When I had a quick trip around Standard' s gaff and went up to the main lounge, the staircase was lined with glass cases displaying champagne bottles. To my eyes this looked incongruous in this resolutely blue collar club and city, with the derelict steel mills lurking over the ground. But that's the Belgians for you, even the working classes eat and drink well.
Fine. This isn't Belgium. Personally I think curry, or a roast, fits the brand well. Afternoon tea, that goes with cricket. And I don't think Prosecco goes with afternoon tea. And worst of all, putting it out on Twitter risks making the fans the laughing stock of their friends.
But of course I don't have the extensive market research I am sure they have done, which will prove me wrong...
Charlton Park Cafe does an excellent afternoon tea. So good in fact that I've never made it as far as Charlton House and its own afternoon teas. What are they like?
At last the club is using Tony Cojones properly. He might even have sussed the difference between cheese and vegetarian cheese by now, because nobody can deny he has extensive experience in sandwich making.
Afternoon tea is a growth industry, the British Museum one is nice, but making a decent cup of tea remains an art very few can master, and I don't expect Charlton Athletic can manage it, after all they serve UHT long life milk on the concourses.
I am tempted to sign up for this and would then demand my money back if it isn't perfect in every way, please devil on my shoulder, don't tempt me.
It is impossible to see any club menus anyway. They advertised a Lasagna event recently, but there was no way of finding out the vegetarian alternative if there was one. This talks of an assortment of sandwiches but no clue as to the content of those sandwiches.
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@cafc999 @Airman Brown
Big question, cream or jam first?
When I had a quick trip around Standard' s gaff and went up to the main lounge, the staircase was lined with glass cases displaying champagne bottles. To my eyes this looked incongruous in this resolutely blue collar club and city, with the derelict steel mills lurking over the ground. But that's the Belgians for you, even the working classes eat and drink well.
Fine. This isn't Belgium. Personally I think curry, or a roast, fits the brand well. Afternoon tea, that goes with cricket. And I don't think Prosecco goes with afternoon tea. And worst of all, putting it out on Twitter risks making the fans the laughing stock of their friends.
But of course I don't have the extensive market research I am sure they have done, which will prove me wrong...
A la Mrs Overall.
My word.
What a debacle.
Desperation.
Cream first as it's acting like the butter. If you had butter and jam on a scone you wouldn't put jam then butter would you?
I am tempted to sign up for this and would then demand my money back if it isn't perfect in every way, please devil on my shoulder, don't tempt me.