Tuesday 5 January 2010

Puting a Price on Things




One thing I have noticed on my trips abroad, and something I have been meaning to comment on for some time now, is the practice of many restaurants and bars of displaying their prices on a notice or small display board outside the premises. This is an excellent idea especially when visiting a new country or strange city, as it gives an indication of the prices charged. This is particularly important with regard to food prices. I am not tight, but believe in value for money, and knowing the prices beforehand helps in the decision making process and can help save any embarrassment.

The question I have to ask then is why are there so few pubs and restaurants over here following this practice? Have they got something to hide or indeed to be ashamed of? or is it just not considered a "British" thing to do? There must be dozens of visitors to these shores totally puzzled by the lack of information displayed outside licensed premises here, and all asking the same question. How about it landlords and restaurateurs?

6 comments:

Curmudgeon said...

I have commented before on how pubs hide their light under a bushel (scroll down to "Don't be Shy"), but in my experience the vast majority of restaurants display menus outside. I can't help thinking pubs are missing a trick here.

In fact I think there is some kind of regulation requiring restaurants to display menus outside.

Paul Bailey said...

I think you could be right about restaurants Curmudgeon, but why aren't more pubs prepared to advertise their food prices outside? Perhaps they're afraid of something?

Curmudgeon said...

And even when you get in the pub, sometimes there's no evidence of food being served (even when it is) and you have to ask behind the bar "Are you doing food? Have you got a menu?"

I think Wetherspoons display their menus outside, to be honest.

Paul Bailey said...

Wetherspoons do display their menu prices outside their pubs, so full marks to them!

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