Reply to: Office Canteens

[russell]

WHY do they have to be so tulip?

Yeah would get a bit repetitive, I always wondered, do you get your lunch free when you work for Mcdonalds? I know you only pick up the litter outside and are funded by the local councils hire a retard scheme, so probably not eh?

[Mich the Tester]

Hmmm current clientco usually has:

2 types of tinned soup
Some random salad with lots of leaves and very little meat or veg
Some tinned salads for the salad bar
A selection of frozen deep fried Dutch food
And of course lots of bread, meat and cheese to make your own sarnies
Some large chunks of fruit to fit into a tiny bowl that they overcharge you for

It all tastes cak and costs a small fortune.

It doesn't help that there's nowhere to get summat to eat locally as the office is in the ar$e end of nowhere.

Citentcos in London had way better canteens with much better selections, and at least the salad bars had fresh veg.

Is that in the Hague nextdoor to TNT Post?

If so, walk 200 metres up the road to this place;
La Fortuna - Bistro Restaurant in Den Haag op iens.nl - Overzicht

It's not posh, but simple, straightforward home cooking, and very friendly. Alternative is Het Pleidooi. about 5 minutes walk in the same direction on adelheidstraat Het Pleidooi | Restaurant Het Pleidooi . Not much choice, but tasty pasta, usually either with salmon or chicken; I prefer the chicken.

[Moscow Mule]

Apparently, the Natwest tower restaurants used to be good. Silver service for the directors...

My experience has been slightly more lacklustre.

[norrahe]

Hmmm current clientco usually has:

2 types of tinned soup
Some random salad with lots of leaves and very little meat or veg
Some tinned salads for the salad bar
A selection of frozen deep fried Dutch food
And of course lots of bread, meat and cheese to make your own sarnies
Some large chunks of fruit to fit into a tiny bowl that they overcharge you for

It all tastes cak and costs a small fortune.

It doesn't help that there's nowhere to get summat to eat locally as the office is in the ar$e end of nowhere.

Citentcos in London had way better canteens with much better selections, and at least the salad bars had fresh veg.

[Cliphead]

Can't remember any previous ClientCo having a good canteen, several didn't have any at all.

At one gig the ClientCO paid for food if a meeting was booked over lunchtime, as you can imaging all the meeting rooms were booked every day and the pizza delivery came in a van.

Free beer in Belgium was a nice touch but only ever indulged in on Friday afternoons.

[Mich the Tester]

LeberKäse is quite excellent especially if its made well with a nice crust. Fleischkäse is also very nice. For the Scots here maybe Saumagen might be up your street

Also remember that after a large German meal you are obliged to have a schnapps

Are there any other sizes of German meal?

[darmstadt]

LeberKäse is quite excellent especially if its made well with a nice crust. Fleischkäse is also very nice. For the Scots here maybe Saumagen might be up your street

Also remember that after a large German meal you are obliged to have a schnapps

[Pondlife]

Leberkase is the reason I don't try to translate the menus in DE anymore.

LiverCheese bears no resemblance to the foodstuff.

It's a bit like trying to translate sweetbreads and deciding to have it for pudding.

[original PM]

yep

wooh yeah

learning every day!

[Mich the Tester]

Mushrooms with a dip and Fish soup?

yep

[original PM]

Leberkase etc is a sort of patélike meatloaf with onion gravy, mash and apple sauce.
Kalbshacksteak is veal meatball, with an 'aromatic sauce', probably a spicy sauce.

You should understand the rest.

Mushrooms with a dip and Fish soup?

[Mich the Tester]

No sauerkraut?

I thought they had that stuff with everything

Germans are quite conscious of methane emissions these days. If you've ever shared a room with 4 other people who've all eaten sauerkraut you'll know why they don't eat it every day.

[Mich the Tester]

Well I guess would go for the Chilli - cos I have no idea what anythng else is!!!

Leberkase etc is a sort of patélike meatloaf with onion gravy, mash and apple sauce.
Kalbshacksteak is veal meatball, with an 'aromatic sauce', probably a spicy sauce.

You should understand the rest.

[CheeseSlice]

No sauerkraut?

I thought they had that stuff with everything

[original PM]

Tomorrows menu, with prices:

Tellergericht Leberkäse mit Zwiebeljus, Püree und Apfelmus (880 kcal) 1,90 EUR
Angebot Kalbshacksteak mit aromatischer Sauce (420 kcal) 2,70 EUR
Eintopf Chili sin Carne 1,50 EUR
Aktion Gebratene Champignons mit Dipp (450 kcal) 2,50 EUR
Suppe Fischsüppchen 0,50 EUR

Well I guess would go for the Chilli - cos I have no idea what anythng else is!!!