The economics of January dining hit different when you see it mapped out like this. I'd never really thought about how set lunch menus are basically the restaurant world's version of shoulder season pricing. Visited The Newt's garden cafe last spring and the farm-to-table setup there really shows how seasonal eating can work ata price point. What gets me is how places likeThe Pig make £28.50 feel reasonable when its basically same ingredients you'd pay £15 for at a pub done with more attention.
Brilliant work, as ever, HT. I see that from today until 13th Feb (if not beyond!), Holm is launching a new Set Menu in collaboration with the @goodfoodguideuk which is £19 for two courses or £25 for three - cheaper than when we first opened in 2021! - and available for lunch Weds-Sat and for dinner on Weds & Thurs .. happiness and for Rupert, below, weighs in just below his cut off mark if he skips pudding.
In my pocketbook as our American friends would say, ‘reasonable’ cuts in for me at about £10 and cuts out at £20 - certainly for lunch) Obviously your piece is looking at prestigious locations and reputations (I remember having a gorgeous lunch at the Pony and Trap on the way back from the airport about 10 years ago for under £15pp) but I would be interested in a review of places like Cordero’s, Castillos, and some of the bars and pubs that serve food for under £20 in the towns and villages. Am I living in the Dark Ages on this one?
Prices inevitably rise in hospitality (the last six months or so especially) and all the above are very safe bets for eating somewhere that already does good food, but at a significant discount
I can't necessarily say the same for all those you mentioned, and posting negative reviews of local independent restos just ain't a path I'd like to tread
The economics of January dining hit different when you see it mapped out like this. I'd never really thought about how set lunch menus are basically the restaurant world's version of shoulder season pricing. Visited The Newt's garden cafe last spring and the farm-to-table setup there really shows how seasonal eating can work ata price point. What gets me is how places likeThe Pig make £28.50 feel reasonable when its basically same ingredients you'd pay £15 for at a pub done with more attention.
Brilliant work, as ever, HT. I see that from today until 13th Feb (if not beyond!), Holm is launching a new Set Menu in collaboration with the @goodfoodguideuk which is £19 for two courses or £25 for three - cheaper than when we first opened in 2021! - and available for lunch Weds-Sat and for dinner on Weds & Thurs .. happiness and for Rupert, below, weighs in just below his cut off mark if he skips pudding.
£19 for two is bonkers!
In my pocketbook as our American friends would say, ‘reasonable’ cuts in for me at about £10 and cuts out at £20 - certainly for lunch) Obviously your piece is looking at prestigious locations and reputations (I remember having a gorgeous lunch at the Pony and Trap on the way back from the airport about 10 years ago for under £15pp) but I would be interested in a review of places like Cordero’s, Castillos, and some of the bars and pubs that serve food for under £20 in the towns and villages. Am I living in the Dark Ages on this one?
Prices inevitably rise in hospitality (the last six months or so especially) and all the above are very safe bets for eating somewhere that already does good food, but at a significant discount
I can't necessarily say the same for all those you mentioned, and posting negative reviews of local independent restos just ain't a path I'd like to tread