2112 Posted September 22, 2022 Share Posted September 22, 2022 It’s an expensive Weatherspoons. At least Weatherspoons is better value and you can have a drink as part of the price of the meal. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2112 Posted September 22, 2022 Share Posted September 22, 2022 (edited) 2 hours ago, Asthehills said: New menu at a local pub. What do we reckon this costs? Guess away. Did you put this picture on instagram? I know people who take pictures of their meals and post them online. Bit pretentious really - but they are meals in up market eateries. Edited September 22, 2022 by 2112 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asthehills Posted September 22, 2022 Author Share Posted September 22, 2022 (edited) £21 for two regular cod and chips and two cans of soft drink from the chippy tonight. Portions were small. I am not knocking them as they need to make a profit but people can’t afford to be doing that often. If the whole family had been here it would have been £50 plus for a chippy tea Edited September 22, 2022 by Asthehills 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asthehills Posted September 22, 2022 Author Share Posted September 22, 2022 Just now, 2112 said: Did you put this picture on instagram? I know people who take pictures of their meals and post them online. Bit pretentious really - but they are meals in up market eateries. No it’s off the pubs Facebook page. What a strange post ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2112 Posted September 22, 2022 Share Posted September 22, 2022 1 minute ago, Asthehills said: £21 for two regular cod and chips and two cans of soft drink from the chippy tonight. Portions were small. I am. It knocking them as they need to make a profit but people can’t afford to be doing that often. If the whole family had been here it would have been £50 plus for a chippy tea Kirk Michael Chippy Van is reasonable value. Eating out is now a luxury, the trouble is IOMG haven’t quite got the message nor do they understand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newsdesk Posted September 22, 2022 Share Posted September 22, 2022 3 minutes ago, Asthehills said: No it’s off the pubs Facebook page. What a strange post ! It looks like a brewery pub trying hard to dress up the same old shit to be honest. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banker Posted September 22, 2022 Share Posted September 22, 2022 1 minute ago, 2112 said: Kirk Michael Chippy Van is reasonable value. Eating out is now a luxury, the trouble is IOMG haven’t quite got the message nor do they understand. What’s it got to do with IOMG? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A fool and his money..... Posted September 22, 2022 Share Posted September 22, 2022 You're not just paying for the food though, you're paying for the surroundings, the ambience, the service. As it's a brewery pub this means they've charged you £35 to eat £5 tops worth of food in a soulless, empty shithole served by a reluctant teenager on minimum wage. 2 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercenary Posted September 22, 2022 Share Posted September 22, 2022 5 minutes ago, Banker said: What’s it got to do with IOMG? They should mandate the price of a chippy like they do pints of milk. In fact outrageous they aren't already. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bastard Posted September 22, 2022 Share Posted September 22, 2022 7 minutes ago, 2112 said: Kirk Michael Chippy Van is reasonable value. Eating out is now a luxury, the trouble is IOMG haven’t quite got the message nor do they understand. Restaurants, cafes and takeaways have always been a luxury. Whether it's anniversary sushi or fish and chips on a Friday, they've always been the expensive option rather than the everyday one. Nothing has changed there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeliX Posted September 22, 2022 Share Posted September 22, 2022 8 minutes ago, The Bastard said: Restaurants, cafes and takeaways have always been a luxury. Whether it's anniversary sushi or fish and chips on a Friday, they've always been the expensive option rather than the everyday one. Nothing has changed there. The difference between the cost of eating at home and eating out has massively increased though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bastard Posted September 22, 2022 Share Posted September 22, 2022 (edited) 18 minutes ago, Mercenary said: They should mandate the price of a chippy like they do pints of milk. In fact outrageous they aren't already. You don't understand how a free market works. Restaurants can target different markets, charging different prices for different customers. Callig and chips in a newspaper, or tempura-battered rock salmon with belgian-style thrice-cooked sweet potato fries ? Chippies charge what the market supports - if they're too pricey for their chosen market, customers vote with their feet and they go out of business. The Government has no business interfering with supply and demand in the food market, or telling suppliers how much they can charge. It's a changing market where prices for fish and fryables constantly change, along with the huge costs for heating hot oil for hours and hours every single day. It might not even be a sustainable market any more. 5 minutes ago, HeliX said: The difference between the cost of eating at home and eating out has massively increased though. Nah, inflation has increased prices across the board, including domestic groceries. Restaurants are vulnerable to energy costs in the same way as any food producer. It would be a bad time to open a cornershop bakery, for example - the energy costs would be so costly, each loaf would cost a fortune, and you couldn't compete with larger, more efficient bakeries. Edited September 22, 2022 by The Bastard 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowman Posted September 22, 2022 Share Posted September 22, 2022 The problem is house prices. Chippy owner, takeaway owner needs a certain level of income to pay for his house. Unfortunately due to low population numbers he can't adopt the pile it high sell it cheap ethos like wetherspoons because there's no economy of scale. Also the brewery are greedy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bastard Posted September 22, 2022 Share Posted September 22, 2022 1 minute ago, snowman said: The problem is house prices. Chippy owner, takeaway owner needs a certain level of income to pay for his house. Unfortunately due to low population numbers he can't adopt the pile it high sell it cheap ethos like wetherspoons because there's no economy of scale. Also the brewery are greedy House prices, energy prices, staff costs. All small businesses in the food industry will feel the squeeze, and it's not unique to the IOM. Businesses across the UK and Europe are in the same position. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrighty Posted September 22, 2022 Share Posted September 22, 2022 £35 for that is too much. You’d do far better in Jaks where their equivalent is too much for two people, and from memory is £40. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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