Oddies

[Clovius Boofus]

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The spooky 'dwarf' staring out of the window should be on Uncanny.

[Stonehouse]

The spooky 'dwarf' staring out of the window should be on Uncanny.

No it’s a short crust pastry.

[ClaretCliff]

Waterfields are very good. They do bake bread for Booths so it must be decent.

[Rumpelstiltskin]

I’m told their fine dining area in the Longside is less than half full for most if not all games. Those making the decisions and coming up with the prices just don’t get Burnley.

I agree and if they haven’t got us yet they never will.

[Bordeauxclaret]

When this thread started I bet nobody thought it would lead to people having another pop at the club.

[NewClaret]

I’m told their fine dining area in the Longside is less than half full for most if not all games. Those making the decisions and coming up with the prices just don’t get Burnley.

I’d go a bit further and say they’re living on another planet.

[Clovius Boofus]

Waterfields are very good. They do bake bread for Booths so it must be decent.

That's good to know. Booths bread is ace.

[claretonthecoast1882]

When this thread started I bet nobody thought it would lead to people having another pop at the club.

I don't think there is a single topic that some won't use to have a dig.

Club really is missing a trick and not doing half n half scarfs for them - Burnley / Royston Vasey FC could be a decent little earner.

[agreenwood]

When this thread started I bet nobody thought it would lead to people having another pop at the club.

Just wait to Gordon Rigg’s goes under and someone expresses disappointment that the club didn’t save it due to synergies between the club playing on grass and Rigg’s selling it.

[Devils_Advocate]

I didnt mention it on here as I thought I was maybe being a little hypersensitive but when I watch Bank of Dave 2 a few weeks ago I did feel an air of disappointment that the football club hadn't set up its own bank for the people of Burnley

[Row x]

When this thread started I bet nobody thought it would lead to people having another pop at the club.

Any excuse for some unfortunately

I've never used the hospitality areas, so wouldn't dream on commenting about what they're like, yet some do, regularly

[Big Vinny K]

Any excuse for some unfortunately

I've never used the hospitality areas, so wouldn't dream on commenting about what they're like, yet some do, regularly

I think criticising the club for not bailing out Oddies is beyond daft.

However given this thread went off at a tangent and mentioned the current catering contract with Levy I’m not sure what is wrong with criticising the club for their experience of this whether it’s in hospitality or the concourse.

[Row x]

I think criticising the club for not bailing out Oddies is beyond daft.

However given this thread went off at a tangent and mentioned the current catering contract with Levy I’m not sure what is wrong with criticising the club for their experience of this whether it’s in hospitality or the concourse.

If someone has experience of what is being criticised that's fine

[Big Vinny K]

If someone has experience of what is being criticised that's fine

And how would you know whether they have or not ?

You realise you are criticising people for being critical ?!!

[NewClaret]

I think criticising the club for not bailing out Oddies is beyond daft.

However given this thread went off at a tangent and mentioned the current catering contract with Levy I’m not sure what is wrong with criticising the club for their experience of this whether it’s in hospitality or the concourse.

For avoidance of doubt, it wasn’t a criticism at all. It was simply an observation that I’d like to see the club support local businesses, which I don’t think is particularly controversial? And since they’re a major consumer of the type of products they make, not particularly daft either.

It was off topic though and so apologise to thread readers on that point. It was a passing comment I didn’t really expect to be picked up on.

[bpgburn]

I’d go a bit further and say they’re living on another planet.

...So what are they like as neighbours of yours?

[Big Vinny K]

For avoidance of doubt, it wasn’t a criticism at all. It was simply an observation that I’d like to see the club support local businesses, which I don’t think is particularly controversial? And since they’re a major consumer of the type of products they make, not particularly daft either.

It was off topic though and so apologise to thread readers on that point. It was a passing comment I didn’t really expect to be picked up on.

Maybe criticism is a bit far - apologies.
But you didn’t say ‘support’ local businesses you said it disappoints you the club would not consider saving them - and with all due respect that is a bit daft and extremely naive. So much so that I’ve noticed the very idea of the football club stepping in to save other local businesses has become a bit of a running joke on this thread and other threads too.

[NewClaret]

Maybe criticism is a bit far - apologies.
But you didn’t say ‘support’ local businesses you said it disappoints you the club would not consider saving them - and with all due respect that is a bit daft and extremely naive. So much so that I’ve noticed the very idea of the football club stepping in to save other local businesses has become a bit of a running joke on this thread and other threads too.

I did say that, you’re right, although I tend to post quickly between work calls and the like so probably don’t scrutinise my own language or phrasing too much.

I suppose what I find ‘disappointing’, and probably why I used that word, is that we’ve outsourced a lot of services over the last three years to supposedly specialist companies, but I don’t think we’ve seen any improvement in service, quality or pricing. I sense a lot of time and probably money will’ve been put in to negotiating those contracts and transitioning, not least in severance to impacted local staff. My view is that effort and money could’ve been far better directed at supporting/growing local businesses and jobs through innovative partnerships and tie ups. And the fanbase would much prefer what that could offer.

I’m quite balanced on ALK, I feel they’ve done good and bad, but this is an area I think they could’ve done more.

For what it’s worth, I thought your follow-up post raised a lot of good points - the change in business model that would’ve been required, that the levy outsourcing wasn’t aimed at improving concourse catering and how the loss of premier league football has probably impacted the commerciality of the contract. I was planning on replying when I had time and it’d have been nice to debate them with you.

Anyway, per above post, my apologies for inadvertently taking the thread off topic. Which was an important one and I’m really pleased to hear that at least one store is due to reopen soon.

[Clovius Boofus]

Waterfields are reopening seven according to the Burnley Express.

Leeds Road (Nelson), Market Street (Colne). Burnley St James Street, Coal Clough Lane, Padiham Road, Brownside Road, and The Mall.

This is very good news for customers and jobs.

[k90bfc]

Burnley Fc,has never been the same,Hospitality,Concource,food and drink,etc,since Chris Gibson was drove out,an utter disgrace,like a lot of other people,at the time,no surprise where we are now,Like Stan said,We Are Burnley Not Barcelona!

[Herts Clarets]

Waterfields are reopening seven according to the Burnley Express.

Leeds Road (Nelson), Market Street (Colne). Burnley St James Street, Coal Clough Lane, Padiham Road, Brownside Road, and The Mall.

This is very good news for customers and jobs.

I spoke with a friend who I worked with at Oddies bakery 40 years ago who was still at Oddies up to the closure. The bakery equipment is being sold at an online auction and the building itself apparently being taken over by the carpet shop next door. The shops will not be Oddies as we know them, they will be an expansion of Waterfields so anyone hoping for a return of the savoury, bilberry charlotte, sad cake and many other Oddies favourites are likely to be disappointed.

[Clovius Boofus]

The shops will not be Oddies as we know them, they will be an expansion of Waterfields so anyone hoping for a return of the savoury, bilberry charlotte, sad cake and many other Oddies favourites are likely to be disappointed.

Yes, this is why I mentioned Waterfields in the post you quoted.

[ClaretTony]

I’m in town and just bumped into my friend Sue who worked in the shop in town. She has decided to retire but the rest of the staff there are going back.

She believes it will continue to trade under the Oddie’s name for a while but doesn’t think any of the Oddie’s recipes have been sold so it will be Waterfields produce.

At least it will be open and a local(ish) bakery.

[AlargeClaret]

That’s good news that the sites are re-opening and also good that the staff are ( mainly ?) being retained . Hell of a task taking over multiple failed sites, but Waterfields seem to have a successful model and hopefully do well .

[dsr]

Any excuse for some unfortunately

I've never used the hospitality areas, so wouldn't dream on commenting about what they're like, yet some do, regularly

FWIW, the price is 50% higher than 2 years ago and the food quality is marginally worse.

[Poulton-le-Claret]

BBC News - Nelson's Oddie's bakery which shut after 120 years set to reopen - BBC News

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn521d42z51o

[Eloise Laws]

This is good news for the town and the staff. The town centre shop on St James St reopens today, I know the Pike Hill shop opens on Tues 24th March, and the Padiham Rd shop on Thurs 26th March.

[Eloise Laws]

Initially opening with their own produce, but ‘favourites’ from Oddies lines could be re introduced later. Hopefully this will be successful for all concerned

[summitclaret]

Full list of shops reopening.


https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/n ... scue-deal/

[Loyalclaret]

Only Goulash from the old menu spotted so far today.

[GetIntoEm]

Our hospitality areas are very good, the standard of food and service is top notch in my experience. I haven't seen a noticeable decline in take up, but willing to be proven wrong

Some people would prefer it if they only served hafners pies and a warm black pudding from Burnley market, but that's not the real world

[Stonehouse]

Full list of shops reopening.


https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/n ... scue-deal/

Thought the in town was opening today?

[GetIntoEm]

Anyone been in? Food seems loads better than the previous offerings, prices still a bit heavy

[Clovius Boofus]

If the prices for their pies and pasties are similar, but the quality is better, I'll be all for it.

[GetIntoEm]

If the prices for their pies and pasties are similar, but the quality is better, I'll be all for it.

It was about £3 for a pie. Bloody lovely tho

[Clovius Boofus]

It was about £3 for a pie. Bloody lovely tho

Sounds good. I need to call in the next time I'm in town.

[Leon_C]

Anyone been in? Food seems loads better than the previous offerings, prices still a bit heavy

I got lunch from the St James St branch on Monday. Around 12.30 I recall. The stock was quite sparse, which I suspect is an 'easing-in' given that many won't know it's open.

Sandwiches all pre-packed, I got a cajun chicken baguette (bit bohemian for the previous incarnation of Oddies) and it was bang average, on what reminded me of supermarket bread. A long way from the 'homemade' feel of Oddies - but at £4.20 ish, the same price.. albeit a decent size. Couldn't criticise it, but I'm not in a hurry for another. (Not enough mayo for a start - if there was any at all.)

I also had a cream donut which wasn't classic Oddies confectionery, despite being served in an Oddies bag (unlike the sandwich served with their own named sticker.)

Overall, I think it was exactly £6 for average sandwich and an average donut. It's probably the going rate, but more expensive than Greggs and nowhere near as tasty as Oddies was.

[aggi]

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Burnley’s new outsourcing catering contract I believe was more to do with its strategy to grow corporate hospitality revenues rather than improve things in the concourse food which it clearly hasn’t.

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Also gets your wages figure down if they are sub-contracted rather than employed.

[brexit]

Heard a couple of older gentlemen in the BL on Saturday commenting on the new "Oddies" in the town centre.
Allegedly same staff, same uniforms, same logo, inferior food (twice the price of greggs) and no hot pastries.
Conclusion, trade was very slow.

[Clovius Boofus]

Heard a couple of older gentlemen in the BL on Saturday commenting on the new "Oddies" in the town centre.
Allegedly same staff, same uniforms, same logo, inferior food (twice the price of greggs) and no hot pastries.
Conclusion, trade was very slow.

I called in last week and bought a steak bake. Not impressed. In my steak bake there were two small pieces of meat and a piece of gristle. The two pieces of meat were so chewy that they actually made my jaw ache. I discarded the gristle into a paper napkin. I expect better at over three quid a pop.

[AfloatinClaret]

Had a cheese pasty on Saturday - those and sausage rolls were all they had left at 2:30 - but I won't be trying another; £2.85 and no better than 4/10

[ClaretTony]

I called in last week and bought a steak bake. Not impressed. In my steak bake there were two small pieces of meat and a piece of gristle. The two pieces of meat were so chewy that they actually made my jaw ache. I discarded the gristle into a paper napkin. I expect better at over three quid a pop.

I went in last week and got two steak bakes and a small loaf of bread - nothing special to be honest and cost me £8.30.

[Indecisive]

I went in last week and got two steak bakes and a small loaf of bread - nothing special to be honest and cost me £8.30.

Tbh without going off on a political tangent, £8.30 for that, with what the cost of employing people is going to be for business of this nature… is really not that much at all.

Pretty established business. Oddies ran its course as a business, but hope the business thrives under the new owners. Just want local businesses doing well (waterfields being a north west based family owned bakery), and kind of appreciate they are going to need our support to do so.

[FeedTheArf]

Had a quick look in both town centre shops the other day but no sign of a jam square. Disappointing.

[ClaretTony]

Had a quick look in both town centre shops the other day but no sign of a jam square. Disappointing.

They don’t have any of the old Oddie’s products from what I could see.

[FeedTheArf]

They don’t have any of the old Oddie’s products from what I could see.

Absolute travesty. Makes you wonder why they bothered reopening as Oddies and not under their own brand.

The only reason people will go in is expecting traditional Oddies products.

[CharlieinNewMexico]

Disappointed. Went in looking for some suet lathered on bread for 5p and a free cake for the whippet. Travesty. Wont be going back.

(Sorry DA)

[Eloise Laws]

I do think keeping the Oddies name, was possibly not their best idea, but I hope folks give it time and a chance to establish. What produce I’ve purchased has been acceptable in our house, although I’ve not had any ‘pie’ items yet. I did think they had a good display of cakes on offer though.

[mikeS]

A steak and kidney pie from the Haffners factory shop is £2:50. For an average meat and potato pie at the new Oddies I was charged £3:25.
Won't be going back.

[Edin_Clouds]

However, you're charged £4.40 for third degree burns on the Turf and you're back every fortnight!