The HALAL FOOD FESTIVAL “it’s too expensive” UNFILTERED HONEST Thoughts
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Launch date for HEYMAN FOOD ARCADE! Address: Heyman Food Arcade, King St, Southall UB2 4DG. Launch Date: Saturday 1st Of June!
You should go to Muncheez on Washwood Heath Rd, Ward End in Birmingham
Overpriced and overrated. Avoid at all costs. The vendors this year are mostly the same as last year. The prices have increased while the sizes of the portions have decreased.
Furthermore, consumers have the right to share their honest thoughts just like he is sharing his unfiltered opinions.
Prices have risen over the last couple of years. Vendors are not to blame for inflation.
Pakistani people love complaining, they know the value of nothing and price of nothing.
Fair enough 👌
This place is a proper rip-off. Firstly, I wanted to exhibit. The cheapest stall is £600. Such a skank. The other stalls are over £2000 plus electricity etc. We would just be trading just to pay off the stall. No profit at all. So left that idea.
Then as a customer, let’s go through the pricing. Firstly it’s approx £15 per person. So for a family of five, I have to pay £75 just for the entrance.
Then the food is £15-£20 on average for a meal. So for five mouths that’s another £75.
Then desserts are around £7-£10 each. So another £35.
Then the car park is £19 per car. What a ridiculous charge.
So all in all, just for a meal out with the family, it’s just over £200.
And for that, I get to stand in long queues. Small portions, difficulty finding a seat to eat…no thanks. I went once, and realise that it’s just not worth it. A lot of hype. But really trying to skank everyone by being halal.
This type of business model won’t have longevity. I don’t think it will continue for longer than the next 2-3 years, if they continue ripping people off.
It’s not the exhibitors fault…they are charging high prices because of the halal food family company who run the event are charging loads. Trust me…this festival wil
Not be sustainable financially to continue if it carries on with these price hikes.
My brother with the greatest of respect, every single number you’ve quoted is incorrect.
Please, my dear brother we are allowed to criticise a venue and I do agree the cost is very relevant but we need to actually use correct costing to make our argument .
Literally every single number you have quoted is incorrect and way above average lol
This are just ignorant muslims who attend this free mixing corrupt places to follow trends and get ripped off
Great seeing you and everyone! Incredible Humble Ali
You too my bro!!
Look forward to seeing you again, my bro
I went 3 years back and i loved it but prices are sooo expensive. Got to get a loan out to pay for some of the food. I don’t understand why prices are so high? First and last time i visited.
Init man
Oh no :(
Great vlog Ali and appreciate your fair comments at the end, duas for the opening of your new place🙏
Thank you so much 😊
That is a very good idea, I hope they start selling a wider variety of foods, completely agree. Otherwise it's just the same kinds of foods that people are eating anyways. Hopefully they take that on board
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That's what I was thinking. It's just oversaturated with burgers. Surprised how ppl haven't got bored already.
People go for the vibes
It was lovely meeting you and sharukh on Sunday, even though you were really busy. Still had time to take a picture with us. Mad respect, will definitely come to Southall to check out the food arcade Insha'Allah
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I love your brotherly love masha’Allah it’s rare to see brothers so close. May Allah allow your love and brotherhood to grow InshaAllah 🤲🏽
Appreciate it, ameen 🙏
Stay by to the end because I talk about some of the concerns that you guys are raised with this festival! I thought I would take this opportunity to give my unfiltered raw thoughts on this event, how it’s run, the pricing and everything in between
This place is a proper rip-off. Firstly, I wanted to exhibit. The cheapest stall is £600. Such a skank. The other stalls are over £2000 plus electricity etc. We would just be trading just to pay off the stall. No profit at all. So left that idea.
Then as a customer, let’s go through the pricing. Firstly it’s approx £15 per person. So for a family of five, I have to pay £75 just for the entrance.
Then the food is £15-£20 on average for a meal. So for five mouths that’s another £75.
Then desserts are around £7-£10 each. So another £35.
Then the car park is £19 per car. What a ridiculous charge.
So all in all, just for a meal out with the family, it’s just over £200.
And for that, I get to stand in long queues. Small portions, difficulty finding a seat to eat…no thanks. I went once, and realise that it’s just not worth it. A lot of hype. But really trying to skank everyone by being halal.
This type of business model won’t have longevity. I don’t think it will continue for longer than the next 2-3 years, if they continue ripping people off.
It’s not the exhibitors fault…they are charging high prices because of the halal food family company who run the event are charging loads. Trust me…this festival wil
Not be sustainable financially to continue if it carries on with these price hikes.
@@johnsmithysmith1930 wow, that pricey. Not worth it, bit like camden market.
Always good to see there. Some good food there
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Aii I’m in London 2nd of June! Will try to be there at the Heyman Food Arcade!
Yess!
Pricing will always be an issue until the organisers make a change and create alternative revenue streams. The organisers have to cover the cost for the venue hire and their staff, on site and off. Currently their only revenue streams seem to be the price they charge customers for tickets and the charge for the venders for a stall. I'm not sure how it works with the venders, whether its an upfront fee or if they are charged a percentage of revenue.
If they fix these issues it may be a pleasent experience for your average customer. They need to look at their sponsors, and they need to get the sponsors to burden a large part of the costs. As a result the tickets will be cheaper, attracting more people and less complaints, you'll get more venders because there'll be less upfront costs, and the venders can reduce their price because the only reason for them to be as high as they are is the cost the are incurring just for being there.
Unless these issues are fixed I can't see the festival being around for much longer, the majority of people that go are one and done simply because of the cost.
I have had a lot of people agree with what you are saying, especially if you have a family with you!
Great as a social outing with your friends, but if you're going for food it's a rip-off and you're better off elsewhere
Fair enough 👌
Aslaamualaykhum
I was there I never saw you! The Birmingham one, right? I was there on the Saturday though but it was nice there.
Bit of advice my brother please don't talk about your barber on camera as that may count as back-biting but rather discuss with them in person. 😊
Aslaamualaykhum and maybe I'll see you at another food festival.
Yes it was the Birmingham one, and thanks for the advice 🙏
This was such a great day and have fun seeing everyone. I didn't get to see that much though bro 😭
Great seeing you ❤️
Awesome Quality Food Content Vlog
Many many thanks!
Epicccccc day out with my brothers and sisters!
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Why not just cut the prices and sell more volume instead??
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Did the mock tail lab guy coughed in his gloved hands 😂 great service i must say.
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What did you pay for the food and drink in total?
I can't remember 😅
I feel everyone in food is taking the piss with the prices had some one charge £14 fr a burger from beardez give your head a wobble guys
Appreciate the feedback 🙏
Great video as always. Live nowhere close to the arcade but will love to visit one day. Good luck with the opening in the coming week.
Fingers crossed!
I was thinking of going but the reviews are mixed. Also, you have to pay entrance fee, parking fee seems high. The food is similar, very pricey for smaller portion. Eventually, these festivals I feel will die off.
Fair enough 👌
Also wanted to mention if your a influencer you entered. With a media pass for those who are influencrs who starting up and growing didn't even receive a landyard with the discounts on them
Really?
I went on the Sunday and it was ok, nothing really jumped out. Pricing has crept up and portions look smaller but what I found disappointing was some of the "celebrity" vendors behaving with arrogance. Not acknowledging the customer and behaving like they were better or too big to engage.
The food was over rated but the best for me was the Caribbean food as it was a healthy portion and super tasty, cant remember the name of the vendor but 10/10.
Mr Tee is lovely as always and I think alot of people should be humble as he is, Allah bless you Mr Tee and give you so much success. Ameen
Looking forward to your King Street restaurant Ali, Insha Allah it all goes well for you.
Appreciate you for sharing your experience 🙏
brother i attended the food festival I enjoyed it, as you said in your video I agree yes their needs to be more variety in the food stalls, I know the London Halal food festival is not linked with the halal food festival but in the London Halal food festival their are Egyptian cuisine venders if I remember correctly Thai food, I think their was Kenyan food, as well arab food I will stop the rant my point is that it be very nice if these exact same would also attend the halal food festival events
My second complaint is that the pricing should be affordable to the buyers - also if they are able to offer tasters this would entice people to come to their stalls and buy also would like to mention here people who attend not all of them are in high paying jobs but none the less they come to these events as a day out also to experience different cuisines so offering affordable pricing is helpful
Another point which one of my family members who was with me at this festival raised to me is offering different portion sizes this way they can cater for everyone needs for example influencers as part of their role try alot of food at these kind of events some finish the entire meal whilst others just take enough of a bite of each meal to me be able to talk about it and review it recommend it or tell people not to bother trying whilst others might have people who genuinely can't eat the whole thing ( that could be a child, or a adult whose elderly etc etc eyc)
Another point is the amount we pay for tickets is ridiculous yes credit were credit due yes this year they handed just eat vouchers out to people who purchased the tickets during Ramadan time as well just a few days after Eid but still for those couldn't purchase tickets late because they couldn't afford it at that time but after working hard they manage to save u up enough to be able to pay for tickets unfortunately missed out the just eat vouchers
Another point is big respect for handing out landyards with the discounts on rhem but again those for what ever reason couldn't attend on time missed out the landyards with the discounts on them
Thanks for sharing your feedback 👍
If you want variety and decent prices, go to wimmy road.
Agreed 👍
I enjoy the concept and its a step in the right direction for halal food but i have to say majority of the pricing is way too high, when you take a family it adds up to a ridiculous amount. Would be better off going to the actual shops. I felt like i was buying food at harrods in some places.
Thanks for the feedback 😀
I know this is a food review page but there's so much more ther and it would be nice to show other stalls not just food
Of course!
June 1st. - like you said
Do I get a free perk? 😅
My brother, when you come in, show me this comment and I’ll give you a free meal happily. Appreciate the support, brother.
Support Ali’s channel and really hope he continues to grow… as for these festivals, I’m sorry to say it’s just a rip off… some may say it’s a one off event so they expect people to pay premium, I guess it’s all down to personal interpretation
Appreciate the feedback 🙏
1st June Southall Heyman Food Arcade
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This got nothing to do with you I just wanna say when I got there it was £19 to park your car , then u had to pay to get in that was €10 , then on top of it everything was expensive the food was expensive prices was stupid 13-15 for a burger nothing was enjoyable because of the price this festival could of been a lot cheaper and could of done it in cannon hill park , small heath park etc
Tbf I hear you, and I feel like the festival will take all of this on board. If you pre-book your parking is £12, but I do appreciate that a lot of money xxx
1st June Southall, i have a family of 5... will you put up? 🤣🤣. Tell me what I need to do.
Deal!
Nothing new here. Same old food and same old hyping up each other’s food giving out 10/10’s. How about flipping the script and having stalls with healthy food promoting healthy living? The organisers need to really look into this and make this a focal point of the next event. Sorry just my two pence worth as all you see nowadays is the same food reviewed over and over again and it’s just boring and encouraging people to eat junk food.
Fair enough 👌
Beef turkey bbq
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I thought food at a stall should be cheaper but nowadays its like going harrods lol
Would you prefer smaller portions for smaller food, that way you can try more?
Never went to the halal food festival but there's been mixed views on some of the people that went. Hope you all had a good time.
You should go one year, it's really fun 👍
@@HEYMANFOODREVIEWS Insha Allah next year I'll be going
1 june
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£15 to get in then £7 for a glass of orange juice & £5 for a portion of chips! This place is a huge rip-off, avoid at all costs.
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You stole that other guys food and ruined his shots twice while he was recording for his own channel ????? Rude af IMO
Do you mean my brother? We were having a laugh, lighten up. We all share food, I shared everything I had lol
@@HEYMANFOODREVIEWS look at his body language when you took that burger at the start and then he literally said “you ruined my shot” when you were dipping ur fork into his bowl🤦🏻♀️ but my bad I guess 😒
I wonder what's going to happen this weekend...
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Dairy king is no chance the best friedchicken
It's amazing 👏
Money makin game.should be a place were venders put ther products and name out.instead wakk public who already got whacked at entrance...£13 quid for tenders meal.madd
Thanks for the suggestion!
Everyone complaining about the prices needs to vote with their wallets. This place is a rip off, better off paying this amount of money in a proper restaurant eating high quality food as opposed to this heart attack junk.
It's not like you go here everyday
is a complete is a rip off !!
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Too expensive and too many "influencers".
Jobless chancers
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was it halal🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
The food was halal, the prices were very much haram
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Overpriced and sizes small. RIP off. Better off going to the actual shops
Fair enough 👌
Let's just eat same food as always, all pat eachother on the back and tell the public it's the best food ever.. Over priced, under portioned..no better than you'd get in a bog standard restaurant.
I'm giving my audience/viewers what they are asking for, if you don't like the videos you are more than welcome to not watch them
@@HEYMANFOODREVIEWS that is true, Most honest review you've done. 10/10. Carry on reviewing same old shit foods