Sunday, August 08, 2004
Bath Time Food
Today Tim and I went to spa town Bath which is a little out of the way from Birmingham, but a nice day out. The sun was shining and it was one of the hottest days of the year and we were out to see the sights. So we saw the Pump House and Assembly Rooms where people used go to 'take the waters' and still do - it costs 50p for a glass if you care to try, which we didn't - Maybe another time.
Bath is a really touristy place, and suprisingly for such a touristy place there were very few of the fast food chains we are used to seeing in Birmingham. I mean Timmy and I looked everywhere for a fast food chain for some quick and cheap food and found none. In fact most of the places we saw were sit down and be served places - all very well if you are going on a leisurely visit - but we were on the move - wanting to visit as many places as possible (we have had too many experiences of slow service in restaurants - The Conservatory in Worcester springs to mind as being exceptionally slow - 45 minutes to cook an omlette!)
So what fast food places are there in Bath? We looked around and were suprised not to find any McDonalds or Burger Kings. There were lots of places that sold paninis (not the sticker type, but the bready cheesy type), though I do think that £4.95 is a lot to pay for take out toasted sandwiches - ah the joys of going into a tourist area. There are a couple of places that sell hot pasties and sausage rolls. Greggs in Bath have a pastie they don't sell in Birmingham yet - the sausage and bean melt - which I hope they will start selling in Brum soon as it would make a change from the vegetable and chicken varieties I tend to buy.
Bath is a really touristy place, and suprisingly for such a touristy place there were very few of the fast food chains we are used to seeing in Birmingham. I mean Timmy and I looked everywhere for a fast food chain for some quick and cheap food and found none. In fact most of the places we saw were sit down and be served places - all very well if you are going on a leisurely visit - but we were on the move - wanting to visit as many places as possible (we have had too many experiences of slow service in restaurants - The Conservatory in Worcester springs to mind as being exceptionally slow - 45 minutes to cook an omlette!)
So what fast food places are there in Bath? We looked around and were suprised not to find any McDonalds or Burger Kings. There were lots of places that sold paninis (not the sticker type, but the bready cheesy type), though I do think that £4.95 is a lot to pay for take out toasted sandwiches - ah the joys of going into a tourist area. There are a couple of places that sell hot pasties and sausage rolls. Greggs in Bath have a pastie they don't sell in Birmingham yet - the sausage and bean melt - which I hope they will start selling in Brum soon as it would make a change from the vegetable and chicken varieties I tend to buy.
