Eurostar > Reviews > eurostar my ass

Author's product rating:   

Frequency of trains	Good
Reliability of trains	Always on time
Comfort of trains	Slightly uncomfortable
On-board facilities	Poor

Advantages:	Reliable
Disadvantages:	expensive

Recommend to potential buyers:

no

Full review

ok then maybe my title is a bit unfair but Eurostar isn't all it's cracked up to be! Yes, it's realible, yes, it's a quick, but having the choice again I think i'd take a plane! My boyfriend treated me to a weekend in paris this valentines and i was thoroughly looking forwards to it! He said we would be taking the eurostar which i had never been on before. When i stepped on we found our seats. The seats were basic enough, but didn't contain that much legroom and personally i didn't find them that comfortable. However it wasn't going to be a long journey i thought so off i went to the canteen to get a snack for both of us. Nearly an HOUR later i returned to my boyfriend!!! I went to the canteen as soon as the train started but everyone else must have thought there would be a queue too and did the same! The staff in the canteen made the wait even longer. One girl taking orders and money. The rest chatting away in the back!! When i finally got to the front i ordered my meal. 'Sorry madam we do not have any more left' ok then so i ordered a muffin. 'sorry madam no more left'!! My point being take your own sandwiches! Not only was i standing on the train waiting to be served most of the journey but when i finally did nothing i wanted was available. Tickets for the eurostar start from £70 and even though personally i wouldn't go again, everyone will hold a different opinion about it. To book you can go online at www.eurostar.co.uk. we did it through www.lastminute.com which the eurostar was included in the package weekend. There is first class cabins aswell which i could not comment on as i've never been.
So my view is don't bother, take the plane!