Rollercoaster Restaurant

Swarm Chris · Fri May 11, 2018 12:12 pm

Well it's apparently the 2nd Birthday of the Rollercoaster restaurant soon and they'll be having a "People who came Second" VIP event.

In a ~~desperate~~ attempt to get people to come, they're spamming Twitter with invitations to anyone who has come second in something of note. 42 invitations in half an hour and still counting:

https://twitter.com/altontowers/status/994896307880955905

An interesting take on effective social media usage :lol

Fri May 11, 2018 3:07 pm

It's not funny. My Twitter feed is full of rubbish now.

Seriously Alton, you need to get a grip!

Fri May 11, 2018 7:57 pm

I went a while back, and I enjoyed it. The food was delicious, the atmosphere great, but my only criticism would be the price. I went with three other people and the four of us ended up costing about £80! I would definitely go again, but maybe on my own next time!

Fri May 11, 2018 8:08 pm

The RCR is a tradition for me now. I have to visit on every trip. I certainly think it has improved over time, although I miss the glass lids to the pots which were replaced with plastic lids early last year. It is expensive, but I believe it is the best place to eat on park.

Swarm Chris · Fri May 11, 2018 8:15 pm

Those glass lids were so much better. Much harder to accidentally launch those across the restaurant when undoing the elastic than the new plastic ones. :lol

Was in there three times last trip, enjoyed every visit.

Fri May 11, 2018 8:22 pm

I try and eat there once a year. It's a lovely experience but the high price for standard food is why I don't eat there often.

Fri May 11, 2018 8:26 pm

The thing I quite like about it though is that the food is different to that being offered elsewhere in the park.

Fri May 11, 2018 8:29 pm

The quality of food is also much much higher at the Rollercoaster Restaurant, although that says more about the low quality of food around the rest of the park to be honest. The Rollercoaster Restaurant food is nice, but it certainly isn't anything amazingly special. They can probably still justify the higher than normal price tag because of the unique experience though.

Fri May 11, 2018 8:31 pm

Yes, agreed! You are certainly paying for the experience!

Swarm Chris · Fri May 11, 2018 8:34 pm

I really didn't like last year's chips that were served with the burgers though. The seasoning seemed to have the ability to remove taste from everything else. Also the burgers last year seemed worse than I'd had in 2016.

This year's chips though are amazing! The red velvet cheesecake as well is probably the nicest thing I'd eaten at a Merlin park.

Fri May 11, 2018 8:37 pm

Yeah, this years chips are the same as the original chips they served at the Crooked Spoon, I think, which I really liked. They still serve nice chips in the Crooked Spoon, just not the same ones as they used to!

Fri May 11, 2018 9:06 pm

Good old village chips. Yes, they have moved to RCR, although they can also be found in other Merlin Parks

Swarm Chris · Fri May 11, 2018 9:28 pm

And which parks would those be...

Somewhat thankful I haven't found them at Thorpe yet, because I do love the pasties and burritos there this year.

Fri May 11, 2018 9:38 pm

They are/were at Fins :P

Swarm Chris · Fri May 11, 2018 9:44 pm

Hmm, I got giant chunky chips last time I went in there around Easter.

Now that'll be a dilemma for me this weekend!

Sat May 12, 2018 6:12 pm

Yeah, it tends to be a bit hit and miss.

Sun May 13, 2018 9:26 am

I tried the RCR for the first time during the closed season this year back in February. It was quiet obviously so the same buzz or vibe from a normal park day wasn't there but I did like it. The food quality was really good and having the gimmick of the rails made the experience something unique (obviously). I've only ate there once but I do plan on returning there at one point throughout this season. The price could be a problem for some but if you have a merlin pass, this does help a lot.

Fri May 18, 2018 8:52 pm

Leek Signs have shared this photo of a new display in the Rollercoaster Restaurant featuring Wicker Man concept images.

Fri May 18, 2018 10:09 pm

After seeing this, I must say that it is really nice to see the Rollercoaster Restaurant receive an update. I know it is not much, but it shows that the park are committed to updating the restaurant with new additions. Hopefully, the show will be updated with Wicker Man footage too!

Tue May 22, 2018 7:06 pm

Yeah, it'd be great if they added a Wicker Man segment to the light show!