Red Pepper - Toasted Foccacia

Now little grasshoppers, today is Thursday 4 October 2007 and it is time for this week's lesson. Today's humble words of wisdom from the FOODCOURTGURU are:



"Do not frequent food selling establishments outside of which a queue of obese people has formed - they are obese for a reason."



Today's choice of meal for $7.50 was an all vegetarian affair of toasted pumpkin, feta and spinach in a foccacia.


Presentation: Lots of healthy greens and bright vege colours. No grease or bain-maire cultivated e-coli here. (8/10)

Size: Definitely not for the very hungry. This meal is aimed at the mid-range male diner or alternatively the full-size female diner. A major factor impacting size was the use of a white bread foccacia rather than wholegrain. (refer Quality below for further commentary on this point) (4/10)

Quality: The foccacia itself was fresh and was freshly toasted while you wait. All the ingredients appeared to be fresh and tasted as such. No problems here. The only negative goes back to the use of white bread foccacia rather than wholegrain. This was the only speedbump on the road to a healthy vege meal. (7/10)

Value for money: Scores well on the health and presentation angle. However the size of this offering is the major downside. Paying $7.50 for this mid-range sized foccacia is definitely off target, particularly in a food court context. A price of $5.50 would have been more appropriate. Unfortunately I have to mark this down to (5/10)

Overall: A healthy option from both a size and contents point of view, however too dear at $7.50. Overall verdict: 6/10

The winner: Remains the kebab although this foccacia will be fondly remembered for it's lack of repeat enjoyment throughout the afternoon.