House of Commons Canteen

I can hear the tumbrils rolling already; knitting needles poised.

The £1.08 represents 108; the number of times that Theresa May has promised to leave the EU on March 29th, 2019.

Sorry link again
www.parliament.uk/visiting/venue-hire/commons/pop-up-restaurant/

There is a resterauntopen for booking sometimes. But prices are not the same - £45-https://www.parliament.uk/visiting/venue-hire/commons/pop-up-restaurant/
The other places are open to staff and guests. You need to go with your MP or someone employed there.

Jal1108

Oh, the reviews on Trip Adviser for afternoon tea there are very mixed ….

But what do you get for knock down prices!

Jalima love the idea of Tripadviser, have you looked?

My MP is still tall and skinny; perhaps he doesn't like Eton Mess!

I still think we should go and sample it all and give our reviews

I'd worry about the calories. Eton mess must be 500/600 calories at least and that will be on top on a cooked dinner at perhaps another 1000 calories. Then the calorific value of the alcohol is on top on that. Phew! That could be a day's worth of calories in one lunch. I bet they do not go without dinner either.

No wonder they blow up like balloons when they become M.P.s.

Surely not everyone can just pop in and use these? Wouldn't you have to have a reason/permit to go in? Pretty sure security would be too tight to just let people go in and out at will.
Oh, what a pity Nonnie! There was me thinking that Gransnetters could take over the canteens in the H of C. We could then write reviews on here and TripAdviser about the food.

Two things you might consider doing - go to see your MP and ask to be invited to the House by him for a meal, or stand yourselves to be MPs and then see what it is all about and whether it is worth it.

Surely not everyone can just pop in and use these? Wouldn't you have to have a reason/permit to go in? Pretty sure security would be too tight to just let people go in and out at will.

It's appalling how much subsidy seems to be applied to H of C meals. There are plenty organisations that do subsidise workers' meals but the standard would be not so high end and probably cost more for workers. Recently had occasion to eat in a hospital dining room subsidised for staff but not the public. It cost me over £6.00 for a small amount of steak pie, green beans and potatoes and an apple. The next day was more expensive as I included a cup of tea. Even patients aren't allowed subsidy. Perhaps the organisers at H of C could show other establishments how to produce quality meals at such low cost.

How can anyone be ‘overeducated?’ Undereducated, yes. Tbere’s plenty of that about.

I wholeheartedly agree with everyone on this thread who has said that this is a disgrace. I also agree with those who mooted the idea that MPs should have flats to stay in, a bit like hotel rooms, where they can stay overnight if needed. There would be little need then for MPs to buy two houses. Being an MP is a job, and it should be treated as such, and there should be no other perks than they would receive in any other similar job. As for being ‘over educated’ I beg to differ. Whilst many MPs have professional qualifications such as barrister, doctor , teacher, and so on, many do not! Many work their way up from being interns, which is an unpaid worker for political parties, or parliament. In actuality many have never had a ‘proper’ job, they are ‘professional’ politicians. Nice work if you can get it!

No money for schools or NHS but money for there grub . I hope they choke on it . I bet there waste go in the bin and not to charity , for those who cannot afford to eat . Greedy gits i hope there a shamed of them self's .

Ive been to one of those cafes in HOP. Was mostly visitors/public using it not MPs. You can tour the HOP there are a LOT of people in there not just MPs

Ooh, I've had an idea notanan - could we have an enormous Gransnet meetup in one of their eateries? We could all take grandchildren, great-grandchildren and take over the place!
There's a nursery as well, isn't there - is that subsidised? We could put the little ones in the nursery along with the MPs and put any children aged 8 or over plus their grannies in charge of the country.

Free school meals in Scotland for P.1 to P.3.

I cannot for the life of me understand why we subsidise the meals and drinks of our very well paid MPs.

It's an old tradition which should be stopped. Given the political fiasco the HOC has created, these self-serving, self-centred, career politicians (not a drop of altruism amongst them it would seem!) ought not have this perk. They can afford to pay full price. Most workers have to.

Sandwiches, tea and biscuits made available for late night sittings - and that's their lot!

Very few people, if any, have a workplace canteen so cheap

Ive been to one of those cafes in HOP. Was mostly visitors/public using it not MPs. You can tour the HOP there are a LOT of people in there not just MPs

HootyMcOwlface
??? had a mental image of them all in rows snouts in their Eton mess ?

How can we ever be expected to have any respect for these unprincipled greedy human beings.

Pigs at the trough.

I agree wholeheartedly Gill

well I am sure we can all think of better ways of spending that £4m Cold. Maybe for a start, it could be put towards the massive potential costs of preserving and refurbishing the Palace of Westminster? It is in their benefit, their place of work, so only right that they lose their subsidised food and drink to pay for it.

All of the eateries and bars in the House of Commons are subsidized by the taxpayer.

Last year it cost taxpayers over £4 million for MPs to enjoy cheap food and drinks