V Rating: VVV Day two of our trip and we were already stranded overnight, sans luggage. British Airways apologised, handed us an overnight pack, and shipped us off to the Hilton Hotel, which is connected to the airport. Normally I would have felt stupid for turning up at a Hilton restaurant in my tracksuit pants and a loose t-shirt (which bear a striking resemblance to my pjamas), but I was tired, hungry and eager to extract maximum value from a free meal. Fortunately, the airport Hotel at the Hilton has a good understanding of its clientele. The restaurant is more sizzler than bistro, with tiled floors and a buffet spread.
There were lots of vegetarian choices amongst the salad bar and hot food bain marie, and even a vegetarian section on the a la carte menu. The hot food selection was especially good for vegos, because there were lots of individual vegetable choices like baked potatoes, potato bake, steamed carrots, and a surprisingly tasty ratatouille. Rather than make a pretense of sophistication, the buffet was comfort food - just what you need after an eight hour trip and jetlag. The breakfast buffet the next day was also veggie-friendly, with mushrooms, hash browns, vegetarian sausages, cereals and fruit. I was disappointed that they didn’t offer soy milk, but aside from that thought the Hilton did a better than expected job of catering to vegetarians. Not a place you should go out of your way to visit… but not a terrible place to be stranded, either. Post a comment
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