Long queues, limited food mar user experience at Marina Food Festival

FOR visitors at the Food Festival held at Marina Beach near V House on Sunday, the experience was an unsavoury one as they had to wait in long queues and also go hungry owing to the prepaid card payment system, limited food availability, and inadequate seating arrangements.

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The festival, which showcased food from various districts, drew a decent crowd but many visitors who waited in long queues said dishes ran out quickly.

Anandhi S (26) from Avadi, who visited the event said, "Despite knowing it's the weekend, they ran out of food early. I waited in the queue for half-an-hour and by 2pm when I reached the stall to buy brinji, they said it was over and only curd rice was left. They could have managed the situation better by checking quantities and informing people in the queue to avoid long waits," she said.