SIR,—When I read Mr. Adrian's remarks about the food at
Glyndebourne in your June 7 issue I thought he was being rather pessimistic. Last year I remember having an excellent meal in the Mildmay buffet : Scotch salmon and salad, fruit, wine, coffee; and the total bill for two of us was, I think, something under a pound. - Last Tuesday a friend and I went to the opening night of the 1957 season, and how right Mr. Adrian's forebodings proved! The new Nether Wallop buffet has no seating, as I knew; what I did not expect was the limited selection of food offered (cakes, chicken legs and cocktail-party fare), the lack of space, the general inconvenience. There were not even any knives, I was told when I asked for them; forks and fingers had to suffice.
As for the prices, I thought they were exorbitant. My bill was : two small vol-au-vent, a bridge roll, and two sausages, 7s.; five tiny fingers of smoked salmon sandwiches, 5s.; two glasses of wine, 6s.; a bowl of strawberries and cream, 5s. (the only bright spot—even the cream was real); two coffees, 3s. Total, £1 6s.
DENNIS L. BIRD
167 Wilton Road. Shirley, Southampton
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