Passing Time Posted November 12, 2023 Share Posted November 12, 2023 9 hours ago, TheTeapot said: It's for old people Not at that price it isn't 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amadeus Posted November 14, 2023 Share Posted November 14, 2023 It’s a fantastic scotch egg but my heart still skips a beat when I see the price. My wife thinks it’s worth it (she used to work here) but I thought it was expensive when it was 9 quid. Gone up since. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Phantom Posted November 14, 2023 Share Posted November 14, 2023 4 minutes ago, Amadeus said: It’s a fantastic scotch egg but my heart still skips a beat when I see the price. My wife thinks it’s worth it (she used to work here) but I thought it was expensive when it was 9 quid. Gone up since. I've got to admit I'm a fan of a gourmet scotch egg and that looks incredible. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
La Colombe Posted November 14, 2023 Share Posted November 14, 2023 20 minutes ago, Amadeus said: It’s a fantastic scotch egg but my heart still skips a beat when I see the price. It'll skip several more after you've eaten it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banker Posted November 14, 2023 Share Posted November 14, 2023 48 minutes ago, Amadeus said: It’s a fantastic scotch egg but my heart still skips a beat when I see the price. My wife thinks it’s worth it (she used to work here) but I thought it was expensive when it was 9 quid. Gone up since. Buy them in M&S just as nice, wine down is the most expensive over rated restaurant around but the well off seem to love it probably because it’s expensive. Bit like the Japanese in Castletown Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amadeus Posted November 14, 2023 Share Posted November 14, 2023 Well the quality is good and there are still a lot of people - me included - who don't mind paying for quality. There is a tipping point, though. The 24 quid hake the other day was definitely beyond that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banker Posted November 14, 2023 Share Posted November 14, 2023 8 minutes ago, Amadeus said: Well the quality is good and there are still a lot of people - me included - who don't mind paying for quality. There is a tipping point, though. The 24 quid hake the other day was definitely beyond that. Mine was £11 for 2 small duck spring rolls Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyDave Posted November 14, 2023 Share Posted November 14, 2023 39 minutes ago, Banker said: Buy them in M&S just as nice, wine down is the most expensive over rated restaurant around but the well off seem to love it probably because it’s expensive. Bit like the Japanese in Castletown Disagree on every level. Every meal I have ever had in there the food has been absolutely top notch, as has the service. Cant fault the place at all although it is into treat territory with the prices, which in my opinion are perfectly justified. It also always seems busy. Saying you can buy the same in M&S for less (you can’t) kind of misses the point of going out for a meal with good company in a nice environment and not needing to worry about anything other than paying the bill. 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mad_manx Posted November 14, 2023 Share Posted November 14, 2023 2 hours ago, CrazyDave said: Disagree on every level. Every meal I have ever had in there the food has been absolutely top notch, as has the service. Cant fault the place at all although it is into treat territory with the prices, which in my opinion are perfectly justified. It also always seems busy. Saying you can buy the same in M&S for less (you can’t) kind of misses the point of going out for a meal with good company in a nice environment and not needing to worry about anything other than paying the bill. I don't mind paying for quality but some places take the piss by serving the same catering frozen stuff that you can buy at Robinsons Spring rolls / samosas from many Chinese/ Indian restaurants taste exactly the same and are definitely the catering frozen ones. Robinson even sell frozen battered/ cooked pork/ chicken etc which goes into many of the dishes . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Voice of Reason Posted November 14, 2023 Share Posted November 14, 2023 5 hours ago, Amadeus said: It’s a fantastic scotch egg but my heart still skips a beat when I see the price. My wife thinks it’s worth it (she used to work here) but I thought it was expensive when it was 9 quid. Gone up since. Can’t really read that, It’s a bit blurred but if I’m right they are offering fried cauliflower florets for £8.50. Cooked in the right spices one of my favourite things. I’m always one for pointing out the cost of overheads to sceptics when restaurants price their meals. But this does seem a bit OTT, like I have recently paid £8.50 for a baked potato with a mingy bit of butter and a few scrapings of cheese. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kopek Posted November 15, 2023 Share Posted November 15, 2023 The Wine Down Scotch Egg is hand made with chorizo, M&S is sausage meat made in a factory! No comparison? However, the price is somewhat alarming? \I'm out of the loop regarding overheads but 11.50 for a starter!!! Robinsons do Duck spring rolls, not the cheap buffet type but would they make their own??? Perhaps they Ballance the price of bought in spring rolls with labour intensive Scotch Egg??? Yer makes yer choice!!! It was a Filipino woman taught me to make spring rolls, perhaps Amadeus could expand on that and they really did make their own??? But small? No, 12cm at least? The overheads have rocketed lately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jarndyce Posted November 15, 2023 Share Posted November 15, 2023 10 minutes ago, Kopek said: It was a Filipino woman taught me to make spring rolls, perhaps Amadeus could expand on that and they really did make their own??? But small? No, 12cm at least? Is that a euphemism??? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt_Mainwaring Posted November 15, 2023 Share Posted November 15, 2023 17 hours ago, Banker said: Mine was £11 for 2 small duck spring rolls If you got two you were short changed. It has always been 4 when I had them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt_Mainwaring Posted November 15, 2023 Share Posted November 15, 2023 17 hours ago, Banker said: Buy them in M&S just as nice, wine down is the most expensive over rated restaurant around but the well off seem to love it probably because it’s expensive. Bit like the Japanese in Castletown Is it really expensive though? Compare it to little fish, Tacoma, The Shore Laxey, Enzo's, 14 North. Probably cheaper. The starters are big enough to share. The wine is not ridiculously marked up. You pay for quality freshly cooked food and I don't mind that as a meal out for a special occasion. If you do a 2 course meal with drinks in a pub now you're not coming away with much change from 40. A decent Indian you're looking at 45 - 50. Wine Down you're only maybe another 10 - 20 on top (dependent on what you eat) and as a treat I'm happy with that - and the food and ambience is streets ahead too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty Buggane Posted November 15, 2023 Share Posted November 15, 2023 (edited) Chippy on Peel seafront (cannot for the life of me remember the name) Lunch time special Small cod and chips with choice beans/peas/curry or gravy £6.50. But must say bring me own bread and butter, as a bap with a smear of marge for 95pence a bit rich for my blood. Sit outside either in the car or tables, view free priceless. Edited November 15, 2023 by Dirty Buggane 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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