x-in-man Posted September 22, 2022 Share Posted September 22, 2022 Well, I’ve saved £35 just by looking at it. Looks bloody awful. 5 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kopek Posted September 22, 2022 Share Posted September 22, 2022 Don't go out to eat then! If you do, don't moan about the price of what you have chosen. Stay at home and watch free Netflix, it is free, isn't it??? The pix item does look a bit of a mess though!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P.K. Posted September 23, 2022 Share Posted September 23, 2022 I would have tried to guess the price had I been able to make out what was actually on the plate. Still, at least it was on a plate rather than a poncy piece of wood or slate that adds nothing to the experience. Except, perhaps, to the bill... They say "The first bite is with the eye" in which case I would have gone hungry and been grateful for it... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lilly Posted September 23, 2022 Share Posted September 23, 2022 7 hours ago, Asthehills said: New menu at a local pub. What do we reckon this costs? Guess away. It doesn't look very appetising or maybe thats just me, l was taken back by the price what portion of our island can actually afford those prices especially now? They of course have many overhead costs, but even so. Maybe, for a bit of a challenge l wonder what amazing meal could be produce for just a few pounds! Just a thought. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wavey Davey Posted September 23, 2022 Share Posted September 23, 2022 10 hours ago, kevster said: £26 for an 8oz ribeye? They can fuck off. The brewery might as well shut up shop. Nobody is going to pay that for their third rate food. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beyond Belief Posted September 23, 2022 Share Posted September 23, 2022 The food hospitality industry on the IoM is poor. They have got away with serving sub-par, overpriced food for many years, and worst of all they do it with a smile, especially brewery pubs. We don't even have a 1 star Michelin restaurant on the IoM and, that shows how poor some of the supposedly top restaurants on the IoM perform. Wales has 3, Scotland 10, England 166, Northern Ireland 9, Jersey 1 and Guernsey 1. I believe, if the food was quality, people would pay the prices, but unfortunately it's not and the industry only have they themselves to blame. I have stopped eating out for that very reason. Expect nothing and you won't be disappointed 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GD4ELI Posted September 23, 2022 Share Posted September 23, 2022 3 minutes ago, Beyond Belief said: The food hospitality industry on the IoM is poor. They have got away with serving sub-par, overpriced food for many years, and worst of all they do it with a smile, especially brewery pubs. We don't even have a 1 star Michelin restaurant on the IoM and, that shows how poor some of the supposedly top restaurants on the IoM perform. Wales has 3, Scotland 10, England 166, Northern Ireland 9, Jersey 1 and Guernsey 1. I believe, if the food was quality, people would pay the prices, but unfortunately it's not and the industry only have they themselves to blame. I have stopped eating out for that very reason. Expect nothing and you won't be disappointed IMO you just can't beat decent fish & chips, when I was a lad in the 60's the Island was replete with decent chippies. Who really needs Michelin stars? F&C in the car next to the beach - doesn't get much better. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Non-Believer Posted September 23, 2022 Share Posted September 23, 2022 3 minutes ago, GD4ELI said: IMO you just can't beat decent fish & chips, when I was a lad in the 60's the Island was replete with decent chippies. Who really needs Michelin stars? F&C in the car next to the beach - doesn't get much better. Not many chippies left now. Can't afford the fish and chips now. Can't afford the fuel to get the car to the beach now. Endgame. 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt_Mainwaring Posted September 23, 2022 Share Posted September 23, 2022 22 minutes ago, Beyond Belief said: The food hospitality industry on the IoM is poor. They have got away with serving sub-par, overpriced food for many years, and worst of all they do it with a smile, especially brewery pubs. We don't even have a 1 star Michelin restaurant on the IoM and, that shows how poor some of the supposedly top restaurants on the IoM perform. Wales has 3, Scotland 10, England 166, Northern Ireland 9, Jersey 1 and Guernsey 1. I believe, if the food was quality, people would pay the prices, but unfortunately it's not and the industry only have they themselves to blame. I have stopped eating out for that very reason. Expect nothing and you won't be disappointed Very sweeping generalisation. There are several very good eating establishments on the island. Forget the Michelin star point as I don't think that's really a sustainable business on the island, maybe could support one at best. Lots of negative comments here about brewery pubs but couldn't get in one down south the other week, the ones in Port Erin and Castletown both full. Monday night too. Not even a seat for a drink in the Station. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Driver2020 Posted September 23, 2022 Share Posted September 23, 2022 24 minutes ago, GD4ELI said: IMO you just can't beat decent fish & chips, when I was a lad in the 60's the Island was replete with decent chippies. Who really needs Michelin stars? F&C in the car next to the beach - doesn't get much better. And wrapped in old newspaper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newsdesk Posted September 23, 2022 Share Posted September 23, 2022 9 minutes ago, Capt_Mainwaring said: Lots of negative comments here about brewery pubs but couldn't get in one down south the other week, the ones in Port Erin and Castletown both full. Monday night too. Not even a seat for a drink in the Station. That’s got more to do with there being literally nowhere else to eat in either Castletown or PE in the evening. Brewery food is overpriced crap and they wouldn’t survive anywhere else in the UK. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevster Posted September 23, 2022 Share Posted September 23, 2022 9 minutes ago, Roxanne said: This is the Cat. It's a pub run by a brewery. They don't care about food, they only care about money. The food at the Cat is usually pretty good. Better than most brewery pubs 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt_Mainwaring Posted September 23, 2022 Share Posted September 23, 2022 21 minutes ago, Newsdesk said: That’s got more to do with there being literally nowhere else to eat in either Castletown or PE in the evening. Brewery food is overpriced crap and they wouldn’t survive anywhere else in the UK. Sidings, Viking, Leonardos, Falcon, Bay, Byrons, Garrison, Curry Club, Tuscany off the top of my head? Others not far out Shore, Andreas, Indian in PSM You do know the brewery have food pubs in the UK? 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newsdesk Posted September 23, 2022 Share Posted September 23, 2022 Just now, Capt_Mainwaring said: You do know the brewery have food pubs in the UK? They follow a different model in the UK as they can’t get away with poor quality over priced crap where genuine competition exists. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt_Mainwaring Posted September 23, 2022 Share Posted September 23, 2022 4 minutes ago, Newsdesk said: They follow a different model in the UK as they can’t get away with poor quality over priced crap where genuine competition exists. Have you been? Last time I did it was pretty much the same model. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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