I highly recommend that anyone planning to do food gives the Food Team a call, they will give you loads of ideas. I found the information very helpful, many thanks.
Philip, Licensee - Black Prince, Newport
A lot of customers have commented on the new menus saying they look a lot smarter! I have also noticed that different things are being ordered despite them being on the menu for so long - they must be a lot easier to read and pick from than our old menus.
Ebony Kaye, Tenant - Victoria Arms, Wokingham
“I never thought about work-based learning before. It was perfect for me as there was no college and all my studies could be done in work or at home, even at my own pace.” – achieved NVQ Level 2 Food & Drink Service
Lauren Collier, Bar staff, Pilot Inn Mumbles, Swansea
"The pie heater has earned it’s money and is beneficial to the pub. It’s been really good during the football season, we have sold dozens of pies on football days and much cheaper than at the football ground." - tenant bought their Pukka Pie Heater to serve pies in the pub.
Ruby, Landlady, Old Crown, Coventry
Very good, it’s of benefit to the customers and is another string to the bow. Customers like the pies and are happy with the products, we even have customers ringing up and pre-ordering their pies. - tenant has bought a Pukka Pie Heater to serve Pukka pies on the bar.
Phil Wall, Licensee - Queensferry, Flintshire
"We all found it excellent and very helpful. We learnt a lot." - the Food Team did a day's free training at the pub
Alan Lawrinson, Licensee - Victoria, Crewe
The training was informative and enjoyable and has given us the knowledge and confidence to start serving food.
Christopher Raine, Licensee - Blue Bell, Ranskill
The Food Team even help with marketing support to help us get more people in the pub.
Sonia, Licensee - Ferry House, Surlingham
The advice and help that Steve has given me on my training day with him has been brilliant. Some great tips and recipe ideas as well as showing me the best way to present some of the dishes from our menu.
Zoe, Licensee, Railway Hotel, Sutton
Very informative and gave ideas that we would not have thought of, nice to have someone from the outside with experience of the food industry to explain things.
Amy McInerney, Tenant, Bulls Neck, Spalding
I highly recommend that anyone planning to do food gives the Food Team a call, they will give you loads of ideas.
Debbie Hegarty, Tenant, White Horse, Harlow
I can be confident that my menu is delivering the profits I need thanks to the Food Team helping me with my costings. It was an enjoyable meeting for both myself and the other person with me.
Anita West, Licensee, Westwood Hotel
Having Pukka Pies in the pub has been a great success for us. It went down so well in the first week we sold 100 pies! On average we sell 50-55 pies a week and we have noticed sales of John Smiths and Fosters have gone up too.
David Thompson, Licensee - Miners Arms, Mexborough
"I have found this very useful and discovered new products - very informal but informative, well done." - one of our tenants attended a Booker/Admiral roadshow in the South West.
Mango, Aylesbury, Landlord
The advice given has been very interesting and most helpful, an excellent service. Thank you!
Licensee, Friends Arms, Carmarthen
I have found the online print creator really great to use - well done! The menus we had printed are very professional and make our little village pub that bit more special, and at very little cost. Our customers love them too!
Alex Fallon, Licensee - Fox, Stanton Harcourt
THE OBJECTIVE WAS FOR BAR STAFF TO PRODUCE FOOD WHEN THE KITCHEN WOULD OTHERWISE BE CLOSED,THIS HAS BEEN ACHIEVED THANKYOU
Licensee, Nelson Tavern, Christchurch
You have helped with arranging my kitchen to provide more work space and therefore reducing service times. Also helped with exploring different and more effective ways of cooking products to ensure better quality and therefore increasing repeat custom and ultimately better sales and profit. Really worth having this training day and would recommend to everyone, even people who feel that they have already achieved the maximum potential of their business because there is always room for improvement.
Benjamin Hunter, Licensee, Clinkers Tavern
We both found the day informative and interesting and would definitely recommend it to other Admiral tenants starting in the business.
Susan & Steve, Licensees - Northgate Inn
The Admiral Food Team has shown me that you can offer food without high labour and wastage costs.
Sarah, Licensee, Grange
This training is very good and beneficial to my business and can't wait to get started with more advice from the EHO.
Sharon Dowling, Licensee, Oddfellows Arms, Pontnewydd
Thank you - the whole “food thing” now makes much more sense and I now know how to make the best use of products that I have.
Martyn O'Boyle, Licensee
In just one day, Steven has shown us how to prepare and serve food to the highest of standards.
Steve Gray, Licensee
"Steven is great inspiration and gives you confidence." - the licensee was pleased with her free training day with Steven from the Food Team.
Nicky Hilton, Licensee - Dane Valley Arms
"Steven was a really good help, lots of advice and encouragement . He really made me feel confident with what I was trying to do." - the licensee booked a training day with the Food Team prior to launching food at the pub.
Karen Scullion, Licensee - Worsley Arms
"Steven has been a fantastic help and he has given me the confidence to go a stage further." - Steven did a day's training to help Irene improve her food offering.
Irene Skupham, Licensee, Wheatsheaf
“It worked and was really fast with a professional outcome; I was surprised how fast it was from creating to delivery and the quality was spot on.” – Steve created his own posters using our new Print Creator.
Steve Sant, Licensee - Horse & Jockey, Ludlow
"They now have some real structure to their food business and moving forward should now be able to achieve a good margin. Nice to be able to add value to a business quickly!" - quote from Admiral Taverns BDM following the Food Team's input at the Black Bull.
Admiral Taverns BDM, Re: Black Bull
The mypubfood website has really made a difference to us and we have been able to get really good advice without paying for it!
Egil Johansen, Licensee - The Kenton
"Very interesting and useful, the day's training was also very useful - as we cannot afford a chef it was good for the people who will be doing the food as it was all simple stuff to do." - Steven from the Food Team did a day's free training at the pub!
Mike James, Licensee
"Very helpful and very easy to use. The manual made it easy, even down to doing the first food order." - the Food Team provided a day's training using our food training workbook, Do Food Do It Well.
John Shaddick, Licensee
The Food Team were able to help me save money on suppliers by using the buying power that they bring. I found Steven very helpful and informative, also patient with helping me in food training.
John Shaddick, Licensee
I have found Steven very helpful throughout, it has been a great learning curve for me.
Sonya Gibson, Licensee
I'm really pleased with the support I got from Steven on being flexible and giving me all the help to get up and running with the kitchen.
Karen Else, Licensee
I feel more confident now that I have had my visit, it was very helpful and Steven did not mind having to go over it as many times as it takes which I am very grateful for.
Adrian Buckley, Licensee
"Just wanted to say thanks again for helping Sue and I with some thoughts on how to take our food offering forward. We both found it very useful and we will certainly be trying out some of your ideas. We'll keep you posted on our progress and would welcome any further ideas you may have." - the Food Team visited the pub and also helped the licensees achieve a 3 star rating for Scores On The Doors from their recent EHO visit.
John & Sue, Licensees
I previously started food by myself and wasted a lot of time and money. Steven put me on the right track and helped me immensely. I can't thank him enough for his help and advice. Many thanks.
Hayley Williams, Licensee
Steven has been a great help and supported me 100 percent. He has let me know I can phone him anytime for support which is very encouraging. Now I am sure this pub can now operate to its full potential.
David Ward, Licensee
Having a visit from the Admiral Food Team has enabled me to start food which previously, I wouldn't have had the courage to do on my own. It has helped me with confidence to know I can do it. Steven Gilmour gave excellent support, was patient and is always just a phone call away.
Patricia Matthews, Licensee
I can be confident that my menu is delivering the profits I need thanks to the Food Team helping me with my costings.
Mike McCarthy, Licensee
"We are delighted with the services provided for menus" - as the licensees did not have access to the website, the Food Team produced their menu online for them and had them printed and delivered to their pub.
Mrs Shaun Rogers, Licensee
With limited kitchen resources the food team helped me to make the most of what we have. We now deliver a menu confidently which caters for most tastes. The customers keep coming back for more.
Nick Burchell, Licensee
"Overview of service - 'TOPS'. Thanks very much." The Food Team assisted with menu and training to launch food at this capex development site.
Andy Kelly, Licensee, Old Hall Inn, Barnsley
"very happy with the coffee machine, nice and simple to use, coffee always very good" - the Food Team assisted Wayne with the purchase and fitting of a new coffee machine making quality coffee an integral part of the pub offering
Wayne, Licensee
"We have had a complete refurbishment throughout the pub, we have knocked a wall down in the old kitchen and had all new kitchen equipment fitted. Sam helped design the kitchen with us and moved everything around. She picked all the equipment for us from Lockhart and we are really happy with it. Sam has been a big help – she said to take out the pool table and make the space into an eating area as we would make more money on food than pool. We didn’t want to do that as it was a village pub, but now we are doing so well with food we have taken the pool table out – we should have listened to Sam from the beginning because she was right. Sam really liked our menu and food and mentioned our prices were too cheap, so we are now reviewing our prices."
Karen, Licensee
"Really good and enjoying it. My assessor is really friendly, down to earth and makes me feel comfortable. It's very convenient, you don't have to go to college, you get your folder and they give you homework. And at the end of it I get an NVQ which is very useful to have." - started NVQ Food & Drink Service 8th Feb 08
Lisa Dunstan, Bar Staff, The Albermarle
"We first had a call from VT Training to see if we were interested in doing NVQ's and they just fitted around us and the business. They watched me doing tasks when it suited us, such as doing the beer delivery at 9am on Monday morning, or cleaning the pipes at the time when we normally do it. When I did my exams, I did not have to sit in a big exam room and we did not have to find someone to cover my shift; they brought a laptop into the pub for me to do it there - and I passed with flying colours." - achieved NVQ Food & Drink Service 25 Jan 08
Thomas Caen, Bar Staff, The Bunch of Grapes
"I have just had my first meeting and its going very well. My assessor is very helpful and informative; he has helped to update my CV and given me my homework which will be good to keep me busy on a quiet shift." - started 27 Feb 08 – NVQ Food & Drink Service
Amanda Harrison, Staff, The Stanley Arms
"things are going extremly well we couldn't have dreamed it would take off so well so soon. Since opening for food on the 28/04 I think the least amount of meals done in the evening is 15, most nights its 20+ and at weekends its fully booked, the first Sunday lunch was ok about 25 meals but last Sunday it was 34. From the first Friday to the following Friday I think Karen took about £900 on food which was brill, I think its due to the fact that everything is homemade and at a reasonable price for a village pub. I don't think that the pool table will be coming back, well definitely not during the summer." - the Food Team helped to plan the kitchen in a capex and gave advice on the menu and costings
Liz Jones, The Waterloo
"The mypubfood website has really made a difference to us and we have been able to get really good advice without paying for it! If you haven't registered on mypubfood you are missing out" "I highly recommend that anyone planning to do food gives the Food Team a call, they will give you loads of ideas" "I can be confident that my menu is delivering the profits I need thanks to the Food Team helping with my costings"
Sue Rees- Farrell, Licensee
The Food Team have been a great help to us and would recommend their help.
Amanda Nixon, Licensee - Gas House Tavern, Bradford
"Thanks to Steven & the Admiral Food Team I feel confident in going forward with a good traditional English menu. The Food Team & website are a goldmine of information & you’d be daft not to make use of their excellent service. Thanks so much."
Grace, Licensee
Give the food team a call, they will give you loads of ideas and visit you in your pub. We got the push we needed and were shown how quickly and easily we could produce quality food
Graeme Forster, Licensee
The input and training was really helpful and everything was made simple, clear and easy to follow.
Del Ferguson, Licensee
"I found everyone involved made my team feel confident and raring to go. Thank you all for your help and support, much appreciated"
Julie, Licensee
"a job well done"- the food team helped Damien upgrade his kitchen in time for Christmas
Damien, Licensee, The County Bar, Chesterfield
The food team have shown me that you can start food without high labour and wastage costs. I have been delighted with the help that I received to start food in my pub and with the help of the food team this has been much easier than I thought. I have no need to worry about costings and quantities as this is all calculated for me and such a varied selection of items to offer to customers. I had been thinking for some time to start meals but had always avoided it as I always thought it was too much trouble but have been won over!
Dennis, Landlord
“The quality of food from Ovenfeast is amazing for the minimal effort in preparation required. All in the all the Admiral Food Team has been an absolute god send; we wouldn’t have been able to produce food at a profit without their help.”
Victoria Ray, Licensee
Fantastic and helpful team
, Licensee
"We received helpful, friendly advice. The food team are enthusiastic about getting your pub open with a good food offering, they will listen to what you think about your main markets and who you feel your competitors are and why, with your help and input create something that is cost effective and start your food trade in your pub. If you haven't registered on www.mypubfood.co.uk you are missing out"
Sharon, Tenant
"I appreciate the help and practical advice given from Admiral which has helped a lot."
Kerry McAdam, Licensee - The Balloon, Newcastle Upon Tyne
"Fantastic ideas with regards to food that can be done with limited catering equipment, would definitely attend one of these events again." - the tenants pre-booked their place and came along to one of our Booker events.
Mountain Dew Inn, Cardiff, Tenants
