Recent Gatwick Experience

[shawny122]

Hi everyone, anyone who’s flown through Gatwick recently - where’s open to eat the night before travel? Obviously before security and in either north or south terminal. I know for a while nothing much was open, is this still the case or are there restaurants back up and running again?

[mrsbenny]

We flew last month from south terminal and ate at giraffe the night before our flight.

[ScoopsAhoy]

Nah I think it’s only giraffe and perhaps a pub?
We booked Vanda in our hotel as just seemed better than what I’d heard about Giraffe lately.

[mrsbenny]

Giraffe was ok, just had a limited menu. We stayed in the bloc next door.

[shawny122]

Thank you! Still not much choice then by the sounds of it!

[Danex]

We’ve eaten at the Nicholas Culpepper in the North Terminal, really lovely food and we had great service.

I’m not sure what time they close at in the evenings though

[Claudette]

No there is not much open these days still. There is somewhere next door to Giraffe that looked ok for something quick like a toasted sandwich, the pub I saw was closed. I went to Giraffe, definitely operating below par, I reviewed it here.

[m2k00]

The pub next to giraffe is not reopening, the map of the terminal says something along line of a new food outlet opening later in 2022. We not decided what to do-staying at premier inn, might go to the on-site restaurant, or maybe get stuff from M&S food or could use Uber eats I surpose as well.

[Gill H]

Not recent but we always eat in rhe PI Thyme restaurants. The meal deal including free breakfast is good.

Worth booking a table as they can get busy.

[Donaldfan]

I'm going to Madeira next month, flying from Gatwick. I'm staying at the North Terminal Premier Inn the night before and have booked their dinner and breakfast meal deal.