Restaurant Recommendation Thread - Anyone for seconds?

I'd email them. But don't expect a gracious reply. In my experience that doesn't happen.

Ive ate in Ritu, found it good, don't think myself or my wife found it over salty

I know someone who used to bring a bottle of hotsauce to hotels for their eggs at breakfast. No one minded.

I've often thought about bringing hot sauce to Bunsen. While I love the simplicity of their burgers, I do like some sort of chilli with a burger.

That menu is straight out of 1992. There's a big market for that kind of thing. Familiar, not very challenging and reassuringly expensive. My parents used to love Man Friday. I've never eaten there.

My parents would have been a bit miffed that the rack of lamb was changed to "rump of lamb". A bit unfamiliar.

now c'mon - you can't compare a butcher's price with that of a good restaurant

Why not?

I will go further and compare it to Aldi's. I had a €2.50 steak at home yesterday and it was delicious.

Why?

Because there is no value in doing so. What does it achieve?

If you find a restraunt too expensive, don't go. How does comparing ingredient cost price to menu price give any insight? It's just ill informed moaning.

Personally, I don't see the value in paying 40+ euro for something that I could source and cook just as well at home, myself. That kind of restaurant food just doesn't have value for me. But what's the point of doing amateur maths on just one of a restaurant's costs?

Do you calculate the price per kg of crisps compared to a 10kg bag of potatoes in the supermarket? If not, why not?

Ingredient costs are one of many factors that make up the menu price. Things like steak, lobster and some premium fish have higher ingredient costs than other dishes so they cost more on the menu. This shouldn't be difficult stuff to understand, it's not very complicated.

Also, people are conditioned into and used to paying a lot for steaks in restaurants. The market probably allows for a slight premium for steaks.

My extended family owns & runs a butchering business, which supplies restaurants.

No doubt there’s a high markup on meat but, regardless, €41.95 is expensive, in my opinion.

Where can you get a fillet steak cheaper? (bearing in mind that Man Friday has a long, long standing reputation for quality)

Personally, a steak for that price holds no value for me but it's a fairly standard price as far as I can see.

There was a big jump in retail steak prices earlier this year, over 8%, lets not forget that the Supermarkets have way more buying power than restaurants. In January steak price to restaurant was €16.83 per kilo.

Add staff costs of around 25-35% of revenue, rent, power etc and the margins are tight and at the end of the day I guess its my choice if I eat there or not. I have a bigger issue with the quality/source or the steak as there's a huge varience on that

If a pasta dish is €16 to €20,€40 sounds about right for a steak, although its on the high side. I was in elbow lane recent enough and it about 30 for the ribeye.

9 of us had a fantastic meal in Mae Fitz's Lissarda today - just fantastic - food is top notch and such great value for money - staff wer 100%.. I had turkey and ham and all the trimmings - €16.. every ingredient on the plate was 100%.. a pot of Tea for 1 is €2.25 - 2 tea bags.. Tiramisu was divine - v boozy €7 I think - great menu

had dinner in Blair's Cove during the week - I preferred the above - will review that properly soon - but I'll say this now; started and desert buffets are a gimmick imo.. mains wer v good though

Cooking, cleaning, staff, etc... plus the main ingredient,, Profit.

How much percentage of all the things involved here are actual profit?

No place is going to operate without that.

Izz cafe is hugely overpriced, in my opinion.

The quantity is there but the quality is not. €14.50 for their falafel wrap (sit in or take away) is a rip off.

Good luck to them, they won't be getting my custom again.

I really don't know how you can say €14.50 for a staple like a falafel sandwich isn't expensive. It's more that twice the price of a falafel wrap in The 4 Liars!

Where was the place that charged over 16 euro for a sandwich, a cup of tea and a bag of crisps?

Was the sandwich any good 😛?

Lord Bakers - Dingle - excellent

In gallo galetti earlier, hadn't been a good few years. As excellent as ever, it's not food that would blow you away but it's good fare and tasty, I thought pretty reasonable price too.