cornflakes in the morning

 

i didn't see any this year

 

There was still the usual suspects. As mentioned, Tor Rugby Club next to the Cider Bus, Divers Diner on the path between Pyramid and Acoustic, and also some of the Campsite Cafes are run by community groups. The only one I think has really fallen by the wayside is Wells Rugby Club - but they never really got established, with Tor RFC already doing their thing a few stalls away.

[The Red Telephone]

Shout out to the vegan gelato van in The Park. Had 3 cones from there over the weekend - hands down the best ice cream I’ve had, vegan or not.

[The Red Telephone]

Pieminster Pies near Carhenge also good.