The Holte Suite

[Chris Harte]

I suppose the club see things like the rebrand and repurpose of the Holte Suite and the creation of Terrace View as what some would call incremental gains. On their own they aren't game changers but if the LG earns an extra £1m a season and the TV earns half a million a season and they can replicate that elsewhere (rumours of "dug-out experience" seating and whatever else they put into the new north stand) then in the eyes of the club that might be the difference between shopping at Lidl or shopping at Waitrose.

What they absolutely should not have done was to ignore issues around the ground for the "standard" fan, perhaps for want of a better phrase. While I have no service or toilet issues in the LH, I understand there are issues elsewhere. These should have been corrected above all else, and if they had been then perhaps there would have been less bad feeling around the HS(LG) and TV.

[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.

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.

Yeah, get the point. Mine was just a comment really about how much things have gone up in the last couple of years. I’m sure that place is a great meal though and as you say better than the (likely) mediocre slop on offer in the ground. That said, i’d be interested to hear what it was like in there today for anyone that’s gone in, and indeed if there are restrictions on the drinks.

[Bad English]

For £70 you could stay in the city centre, have something really nice to eat, and have a few drinks rather than a shit quality buffet, a program thrown in plus a couple of shite quality beers.

If open you could go to Shabbabs and have:

• Paneer Tikka £5
• Keema Balti £12
• 4 cans from shop over road £7
• Gulab Jaman and ice-cream £2.69
• Coffee £2.50
• Uber to ground about £10

Under £40 per person. FTF!

[PeterWithesShin]

Photos from RedSox and taken the last few mins. It's doing a roaring trade....

[Clark W Griswold]

I think it’s been open for 2 hours at that point? 😂

[PeterWithesShin]

He said there was about a dozen people at the back, and while he was stood outside (about 11am) for 10 mins or so chatting to friends more staff entered than customers. 2 staff went inside.

[Richard E]

It hasn’t got any busier.

[PeterWithesShin]

[astonvilla82]

Had a little peak

[Clark W Griswold]

👍 sounds like it’s been a pretty major flop anyway !

[PeterWithesShin]

Folks reckon these are the unold seats for the Terrace View and Lower Grounds

[Bad English]

Folks reckon these are the unold seats for the Terrace View and Lower Grounds

Or the legendary Holte End Farter may have guffed once again.

[The Man With A Stick]

Balloons?  Christ almighty.

[Clark W Griswold]

Balloons?  Christ almighty.

Probably more edible than the burgers…

[devilla]

Sloppy goal to concede.