Foodies - good but I get the impression it's had its heyday and if I was paying full price for a ticket then I'd be p'd off.
There's lots to choose from - booze, food, cheese and as usual, everyone goes daft for the BBQ stuff so the queues are mental. My gang also reckoned it was in a smaller space than last year so the Saturday was very crowded, despite the fact it was outdoors. Didn't appear to be any attempt at capacity management which then has an impact on what food/drinks/tasters are available.
Avoid - Dorset Cider company - cider was pretty bad and the raspberry cider is cider with raspberry puree in it, not raspberry cider like Kopparberg, etc.
There was a cheese stall too that looked interesting - except they weren't cutting samples of cheese but letting people gouge it out with their hands - so hygienic, not.
Bar Soba - meh Pad Thai, they had run out of prawns but from my portion, I was left wondering where the chicken was too. Jackie G had a lovely coconut chicken curry - GF too with tons of chicken and a decent size portion for £6.
Less samples - definitely available in the morning when we arrived but by the afternoon, you were having to ask for them as they weren't being given out freely, though the cheese, wine and Parma ham stall were samples only and held up their end of the freebie's well. Free Lavazza coffee too.
Toilets were meant to be posh ones rather than portaloo's. Again the gang reckoned more people than last year and less toilets. 10 minutes after my visit, late afternoon (they weren't nice then), they exploded. I was clear of the vicinity but I pity the poor sod's who weren't... read more