[Albion] The Terrace Opening this Saturday

[Seagull Stew]

On the app touch the arrow next to the club badge at the top of the screen. Select American Express Stadium and the page will reload.

The Terrace is an option at the bottom of the screen. You may need to register to see all the menus.

Select order ahead and If you are asked for a code enter 2025. This should bring up all the different food outlets.

Jesus. They don’t make it clear where to navigate to the menu on the app do they!

 

[Motogull]

Frankly, anyone entrusting Sodexo with £16 for a burger fully deserves the pre-warmed sweaty disappointment in a greasy box that will inevitably follow.

That's not Sodexo though - they do inside. Yeah, their burgers are poor.

 

[Bry Nylon]

That's not Sodexo though - they do inside. Yeah, their burgers are poor.

Ah, fair enough. My mistake, I thought their remit had been extended to f***ing up the catering in The Terrace too

 

[Seagull Stew]

I’ve just registered on the app (I think). Let’s just say that the phrase “user friendly” doesn’t come to mind!

 

[AZ Gull]

That's not Sodexo though - they do inside. Yeah, their burgers are poor.

Really?

Sodexo Live! delivers catering & hospitality at The Terrace, Brighton & Hove Albion FC’s new Fan Zone​

 

[Bozza]

Ah, fair enough. My mistake, I thought their remit had been extended to f***ing up the catering in The Terrace too

These aren't just any burgers, these are Steven Edwards - Masterchef winner burgers.

 

[Bozza]

Steven Edwards to launch new food concept at Brighton and Hove Albion FC

The concept will be delivered with the stadium's catering partner, Sodexo Live!

www.thecaterer.com

 

[Winker]

The menus are on the app.

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What the hell is Beef Jam?
Is that just a way to make brown sauce sound more up-market?

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

The menus are on the app.

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Famous?

 

[Motogull]

Ah, fair enough. My mistake, I thought their remit had been extended to f***ing up the catering in The Terrace too

Apologies. See below.

Really?

Sodexo Live! delivers catering & hospitality at The Terrace, Brighton & Hove Albion FC’s new Fan Zone​

Got it. They are the middlemen. Yeah, they could fukk it all up alright.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

What the hell is Beef Jam?
Is that just a way to make brown sauce sound more up-market?

I often buy bacon jam, maybe it’s similar…it’s lovely.

Bacon Jam

A savoury jam of sautéed onion, smokey paprika and of course, bacon. Good on just about anything. Ingredients: Bacon 50% (pork belly 97%), pickling salt (E250), onions, molasses. apple cider vinegar, smoked paprika, spices. DurchschnittlicheNähwerte pro 100gr Kj 873 Kcal 208 Fettdavon...

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A savoury jam of sautéed onion, smokey paprika and of course, bacon. Good on just about anything.

Ingredients: Bacon 50% (pork belly 97%), pickling salt (E250), onions, molasses. apple cider vinegar, smoked paprika, spices

 

[NorthstandRacoon]

Buzzing to try this on. Sat, particularly after being at a mates birthday, pre match beers (bottomless brunch). Food pricing is a f***ing disgrace, mind.

 

[Joey Jo Jo Jr. Shabadoo]

What the hell is Beef Jam?

A fancy Bovril?

 

[Easy 10]

Frankly, anyone entrusting Sodexo with £16 for a burger fully deserves the pre-warmed sweaty disappointment in a greasy box that will inevitably follow.

I still found that mildly erotic.

 

[Bry Nylon]

These aren't just any burgers, these are Steven Edwards - Masterchef winner burgers.

Mmm… good luck to him. Whenever I’ve watched MasterChef, the concept seems to be that they cook and plate one 3-course meal. I may have missed the episode where they prepared, cooked and served 900 burgers plus sides across a 4-hour window.

Ultimately, nobody goes to the match for the food. On this basis, trying to make it a destination-dining experience feels like trying to meet a need that doesn’t exist. Just keep it simple, decent quality, VFM and easy for over-worked, under-trained and poorly supervised casual staff to consistently deliver without f***ing it up too much.

 

[Bozza]

Apologies if I've contributed to that. I'm just genuinely concerned that this could inadvertently have a negative impact on a couple of things I've really enjoyed about the Amex - a beer outside before and staying in the North after.

Also, pretty sure this is very much a business driven investment rather than some sort of benevolent favour from "poor old Tony".

Picking this up again, based on a couple of conversations tonight...

Essentially, I don't think anything has really changed, and you can continue to do just that.

As you approach the Amex, you can open your phone, hop onto The Terrace site and order your drinks/food.

You can then collect them from the pick-up point inside The Terrace and then wander back outside to consume them.

On days when the weather is good - and it should be on Sunday - The Terrace will be fully open, ie the walls will be all pushed back making it a big open space.

There won't be a fenced off area for Terrace punters, so that expanse outside the northwest corner of the ground will be pretty much as it has been for some time now. I'm not sure if there's ever been a limit as to how far around the stadium you could carry a beer (I know there was a beer forcefield line heading back towards Falmer Station), but I imagine if there were limits before, they will remain.

 

[mile oak]

Pity ltd seating and bench style. Wouldve loved somewhere to sit in comfort and eat pre-match but seems chance of seat and service wont be good never mind poor food option so it'll probably never be used.Doubt it will retain many fans post match especially evenings, but if others like it good for you.

 

[Gazwag]

On days when the weather is good - and it should be on Sunday - The Terrace will be fully open, ie the walls will be all pushed back making it a big open space.

I would imagine there will be plenty of room inside on Sunday

 

[Stuart Munday]

Capacity is around 32,000 now, so maybe 4,800?

So, 27,000 Albion fans...

Picking this up again, based on a couple of conversations tonight...

Essentially, I don't think anything has really changed, and you can continue to do just that.

As you approach the Amex, you can open your phone, hop onto The Terrace site and order your drinks/food.

You can then collect them from the pick-up point inside The Terrace and then wander back outside to consume them.

On days when the weather is good - and it should be on Sunday - The Terrace will be fully open, ie the walls will be all pushed back making it a big open space.

There won't be a fenced off area for Terrace punters, so that expanse outside the northwest corner of the ground will be pretty much as it has been for some time now. I'm not sure if there's ever been a limit as to how far around the stadium you could carry a beer (I know there was a beer forcefield line heading back towards Falmer Station), but I imagine if there were limits before, they will remain.

That’s all good, I love standing outside on a nice day with a beer and I think you can take it around the ground except to the station, so there should be an unlimited capacity outside.

 

[chaileyjem]

Ultimately, nobody goes to the match for the food. On this basis, trying to make it a destination-dining experience feels like trying to meet a need that doesn’t exist. .

I suspect there's a few of those who cough up for the Tunnel Club, let alone the other restaurants around the ground who do exactly that and they have high expectations of the food. Destination dining experience if you like but with a football match obviously.

The Terrace is obviously not that - but from what i can tell looks like dozens of food halls across the country - there's one opposite Victoria Station,. there's one over the canal from Old Trafford (rammed before our match in January and full of fans eating and drinking at similar prices to the Terrace) let alone Box Parks outside Wembley and in every major city. This idea that there aren't 100s of Fast Food outlets in London, Brighton and every city in the country selling fast food premium burgers at £10-15 a pop.
. There are , and there have been for years. Sounds like there's quite a need to me at least !