Hi folks - well the title pretty much sums this one up!!
@GreenoEats6 ай бұрын
And to top it off got my windscreen washer hoses destroyed by the cheeky monkeys too - unbelieveable !!!
@timbospencer6 ай бұрын
That all looked appalling 🤮 Longleat is massively overrated and overpriced. I would definitely recommend giving it a swerve.
@jessicanippes17306 ай бұрын
I dont like monkeys, cant say why, not my kind of animal 😅
@robsmith62816 ай бұрын
Oh dear that looked disgusting to be honest left overs from the day before I reckon.
@Deadman1957TEB6 ай бұрын
@@timbospencer Couldn't agree more!
@WolfmanWoody6 ай бұрын
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."
@GreenoEats6 ай бұрын
Yep that's true, if it goes in the bin it doesn't matter how much it cost!!
@breezedarkstorm666Ай бұрын
Good retort I'm sure she was dumbfounded lol
@2ndcornetsАй бұрын
Same response to me when flying British Airways economy to Brussels. The stewardess dropped a shrink wrapped sandwich onto my table from about five feet up. When I asked "What is this ?" [I usually flew Business Class with decent grub and smiles from the Cabin Crew] she replied "This is what you get for flying Economy".
@sygazon23186 ай бұрын
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.
@GreenoEats6 ай бұрын
Agreed - no pridein what they are doing whatsoever, just fleecing a captive audience,
@christinebeames7126 ай бұрын
In a cafe , if what you can see is dirty , what is in the fridges will be disgusting .
@GreenoEats6 ай бұрын
Exactly, if that's front of house, one can only imagine what the rest of it looks like. Or try not to imagine maybe!!
@richardbowness15955 ай бұрын
You are so right!! If the front of the house is not clean, you can be sure that the kitchens are minging.
@JohnUnderwood-yz2xu4 ай бұрын
With low hygiene standards like those.... You were lucky not to have a bad stomach next day......!!!!
@davidboyce86836 ай бұрын
You know when the restaurant is dirty , you know the foods going to suck .
@GreenoEats6 ай бұрын
The restaurant AND the cutlery, well then you're in real trouble !!
@jimthefinger73914 ай бұрын
The dirtier the kitchen the better the food FACT
@scotty63466 ай бұрын
Dad, Can i have my Lasagne back please! I'm starving!😂
@GreenoEats6 ай бұрын
Ha ha - she's used to it now, bless her !!
@timbospencer6 ай бұрын
@@GreenoEatsYou saved Little’un to be honest. It looked minging.
@tonyburgham43225 ай бұрын
Oh uck!! On second thoughts dad you can have it. 😂😂
@jenniferoneill93344 ай бұрын
@@GreenoEats Order another child's portion then and let daughter eat her own meal, not your leftovers!
@GreenoEats3 ай бұрын
@@jenniferoneill9334 Good lord - we shared both plates, I am hardly going to let her go hungry am I !!!
@bill-hunter4 ай бұрын
Oh Greeeno, let me tell you a story about my experience with safari park food. I worked in a safari park in 1973. Rangers were stuck in the reserves from 8 am until 6 pm. Now that was OK, but we knew when taking on the job that that was the deal. People working in safari, particularly the rangers, did it because of their love of animals. Certainly not the salary or anything else. Someone from the restaurant would come around and take our orders for food at lunchtime. But the nature of meant we were limited to pies. I think they charged 50p per pie. As the week went on the pies got worse. Apparently, we were told, they would get food stock into the restaurant on a Monday. Pies etc were heated, all food was purchased frozen. By the time Thursday arrived it was disgusting. They were heating stuff on Monday, what was left was heated on Tuesday, then Wednesday and so on. When Thursday came, they were just inedible. I organised telling park bosses that we would strike if they didn't get the caterers to up there game, or get rid of them and bring in another catering company. I mean, for goodness sake, they were selling this garbage to the paying public. Management had a word with the caterers and everything changed. Management never knew what was going on, because no one had told them. Food changed, along hygiene. Arrangements made to supply staff with decent food etc. It became a different place. If no one has told Management at Longleat ,especially about the hygiene, then nothing will change. Dirty cutlery is vile.
@GreenoEats4 ай бұрын
Kudos to you for getting that sorted !!
@mandytyers44814 ай бұрын
I know someone years ago ,school.dinner lady ,she told me she complained all the time about the kids dinners .they came in on a Friday . For all the next week .!
@GreenoEats4 ай бұрын
@@mandytyers4481 oh no, that's awful!
@cabbuccino55583 ай бұрын
"At least the fruit shoot was good". Best line in the video. Cracked me up.
@GreenoEats3 ай бұрын
Glad you liked it!!
@billienomates16 ай бұрын
Never eat food from a chipped plate. Really unhygienic
@GreenoEats6 ай бұрын
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!)
@Yemmr-o4d6 ай бұрын
I rewinded, didn’t notice the chips first time around. Wonder why it didn’t goin bin!
@GreenoEats6 ай бұрын
@@Yemmr-o4d it was part of the way the plate was made I think, for a rustic effect. But who knows how hygienic it actually is!!
@lukebignell78466 ай бұрын
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
@GreenoEats6 ай бұрын
Absolutely - fleecing a captive audience !!
@FastSnax5 ай бұрын
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.
@GreenoEats5 ай бұрын
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
@geebee67376 ай бұрын
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.
@GreenoEats6 ай бұрын
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!!
@humdumdiggdy6 ай бұрын
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
@GreenoEats6 ай бұрын
@@humdumdiggdy A bear? Blimey, that must have been a somewhat frightening experience!
@neiltonks46276 ай бұрын
According to the Food Standards Agency website, Longleat has a food hygiene rating of 5 (‘very good’)
@DadgeCity6 ай бұрын
Only in Britain does a child's meal consist of carbs+carbs+carbs with coloured water.
@GreenoEats6 ай бұрын
Well maybe in the States too 🤣
@chrisjohn46055 ай бұрын
Oh sweetheart, you need to get out more if you think that's exclusive to Britain.
@punns6435 ай бұрын
Australia too
@FloatingCroc4 ай бұрын
Stupidest comment on this video
@mrn133 ай бұрын
@@danimayb Capitalism? All other Western European countries + Japan and many others are capitalist and does offer great food for kids so I dont know what you are talking about?
@angelgreer24705 ай бұрын
Hi Greeno. I’ve just come over from Gary’s channel. Great review you both did. Looking forward to following you too 😊🇬🇧
@GreenoEats5 ай бұрын
Welcome to the channel 🙂 I hope you will enjoy my videos too!
@garethwilliams9765 ай бұрын
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?
@GreenoEats5 ай бұрын
Front of house being like that does make you wonder what's going on behind the scenes doesn't it !
@5714sqd6 ай бұрын
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.
@GreenoEats6 ай бұрын
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 !
@HelenBetts-j6w4 ай бұрын
If the place is that dirty, and it obviously is,why would you stay?
@GreenoEats4 ай бұрын
@@HelenBetts-j6w it's canteen style, so I had already ordered and paid by the time I saw the message of the place and the cutlery etc.
@kateking19806 ай бұрын
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! ❤
@GreenoEats6 ай бұрын
You plan sounds like a much better idea - picnic next time (and missing out the monkey enclosure!!)
@GreenoEats4 ай бұрын
@@davidsartin1016 whereas the monkeys are just getting drunk on windscreen washer fluid!!
@Secret_Squirrel_Scottishgamer6 ай бұрын
The animals get better food than that slop
@GreenoEats6 ай бұрын
I certainly hope so, or I am calling the RSPCA !!
@rickb36456 ай бұрын
😂 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. 🍺
@GreenoEats6 ай бұрын
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!!
@usualfulful4 ай бұрын
The worst restaurant I have been to ran out of cutlery. It was a tourist spot, similar to this one. We decided to settle for just a beverage and get our food some place else, when we overheard a waitress tell customers at the table next to us that she was waiting on cutlery, after she put their plates down with (hot) food that looked like someone had transferred microwaved pulp to a plate.
@GreenoEats4 ай бұрын
Good lord, sounds like you had a lucky escape just having a drink there!
@nickgillon26255 ай бұрын
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 .
@GreenoEats5 ай бұрын
Garbage food eaten in a venue about as clean as a bin!
@paulcherrytrains33394 ай бұрын
Keeping the place clean is one of the basics. Chameleon is a good name for it. I would be turning green. Dirty cutlery would be my signal to walk out. Thanks for enduring that filthy dump. Hope you didn't get food poisoning.
@GreenoEats4 ай бұрын
We were fine, but I wouldn’t choose to eat there again that’s for sure!
@SunnyNeuroshima5 ай бұрын
7:26 Sounds like the lady in the background summed up the food perfectly with her comment.
@GreenoEats5 ай бұрын
Ha ha, I didn't notice that in the edit - well spotted!
@snowysimon4 ай бұрын
Same at Woburn safari park £15.00 for basic fish and chips - was cold, small portion and dry frozen fries, frozen battered cod - can get much better quality and bigger portion size at local chippy with fresh fish and proper chips for £10.00
@GreenoEats4 ай бұрын
They just think they have a captive audience, so don't have to try that hard!
@Glyn-g4q6 ай бұрын
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. 😂😂
@GreenoEats6 ай бұрын
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 !
@Deadman1957TEB6 ай бұрын
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!
@GreenoEats6 ай бұрын
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 :-)
@GreenoEats4 ай бұрын
@@Dionysos640 with the ticket prices for entry I don't think that they'll be on a financial knife edge!!
@buffys34776 ай бұрын
They have a captive audience so don’t need to make any effort. I usually take a nice packed lunch to places like these.
@GreenoEats6 ай бұрын
Yes, I guess they're not hoping for repeat custom, so think they can get away with whatever.
@geoffreymcdonnell98695 ай бұрын
Yes 90% of all the tourist places I have ever eaten at are 'average' to say the least and over priced, however £20 for 2 meals is ok IF they were edible but just the look of the food was not nice! Thanks for the warning about Longleat😢
@GreenoEats5 ай бұрын
If the food was half decent I would have been ok with it, but it was not pleasant, and everything felt grubby - definitely one to avoid!
@ianrob47604 ай бұрын
Reminds me of the crap we had in Disney at Paris …
@GreenoEats4 ай бұрын
Oh yes, I have done that trip a coupleof times - not exactly the "fine dining" the French are renowned for is it !
@ianrob47604 ай бұрын
@@GreenoEats nope and it is worse than Florida !! Btw just found you channel via checking for Clarkson !! And Gary with the other review seemed to get a slightly better experience
@GreenoEats4 ай бұрын
@@ianrob4760 he was a little more forgiving as he went within the first couple of days of opening. I found the same issues he noted almost 2 weeks later
@garybirch35255 ай бұрын
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
@GreenoEats5 ай бұрын
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.
@jacquibradley15984 ай бұрын
Hi Greeno, I went there twice in 1984, the food was disgusting then and we all know unless you invest it will go downhill. But 1 little anecdote, when we went through the monkey enclosure the first time the monkeys broke off our aerial. So when we went back the second time we had invested in a screw in screw out rubber encased aerial, unfortunately, my husband thought I had taken it out and vice versa, so when we entered the enclosure the monkeys jumped on the bonnet and stripped every piece of rubber away, leaving a coil like metal antenna, so much for indestructible?? Anyway, we never went back, instead we took the boys to Marwell Zoo. Thank you for the review though, I am sure will help some folks. 😋😋🤗🤗
@GreenoEats4 ай бұрын
Those monkeys are something else - why we think it's a good idea to drive through the enclosure I will never know!! Marwell is a much safer option :-)
@jacquibradley15984 ай бұрын
@@GreenoEats Safer and nicer in my opinion! 😎😎
@orionpitman33696 ай бұрын
HI bad dirty cutlery??? the question is what else is not checked for cleanliness good video hope little one had a good time with the animal on view 😀😀👌👌👍👍
@GreenoEats6 ай бұрын
Yep, if front of house is that dirty and disorganised then what is it like behind the scenes 🤢
@siobhanblake91506 ай бұрын
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.
@GreenoEats6 ай бұрын
There are plenty of green areas to enjoy a picnic (if the weather is clement) - definitely cannot recommend this Chameleon Tree outlet !!
@siobhanblake91506 ай бұрын
@@GreenoEats A picnic sounds a much better idea for sure!
@mrpscorpio5 ай бұрын
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
@GreenoEats5 ай бұрын
Welcome to the channel! Yeah, this place clearly isn't relying on repeat customers is it!!
@richardramsden225 ай бұрын
Hey up. . . Cracking way of applying salt n vinegar - S then V then S again. . Brilliant mate 🤩
@GreenoEats5 ай бұрын
Best of all worlds with the salt, vinegar, salt trick!
@MattMcQueen16 ай бұрын
Hmm... "Freshly Battered Fish". I think you're right, looks frozen.
@GreenoEats6 ай бұрын
It was freshly battered... in a factory shortly before it was flash fried and frozen ready for shipment !! 😂
@MattMcQueen16 ай бұрын
@@GreenoEats Ah, fresh frozen. LOL. Ah well, at least you got a subscribe from me.
@GreenoEats6 ай бұрын
@@MattMcQueen1 well that's some good news then, welcome to the channel 🙂 I hope you'll enjoy more of the content!!
@Ben-Cricket4 ай бұрын
You should try the local dishes. Giraffe isn’t too bad, but the Monkey Madras is out of this world.
@GreenoEats4 ай бұрын
🤣I have actually eaten alligator, zebra and camel before!!
@robmcallen7986 ай бұрын
Bad hygiene in the service area should send up major red flags as if what you can see is grim the kitchen if going to be far worse. I'm guessing the kids meal was kiddo's choice as it was carbs *3....and it still looked grim(dry lasagna,garlic bread that might have walked past a toaster and chips that were kinda meh). On the upside decent review of a crap place to eat :) Hope you have more luck in the next place you review.
@GreenoEats6 ай бұрын
Yep, red flags everywhere ! The kids meal was indeed her choice - she could have had salad or veg as a side, but not many 11 yr olds would do that when chips and garlic bread are on offer ha ha! Appreciate the kind words about the review :-)
@yutub69285 ай бұрын
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.
@GreenoEats5 ай бұрын
Not cheap, and really disappointing - a bad combination !
@kennethausten6 ай бұрын
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.
@GreenoEats6 ай бұрын
Baffling isn't it - we make lasagne at home often, and it's with a lovely rich sauce. This one was like a brick !!
@rationalbacon58724 ай бұрын
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.
@GreenoEats4 ай бұрын
@@rationalbacon5872 you are probably right! It was dreadful!!
@kennethausten6 ай бұрын
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.
@GreenoEats6 ай бұрын
Tesco own brand mushy peas are pretty good too!
@janwilson73976 ай бұрын
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?
@GreenoEats6 ай бұрын
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!!)
@christinebeames7126 ай бұрын
Remember one star is given for book keeping ? ? So if it’s 3 it’s really 2
@GreenoEats6 ай бұрын
@@christinebeames712 I didn't notice the hygiene rating, but if the EHO turned up on the day I was there then God help them!
@lisabudd59794 ай бұрын
Fantastic your really good at your reviews your discription of the food is informative and honest
@GreenoEats4 ай бұрын
Thank you, I appreciate the kind words !
@mamasinger496 ай бұрын
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!
@GreenoEats6 ай бұрын
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!
@richardbowness15955 ай бұрын
Another excellent review. You have shown us where NOT to eat!!
@GreenoEats5 ай бұрын
If I can do that at least I am narrowing down the food options right 🤣
@richardbowness15955 ай бұрын
@@GreenoEats ,Right!!
@garfieldsmith3326 ай бұрын
We call this kind of restaurant a "Scarf and Barf".
@GreenoEats6 ай бұрын
Ha ha - fortunately there was no barf afterwards !
@user-ye2ge4zo5lhennypenny5 ай бұрын
Dirty cutlery just isnt on!! Shocking
@GreenoEats5 ай бұрын
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
@rjpender704 ай бұрын
Did I hear someone shout " disgusting" lol
@GreenoEats4 ай бұрын
Maybe 😂
@colinbrigham82533 ай бұрын
Thank you very sad children having to eat in a filthy environment
@GreenoEats3 ай бұрын
Yes, you would think a place like this should have some better controls in place.
@newsoftheday4204 ай бұрын
The Chameleon tree at Longleat.. I will be recommending this to Gary 🤣
@GreenoEats4 ай бұрын
I think his son is a little bit old to be taking to the zoo haha!
@dennisdistant2 ай бұрын
If the food for humans is like that then I can only shudder to think what the animals have to eat everyday.
@GreenoEats2 ай бұрын
I am gonna bet that they eat better than the paying customers do!
@samgraham93546 ай бұрын
Was that plate chipped on the adult meal, or, was it supposed to be rustic?
@GreenoEats6 ай бұрын
It was like a tin plate, enamel kind of thing, was part of the design. Didn't look attractive though, and kept moving around on the table ha ha !
@747jono6 ай бұрын
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
@GreenoEats6 ай бұрын
Yes, I am sure there are lots of nice country pubs withing striking distance!
@keithwatkins79086 ай бұрын
Clearly the Chameleon Tree needs to change ......for the better.
@GreenoEats6 ай бұрын
Absolutely!
@frenchhornwoman5 ай бұрын
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
@GreenoEats5 ай бұрын
Yep, they're clearly not focused on return business!
@davidbolton17706 ай бұрын
Rumour has it that the monkeys come to the back and feed off the left-overs :D Only jesting but who knows.
@GreenoEats6 ай бұрын
I think I might have been eating the monkey's leftovers ha ha !!
@Secret_Squirrel_Scottishgamer6 ай бұрын
More like the monkeys are filling in for the chefs.
@GreenoEats6 ай бұрын
@@Secret_Squirrel_Scottishgamer ha ha, maybe that's it !
@iancampbell32022 ай бұрын
Love the spinny plate with the F&C
@GreenoEats2 ай бұрын
if it spins fast enough the food flies off - which might be for the best!!
@ChrisShadowens6 ай бұрын
Maybe the safari critters were helping in the kitchen that day? Gotta earn their keep!
@GreenoEats6 ай бұрын
Ha ha, maybe so. They were certainly happier eating bits of my car than they would have been eating in the restaurant!
@FastSnax5 ай бұрын
They probably feed the animals the left overs
@MikePaton-Williams-yv9qo5 ай бұрын
I knew Greeno was in trouble when he let Gary play on the bonnet of his car🤦🏻♂️
@GreenoEats5 ай бұрын
Ha ha, cheeky monkey!
@MikePaton-Williams-yv9qo5 ай бұрын
@@GreenoEats me or Gary on the bonnet😉
@Hedgehogsinthemist1234 ай бұрын
Deep frozen fish is completely tasteless. Unfortunately, most pubs (where I live anyway) seem to serve it. These tourist attractions are all the same.
@GreenoEats4 ай бұрын
Really disappointing isn't it !
@747jono6 ай бұрын
No wifelets these days use to love the old fella super eccentric brilliant
@GreenoEats6 ай бұрын
Oh yes, the proper old Lord Bath was a real character wasn't he - bonkers but in a good way !!
@LifeAtTheMasthead6 ай бұрын
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.
@GreenoEats6 ай бұрын
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!!
@cawstongreenway6 ай бұрын
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 😂
@GreenoEats6 ай бұрын
100% - the culture seems to be one of doing the minimum, and once you're working in that environment it becomes endemic.
@DanielByrnes-t6v4 ай бұрын
That food looks like it's suffering from hunger
@GreenoEats4 ай бұрын
Ha ha
@barrydalziel2 ай бұрын
Sadly corporates are interested in profits over customers
@GreenoEats2 ай бұрын
Yes, that is the bottom line I think!
@jacquibradley15984 ай бұрын
Sorry, so it was a Chameleon pretending to be a cafe? That's karma!! 😋😋
@GreenoEats4 ай бұрын
I see what you did there :-)
@jacquibradley15984 ай бұрын
@@GreenoEats Showing your age then lol 😋😋🤗🤗
@ToothTalksTaste6 ай бұрын
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...
@GreenoEats6 ай бұрын
💯 agree, grim is a good word for it!
@davecharlie35046 ай бұрын
I'd say got to the chippy if you're going to eat fish & chips before we lose them!
@GreenoEats6 ай бұрын
Yep - chippy almost always the best place to get fish and chips right !!
@davecharlie35046 ай бұрын
The Plaice to be Greeno!!
@johngreen89965 ай бұрын
Thanks for the warning.
@GreenoEats5 ай бұрын
You're welcome - take a picnic if you go !
@nigelwatson27504 ай бұрын
Zero nutrition in that kids meal apart from the beef in the lasagna. Quadruple carbs (sugar)
@GreenoEats4 ай бұрын
There may have been some veg used in the ragu… but not enough to defeat your point!
@user-ye2ge4zo5lhennypenny5 ай бұрын
You should Gary Eats there to review! Just saying! 🎉
@GreenoEats5 ай бұрын
Ha ha, I think he has seen my review, so would probably steer clear (plus I think his son is a little bit old to be taking to a safari park for a day out ha ha)
@user-ye2ge4zo5lhennypenny5 ай бұрын
@@GreenoEats I would just love to see Gary's reaction to the animals there ie the Monkeys 🐒 🙈 🙊 😅🤣😂
@ThreeFiddyChannel6 ай бұрын
Lovely school / prison canteen, cafeteria, little chef service station on M25 vibes all rolled into one there ... 🍽️
@GreenoEats6 ай бұрын
Ha ha - it was all of those things, but less refined :-)
@AlienMidget1235 ай бұрын
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???
@GreenoEats5 ай бұрын
Welcome to the channel! Glad you enjoyed the video, even if it infuriated the hospitality side of you 🙂
@merlin32294 ай бұрын
Fridays at school was always fish and chips. It was absolutely great. This was back in the 90s! That looked awful.
@GreenoEats4 ай бұрын
Fish and chips Fridays- a classic!
@Sharpshooter991003 ай бұрын
Biggest turn off is when you sit down in an eating place and the table is dirty and not wiped/cleared. Some places are shameless for that, even high end places. Ruins the whole experience and blatantly disgusting. I went for a drink with someone in the Hilton hotel Adelaide, for a date! The table was uncleared, dirty, and no one bothered to clean it. Staff were not busy either and chatting. Meant to be 5* too. Absolutely gross
@GreenoEats3 ай бұрын
That's down to a lack of care and / or training. No excuse anywhere, but particularly in high end places!
@AbsoluteNut15 ай бұрын
that's enough tartar sauce for 3 bites of the fish. How generous!
@GreenoEats5 ай бұрын
Maybe they know you won't want more than 3 bites!
@DanielByrnes-t6v4 ай бұрын
That fish looks like it's from the East River in NYC.
@GreenoEats4 ай бұрын
Looks like it's from a lake near Mr Burns power plant in Springfield lol
@BenjaminGessel4 ай бұрын
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…
@GreenoEats4 ай бұрын
You could have built a wall with this lasagne, it was like a brick!
@pamelaatkinsonscats28735 ай бұрын
It all sounded horrible and greasy. For the price, it should have at least been edible. The dirty knife was off-putting.
@GreenoEats5 ай бұрын
Properly awful!
@baggieboys93 ай бұрын
he did eat it
@GreenoEats3 ай бұрын
@@baggieboys9 some of it, not much though
@sianporter53406 ай бұрын
Missed little ‘un today! I hope she enjoyed Longleat though even if the food was questionable ❤
@GreenoEats6 ай бұрын
We’d been camping, so I guess she was concerned she might not look her best ha ha!
@susan_elizabeth5 ай бұрын
American here, so please forgive my ignorance. Does the vinegar go on the chips only, or is it also added to the fish?
@GreenoEats5 ай бұрын
It's a matter of personal taste. Normally I only put vinegar on the chips, but many folk will also put it on the fish too. I do like vinegary sides though, pickled cucumber, onion or egg :-)
@rhi-defined6 ай бұрын
Oh Greeno...the title certainly does sum it up, gosh!
@GreenoEats6 ай бұрын
Not great was it 🤣
@nigel84996 ай бұрын
Completely useless. No wonder the UK has a poor reputation for cuisine.
@GreenoEats6 ай бұрын
Oh yes, this was like the bad old days of British food, that's for certain!
@tubaman6627 күн бұрын
@12:39 The receipt said '"Freshly battered fish" so that is exactly what you should be getting!
@GreenoEats27 күн бұрын
Indeed - of course, it doesn't specify when and where it was freshly battered haha!
@simonhartung36836 ай бұрын
Shocking I felt for you greeno on this one I'd rather bring my own food or a McDonald's
@GreenoEats6 ай бұрын
Yeah, next time I will take a picnic 🤣
@yxmichaelxyyxmichaelxy30744 ай бұрын
Me, remembering the food at my high school...
@GreenoEats4 ай бұрын
ha ha - definite school dinner vibes!
@yxmichaelxyyxmichaelxy30744 ай бұрын
@@GreenoEats Don't remind me. Ugh. There were times I walked up the street to KFC.
@costasworldofmusicmemories57924 ай бұрын
My wife I don't mind spending the money. However we want value for money.. Charging more money for food in restaurants doesn't always get you a good meal. Restauranters need to pay attention to that. All the best mate 👍 Jim and Harriet
@GreenoEats4 ай бұрын
I agree 100% - it's about whether the food is good value for money, whether it's £5 or £50
@techware18406 ай бұрын
Thks for taking one for the team Greeno - it looked disgusting 🤮 - hope u have better luck with the next place u review 🤞
@GreenoEats6 ай бұрын
Yep, fingers crossed for better food experiences to come 🙂 Thanks for watching!
@RichardTingey11 күн бұрын
Absolutely no excuse for not cleaning the tables or for that matter cutlery properly. Also food not being up to standard. If ever I visit Longleat, I will not go to the Chameleon Tree. Thank you for your review.
@GreenoEats11 күн бұрын
Should do better especially in a place that's not cheap to get into!!
@sos_legio_primusАй бұрын
That large fly or bumble bee that whizzed around and by as you were about to try the peas. Seems to like the food. LoL.
@GreenoEatsАй бұрын
I was plagued by insects of one kind or another all summer!
@sos_legio_primusАй бұрын
@GreenoEats I was stung there in a cafe by a bee when I was a kid.
@collin62383 ай бұрын
On the other hand people should clear up their own mess before leaving the table to others
@GreenoEats3 ай бұрын
True, but the staff should be out wiping the tables before new customers go to sit there
@ianmurphy99556 ай бұрын
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
@GreenoEats6 ай бұрын
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!!
@pjomayo5 ай бұрын
I guess if you're going to visit Longleat,bring your own food
@GreenoEats5 ай бұрын
Very good advice!
@JSC1316 ай бұрын
Greeno the lasagne looks like a dry boot but the fish and chips looked first class great content as usual.
@GreenoEats6 ай бұрын
The fish and chips did look ok - although looks can be deceiving. The "taste" was dismal ! Thanks for the kind words about the content!!
@karenclancey25576 ай бұрын
That looked disgusting,sorry to say not fit to be even be fed to the animals . Waste of money. 😱😳
@GreenoEats6 ай бұрын
Oh yes, if the animals were fed as badly as the visitors I’d be on the phone to the RSPCA!
@JaapFilius4 ай бұрын
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').
@GreenoEats4 ай бұрын
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!)
@Edith-t4j6 ай бұрын
Frozen fish and Frozen chips at steep prices spoiled a good day out.
@GreenoEats6 ай бұрын
In a previous video I made fish, chips and peas for under £1, and it was much tastier than what I got at Longleat!
@GaryG19746 ай бұрын
Greeno, I applaud you for your calmness and politeness. If it were me, I would be raging! I would have taken it all back and walked out. That so-called "food" and lack of standards was truly disgusting and beyond belief. I sincerely hope they proprietors see this review, because they need to improve things.
@GreenoEats6 ай бұрын
Yes, I hope it's brought to their attention, as standards there are very poor indeed. Not often I won't finish a meal as my waistband pays testament to !!
@Deadman1957TEB6 ай бұрын
I've not watched the video yet! But even without your thumbnail I know what's coming! My Mrs loves the place, but we always take a picnic!
@GreenoEats6 ай бұрын
You could have told me ha ha !!!
@Deadman1957TEB6 ай бұрын
@@GreenoEats You never asked!
@GreenoEats6 ай бұрын
@@Deadman1957TEB ha ha - touche !!
@tonytaboureau5 ай бұрын
Looks like you left the lion’s share of the mane course🦁🦁. 🤦♂️grrrrr.