Whats a pilots favourity food?
 

Hi,

I am the operator of Caernarfon Airport and have just given notice to the operators of the cafe on the airport. I am now looking for new people to operate the Cafe which is very busy in the summer.

I am interested to hear what is the favourite food of pilots when I decide to redevelop the cafe.

Any ideas?

Thanks

Sam Betley
Airport Manager
01286 830 800

Bacon sarnies :D

All day brekky:ok:

Big mug of strong tea:ok:

Tea, tea and more tea!

Seriously, if you could give some thought to those who are allergic to gluten (Coeliac) and wheat, that's be grand.

Cheers

Whirls

Battered Mars Bar? Might be interesting :p

And I agree with Chesty Morgan, All day brekkie, can't go wrong at all!

Beans and scrambled egg.

All day brekkie freshly cooked, bacon/sausage sarnies, chips with whatever, the sort of stuff that doesn't take ages to cook, the great unhealthy stuff I don't get at home, and nice friendly people to cook it. Not that the last lot were unfriendly. I notice no mention of salad. :ok:
Does that mean there is no food going at the moment, or are you about to don the apron Sam.

Good Cafe Food
 

If it is possible to support your local suppliers it might be great for you sell decent bacon (not the supermarket junk full of water), free range eggs and that sort of thing. This would help your local colleagues, provide a quality product and you could charge a bit more for it on the basis that is good stuff. I guess you might have peaks and troughs of demand and what I am suggesting may not be practicable. A quality product at a good price has got to be a good start IMHO.

HP Beans , not heinz.

Leaves cockpits smelling fresher in my experience.

May not work for everyone!

Hamburgers - the 100 quid variety :E Nice steaks, all day brekkie (as mentioned above with REAL bacon :ok: :ok: !!) Given where you are located some fish perhaps (and I don't mean fish n'chips). In fact - anything but the usual horrendous sandwiches :=

Baked potatos are easy to do in a microwave, with choice of fillings direct from the "all day breakfast" components.....often seen as a healthy option too.

regards
HnH
(I'd visit again if the aircraft was flyable!)

My requests:

French Toast for breakfast.

Hamburgers or Chicken Sandwiches for lunch.

Steaks or some such for dinner.


Make sure that the dishes all have aviation names, like French Toast would be "Caravelle", the hamburger might be "The B-17" or something.

Why do so many pilots eat this awful lorry drivers' greasy spoon fodder?

You won't find that sort of peasant food at any typical French airfield restaurant!

An alternative theory might be that anyone who's spending £200 to come and visit you could actually afford £15 for a decent meal ... particularly if their passengers are paying!

How about some fine Welsh lamb? Roast leg, grilled chops, a hotpot or a casserole would all go down well IMHO. Served with boiled spuds, spring greens and carrots. Followed by cheese or apple pie and cream, with some decent coffee.

Curry.

... and for the benefit of those who monitor bandwidth, curry.

I seem to remember you got a really nice slice of home made fruit cake to go with your afternoon cuppa at Sandown a decade or two back - excellent if you are just peckish and not ravenous!

Perhaps because that's what they are at heart ? ;)

Seriously - the restaurant can be a lot more important to the future of any airfield than meets the eye. On the continent there are any number of small fields that sport a good, sometimes excellent restaurant. These then attract locals, mostly not interested in aviation. Then two important things happen:

1) some of said locals do get an interest in flying and perhaps actually get a license

2) when the NIMBYs start their complaints about airfield noise (as they invariably do at some stage), aviation has already earned brownie points with the general public. Closing down a place you take your family to on a Sunday to watch These magnificent Men and Women in their Flying Machines is a lot harder than some sinister place where people in hi-vis vests (sorry, couldn't resist) go about their business behind a 'keep out' sign.

I don't think it's been mentioned yet but a barbecue ALWAYS goes down well on a Friday evening. Cold beer, burnt meat. Ahhhh bliss!

Bacon and egg sarnie, well done chips and free coffee top ups.

For the exotic (ie the missus) - a welsh lamb (warm and freshly roasted) pannini or some such fancy bread with a tasty fresh salad in sesame oil.

For the baggage (ie sprogs) sausage (local) and beans (57).