Morning all from Estuary-Land. Best wishes to Tony and I hope your up and around soon. My only experience of hospital food was approx. 68 years ago. I went into hospital at about age 4 for a tonsillectomy. At the time sweets were still rationed and that included ice cream. Due to the operation the only 'solid' food I could eat for a few days was ice cream. In fact when they performed the op they found I had a quinsy so I was kept in hospital over the Christmas period while it was treated. Actually Basildon hospital has a good reputation for its food. They have a restaurant in the out patients unit that is open to the general public and I know of one or two people who use it although they are not patients. Profits from the restaurant are used to subsidise the hospital catering. ChrisF, A few years ago Tesco's distributed a leaflet listing all their stores with catering and fuel facilities in close proximity to the motorways. I have a copy somewhere but it will be way out of date by now. Asda's do a very good English breakfast as well. Thats it for now, be back later.