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Eat in cafe prices

Post by Firthy » Wed Jan 23, 2019 11:34 am

Was in Grand central in Birmingham yesterday and decided to stop for a cuppa and a cake. Found a lovely cafe with fantastic looking cakes but when I looked at thr prices I decided to go elsewhere. You could have a cake for £3.20 take out or £4.90 to eat in. £1.70 is over a 50% increase, how can they justify such an increase to just to sit at a table in the middle of a vast hall. And no I'm not a tight ass, I just refused tp pay it on principle.

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Re: Eat in cafe prices

Post by ŽižkovClaret » Wed Jan 23, 2019 11:36 am

Five quid for a slice of cake? What's it iced with? cocaine?
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Re: Eat in cafe prices

Post by NottsClaret » Wed Jan 23, 2019 11:37 am

It was cheaper if you sat in the 'wings'. Always dear for those prime central seats.

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Re: Eat in cafe prices

Post by Quickenthetempo » Wed Jan 23, 2019 11:37 am

I presume washing your plates requires extra staff and costs.

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Re: Eat in cafe prices

Post by karatekid » Wed Jan 23, 2019 11:38 am

Buy the cake as take away then go outside and look in through the window whilst eating cake.

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Re: Eat in cafe prices

Post by conyoviejo » Wed Jan 23, 2019 11:39 am

They charge such prices because there are idiots that will pay such exhorbitant prices..Glad to see you didn't partake in one Firthy..

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Re: Eat in cafe prices

Post by duncandisorderly » Wed Jan 23, 2019 11:41 am

It's a touch excessive, but everything has to be paid for, be it cutlery, cleaning, crockery, staff etc, plus the fact that you could potentially sit in that seat all day with your £4.90 cake thereby depriving the business of other people.

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Re: Eat in cafe prices

Post by FactualFrank » Wed Jan 23, 2019 11:50 am

A cafe I go to locally is actually more expensive to eat out. An added 20p due to the bag and napkin.
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Re: Eat in cafe prices

Post by TheFamilyCat » Wed Jan 23, 2019 12:13 pm

FactualFrank wrote:A cafe I go to locally is actually more expensive to eat out. An added 20p due to the bag and napkin.

Do you take your own bag and napkin?

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Re: Eat in cafe prices

Post by claret2018 » Wed Jan 23, 2019 12:14 pm

Usually the uplift represents the VAT due on eating in rather than taking out (where the foods would be 0% if taken away), but that would only account for 64p of the extra charge!

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Re: Eat in cafe prices

Post by CombatClaret » Wed Jan 23, 2019 12:19 pm

On the cake:
Food served cold and taken away is zero rated on tax.
But if you want to eat that same slice of cake on premises 20% VAT is added.

Though most companies now do in/out pricing on all products.

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Re: Eat in cafe prices

Post by CombatClaret » Wed Jan 23, 2019 12:20 pm

claret2018 wrote:Usually the uplift represents the VAT due on eating in rather than taking out (where the foods would be 0% if taken away), but that would only account for 64p of the extra charge!
Beat me to it while I was typing slowly :lol:

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Re: Eat in cafe prices

Post by ClaretDiver » Wed Jan 23, 2019 12:37 pm

I am no economic guru BUT if there were 30 tables, each able to sit 4 people in this 'vast' market hall and 30 individual people decided to partake of a slice of cake in-house and took 30-40 minutes to eat it....what happens should a group of 4 (or multiple groups) arrive and want a table thereby denying the establishment of a much more sufficient revenue.....

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Re: Eat in cafe prices

Post by whiffa » Wed Jan 23, 2019 12:39 pm

Can I get eat in pricing in Tescos?

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Re: Eat in cafe prices

Post by Firthy » Wed Jan 23, 2019 12:43 pm

karatekid wrote:Buy the cake as take away then go outside and look in through the window whilst eating cake.
No windows, it was just an open space on a balcony in a massive indoor area. I could have got take away and eaten leaning on the balcony rail.

I'm aware of vat for eating in which is ridiculous in itself but still doesn't justify the other 30%+

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Re: Eat in cafe prices

Post by ClaretFelix » Wed Jan 23, 2019 12:46 pm

Never used to be like that in El Greco's

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Re: Eat in cafe prices

Post by Quickenthetempo » Wed Jan 23, 2019 12:48 pm

I wondered why I always used to say eat out when at McDonalds as a youngster but eat in.

Must of been cheaper.

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Re: Eat in cafe prices

Post by dsr » Wed Jan 23, 2019 12:56 pm

Quickenthetempo wrote:I wondered why I always used to say eat out when at McDonalds as a youngster but eat in.

Must of been cheaper.
Depending how long ago you were a youngster, it may have been because once over, hot food to take out didn't have VAT but hot food to eat in, did.
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