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New Concrete survey reveals widespread dissatisfaction with campus catering outlets EXCLUSIVE By JAMES GOFFIN, News Editor
CATERING BOSSES are making a meal out of eating on campus, according to a <;oncrete Investigation. Students are far from happy about the two main campus eateries, The Diner and Breakers 2, both of which came in for a drubbing from most unpalatable re.sults for restaurant managers - who currently receive a ÂŁ120,000 a subsidy from the rsity - will be substantial criticisms levelled
A massive 74 per cent rated the outlets' burger and chips menu as being unsatisfactory, with 31 per cent condemning it as very poor. "The quality is obscenely bad," commented Sam Marfleet (EAS 4) .
Cold Emma Ward (LAW 1) agreed. "The chips in Breakers are always cold," she moaned. And the far from fast service was also criticised in the survey, with over a quarter of replies - 26 per cent - branding it very poor. Only 7 per cent rated it as good or very good. Briony Thompson (EAS 2) was one of the respondents angry
about the treatment dished out to customers. "The service is absolutely appalling. Nothing is ever right and it is always cold ," she stormed. "They run out of stuff a lot," complained Julie Blint (SOC 3). Students also gave the thumbs down to Breakers' brash mix of loud music and plastic chairs, with over half describing it as worse than okay, and 23 per cent slating it a~ very P,OOr.
Other news: - Hotness to host UEA quiz 2 - Rag ball raises ÂŁ2000 7 - Draft of new Union constitution revealed 4 However, despite their damning criticisms of the food , service, and decor, students did recognise that Breakers was
cheap. Only 9 per cent of students thought the grub on offer was very poor value for money, with the remainder dividing evenly between good, okay, and poor. In stark contrast, students rubbished the Diner's cash to nosh ratio.
Poor A huge 64 per cent thought value for money in the campus' main restaurant was poor or very poor, with a paltry 7 per cent saying they thought they were parting with a fair amount of money for their meals. Elsewhere the eaterie faired better, with the biggest group of students rating it ok on most indicators. But many respondents still called for improvements to the Diner's service. - Continued on page 7
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