Morrison's Cafe

tony6403

Apart from the location of Morrison's cafes near to the tills - the beeps from which can be irritating - I like them and they serve very good meals at low prices.
However , for the last two fridays I asked for fish and chips and was told that they had no fish left.
I asked how come a supermarket with a large fish counter could have run out of fish , "they come in boxes separate from the fish counter" was the reply.
I wonder if this means that it is inferior quality?

cheltenham_dude

Its means that they have a separate supplier / supplies for the cafe - they don't just take stock from the warehouse, shop or fish counter.

santer_2

Mine had no hot chocolate, apparently it is a separate company and they are unable to restock from the shop

oldone_2

I once asked for an omelette and told they had run out. When I pointed out they had a store full of eggs I was told all their food is shipped to them pre-cooked and frozen.
It appears all the dishes are massed produced and portion controlled to maximise profits. Given the prices, they can only be using very cheap raw materials.

Azari

oldone wrote: »

I once asked for an omelette and told they had run out. When I pointed out they had a store full of eggs I was told all their food is shipped to them pre-cooked and frozen.
It appears all the dishes are massed produced and portion controlled to maximise profits. Given the prices, they can only be using very cheap raw materials.

Precooked omelettes? :eek:

What a disgusting idea.

Oliver14

oldone wrote: »

I once asked for an omelette and told they had run out. When I pointed out they had a store full of eggs I was told all their food is shipped to them pre-cooked and frozen.
It appears all the dishes are massed produced and portion controlled to maximise profits. Given the prices, they can only be using very cheap raw materials.

And you're surprised at this?

DCFC79

oldone wrote: »

I once asked for an omelette and told they had run out. When I pointed out they had a store full of eggs I was told all their food is shipped to them pre-cooked and frozen.
It appears all the dishes are massed produced and portion controlled to maximise profits. Given the prices, they can only be using very cheap raw materials.

i wouldnt expect anymore than this

meer53

It's Morrisons, not The Ivy. I once went to a fish and chip shop on Filey seafront, guess what ? They'd run out of fish !

vuvuzela

Azari wrote: »

Precooked omelettes? :eek:

What a disgusting idea.

Why ? Is all food that is pre-cooked and then reheated 'disgusting' ?
Quite often I cook an omelette on a night, put it in the fridge and my OH has it for lunch the following day. Same principle, would you class that as disgusting too ? Ridiculous over-reaction on your part, IMO.

david39

Many years ago I knew a young man who was a trainee chef at a large high-class hotel in the Midlands. There was an arrangement in those days that trainees were exchanged between restaurants so that they became experienced in different kitchen practices and types of menu.

A large 5 star hotel had recently opened and I asked him if he was going to be working there at sometime. He told me that they did not have that type of kitchen there, all the food was pre-packed and prepared off-site and just reheated when ordered.

I expressed surprise and shock at this but he said that it was common practice, even in those days and that it had several benefits which included reduced risk of contamination, a guaranteed level of quality and portion size and a guarantee that if you liked the meal last time you would get exactly the same on your next visit.

I was always a little dubious of this tale - surely a 5 star hotel would not stoop to boil-in-the-bag food - but there was no reason for him to be telling me a story and he insisted it was true even long after he was fully qualified.

JaymesKenin_2

More and more the cafe in a supermarket isn't actually operated by the store staff, it'll be a separate company who may or may not be wearing the store uniform.

Their deliveries will be completely separate to the stores main deliveries and it'll often not be items that the store sells.