Project LC Posted April 24, 2015 Report Share Posted April 24, 2015 A good thing with the reliability of these coasters is that the main fix seems to be a waiter with a large stick. Imagineer and jon81uk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cernuschi Posted April 27, 2015 Report Share Posted April 27, 2015 I have been to the one in Europa park a couple of times and have enjoyed it as an experience. The food is ok, nothing special for the price they were charging and with the ordering system and just wanting to see more items come down the rails you loose track of how much you have ordered, always struggle to stop myself ordering more!!! I'm sure it will be a hit and it's nice to see one in the UK! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stretchy Posted December 8, 2015 Report Share Posted December 8, 2015 Hi all. I was at the hotels on Saturday, playing crazy golf with the nerds and saw the following. I assume they are for the air shop rebuild. Sorry for them being not very good pics, they were at max zoom and it was horrible weather. Also, Air was running the whole time we were golfing. There seemed to be something in the front row seats but non of my pictures of that were even recognisable as air (blurred mess - light levels too low for high iso). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Posted January 7, 2016 Report Share Posted January 7, 2016 The restaurant is taking bookings on the Alton Towers website right through the evening up until 9.30pm. It'll be interesting to see how this works - whether diners can access the restaurant via Woodland Walk or whether they will make a new entrance? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zach Posted January 8, 2016 Report Share Posted January 8, 2016 Some concept "art" Each big table has smaller tables coming off it, so I don't think lack of tables will be too much of a problem, it looks really big in this rendering. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Posted January 8, 2016 Report Share Posted January 8, 2016 If it's the same as Europa there are 10ish people per chute, and it's fairly quick as you order on a touch screen as and when you wish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HermanTheGerman Posted January 8, 2016 Report Share Posted January 8, 2016 Ooh. I'm loving that Forbidden Valley feel. stretchy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlieN Posted January 8, 2016 Report Share Posted January 8, 2016 Just saw an Alton Towers advert and it included a bit about the new restaraunt. The design looked modern, simple and not tacky at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stretchy Posted May 15, 2016 Report Share Posted May 15, 2016 Well the Rollercoaster Restaurant is now open so I think it was time for me to pop over yesterday to sample.. http://thorpeparkmania.co.uk/articles/15-05-2016/Rollercoaster+Restaurant Celia Mae and pluk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian-S Posted May 17, 2016 Report Share Posted May 17, 2016 What's the pricing like in there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingNemesis Posted May 17, 2016 Report Share Posted May 17, 2016 It's not bad... Not astronomical, but not McDonalds! On our table we had three people, It came to £90, so £30 each (Not including AP Discount) but that included: Main: (Prices Estimated + Rounded) 1x Chicken Curry (£13) 1x Rollercoaster Burger (£15) 1x Lemon Chicken (£15) 1x Side of Fries (£3) Dessert: 3x Ultimate Ice Cream (£9 each) Drinks: 3x Alcoholic Drinks (£5 each) 2x Soft Drinks (£3 each) Here are also some photos of the tablet system: Ian-S 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted May 17, 2016 Report Share Posted May 17, 2016 Thank goodness for annual pass discount, £5 for a drink and £9 ice cream makes me want to cry. Cal, Mer, Ian-S and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coaster Posted May 17, 2016 Report Share Posted May 17, 2016 £9 for ice cream! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benin Posted May 17, 2016 Report Share Posted May 17, 2016 It's the ULTIMATE ice cream, all your ice creams in one, etc. yeah 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingNemesis Posted May 17, 2016 Report Share Posted May 17, 2016 1 hour ago, Ryan said: Thank goodness for annual pass discount, £5 for a drink and £9 ice cream makes me want to cry. 52 minutes ago, Coaster Jamie said: £9 for ice cream! 37 minutes ago, Benin said: It's the ULTIMATE ice cream, all your ice creams in one, etc. To be fair it was bloody lovely! 4 scoops of ice cream, Meringue pieces and other bits like sauce and chocolate pieces I think. With the annual pass discount it is definitely worth it. With AP discount mine came to just over £20 (by like 50p) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenVig Posted May 18, 2016 Report Share Posted May 18, 2016 £13 for a curry that's probably just microwaved, is that a joke!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Posted May 18, 2016 Report Share Posted May 18, 2016 At the end of the day you really are paying for the experience and not the food Have not been to this, but Europa Park's FoodLoop was great fun and definitely worth the money. If you don't like the price, don't eat there Roodie, Kerfuffle and KingNemesis 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt 236 Posted May 18, 2016 Report Share Posted May 18, 2016 If the prices are astronomical, then I guess the space theme is even more coherent. Have heard the quality is sort of Spoons on steroids which isn't bad really. KingNemesis 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenVig Posted May 18, 2016 Report Share Posted May 18, 2016 3 hours ago, Matt Creek said: Have heard the quality is sort of Spoons on steroids which isn't bad really. Microwaved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshC. Posted May 18, 2016 Report Share Posted May 18, 2016 Yeah, like people have said, it's as much about the experience as it is the food with places like this. However, one thing that has caught my attention with this is people saying that the service was essentially too quick; like a couple of minutes from ordering quick. Not sure how standard that is of other Food Loops and the like, but I can see why people would be a bit worried (if that's the right word) about the food quality if it comes so quickly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitchada04 Posted May 18, 2016 Report Share Posted May 18, 2016 Food Loop at Europa is standard restaurant waiting times. But, Woodcutters the food always used to come out in like a minute, not so much anymore as it seems this has stolen that style Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted May 18, 2016 Report Share Posted May 18, 2016 To be fair with the exception of burger kitchen Merlin food is generally of a decent standard - paying a small premium for a good experience would be well worth it imo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benin Posted May 18, 2016 Report Share Posted May 18, 2016 Yeah, majority of Merlin food ain't bad, for theme parks it's what you'd expect really... I can count on one hand the amount of parks that have amazing food on a constant basis (Dollywood), rather than just one standout restaurant (Efteling, and even then that's the Pancakes)... Also Wetherspoons Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt 236 Posted May 18, 2016 Report Share Posted May 18, 2016 With some exceptions, I actually prefer Merlin's food to DLP's. Shocker I know! Most of merlin stuff is pub/spoons quality TBH. Smokehouse though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L7123456 Posted May 19, 2016 Report Share Posted May 19, 2016 £9 for ice cream! And I thought Nitrogenie was over priced... It is more about the experience though (as said above) and if you aren't into that sort of thing dont eat there, simple as. I may have to give the restaurant a try when I go in October, just to say that I've been and to see whether it's any good! KingNemesis 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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