Le Blaa

Dicky Pride · 14-10-2012 8:51am

It ain't no "special" that's for sure.

But it's good to see y'all defending it. Hopefully you'll go down and spend your hard earned down there now!

Up2NoGood · 14-10-2012 10:38am

Tough one to call, I wouldn't go as far as to call it a "rip off" but I would say I have definitely seen better value.
It is a nice atmosphere with a great staff but I would venture to think the place was not busy, at those prices you will get the odd customer but will never be under pressure.
Business 101, make your money in volumes. knock down the price to €5, they will fly out. You have council workers all around you that don't leave their desks for lunch ( OK, might be a stretch ) that could quite possibly be a 20 Blaa sale and it's within walking distance....think big!

Sully · 14-10-2012 12:11pm

7.95 seems a bit harsh for a blaa but a lot of places in Waterford charge similar amounts for paninis/toasted sandwiches. There about €5 in Tramore without a drink.

Tbh, Subway have a cracking deal at the moment where you can get two six inch subs (unlimited amount of salads/dressings and a decent amount of your main filling and cheese), a large drink/coffee/tea and Crisps/Cookie for €9.99. The drinks you can re-fill also, free of charge.

superglue · 15-10-2012 1:01pm

Nas10 wrote: »

€7.95 for a lovely roasted ham blaa with relish and salad with wedges and a proper mug of tea and good staff service. Long may it last and its great to see locals running it and having great deals.

I'd agree that this is good value. At the risk of making a tired comparison, you'll pay similar money for a Big Mac meal but you don't see too many people complaining about that. I know I'd rather be eating a bla any day of the week.

I was in there a few weeks ago with my girlfriend. Food was lovely with friendly, personal service and it didn't break the bank. I'll definitely be back the next time I'm in town.

CardBordWindow · 15-10-2012 1:41pm

Dicky Pride wrote: »

That's about a buck fifty worth of food and drink. For 7.95?! And they're on Facebook calling it a special! Le rip off if you ask me.

I was in a restaurant the other day, and they were charging 18 quid for a steak! Sure you could get a steak in a butcher's for 4 quid. What a rip off! :rolleyes:

Dicky Pride · 15-10-2012 1:47pm

wow, you rolled your eyes at me. You win!

For the record, I have no problem with them charging that - just don't go telling me it's a "special".

mozattack · 15-10-2012 1:58pm

€8!!!

Come off it. Crazy prices.

Sully · 15-10-2012 2:03pm

CardBordWindow wrote: »

I was in a restaurant the other day, and they were charging 18 quid for a steak! Sure you could get a steak in a butcher's for 4 quid. What a rip off! :rolleyes:

What type of steak? Remember that the price of food consists of other businesses costs as well so its not a big profit.

Partizan · 15-10-2012 2:05pm

Up2NoGood wrote: »

Tough one to call, I wouldn't go as far as to call it a "rip off" but I would say I have definitely seen better value.
It is a nice atmosphere with a great staff but I would venture to think the place was not busy, at those prices you will get the odd customer but will never be under pressure.
Business 101, make your money in volumes. knock down the price to €5, they will fly out. You have council workers all around you that don't leave their desks for lunch ( OK, might be a stretch ) that could quite possibly be a 20 Blaa sale and it's within walking distance....think big!

I haven't been in there yet so wont comment. When i do, I will give my verdict.

CardBordWindow · 15-10-2012 2:24pm

Sully wrote: »

What type of steak? Remember that the price of food consists of other businesses costs as well so its not a big profit.

I was only taking the piss. I was just getting at the comments giving out that it was such and such a price, when it only costs x amount for the food.

If you go into town to sit down for a lunch, 7.95 isn't too bad, especially in the touristy part of town.

MacGyver · 15-10-2012 3:02pm

Sully wrote: »

7.95 seems a bit harsh for a blaa but a lot of places in Waterford charge similar amounts for paninis/toasted sandwiches. There about €5 in Tramore without a drink.

Tbh, Subway have a cracking deal at the moment where you can get two six inch subs (unlimited amount of salads/dressings and a decent amount of your main filling and cheese), a large drink/coffee/tea and Crisps/Cookie for €9.99. The drinks you can re-fill also, free of charge.

While your price doesnt include a drink in tramore, and a tea wouldnt be 2.95 its still seems reasonable enough for a tourist spot in town. I wonder how it compares to bishops palace cafe just up the road from it,

Karyn27 · 07-04-2013 2:23pm

I went in here the other day cos I saw that it has a new chef and wanted to try it out. They don't do rasher blaas anymore, which I was a little disappointed about, but she's got really good blaa fillers instead, and it's waaay cheaper now.

Fair play to her for making a go of this and making it cheaper for people to eat around that area. It's probably tempting to charge all them tourists an arm and a leg.

I'll be making it my regular lunch spot anyway.

Aquos76 · 07-04-2013 2:53pm

You wouldn't happen to be the "her" by any chance!

JPA · 07-04-2013 5:35pm

Why do blaas without rashers?!

madfcuker · 07-04-2013 5:48pm

I was only in there yesterday and was disappointed their was no sausage rasher blaa. That's the only reason I used to go there.

Karyn27 · 07-04-2013 6:58pm

Jaysus, you cant give a compliment thesedays without being accused of something underhanded. I don't know her, just got talking to her in there the other day and she was nice so thought I'd give her a bit of promotion.

I know, rasher blaas are the best!

Sully · 07-04-2013 7:24pm

Karyn27 wrote: »

Jaysus, you cant give a compliment thesedays without being accused of something underhanded. I don't know her, just got talking to her in there the other day and she was nice so thought I'd give her a bit of promotion.

I know, rasher blaas are the best!

Just looks a bit suspicious when someone joins boards, digs up a thread that hasn't had a post in October and just plugs the business and then doesn't post anywhere else.

9/10 there is a connection

jake is right · 07-04-2013 9:13pm

JosephPatrick · 07-04-2013 10:49pm

I went in there the Thursday (day after?) after they reopened and wasn't impressed. It was lunch time and nearly empty but there were only 4 blaa fillings out (ham, cheese, lettuce and sundried tomatoes.)
Had a slice of the roasted pepper and goats cheese quiche which was actually lovely but it was barely warm and took the best part of 15 minutes to slice and put on a plate.
The two women working there were nice but I wouldn't go back there.

Karyn27 · 19-04-2013 6:25pm

Oh Sully, why so synical? There are still a few people out there who do things without their own gain in mind.

Actually the first thing that popped up when I typed 'Le Blaa' into Google was this thread, so I joined up to give the girl a little promotion.

Marketing is making you lose your faith in the good of people.

Sully · 19-04-2013 6:41pm

Karyn27 wrote: »

Oh Sully, why so synical? There are still a few people out there who do things without their own gain in mind.

Actually the first thing that popped up when I typed 'Le Blaa' into Google was this thread, so I joined up to give the girl a little promotion.

Marketing is making you lose your faith in the good of people.

I knew you would react like that. The cynic inside me predicted it.

Thankfully, I did say 9/10 times. So while the vast majority of times its a shill, there is the odd rare moment where someone genuinely likes the business and has absolutely no connection.

I wouldn't blame marketing, I would blame it on experience.

Le Blaa

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