Many years ago I used the canteen at the company I worked for. Once day the pudding they served tasted like is was made with stale flour. It was subsidised and they only charged 5p for the pudding (1976 prices). When I complained the manageress said "What can you expect for 5p?" I replied "There's nothing more expensive than food you cannot eat and has to be thrown away; whatever it costs."
If front of house is dirty what must the kitchen be like? I always check the table and cutlery before deciding to eat or walk out. Why are food hygiene ratings not shown on the door as is compulsory in Wales? Why are English people less worthy of protection?
As a young person earning some extra money I used to work at a motorway service station , back in the day they had restaurants not fast food joints. Their attention to detail was exceptional with hygiene being a priority , something that seems to have been lost in translation with today's generation. Did you happen to notice their hygiene rating ? Maybe this is something you should be looking at.
I didn't notice the hygiene rating - which probably means it wasn't displayed that prominently... the worry I would have is if that little care and attention is paid to the front of house, there's little chance that the back rooms are any better!!
I went to Woburn as a kid. Monkeys picked the vinyl roof and windscreen wipers off. A bear took care of the wing mirror. Seems there's other sorts of scoundrels in the kitchens at longleat
I stayed on a campsite next to Longleat last year, we were going to do the park to relive memories of when our kids were young. When we saw the prices for the park we didn’t bother. A captive audience for food and they serve you poor food in a dirty restaurant, it just shows rip-off Britain is still a thing.
Oh yes, definitely an overpriced experience all round. £76 entry fee for 1 adult, 1 child. That's strong isn't it !! As for the food, well the less said the better probably ha ha
There is no excuse for dirty cutlery or dirty tables. The food looks awful, Greeno, I am surprised you managed to eat some of it. The location is very expensive to visit. I looked up the admission, seventy plus pounds for an adult and child is outrageous, for those prices you would think they could hire staff to clean the place. Thanks for taking one for the team. As always, it was a great review.
Thanks for the kind words about the review... yeah it was £76 entry fee for the 2 of us - not cheap. As you say, some extra staff on minimum wage wouldn't break the bank !
How can a lazania be bland. It's one of those popular menus for decades. Many make it at home and it's wonderful. Not good to be let down by such a basic simple menu.
You forgot to mention the £70+ it cost to get in! I was told that when there was an independent restaurant at Longleat, they wouldn't give them enough "rent" so they kicked them out and did it thereselves, what you experienced was the result of greed!
Agree you have to try Greeno. It's a pity that probably couple of miles away a nice cosy little pub ,little un could eat outside with you. At least you would get better value. Remember on a travel show looking at motorway service stations yuck. Advised people to venture off the motorway find local eatery would be glad of your custom, same advice on French motorways
Overpriced, bought in rubbish in all these places I find these days. Dirty tables and undertrained staff is a common theme sadly. We take a picnic or buy a meal deal now when we go to Longleat, and then we go for a nice pub meal on the way home! ❤
😂 Oh dear Greeno!... A few years ago we had a few family members over visiting from Australia... And they wanted to go to Longleat Safari Park while they were all here... And some friends of ours had warned them that the food there was generally of a poor quality... And they would be much better off taking their own packed lunch and a bunch of drinks instead... But unfortunately they didn't heed the warning... The result was pretty much the same as yours my friend... 😂 Oh well... Better luck next time Greeno... All the very best... Cheers mate. 🍺
Dirty un clean tables and dirty cutlery.. that's a big no no straightaway! What are the kitchens like I wonder? I would have walked out at this point and not even tried the food. Food looked mediocre. Wonder what their food hygiene rating is?
Being a kind of "canteen style" place, you order and pay for the food before you even sit down, or collect the cutlery... lesson learned though. Take a picnic next time (and avoid the monkey enclosure!!)
What do you expect? You’re not gonna get a proper decent lasagne in a place like that. Makes no sense to rip it apart. The hygiene thing is poor. Very poor.
Last mushy peas i bought was from aldi. Best i have ever had. I do not use Aldi, but i took a neighbour there so i bought a few things. Disgusting for longleat. I hope they see this.
I think your spot on Greeno, That flaverlous fish has been preprocessed probably 4 to 5 months previous and snap frozen ... hence the flavour loss. Totally agree with you ...absolute garbage .
Mind you, it was 21 £ for an adult and a child’s portions and with no drinks. So, for two adults could be around 35 £. Not worth it if you ask me. Thanks for your honest reviews.
How do these eateries stay in business when they serve such rubbish ? Do they get repeat customers ? Does Greeno get sick after eating this kind of crap ? Does he have a cast iron stomach? If I had his job I'd carry a package of Tums with me !
First saw you on Gary's channel and subscribed - love your content. I have to say as someone who has worked as a waiter and a barman for many, many years - seeing your fish and chips served on a chipped plate really p***ed me off. Chipped crockery/glassware goes in the BIN. Arrrrggghhh how little can someone care???
Nothing about pride, quality and delivering an experience. And we wonder why youngsters don't seem to take the initiative in the workplace. There is nothing here that anyone with a bit of get-go can grab and make work. Free school meals level 😂
Most food outlets these days use zero/ minimum salt, as the nanny state like with sugar, has advised minimum/ zero use as it is bad for you. Pre-prepared/ frozen food gives NO excuse for inedible food. As for the dirty tables and cutlery; that's a health and safety issue, and if reported could result in consequences for said restaurant. Good video, very informative.
Was the restaurant run by the animals from the park? This place is in desperate need of an inspection by government food and safety regulators. Dirty used cutlery 🤢🤮
Loving your videos. Only been subscribed to your channel a few weeks but great content. Going into a place were the tables aren't being kept clean is a put off. If I'd seen a dirty piece of cutlery as well, I think I'd have walked out at that point. 😂😂
Unfortunately by the time I saw the dirty cutlery the meal was bought and paid for - it's certainly a red flag isn't it. Thanks for the kind words about the content, much appreciated !
Why the hell do these places think they can do this? My guess is the fact the families only go once and say "oh well" And that is what the companies think.... FFS
Lasagna sucks…. Unless it’s authentic Italian lasagna maybe… I mean… It’s very cheesy. Period. If you hate cheese, you’ll hate lasagna. If you love cheese, you’ll probably like lasagna. 🤷♂️ That being said… There are lots of different kinds of cheeses…. 🤔🤔🤔 Plus, tomato sauce, eggplant, meats, the part of lasagna that has to do with the dough part, herbs, maybe a little spinach, etc. 🤷♂️ So yeah. Everyone puts too much cheese on lasagna…
Eww... I hate dirty tables and cutlery! I saw that in the height of the pandemic between lockdowns and I was so grossed out I never went back. The food itself looks absolutely disgusting! Obviously, it's worth going to see the animals, and bringing your own food.
That everything is dirty...awful!! When I go to a restaurant for the first time, my first job is going to the toilet. Why? When the toilets are clean you can be pretty sure that the rest is ok as well. And that food... I think a "Big Mac" with fries and mayo is better then that.... Who has ever come to the idea to put vinegar on potatoes??? I know it is very common to do that in Britain, but it certainly would never came up in my mind to do that... I tried it once (when you are abroad you have to try the local things, isn't it?) but it was once and never again... Those mashed peace is something we do not have in the Netherlands and when I am in Britain or Ireland I tried to avoid those because I just do not like that green puree (is a matter of taste, has nothing to do with 'good or bad').
Good tip on checking the toilet facilities. Gives a good indication of general standards.We will have to agree to disagree about vinegar on chips, but as you say it is a particularly British thing (although vinegar is used in dressings for many European potato salads of course!)
Welcome to the channel Gary ! I think a lot of European (especially Mediterranean) countries have a healthier diet all round, and the kids are brought up on it. We try to give our nippers a relatively balanced diet, but when you're at a place like this options are limited aren't they.
Too bad about the fish, it looked nice and crispy but that doesn't matter if it's bland. I think if I saw the state of the tables, I would have walked straight out. Just yuck. Well, thank you for taking one for the team, hopefully the next review will be more pleasant!
Yeah, the general hygiene of the seating areas, plus the dirty cutlery are big red flags for me. When front of house is that unclean, it makes you wonder what it’s like behind the scenes too!
I'm interested to know what the manager said, actually I'd be contacting the owners, the manager should be sacked!!! I was appalled at the back of your seat, they should be considering that youngsters use those seats, plastic or suchlike would be better to keep clean, but given that the tables aren't clean, it probably wouldn't matter! In a way you're a "captive audience" but it doesn't mean they can treat their clientele as if they don't matter!!!
Our local fish and chip shop produces the same quality. Tasteless . Undercooked, Cash only as well. We do not deal with cash , so why it's rare for us to have a takeaway as most are now cash only. Some do not even have a till. Just a card board box .
I never liked zoos. Smelly places. Most animals were never visible, ended up with a wasted day. Longleat was one. New Romney, and others. No, not for me. The canteen was as dirty as the animal cages. Bit exaggerated, but was not good. Only served basics .
That’s what you get at the parks/theme parks they cater for the masses unfortunately. Quantity is given over quality. I always bring my own food and for what they charge that option always works. New subscriber here and very impressed. Keep up the good work my man
I'm down in Bournemouth tomorrow, perhaps I'll get one of those nice pizzas. You must the only contributor on TH-cam that uses the word 'those', instead of 'them'. 😆
So do these place hire Cooks or Chef's... young people do the hospitality course . and never learn anything about the Hospitality Industry ..Most just don't care .. they have tunnel vision instead of doing a sweep of the restaurant .. it all come down to management ,, just as bad ..
Seems to be common in uk eateries to have someone clesr the dirty crockery away but not bother to come back to clean the table, so you have to sit at a table with crumbs and food debris on it. In most european countries the table is pristine within a couple of minutes of customers leaving. Zero excuses for anything to be dirty.
Absolutely correct. I made a video in a McDonalds in Hungary a few weeks back, and it was spotless. 2 staff walking the floor at all times clearing, wiping, sweeping. Definitely a step up from here!!
My last fish and chips from a local shop was the same. So bland , impossible to say what fish it was. Batter was even worse. I struggle to find good fish and chips locally here.
It was a huge disappointment - literally no plus points I could find. Bland food, dirty restaurant, dirty cutlery... just unacceptable on so many levels.
@@GreenoEats : Ha! "a few mouthfuls"? Have you even watched your video? You're gobbling it up like you haven't eaten for days and saying how horrible it is! I just found it funny, that's all, good luck.
Used to be great in the 1970's. Wow its fallen by the wayside! Such a shame. You would have thought Lord Bath would have hired a top Chef and staff to be on top of the food.
@@GreenoEats Thank you for your reply Greeno. I speak to GaryEats as well, you guys are both top blokes! Its sad isn't though in this day and age when they can't even get basic fish and chips right.
The trouble with dumps like this, once your in there and you're hungry they're got you by the bollocks. It was that dirty i would have walked out and reported them. I've worked in this area quite a lot and 10mins away is Warminster with some nice pubs & restaurants.
Oh yuk, no excuse for dirty tables and cutlery. I would expect the food to be made off site at that sort of place TBH but it is perfectly possible to have frozen ready battered haddock that tastes fine . It looks like they have gone for some really low grade products. One to avoid for sure.
Absolutely - although it's been pointed out that the receipt says "freshly battered haddock"... Freshly battered at a fish processing plany in Grimsby maybe, just before they froze it ! The cleanliness is an issue isn't it - if that's front of house, what does the kitchen look like??
@@GreenoEats I agree, if it is sold as freshly battered then that definitely should mean on the premises. Best not to think too much about behind the kitchen doors!
Thank you for the review. That place is like so many places these days, it serves pretend food. If you are lucky it looks nice and real, but it’s just a poor impersonation of the real thing. Greggs for example pre made fillings, lots of air and pastry. Make your own or go to a family run place that actually cooks from scratch !!! See you on the next one !!!
Yep, the fish and chips certainly looked better than it tasted, I normally try to find positives, but in this place I simply couldn’t. Just churning out rubbish to the captive audience
That lasagna looked like a darn brick, I don't envy little'un having to eat it, tbh honest Greeno, I'd agree with the video title, Longleat as a park/attraction is great but the food looks godawful
I genrally go into those kind of cafe / restaurants at attractions with relatively low expectations and hope to be surprised... but this place sunk was so far below even those low expectations!!
Hi folks - well the title pretty much sums this one up!!
And to top it off got my windscreen washer hoses destroyed by the cheeky monkeys too - unbelieveable !!!
That all looked appalling 🤮 Longleat is massively overrated and overpriced. I would definitely recommend giving it a swerve.
I dont like monkeys, cant say why, not my kind of animal 😅
Oh dear that looked disgusting to be honest left overs from the day before I reckon.
@@timspencer3348 Couldn't agree more!
Many years ago I used the canteen at the company I worked for. Once day the pudding they served tasted like is was made with stale flour. It was subsidised and they only charged 5p for the pudding (1976 prices). When I complained the manageress said "What can you expect for 5p?" I replied "There's nothing more expensive than food you cannot eat and has to be thrown away; whatever it costs."
Yep that's true, if it goes in the bin it doesn't matter how much it cost!!
Dad, Can i have my Lasagne back please! I'm starving!😂
Ha ha - she's used to it now, bless her !!
@@GreenoEatsYou saved Little’un to be honest. It looked minging.
Oh uck!! On second thoughts dad you can have it. 😂😂
Everything about that restaurant tells you that the owners and staff simply couldn’t give a toss. Fair play Greeno for putting yourself through that.
Agreed - no pridein what they are doing whatsoever, just fleecing a captive audience,
Only in Britain does a child's meal consist of carbs+carbs+carbs with coloured water.
Well maybe in the States too 🤣
Oh sweetheart, you need to get out more if you think that's exclusive to Britain.
Australia too
In a cafe , if what you can see is dirty , what is in the fridges will be disgusting .
Exactly, if that's front of house, one can only imagine what the rest of it looks like. Or try not to imagine maybe!!
You are so right!! If the front of the house is not clean, you can be sure that the kitchens are minging.
With low hygiene standards like those.... You were lucky not to have a bad stomach next day......!!!!
You know when the restaurant is dirty , you know the foods going to suck .
The restaurant AND the cutlery, well then you're in real trouble !!
The dirtier the kitchen the better the food FACT
Never eat food from a chipped plate. Really unhygienic
I think it was produced that way, they were like tin enameled plates. Still a touch off putting though (although far from the biggest problems here!)
I rewinded, didn’t notice the chips first time around. Wonder why it didn’t goin bin!
@@user-ge5sk4kc5z it was part of the way the plate was made I think, for a rustic effect. But who knows how hygienic it actually is!!
If front of house is dirty what must the kitchen be like? I always check the table and cutlery before deciding to eat or walk out. Why are food hygiene ratings not shown on the door as is compulsory in Wales? Why are English people less worthy of protection?
Front of house being like that does make you wonder what's going on behind the scenes doesn't it !
Hi Greeno. I’ve just come over from Gary’s channel. Great review you both did. Looking forward to following you too 😊🇬🇧
Welcome to the channel 🙂 I hope you will enjoy my videos too!
7:26 Sounds like the lady in the background summed up the food perfectly with her comment.
Ha ha, I didn't notice that in the edit - well spotted!
As a young person earning some extra money I used to work at a motorway service station , back in the day they had restaurants not fast food joints.
Their attention to detail was exceptional with hygiene being a priority , something that seems to have been lost in translation with today's generation.
Did you happen to notice their hygiene rating ?
Maybe this is something you should be looking at.
I didn't notice the hygiene rating - which probably means it wasn't displayed that prominently... the worry I would have is if that little care and attention is paid to the front of house, there's little chance that the back rooms are any better!!
I went to Woburn as a kid. Monkeys picked the vinyl roof and windscreen wipers off. A bear took care of the wing mirror. Seems there's other sorts of scoundrels in the kitchens at longleat
@@humdumdiggdy A bear? Blimey, that must have been a somewhat frightening experience!
According to the Food Standards Agency website, Longleat has a food hygiene rating of 5 (‘very good’)
I stayed on a campsite next to Longleat last year, we were going to do the park to relive memories of when our kids were young. When we saw the prices for the park we didn’t bother. A captive audience for food and they serve you poor food in a dirty restaurant, it just shows rip-off Britain is still a thing.
Oh yes, definitely an overpriced experience all round. £76 entry fee for 1 adult, 1 child. That's strong isn't it !! As for the food, well the less said the better probably ha ha
Charging 12.95 for a frozen haddock with batter, some frozen chips and mushy peas. Wow, that is rip off city.
Kids meal was also all frozen
Absolutely - fleecing a captive audience !!
The animals get better food than that slop
I certainly hope so, or I am calling the RSPCA !!
That food looks like it's suffering from hunger
Ha ha
There is no excuse for dirty cutlery or dirty tables. The food looks awful, Greeno, I am surprised you managed to eat some of it. The location is very expensive to visit. I looked up the admission, seventy plus pounds for an adult and child is outrageous, for those prices you would think they could hire staff to clean the place. Thanks for taking one for the team. As always, it was a great review.
Thanks for the kind words about the review... yeah it was £76 entry fee for the 2 of us - not cheap. As you say, some extra staff on minimum wage wouldn't break the bank !
How can a lazania be bland. It's one of those popular menus for decades. Many make it at home and it's wonderful. Not good to be let down by such a basic simple menu.
Baffling isn't it - we make lasagne at home often, and it's with a lovely rich sauce. This one was like a brick !!
It was cooked long ago in a large batch, portioned, frozen and then microwaved excessively to serve. All the nutrients and flavour are long gone.
@@rationalbacon5872 you are probably right! It was dreadful!!
You forgot to mention the £70+ it cost to get in! I was told that when there was an independent restaurant at Longleat, they wouldn't give them enough "rent" so they kicked them out and did it thereselves, what you experienced was the result of greed!
Yep, £76 for the 2 of us entry fee. That's interesting about the other restaurant, I bet that would have got better reviews huh :-)
Agree you have to try Greeno.
It's a pity that probably couple of miles away a nice cosy little pub ,little un could eat outside with you.
At least you would get better value.
Remember on a travel show looking at motorway service stations yuck.
Advised people to venture off the motorway find local eatery would be glad of your custom, same advice on French motorways
Yes, I am sure there are lots of nice country pubs withing striking distance!
Overpriced, bought in rubbish in all these places I find these days. Dirty tables and undertrained staff is a common theme sadly.
We take a picnic or buy a meal deal now when we go to Longleat, and then we go for a nice pub meal on the way home! ❤
You plan sounds like a much better idea - picnic next time (and missing out the monkey enclosure!!)
A shame,just microwaved cheap food at inflated prices.Sadly being a captive audience they don't need to care
Exactly that !
That fish looks like it's from the East River in NYC.
Looks like it's from a lake near Mr Burns power plant in Springfield lol
😂 Oh dear Greeno!... A few years ago we had a few family members over visiting from Australia... And they wanted to go to Longleat Safari Park while they were all here... And some friends of ours had warned them that the food there was generally of a poor quality... And they would be much better off taking their own packed lunch and a bunch of drinks instead... But unfortunately they didn't heed the warning... The result was pretty much the same as yours my friend... 😂 Oh well... Better luck next time Greeno... All the very best... Cheers mate. 🍺
Yep, we live and learn - next time I'll take a picnic! And I am sure that better reviews will be just around the corner!!
Dirty un clean tables and dirty cutlery.. that's a big no no straightaway! What are the kitchens like I wonder?
I would have walked out at this point and not even tried the food. Food looked mediocre.
Wonder what their food hygiene rating is?
Being a kind of "canteen style" place, you order and pay for the food before you even sit down, or collect the cutlery... lesson learned though. Take a picnic next time (and avoid the monkey enclosure!!)
Remember one star is given for book keeping ? ? So if it’s 3 it’s really 2
@@christinebeames712 I didn't notice the hygiene rating, but if the EHO turned up on the day I was there then God help them!
What do you expect? You’re not gonna get a proper decent lasagne in a place like that. Makes no sense to rip it apart. The hygiene thing is poor. Very poor.
I expected a reasonably clean restaurant with edible food that was as advertised ha ha!
Garlic bread, the tiles used on the space shuttle.
Ha ha!
Fridays at school was always fish and chips. It was absolutely great. This was back in the 90s! That looked awful.
Fish and chips Fridays- a classic!
Last mushy peas i bought was from aldi. Best i have ever had. I do not use Aldi, but i took a neighbour there so i bought a few things. Disgusting for longleat. I hope they see this.
Tesco own brand mushy peas are pretty good too!
Maybe the safari critters were helping in the kitchen that day? Gotta earn their keep!
Ha ha, maybe so. They were certainly happier eating bits of my car than they would have been eating in the restaurant!
They probably feed the animals the left overs
It all sounded horrible and greasy. For the price, it should have at least been edible. The dirty knife was off-putting.
Properly awful!
I'd say got to the chippy if you're going to eat fish & chips before we lose them!
Yep - chippy almost always the best place to get fish and chips right !!
The Plaice to be Greeno!!
I think your spot on Greeno, That flaverlous fish has been preprocessed probably 4 to 5 months previous and snap frozen ... hence the flavour loss.
Totally agree with you ...absolute garbage .
Garbage food eaten in a venue about as clean as a bin!
Mind you, it was 21 £ for an adult and a child’s portions and with no drinks. So, for two adults could be around 35 £. Not worth it if you ask me. Thanks for your honest reviews.
Not cheap, and really disappointing - a bad combination !
I'd have sent it all back and asked for a refund. Never eat in a place where you've complained.
Pretty grim wasn't it - and to think the Lady of the Manor has been on Celebrity Masterchef !
How do these eateries stay in business when they serve such rubbish ? Do they get repeat customers ? Does Greeno get sick after eating this kind of crap ? Does he have a cast iron stomach? If I had his job I'd carry a package of Tums with me !
Well it's in a safari park - i guess most people visit once in a blue moon, so repeat business is not high on the agenda
We call this kind of restaurant a "Scarf and Barf".
Ha ha - fortunately there was no barf afterwards !
First saw you on Gary's channel and subscribed - love your content. I have to say as someone who has worked as a waiter and a barman for many, many years - seeing your fish and chips served on a chipped plate really p***ed me off. Chipped crockery/glassware goes in the BIN. Arrrrggghhh how little can someone care???
Welcome to the channel! Glad you enjoyed the video, even if it infuriated the hospitality side of you 🙂
I knew Greeno was in trouble when he let Gary play on the bonnet of his car🤦🏻♂️
Ha ha, cheeky monkey!
@@GreenoEats me or Gary on the bonnet😉
Be fair I don't go to a safari park for the expectation of dine dining. However it should be of a standard.
Quite - I'm not expecting Michelin star food - but a reasonably clean table, clean cutlery and edible food should be a given!
Nothing about pride, quality and delivering an experience. And we wonder why youngsters don't seem to take the initiative in the workplace. There is nothing here that anyone with a bit of get-go can grab and make work. Free school meals level 😂
100% - the culture seems to be one of doing the minimum, and once you're working in that environment it becomes endemic.
Clearly the Chameleon Tree needs to change ......for the better.
Absolutely!
No wifelets these days use to love the old fella super eccentric brilliant
Oh yes, the proper old Lord Bath was a real character wasn't he - bonkers but in a good way !!
The mushy peas look funny
Indeed
Most food outlets these days use zero/ minimum salt, as the nanny state like with sugar, has advised minimum/ zero use as it is bad for you.
Pre-prepared/ frozen food gives NO excuse for inedible food.
As for the dirty tables and cutlery; that's a health and safety issue, and if reported could result in consequences for said restaurant.
Good video, very informative.
Glad you enjoyed the video (more than we enjoyed filming it!)
Zero nutrition in that kids meal apart from the beef in the lasagna. Quadruple carbs (sugar)
There may have been some veg used in the ragu… but not enough to defeat your point!
Was the restaurant run by the animals from the park?
This place is in desperate need of an inspection by government food and safety regulators. Dirty used cutlery 🤢🤮
The animals would do a better job!!
Loving your videos. Only been subscribed to your channel a few weeks but great content. Going into a place were the tables aren't being kept clean is a put off. If I'd seen a dirty piece of cutlery as well, I think I'd have walked out at that point. 😂😂
Unfortunately by the time I saw the dirty cutlery the meal was bought and paid for - it's certainly a red flag isn't it. Thanks for the kind words about the content, much appreciated !
I hate it when you pay good money and get a crap meal..
Yep, better off spending the money on a picnic to bring!!
@@GreenoEats I totally agree 👍
Why the hell do these places think they can do this? My guess is the fact the families only go once and say "oh well" And that is what the companies think.... FFS
Yep, they're clearly not focused on return business!
Hey up. . . Cracking way of applying salt n vinegar - S then V then S again. . Brilliant mate 🤩
Best of all worlds with the salt, vinegar, salt trick!
Lasagna sucks…. Unless it’s authentic Italian lasagna maybe…
I mean…
It’s very cheesy. Period. If you hate cheese, you’ll hate lasagna. If you love cheese, you’ll probably like lasagna. 🤷♂️
That being said…
There are lots of different kinds of cheeses…. 🤔🤔🤔
Plus, tomato sauce, eggplant, meats, the part of lasagna that has to do with the dough part, herbs, maybe a little spinach, etc. 🤷♂️
So yeah. Everyone puts too much cheese on lasagna…
You could have built a wall with this lasagne, it was like a brick!
Eww... I hate dirty tables and cutlery! I saw that in the height of the pandemic between lockdowns and I was so grossed out I never went back. The food itself looks absolutely disgusting! Obviously, it's worth going to see the animals, and bringing your own food.
There are plenty of green areas to enjoy a picnic (if the weather is clement) - definitely cannot recommend this Chameleon Tree outlet !!
@@GreenoEats A picnic sounds a much better idea for sure!
That everything is dirty...awful!! When I go to a restaurant for the first time, my first job is going to the toilet. Why? When the toilets are clean you can be pretty sure that the rest is ok as well. And that food... I think a "Big Mac" with fries and mayo is better then that.... Who has ever come to the idea to put vinegar on potatoes??? I know it is very common to do that in Britain, but it certainly would never came up in my mind to do that... I tried it once (when you are abroad you have to try the local things, isn't it?) but it was once and never again... Those mashed peace is something we do not have in the Netherlands and when I am in Britain or Ireland I tried to avoid those because I just do not like that green puree (is a matter of taste, has nothing to do with 'good or bad').
Good tip on checking the toilet facilities. Gives a good indication of general standards.We will have to agree to disagree about vinegar on chips, but as you say it is a particularly British thing (although vinegar is used in dressings for many European potato salads of course!)
New subscriber, i lived in Italia for years, kids eat so much healthier, and any place serving that what you ate, wouldnt be in business for very long
Welcome to the channel Gary ! I think a lot of European (especially Mediterranean) countries have a healthier diet all round, and the kids are brought up on it. We try to give our nippers a relatively balanced diet, but when you're at a place like this options are limited aren't they.
Too bad about the fish, it looked nice and crispy but that doesn't matter if it's bland. I think if I saw the state of the tables, I would have walked straight out. Just yuck. Well, thank you for taking one for the team, hopefully the next review will be more pleasant!
Yeah, the general hygiene of the seating areas, plus the dirty cutlery are big red flags for me. When front of house is that unclean, it makes you wonder what it’s like behind the scenes too!
Rumour has it that the monkeys come to the back and feed off the left-overs :D Only jesting but who knows.
I think I might have been eating the monkey's leftovers ha ha !!
More like the monkeys are filling in for the chefs.
@@Secret_Squirrel_Scottishgamer ha ha, maybe that's it !
I'm interested to know what the manager said, actually I'd be contacting the owners, the manager should be sacked!!! I was appalled at the back of your seat, they should be considering that youngsters use those seats, plastic or suchlike would be better to keep clean, but given that the tables aren't clean, it probably wouldn't matter! In a way you're a "captive audience" but it doesn't mean they can treat their clientele as if they don't matter!!!
It is exactly that, a captive audience - but hopefully now enough people now know to take a picnic!
I avoid eating or just don't expect much from kitchens of an animal park.. There might be exceptions and decent food served at a few but that's rare
I guess so, but this was especially grim!
Another excellent review. You have shown us where NOT to eat!!
If I can do that at least I am narrowing down the food options right 🤣
@@GreenoEats ,Right!!
Dirty cutlery just isnt on!! Shocking
Absolutely, if that’s the care and attention they are paying to the front of house, it does make you wonder what’s going on in the kitchens
Oh Greeno...the title certainly does sum it up, gosh!
Not great was it 🤣
They have a captive audience so don’t need to make any effort. I usually take a nice packed lunch to places like these.
Yes, I guess they're not hoping for repeat custom, so think they can get away with whatever.
Ah mate... That's pretty grim, feels like one of those places where they know you're a captive audience, so they don't give a monkey's...
💯 agree, grim is a good word for it!
Fish is bland. What did you expect salmon?
Haddock has a more distinctive flavour than other white fish, a flavour I could not detect at all
milk fish from Vietnam?@@GreenoEats
I guess if you're going to visit Longleat,bring your own food
Very good advice!
Our local fish and chip shop produces the same quality. Tasteless . Undercooked, Cash only as well. We do not deal with cash , so why it's rare for us to have a takeaway as most are now cash only. Some do not even have a till. Just a card board box .
I am sure the taxman would take an interest in those businesses !
Thanks for the warning.
You're welcome - take a picnic if you go !
Wow must be bad if you don't like it!
I do normally try to find the positives, but this place just didn’t have any!
I never liked zoos. Smelly places. Most animals were never visible, ended up with a wasted day. Longleat was one. New Romney, and others. No, not for me. The canteen was as dirty as the animal cages. Bit exaggerated, but was not good. Only served basics .
I am not the biggest fan of zoos generally, and especially Longleat now, after that meal and the monkeys attacking my car!
I wanna go to Longleat so thanks for this. I'll make sure to eat somewhere else, before and/or after😂
Or take a picnic, the grounds are lovely!
Thank you. I will if I manage to get there this year before the sunny days dissapears.
I'm like a human garbage disposal, I'll eat anything anywhere, and enjoy it! 😉
Ha ha, you and Little’un alike it seems then!
Well done Greeno, these rascals need to be exposed. If they can't do it right don't do it at all, take sandwiches😂
Absolutely - that's the best advice I can give - take a picnic !!
That’s what you get at the parks/theme parks they cater for the masses unfortunately. Quantity is given over quality. I always bring my own food and for what they charge that option always works. New subscriber here and very impressed. Keep up the good work my man
Welcome to the channel! Yeah, this place clearly isn't relying on repeat customers is it!!
Fish and chips look good. Not bad price. I pay that in Brecon.
Looks can be deceiving!
I'm down in Bournemouth tomorrow, perhaps I'll get one of those nice pizzas.
You must the only contributor on TH-cam that uses the word 'those', instead of 'them'.
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It's really good pizza... The use of "those" - you mean I am doing it right or wrong 🤣
Lasagna and chip's?????
Kids huh!!
So do these place hire Cooks or Chef's... young people do the hospitality course . and never learn anything about the Hospitality Industry ..Most just don't care .. they have tunnel vision instead of doing a sweep of the restaurant .. it all come down to management ,, just as bad ..
It’s definitely a management issue, hiring a team of youngsters to work, but not training or monitoring their work well enough.
Missed little ‘un today! I hope she enjoyed Longleat though even if the food was questionable ❤
We’d been camping, so I guess she was concerned she might not look her best ha ha!
On the plus side the animals don't have to eat that. It was so bad it was a bit funny....
I know, the monkeys were laughing at me while they pulled my car to pieces!!
That looked disgusting,sorry to say not fit to be even be fed to the animals . Waste of money. 😱😳
Oh yes, if the animals were fed as badly as the visitors I’d be on the phone to the RSPCA!
Seems to be common in uk eateries to have someone clesr the dirty crockery away but not bother to come back to clean the table, so you have to sit at a table with crumbs and food debris on it. In most european countries the table is pristine within a couple of minutes of customers leaving. Zero excuses for anything to be dirty.
Absolutely correct. I made a video in a McDonalds in Hungary a few weeks back, and it was spotless. 2 staff walking the floor at all times clearing, wiping, sweeping. Definitely a step up from here!!
that's enough tartar sauce for 3 bites of the fish. How generous!
Maybe they know you won't want more than 3 bites!
Did I hear someone shout " disgusting" lol
Maybe 😂
Too many places nowadays(especially these kind of places)are only about charging top dollar for sub standard service pal🎯💯
True that!
Wow! that children's lasagna looks like it's been sitting under the heat lamp since Napoleon Bonaparte attended military school in Brienne.
Possibly even longer!
Very typical of a cafe that just goes to the cash and carry and buys in catering packs to reheat or bung in the fryer.
100%
Shocking I felt for you greeno on this one I'd rather bring my own food or a McDonald's
Yeah, next time I will take a picnic 🤣
Thks for taking one for the team Greeno - it looked disgusting 🤮 - hope u have better luck with the next place u review 🤞
Yep, fingers crossed for better food experiences to come 🙂 Thanks for watching!
My last fish and chips from a local shop was the same. So bland , impossible to say what fish it was. Batter was even worse. I struggle to find good fish and chips locally here.
It was a huge disappointment - literally no plus points I could find. Bland food, dirty restaurant, dirty cutlery... just unacceptable on so many levels.
It's a bit strange that he's complaining about the food, while he keeps shoveling it into his maw.
Trying a few mouthfuls to find the right words to describe it 🙂
@@GreenoEats : Ha! "a few mouthfuls"? Have you even watched your video? You're gobbling it up like you haven't eaten for days and saying how horrible it is!
I just found it funny, that's all, good luck.
@@tempestfury8324 in fairness I hadn't had any breakfast ha ha !!
Used to be great in the 1970's. Wow its fallen by the wayside! Such a shame. You would have thought Lord Bath would have hired a top Chef and staff to be on top of the food.
Captive audience of families with kids - I guess they think they don't have to try that hard!
@@GreenoEats Thank you for your reply Greeno. I speak to GaryEats as well, you guys are both top blokes! Its sad isn't though in this day and age when they can't even get basic fish and chips right.
@@Filmmaker809 Gary is a top man for sure, just not too good on curry 😂
@@GreenoEats I know. I saw that video @GreenoEats. It was funny.
Frozen fish and Frozen chips at steep prices spoiled a good day out.
In a previous video I made fish, chips and peas for under £1, and it was much tastier than what I got at Longleat!
The trouble with dumps like this, once your in there and you're hungry they're got you by the bollocks. It was that dirty i would have walked out and reported them. I've worked in this area quite a lot and 10mins away is Warminster with some nice pubs & restaurants.
That's exactly it - captive audience... doesn't matter what you serve them.
Oh yuk, no excuse for dirty tables and cutlery. I would expect the food to be made off site at that sort of place TBH but it is perfectly possible to have frozen ready battered haddock that tastes fine . It looks like they have gone for some really low grade products. One to avoid for sure.
Absolutely - although it's been pointed out that the receipt says "freshly battered haddock"... Freshly battered at a fish processing plany in Grimsby maybe, just before they froze it ! The cleanliness is an issue isn't it - if that's front of house, what does the kitchen look like??
@@GreenoEats I agree, if it is sold as freshly battered then that definitely should mean on the premises. Best not to think too much about behind the kitchen doors!
Thank you for the review. That place is like so many places these days, it serves pretend food. If you are lucky it looks nice and real, but it’s just a poor impersonation of the real thing. Greggs for example pre made fillings, lots of air and pastry. Make your own or go to a family run place that actually cooks from scratch !!! See you on the next one !!!
Yep, the fish and chips certainly looked better than it tasted, I normally try to find positives, but in this place I simply couldn’t. Just churning out rubbish to the captive audience
Hmm... "Freshly Battered Fish". I think you're right, looks frozen.
It was freshly battered... in a factory shortly before it was flash fried and frozen ready for shipment !! 😂
@@GreenoEats Ah, fresh frozen. LOL. Ah well, at least you got a subscribe from me.
@@MattMcQueen1 well that's some good news then, welcome to the channel 🙂 I hope you'll enjoy more of the content!!
Places like this abuse a captive market.
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nothing wrong with bought in fish, as the say the Lord gave the food and the devil sent the cooks
If the menu says "hand battered" then you expect that to happen on site, not at a factory in Grimsby!
@@GreenoEats you really should know better. its like cigars hand rolled on the thighs of virgins! it's BS
That lasagna looked like a darn brick, I don't envy little'un having to eat it, tbh honest Greeno, I'd agree with the video title, Longleat as a park/attraction is great but the food looks godawful
I genrally go into those kind of cafe / restaurants at attractions with relatively low expectations and hope to be surprised... but this place sunk was so far below even those low expectations!!