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[showmasters]

The Hilton Metropole will be running some special catering options as follows on Saturday.

Room: Pavilion Room
Event: 10:00 to 19:30
Food Court-cash sales
**
10.00-17.00
Tea/coffee @ £1.50
Bottled water @ £1.50
Chocolate bars @ £1.00
Bags of crisps @ 80p
Cans of pop @ £1.00
***
12.00-14.00
Assorted baguettes @ £3.00
Baked potatoes, selection of fillings @ £4.00
Pizza [vegie alternative available] @ £4.00
Bowl of coleslaw or tomato salad or pasta salad @ £2.00

After 17.00 the cash catering in the Pavillion will close but there is a special offer on Pizza for £6.99 in the hotel Bar.

Thanks

Paul, Jason and Dave

[swan]

Are they doing something similar on Sunday?

Thanks

[SunSpeed]

Thanks Dave.

Was the dining hall in the Pavilion Room at the last Autographica held at the Hilton Metropole, B'ham?

[Count Fooku]

That looks good to me!

[dufresne]

swan, on May 7 2010, 11:56 AM, said:

Are they doing something similar on Sunday?

Thanks

Seems not, given the OP.

[Drew]

Thank you, that saves me running back and forth from Subway at the NEC good prices aswell, thats great!

[crippsy_99]

showmasters, on May 7 2010, 11:50 AM, said:

12.00-14.00
Assorted baguettes @ £3.00
Baked potatoes, selection of fillings @ £4.00
Pizza [vegie alternative available] @ £4.00
Bowl of coleslaw or tomato salad or pasta salad @ £2.00

After 17.00 the cash catering in the Pavillion will close but there is a special offer on Pizza for £6.99 in the hotel Bar.

Bit late now I know as I wont see any reply before I leave (if there is even any reply now!), but whats on sale between 14:00 and 17:00?
If it closes at 17:00, im presuming there will be something, but not whats listed after 14:00?

[Count Fooku]

showmasters, on May 7 2010, 11:50 AM, said:

10.00-17.00
Tea/coffee @ £1.50
Bottled water @ £1.50
Chocolate bars @ £1.00
Bags of crisps @ 80p
Cans of pop @ £1.00

[crippsy_99]

Count Fooku, on May 8 2010, 05:09 AM, said:

showmasters, on May 7 2010, 11:50 AM, said:

10.00-17.00
Tea/coffee @ £1.50
Bottled water @ £1.50
Chocolate bars @ £1.00
Bags of crisps @ 80p
Cans of pop @ £1.00

Oops!
But still then..no actual proper food..no wonder it was empty when I eventually found it!
Half hour searching on 3 floors, then I find out its BEHIND the lifts next to the swimming pool! The electronic boards pointed at the lifts and implied on anther floor! Doh!

[MikeDonovan]

The hotel bar do reasonable food - the service isn't massively quick, but they're not hugely overpriced - at least not for a hotel bar.

That said, my Margerita did cost £9.

[crippsy_99]

MikeDonovan, on May 8 2010, 10:35 PM, said:

The hotel bar do reasonable food - the service isn't massively quick, but they're not hugely overpriced - at least not for a hotel bar.

That said, my Margerita did cost £9.

My friend had a tuna sandwich, a coffee and a bowl of chips from the main bar area by reception..£17.50!!

[Purple_Vamp]

We took our own food as previous experience at the Hilton Metropole wasn't good.

Also with my friend being on a Wheat and Gluten free diet, we figured it would be easier to bring our own with us.

[MikeDonovan]

Like I say, it's a hotel bar - the prices aren't outrageous in that context.I do understand people have different 'tastes',but I can't pass a Subway without feeling the need to retch!

[Count Fooku]

showmasters, on May 7 2010, 11:50 AM, said:

The Hilton Metropole will be running some special catering options as follows on Saturday.

Room: Pavilion Room
Event: 10:00 to 19:30
Food Court-cash sales
**
10.00-17.00
***
12.00-14.00
Assorted baguettes @ £3.00
Baked potatoes, selection of fillings @ £4.00
Pizza [vegie alternative available] @ £4.00
Bowl of coleslaw or tomato salad or pasta salad @ £2.00

crippsy_99, on May 8 2010, 09:19 PM, said:

Count Fooku, on May 8 2010, 05:09 AM, said:

showmasters, on May 7 2010, 11:50 AM, said:

10.00-17.00
Tea/coffee @ £1.50
Bottled water @ £1.50
Chocolate bars @ £1.00
Bags of crisps @ 80p
Cans of pop @ £1.00

Oops!
But still then..no actual proper food..no wonder it was empty when I eventually found it!
Half hour searching on 3 floors, then I find out its BEHIND the lifts next to the swimming pool! The electronic boards pointed at the lifts and implied on anther floor! Doh!

They had pizzas, jacket potatoes, salads and sandwiches over the lunch period which I would have thought counted as 'proper food'! Maybe it's not Claridges standard but its not like they are under any obligations to provide cheaper food at all.

I went for a walk down to the Holiday Inn or whatever it is last night  (in a car it seemed just down the road but walking seemed like a hell of a lot longer!) which has a pub attached to it. Its a lot cheaper in there but by the time I got there it was heaving so I gave up and went back to the Hilton and ate in the bar.

While the food in the bar is expensive at least you do get a good plateful and it was pretty good so I didn't mind paying more for it.

[crippsy_99]

Count Fooku, on May 9 2010, 06:08 PM, said:

They had pizzas, jacket potatoes, salads and sandwiches over the lunch period which I would have thought counted as 'proper food'!

I was talking about the around 4pm time, when the lunch period stuff had finished!

[Count Fooku]

Who on earth eats proper food at 4pm?! The most any respectable gentleman should be eating at that time of the afternoon is a bit of lightly toasted crumpet. What-ho!

[MikeDonovan]

Count Fooku, on May 9 2010, 08:35 PM, said:

Who on earth eats proper food at 4pm?! The most any respectable gentleman should be eating at that time of the afternoon is a bit of lightly toasted crumpet. What-ho!

3 Margeritas did a fantastic job of keeping me going!

[keithporter23]

MikeDonovan, on May 9 2010, 09:30 PM, said:

Count Fooku, on May 9 2010, 08:35 PM, said:

Who on earth eats proper food at 4pm?! The most any respectable gentleman should be eating at that time of the afternoon is a bit of lightly toasted crumpet. What-ho!

3 Margeritas did a fantastic job of keeping me going!

3 Margeritas sounds great, but what about the food???!

[MikeDonovan]

keithporter23, on May 9 2010, 09:33 PM, said:

MikeDonovan, on May 9 2010, 09:30 PM, said:

Count Fooku, on May 9 2010, 08:35 PM, said:

Who on earth eats proper food at 4pm?! The most any respectable gentleman should be eating at that time of the afternoon is a bit of lightly toasted crumpet. What-ho!

3 Margeritas did a fantastic job of keeping me going!

3 Margeritas sounds great, but what about the food???!

Had some Wedges - not too bad

[Count Fooku]

There were wedges?!