The Holte Suite

[pauliewalnuts]

Just been reading about Lower Grounds and found myself thinking, if the food is really decent quality, and it really is inclusive of booze, and it really is open 3 hours before and an hour and a half after, then it might not be such a bad deal.

I know.

I think people are more pissed off about how it’s been done rather than the value proposition. Though I agree with you that if you’re into that sort of thing then it’s probably alright in terms of a deal and value. Guaranteed seat, lack of queues etc etc, it’s certainly better than what’s on offer in the Upper Trinity.

Oh yeah don't get me wrong, my problem with all this shit isn't that they're offering these packages, it's that they're doing so whilst doing absolutely nothing to improve the lot of the average fan, despite having had plenty of time to do so.

I know I've said this a few times, but charging people the best part of 60 quid to use 1980s era toilet facilities and be unable to get anything to eat or drink whilst doing this makes the whole thing look like a case of warped priorities.

[ChicagoLion]

I looked on the site and it’s nearly sold out.
It looks like theatre style seating.

If that's because you've been allocated a row and seat number Terrace View us then sane.

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[dave.woodhall]

Is the same.

[ChicagoLion]

Is the same.

Ok.

[N'ZMAV]

Straight to the bar. "30 pints please!"

[j66acd]

All-you-can-eat informal food served at street food popups located around the room, serving hotdogs, burgers, nachos, popcorn, ice cream, and more

And only £60! Tempting isn't it. Or instead go for lunch in Lasan's, St Paul’s Square.

Sarson King Prawn - Freshwater tandoori king prawns served with sweet, tangy grapefruit & pomelo sirka dressing. £14.95

Followed by Kashmiri Rogan - Tender lamb, slow-braised in a bone-marrow stock spiced with garam masala. £20.95

Peshwari Naan £4.50

All washed down with a couple of pints of Daroo IPA (4.8%) at £5.25 x 2

Total Cost: £50.10 leaving me a tenner for the 8 minute taxi ride to Villa Park.

Tough call.

I’m not surprised that the toilets need some work if this is what everyone eats pre match.

[Chris Harte]

I'm confused. I've gone through the posts on here and am still not sure what changes there are in The Holte Suite / Lower Grounds, other than refurbishment and a change in name (not even sure if I'm right about that. Can someone summarise the changes for me. i used to arrive, show my ST and pay a small fee to get in. Is that not the case any more? Sorry if I've missed something.

£60 for you now. Pre-booked.

Sixty quid is going to be worth it to those willing to chugg through the buffet and booze. Birra Morretti was £6.30 a pint in the self-service thingy in the LH a few games back, so six or seven pints of that and a simultaneous attack on the burgers, hotdogs and nachos and some will get their moneys-worth.

There is the issue of it being an offence to be intoxicated inside a football stadium. Aside from the two drinks per person per visit to the bar, I wonder if people will be limited to the number of drinks they can have on the day.

[Des Little]

There is no way on this earth they won’t cap the amount of drinks you can have. Some of the beer monsters I see at games will bankrupt the club by Christmas doing this.

[Clark W Griswold]

Like I say, you could really hammer the booze and get your moneys worth. But then again do you want to actually see the match without going to sleep, or getting up for a piss every 10 mins or everything just being a blur? And would you want to start again a few hours later. I have been to enough away games to realise that this is standard for some but I always like to be able to watch the game I’ve paid for and looked forward to for most of the week. I also noticed that it sounds like an introduction price from how it was worded so probably will go up pretty quickly, especially if the demand is there.

[Clark W Griswold]

All-you-can-eat informal food served at street food popups located around the room, serving hotdogs, burgers, nachos, popcorn, ice cream, and more

And only £60! Tempting isn't it. Or instead go for lunch in Lasan's, St Paul’s Square.

Sarson King Prawn - Freshwater tandoori king prawns served with sweet, tangy grapefruit & pomelo sirka dressing. £14.95

Followed by Kashmiri Rogan - Tender lamb, slow-braised in a bone-marrow stock spiced with garam masala. £20.95

Peshwari Naan £4.50

All washed down with a couple of pints of Daroo IPA (4.8%) at £5.25 x 2

Total Cost: £50.10 leaving me a tenner for the 8 minute taxi ride to Villa Park.

Tough call.

I’m not surprised that the toilets need some work if this is what everyone eats pre match.

I had a look at the menu and it does sound rather good but fuck me, it doesn’t seem like that long ago we’d have a curry at the end of a night out, popadoms, curry, rice, naan, £10 each including leaving the waiter a bit of change.

[tomd2103]

There is no way on this earth they won’t cap the amount of drinks you can have. Some of the beer monsters I see at games will bankrupt the club by Christmas doing this.

I've seen a post on Facebook about it and someone raised the point about away fans accessing it.  A bunch of pissed up plastic 'United' or 'YNWA Mighty Reds' fans in the vicinity of the Holte would not be a great prospect,

[Percy McCarthy]

There is no way on this earth they won’t cap the amount of drinks you can have. Some of the beer monsters I see at games will bankrupt the club by Christmas doing this.

I've seen a post on Facebook about it and someone raised the point about away fans accessing it.  A bunch of pissed up plastic 'United' or 'YNWA Mighty Reds' fans in the vicinity of the Holte would not be a great prospect,

Speak for yourself.

[dave.woodhall]

There is no way on this earth they won’t cap the amount of drinks you can have. Some of the beer monsters I see at games will bankrupt the club by Christmas doing this.

I've seen a post on Facebook about it and someone raised the point about away fans accessing it.  A bunch of pissed up plastic 'United' or 'YNWA Mighty Reds' fans in the vicinity of the Holte would not be a great prospect,

It's down to booking history so they won't be allowed.

[tomd2103]

There is no way on this earth they won’t cap the amount of drinks you can have. Some of the beer monsters I see at games will bankrupt the club by Christmas doing this.

I've seen a post on Facebook about it and someone raised the point about away fans accessing it.  A bunch of pissed up plastic 'United' or 'YNWA Mighty Reds' fans in the vicinity of the Holte would not be a great prospect,

It's down to booking history so they won't be allowed.

Ah right.  That's somewhat reassuring then. 

[Rudy Can't Fail]

All-you-can-eat informal food served at street food popups located around the room, serving hotdogs, burgers, nachos, popcorn, ice cream, and more

And only £60! Tempting isn't it. Or instead go for lunch in Lasan's, St Paul’s Square.

Sarson King Prawn - Freshwater tandoori king prawns served with sweet, tangy grapefruit & pomelo sirka dressing. £14.95

Followed by Kashmiri Rogan - Tender lamb, slow-braised in a bone-marrow stock spiced with garam masala. £20.95

Peshwari Naan £4.50

All washed down with a couple of pints of Daroo IPA (4.8%) at £5.25 x 2

Total Cost: £50.10 leaving me a tenner for the 8 minute taxi ride to Villa Park.

Tough call.

I’m not surprised that the toilets need some work if this is what everyone eats pre match.

I had a look at the menu and it does sound rather good but fuck me, it doesn’t seem like that long ago we’d have a curry at the end of a night out, popadoms, curry, rice, naan, £10 each including leaving the waiter a bit of change.

The point was going to arguably the best and most expensive Indian restaurant in the city, being close to Villa Park for the same price. I've never been there. Oh and my local curry is pretty much as you list above and under a tenner.