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Review of The Big Caribbean Cook Out!

Overall rating: 1 Verified review

For a food based event, a "cook out", there was approx 5 vendors selling food with queues of around 3hours per vendor. There was no organisation of the event to accommodate the fact that people would be attending to eat. There was also no timings provided for when live acts and artists would perform. Overall the event was a 1/10 and I would not recommend or reattend in the future.

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Review of The Big Caribbean Cook Out!

Overall rating: 3.5 Verified review

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Review of The Big Caribbean Cook Out!

Overall rating: 2 Verified review

Did not look anything like the advertisement. There was about 5 fair rides mainly for babies. Kids inflatable area no it was just a bouncy castle and it was hardly a Caribbean cook out there were about 2 stalls with ques as big as my street.

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Review of The Big Caribbean Cook Out!

Overall rating: 1.5 Verified review

Simply not enough there or on offer to warrant such an entry fee. And the food stalls were woefully underprepared for the amount of people in attendance. Not enough stalls and of those that were, like Jerk Corner, we kept having to stop every few people whilst more was cooked as they only had two drums. We spent the whole time we were at the festival in a queue for food (3.5 hours!), so no chance to enjoy an "atmosphere" (80% of the crowds were in the same queue as us anyway so not atmosphere to be enjoyed).

Then we got to the front only to be told two of the items on the menu were no longer available. They didn't think to go down the lines and warn people of this, or take advance orders to get an idea of what, how much to cook and when. We got whatever food we could, ate it and simply left.

Really disorganised and pulled the whole event down. We got early bird tickets but feel event that wasn't value for money. Would have been fuming to have paid £15 on the day to stand in a food queue for over 3 hours with the food itself not being cheap or even first choices available.

Whole festival needs a serious rethink. Get rid of some the more costly services like rides and two stages (one is surely enough or even just a tent/marquee with DJ), lower the entry fee as a result, and pack it out with at least three times the number of food stalls to allow people to actually do something other than queue. Doubt this will even be read though so enjoy the profits, won't be getting a further penny from us next year.

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Review of The Big Caribbean Cook Out!

Overall rating: 1 Verified review

Probably the worst event I've ever attended.

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Review of The Big Caribbean Cook Out!

Overall rating: 1.5 Verified review

This was not as advertised and I suspect that the organisers have no knowledge of the cuisine and culture of the Caribbean. They were just trying to cash in on what is becoming popular culture. Very poor and patronising. There were not enough vendors and no drinks and snacks which represented the diversity of the Caribbean. There was no music which reflected the diversity and richness of the region and it was poorly organised. I would advise that if the organisers wish to repeat this event in the future then perhaps they need to consult and include people of Caribbean heritage as part of the planning and welcoming process. This was supposed to be a family event. There were more security guards than food vendors; not sure what they were looking for in my postage stamp size purse!!

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Review of The Big Caribbean Cook Out!

Overall rating: 3 Verified review

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Review of The Big Caribbean Cook Out!

Overall rating: 2 Verified review

Not worth the money, music was ok - best bit. Supposed to be a cookout - 6 stalls with 2 selling the same thing and I one being a burger van is not a cookout. 3 fair rides. Very overpriced, felt like a scam really.

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Review of The Big Caribbean Cook Out!

Overall rating: 3.5 Verified review

The event was good however,
the food stands were too close together
not many rides for children.

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Review of The Big Caribbean Cook Out!

Overall rating: 5 Verified review

Good vibes

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Review of The Big Caribbean Cook Out!

Overall rating: 5 Verified review

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Review of The Big Caribbean Cook Out!

Overall rating: 3.5 Verified review

It's was an ok event, wish there was more socks music and more food stalls, having to queue for over 1hr 30mins is ridiculous, I know people who queued for longer

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Review of The Big Caribbean Cook Out!

Overall rating: 2.5 Verified review

Having only 5 food stalls at a 'cook out' that you had to queue for an hour for just wasn't what we expected. Wouldn't go again

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Review of The Big Caribbean Cook Out!

Overall rating: 1 Verified review

There was only ONE Food stall. Lined up for 3 hours as they ran out of food twice. This is NOT a cook out. Worst event off my life. Music was terrible. Not carribean. Stage was dead. Everyone was starving.

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Review of The Big Caribbean Cook Out!

Overall rating: 4 Verified review

For a cookout, we had too little food outlets. Just one jerk chicken vendor to cater for the event was poor. Waited on a queue for over 3hrs to get a meal. This takes away all the time meant for other activities

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Review of The Big Caribbean Cook Out!

Overall rating: 3.5 Verified review

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Review of The Big Caribbean Cook Out!

Overall rating: 2.5 Verified review

We went particularly to try the Caribbean food and left early vastly frustrated and disappointed.

We waiting for over 2 hours for the jerk chicken and still had not been served, standing in a very long queue and not being able to hear the music.

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Review of The Big Caribbean Cook Out!

Overall rating: 2.5 Verified review

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Review of The Big Caribbean Cook Out!

Overall rating: 2.5 Verified review

Had to wait over an hour for food which was very average, and they ran out, not enough food vendors, complete waste of time and definitely not worth £15 fee

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Review of The Big Caribbean Cook Out!

Overall rating: 2.5 Verified review

Was really disappointed at the event. Barely any food stalls and crazy ques barely any rides and the music could have been much better

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