Rhys
02/07/2023
Good and bad with the LCC.
We go there mainly for ice skating in the sports complex. Decent quality ice rink, proper size and well maintained. Unfortunately the rental skates are typically horrible, and if you have anything other than a standard skinny foot, you end up with poorly fitting, foot squeezing, blister making skates.
They often don't have anywhere near enough staff to cater for the amount of people, so everything is compromised. One person at the cash register, also dealing with rental skates and penguins. Then maybe one person on the ice trying to police 100 skaters randomly skating anywhere and everywhere. And the same people trying to take orders for food at the little kitchen and entertain kids at the birthday parties.
The one person on the ice basically skates around in circles practising their own skating while ignoring any ridiculous stuff on the ice. Someone is going to get hurt because they can't even get people skating in a circle.
In the club, there is a good children's play area, and a good choice of food on the menu. Standard club food and drinks, mostly well prepared. But, similar to the sports complex, they are understaffed and can't keep up with demand on a busy night. Food took well over an hour at the last visit, and the bored kids just kept congregating in the play area making it rather chaotic.
A lot of potential. But needs to be better organised. The negatives take away from what could be a really good experience.
Edit: Repeat experience with the club, though when not so busy, the service was better. Pizza rather average despite the premium price. Old shrivelled up rocket leaves, undercooked pizza base, and excessively salty. Kids chicken nuggets are borderline inedible. My daughter loves nuggets, but these things barely qualify. So much better value for money at other places. Can't understand how the food can be so poor.