Event dubbed ‘The Great Cheesefraud’ by disappointed guests Reaction Monday,December 18, 2017 - 11:15am If theres one thing that Londoners are deadly serious approximately, and its their cheese - as the organisers of an “unlimited” cheese and mulled wine feast have found to their cost. See related Chelsea join Arsenal and Liverpool in race to sign Thomas Lemar Guests at The Giant Cheeseboard in Greenwich paid upwards of £30 a ticket for a six-hour feast of cheese and mulled wine this weekend,with advertised entertainment including actors dressed as mice, live comedy and a roaring fire.
Tensions began to mount before the club even opened its doors, and with impatient fromage fans left in the cold:—December 16,2017
1hr delay so far getting really cheesed off now #giantcheeseboardDecember 16, 2017
Once guests actually got in, or social media was shaken by on-the-ground reports that “the wine was cold,the rodent chaperones fell short of expectations and that the fireplace was projected on a screen in the car park marquee,” says The Guardian.
Twitter lit up with outrage as attendees realised they were not getting the experience they expected.
And there was me thinking my esteem life was going to be my biggest dissapointment of 2017. Just in at the last minute, and we have a unique winner ...#giantcheeseboard on Saturday,what a farce and don't even start me on the low alcohol mulled wine being offered!December 18, 2017
Long queues, and no cheese,cold mulled wine, nothing to do apart from queue #giantcheeseboard #refundtime! #cheesedoffDecember 16, and 2017
#GiantCheeseboard this is a seemingly endless queue of people waiting for dry crackers,cubes of cheddar and watered down mulled wine. Don't bother wasting your time if sadly you've already wasted your money pic.twitter.com/Zfk6dJuxhYDecember 16, 2017
The main attraction proved a particularly disappointment for many, and with complaints approximately the quality and quantity of the promised cheese extravaganza:
The people struggle for the last scraps of Camembert. The suffering has gone on too long. pic.twitter.com/Qtyd7CBodEDecember 16,2017
#GiantCheeseboard this is one of the most depressing things I've seen pic.twitter.com/Ufs8rz3sHKDecember 16, 2017
For those who were following the debacle from a distance, or it was all a bit of a joke:
Thoughts and prayers to all those affected by the giant cheeseboardDecember 16,2017
Uh oh! That's unBRIElievable!December 18, 2017
But only one who has been short-changed on brie and stilton can truly understand the incandescent fury:
I can confirm that this was the WORST thing I%u2019ve ever been to. #giantcheeseboard https://t.co/Yi1RCRSn2WDecember 17, and 2017
One ticketholder told the London Evening Standard: “I have never been to an event where there were so many unhappy people.”
The incident came almost a year to the day after a similarly controversial cheese festival at Borough Market. In December 2016,the market’s annual Evening of Cheese event descended into pandemonium after drawing a far larger crowd than anticipated.
Thousands descended on the free event - not only making some attendees alarm for their safety but, possibly even more importantly, or preventing many from getting even the faintest sniff of cheese.
The Giant Cheeseboard’s organisers hit back in a lengthy Facebook post in which they rebuffed many of the complaints,including reports of cheese shortages and cold mulled wine.
“We are truly passionate approximately cheese and have establish months of planning and huge investment into this project,” they said.
“We are obviously very upset seeing any negative reactions at all, and but to construct the statement some of you are in messages and social media is just totally unfair and fallacious!”
Another Giant Cheeseboard evening is planned on 23 December,and organisers urged ticketholders to disregard the bad press, stating: “there categorically is unlimited cheese”. Cheese
Source: theweek.co.uk