Best Aerodrome Cafe/restaurant??
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Netherthorpe.....(but then I'm biased as it's hombase
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I agree with BEagle - Honfleur/Deauville.
Will be there in a couple of weeks time. A friend has a little cottage that backs onto Deauville airfield (used to be the local Luftwaffe Commandant's billett in WW2) and so we are whizzing over in a Commanche for the weekend.
)I agree with BEagle - Honfleur/Deauville.
Will be there in a couple of weeks time. A friend has a little cottage that backs onto Deauville airfield (used to be the local Luftwaffe Commandant's billett in WW2) and so we are whizzing over in a Commanche for the weekend.
Shoreham seems to get its fair share of locals in for Sunday lunch. Plus they have musical evenings to attract flyers and non flyers alike.
The food is reasonable without being special. Probably had the worst pasta dish ever there about a year ago, but seems to have improved of late.
The food is reasonable without being special. Probably had the worst pasta dish ever there about a year ago, but seems to have improved of late.
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Got to agree about Netherthorpe. A mate of mine got a trial lesson there for her birthday a couple of weeks ago, and while she was up in a 152 I managed to polish off a couple of chip butties and a pint, not something I've ever done at an airfield before as I'm usually flying! 
Gamston used to have a decent selection, but I'm going back a good ten years oon that. Don't know what it's like there now.
Gamston used to have a decent selection, but I'm going back a good ten years oon that. Don't know what it's like there now.
Lomo de cerdo con patatas fritas y mahonesa used to be excellent at the Aero Club San Luis, Menorca.
Has Wolverpennyhamptongreen Intergalactic Spaceport really no catering facilities at all? How ridiculous for an alleged 'business airport'. Something better than dead pig and egg all-day breakfasts surely needed for the 'Berrmigoom business folk' they're hoping to attract?
As it's in the heart of 'Tum te tum te tum te tum' territory (Archers aficionados will recognise the tune), why not 'Ambridge International' - or 'Borchester Airport'?
Has Wolverpennyhamptongreen Intergalactic Spaceport really no catering facilities at all? How ridiculous for an alleged 'business airport'. Something better than dead pig and egg all-day breakfasts surely needed for the 'Berrmigoom business folk' they're hoping to attract?
As it's in the heart of 'Tum te tum te tum te tum' territory (Archers aficionados will recognise the tune), why not 'Ambridge International' - or 'Borchester Airport'?
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There seem to be very diverse views on what constitutes "good".
For me "good bacon butty" is an oxymoron.
I would have thought that it should be possible for these cafes and restaurants to serve up something reasonably nutritious and palatable, if not the haute cuisine that the French consider acceptable.
Am I really on my own in thinking that even the "good" airport restaurants (of which there are few enough) are way below the standard of the average high street, or even motorway service stations and airports?
W
For me "good bacon butty" is an oxymoron.
I would have thought that it should be possible for these cafes and restaurants to serve up something reasonably nutritious and palatable, if not the haute cuisine that the French consider acceptable.
Am I really on my own in thinking that even the "good" airport restaurants (of which there are few enough) are way below the standard of the average high street, or even motorway service stations and airports?
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"Good" is very subjective. If you really feel like a cholesterol laden fry-up or a curry then Salade Nicoise just isn't going to hit the spot.
Of course you can have a good bacon butty, just as you can have a great steak sarnie (have a look at Jamie Oliver's recipe). What it takes is good ingredients, well prepared and presented.
Unfortunately ingredients have become commodities, to be sold at the lowest price, which is why our supermarkets are filled with bacon and ham loaded with water and phosphates, fruit which has not been allowed to ripen naturally, processed foods full of sugar salt and starch and bread that has been steamed rather than baked.
Mike
Of course you can have a good bacon butty, just as you can have a great steak sarnie (have a look at Jamie Oliver's recipe). What it takes is good ingredients, well prepared and presented.
Unfortunately ingredients have become commodities, to be sold at the lowest price, which is why our supermarkets are filled with bacon and ham loaded with water and phosphates, fruit which has not been allowed to ripen naturally, processed foods full of sugar salt and starch and bread that has been steamed rather than baked.
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Of course you can have a good bacon butty, just as you can have a great steak sarnie (have a look at Jamie Oliver's recipe). What it takes is good ingredients, well prepared and presented.
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2Donks put a gourmet guide to aviation on his website a couple of years ago, and it acquired a few entries. Mostly in France, as I recall.
I don't think I've ever had what I could call a good meal at a UK airport. I've had some that were edible, and some that were dreadful (and left uneaten).
L'Escale at Le Touq suits me fine, and I've eaten well at Reims Prunay, Deauville, Rouen, and quite a few others in that country. A different scale of measurement altogether.
I don't think I've ever had what I could call a good meal at a UK airport. I've had some that were edible, and some that were dreadful (and left uneaten).
L'Escale at Le Touq suits me fine, and I've eaten well at Reims Prunay, Deauville, Rouen, and quite a few others in that country. A different scale of measurement altogether.
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Rustle, I fear you're not taking this vital safety matter seriously. How is a pilot supposed to fly on an empty stomach? Or worse, on a stomach full of bad ingredients? Good luck to Mike in his new role for the AOPA!
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Lomo de cerdo con patatas fritas y mahonesa used to be excellent at the Aero Club San Luis, Menorca.
Back to the topic:
Flew into Rochester a few weeks ago and despite all the promises of the 'New French Cuisine' etc etc - I'm sorry to say, I wasn't that impressed – but maybe it was just an off day. . . . People who run it were, however, very friendly and seem keen on improving things so I guess it's a case of watch this space. . . . .
Sad to hear that. But my experience was some 25 years ago, I guess. San Luis aerodrome would make an excellent GA aerodrome for the Baleares and a cash injection (presumably using our EU hand outs!) would be very welcome. The lady who ran the kitchen made her own mahonesa - it didn't come from a jar - and it was the best there was!
Plus, of course, if you could get a 737 in to San Luis, then perhaps RyanAir would be interested.....
Plus, of course, if you could get a 737 in to San Luis, then perhaps RyanAir would be interested.....
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WCollins, Zlin526
Totally agree. Halfpenny Green had a certain ring to it. Had my first trial lesson there many years ago
Rumour is that Cosford is being considered as a local commuter airfield for Telford and Wolverhampton. Where would that leave WBA. Like its namesake ......relegated.
Totally agree. Halfpenny Green had a certain ring to it. Had my first trial lesson there many years ago
Rumour is that Cosford is being considered as a local commuter airfield for Telford and Wolverhampton. Where would that leave WBA. Like its namesake ......relegated.
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I was working LARS this morning , had 2 strips on same aircraft so decided to check which flight he was actually on.
" G-**** confirm if you are flight to Halfpenny Green"
"negative" was his response " we are enroute to Wolverhampton"
He hadn't a clue that they were one and the same place.
Do i now feel old or what !!!!
" G-**** confirm if you are flight to Halfpenny Green"
"negative" was his response " we are enroute to Wolverhampton"
He hadn't a clue that they were one and the same place.
Do i now feel old or what !!!!
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My biggest gripe with "WBA" is not the ridiculous pricing, nor the revoltingly rude and aggressive airport manager, nor the swill in the (happily now defunct) cafe.
My biggest gripe is a conversation I had a few years back, maybe six months after they changed name.
"Halfpenny Green this is G-xxxx"
<silence>
"Halfpenny Green, G-xxxx, do you read?"
<silence>
"Halfpenny Green G-xxxx transmitting blind, Aztec from Fairoaks to Liverpool five miles south at 2500' VFR will be passing through your overhead in two minutes"
"G-xxxx This is Wolverhampton, are you trying to contact us?"
I am sorry, but this is worse than stupid and petty...it's downright dangerous. I wish now I had filed an MOR.
W
My biggest gripe is a conversation I had a few years back, maybe six months after they changed name.
"Halfpenny Green this is G-xxxx"
<silence>
"Halfpenny Green, G-xxxx, do you read?"
<silence>
"Halfpenny Green G-xxxx transmitting blind, Aztec from Fairoaks to Liverpool five miles south at 2500' VFR will be passing through your overhead in two minutes"
"G-xxxx This is Wolverhampton, are you trying to contact us?"
I am sorry, but this is worse than stupid and petty...it's downright dangerous. I wish now I had filed an MOR.
W
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Wellesbourne by far
You want the best cafe:
Wellesbourne Mountford (The Touchdown Inn) Superb breakfasts, lasagne etc! Ok so its not the savoy, but i have never tasted such a good sausage and egg sandwich!
Give it a try! mmmmm... must go back soon
Been to shobdon, and they are good but EGBW just seemed to come out tops.
Although Sywell is top of my list for the nicer joint....
Wellesbourne Mountford (The Touchdown Inn) Superb breakfasts, lasagne etc! Ok so its not the savoy, but i have never tasted such a good sausage and egg sandwich!
Give it a try! mmmmm... must go back soon
Been to shobdon, and they are good but EGBW just seemed to come out tops.
Although Sywell is top of my list for the nicer joint....
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London's Business Airport...............
I was interested to note that London's Premier Business Airport (aka Biggin on the Bump) has decided to continue to offer the very, very highest level of service to it's customers - by closing the terminal cafe on Sundays.
Standby for the installation of a coffee and crisps machine.
Standby for the installation of a coffee and crisps machine.