Comments on: Breakfast at Terminal 1

By: I am livid » A Retraction

I am livid » A Retraction — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 07:45:33 +0000

[...] this post a few days ago I suggested I had eaten breakfast at Giraffe, when in fact it turns out I actually [...]

By: Mr Angry

Mr Angry — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 20:37:58 +0000

Vikki – Hello. I have not received an email from you? I would happily be proven wrong. I can supply dates and times I was there (from my boarding pass) but I lost my receipt before writing the post. I merely checked online for places I could buy breakfast in Terminal 1 airside, and it appears Giraffe was the only place it could have been?

By: steph

steph — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 19:35:43 +0000

Seems dubious to me if you don’t have self serve or the dish he mentioned!

i think giraffe are great, one of the few remaining restaurants who have great staff who smile cos they mean it, not cos they have to, the food is always good especially the salads and the stacked burgers.and they have THE best coffee outside of australia! nobody gets it right all of the time but in my book giraffe are quite justifiably head and shoulders (like the pun?) above the rest of the other high street restaurant chains

By: Mr Angry

Mr Angry — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 19:12:20 +0000

All – I have corresponded with Vikki, and she has correctly pointed out that I have mistaken Giraffe for the Tin Goose at Heathrow Terminal 1.

Ooops.

By: vikki

vikki — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 16:59:20 +0000

giraffe are interested in mr angrys comments – mainly as giraffe is NOT a self service restaurant in the airports or the high street, NOR do we have eggs benedict on the menu… reading his comments is like reading about another place entirely.

seems to us mr angry may have gotten giraffe unfortunatly mixed up with some place else.. we have emailed him this and are waiting for a reply so we can do a genuine response

[Vikki was right, it was not Giraffe, it was the Tine Goose - Ed]

By: Mr Angry

Mr Angry — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 13:27:04 +0000

Shackleford Hurtmore – Hello. A little work-wank never hurt anyone. Except that nursery school teacher. He should have known better.

Keef – Especially at busy times when space is at a premium.

Dominic – Good for you. I bet you save, what, two pounds at least?

fourstar – Hello. I will take your word for it, but I speak as I find. A captive market tends to breed complacency.

Misty – Are you sure you weren’t ordering a lady of the night?

By: Misty

Misty — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 12:20:12 +0000

I usually skip the food and opt for an overpriced cup of dishwater from S**rbucks.
After ive spent an hour deciphering the menu! Large Skinny ….. WTF?

By: fourstar

fourstar — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 11:03:27 +0000

Giraffe [which this post is no longer about - Ed] is generally quite good. I would perhaps argue that /all/ airport refreshment outlets (can’t bring myself to call them restaurants) are badly stocked, staffed, cleaned, organised, managed, laid-out, thought-out and run.

By: Dominic

Dominic — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 10:18:41 +0000

When I was in a restaurant in Bucharest a while ago, the service was so bad that after 20 minutes of trying to attract waiter attention so I could pay the bill, I gave up and walked out.

Nobody noticed.

So there IS such a thing as a free lunch after all…

By: Keef

Keef — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 10:05:41 +0000

Eat For Fun, Live for Now, Love Forever, Barf it Up Later
I would have gone somewhere else, they must be pretty f*cking dumb if they can’t see the flaw in their business model that people travelling alone can’t be in 2 places at one time and queue up whilst simultaneously staking out a table.
You do know you can be become a Member of Giraffe? I wonder what the hell that entitles you to?

By: Shackleford Hurtmore

Shackleford Hurtmore — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 06:54:52 +0000

I stopped eating at that [Tin Goose - Ed] when I went to the toilets one morning and saw that one of their kitchen staff didn’t bother washing their hands after they’d had a dump.

Actually, I’m not sure if they had a dump, but they came out of a cubicle. They may only have been wanking.