Menu surcharge

[moses]

A couple of weeks ago I was out to dinner at my local pub, which was recently been extensively renovated. I come across something on the menu, which I found interesting / unusual.

If ordering an entre as a main meal, the pub will slug you a $6.50 surcharge (for what I don't know), additionally if you order a pizza to share, you will be charged an additional $6.50 for each person sharing, i.e if two of you share a pizza you will be charged an additional $13 on top of the purchase price of the pizza. For further information, if you eat from the pub menu in the beer garden no such surcharges exist.

Has anyone come across similar surcharges at pubs / restaurant?

 

[Quivorir]

lolwut?

I hope you walked right on out of there...

 

[Poseidon]

What the hell?????????

 

[Shell]

I have no words.. thats complete, utter bullshit.

 

[moses]

lolwut?

I hope you walked right on out of there...

I certainly didn't buy a pizza or entre. Will never eat in the dining room again though.

 

[Shell]

That pizza thing just doesnt make sense. What if one person just isnt eating anything, just having a drink or two- other person orders a pizza, but then drinks dude has ONE slice of the pizza.

Perhaps they'd just charge a percentage of the $6.50?

Lol.

 

[Shell]

I certainly didn't buy a pizza or entre. Will never eat in the dining room again though.

I would have ordered a nice glass of shut the hell up.

(thats not aimed at you btw, them)

 

[Nostradumbass]

That's one of the dumbest things I've heard.

Name and shame.

 

[Marlowe]

My parents always told me sharing was a load of BS.

 

[courtjester]

A couple of weeks ago I was out to dinner at my local pub, which was recently been extensively renovated. I come across something on the menu, which I found interesting / unusual.

If ordering an entre as a main meal, the pub will slug you a $6.50 surcharge (for what I don't know), additionally if you order a pizza to share, you will be charged an additional $6.50 for each person sharing, i.e if two of you share a pizza you will be charged an additional $13 on top of the purchase price of the pizza. For further information, if you eat from the pub menu in the beer garden no such surcharges exist.

Has anyone come across similar surcharges at pubs / restaurant?

I'd imagine it's to discourage people using the eating tables to sink piss. If you get four blokes in there all sharing one pizza, the kitchen obviously isn't going to make as much $$ as if there were four blokes in there all ordering meals.

 

[Elixuh]

They probably found the dining area was filled with patrons who were drinking and just ordering a snack at their table which I assume would mean the pub was missing out on business from patrons who wanted a proper meal (i.e specifically at the pub for dinner).

Just encourages people who are at the pub for a drink (and maybe a snack) to stay in the beer garden.

Terrible for people who want to buy an entre to share (I do this a lot) or a pizza to share (I do this a lot)...I'm sure if you asked they would waive the surcharge...otherwise I would never eat there...

 

[kfc1]

Surely the entre surcharge was for a main-size entre?

 

[moses]

Surely the entre surcharge was for a main-size entre?

Nope - just a surcharge.

 

[kickazz]

I can understand their motivation for this, but what a convoluted way of addressing the issue. They would be better off just eliminating the entree option I would have thought. Not very customer-friendly - they need to come up with a positive way to encourage people to order food, maybe like a free beer with main meal option or something.

Back in the day my favourite Thai restaurant did a version of this, but it was okay. They had very good food, large servings and low prices. They were always packed out and turning people away and did two dinner sessions each night. You could easily share a main between two people.

At the top of the menu it clearly stated - $10 minimum per person. (May have been 15 not sure). But the fact that they were up front about it, and the amount was reasonable, I think made it a reasonable thing to do.

 

[kfc1]

Who goes to a Thai restaurant and doesn't eat $10 worth of food though?

 

[kickazz]

Who goes to a Thai restaurant and doesn't eat $10 worth of food though?

You could get a massive main for $15 that would easily feed two people. This was 10 years ago now though. It was a very cheap place.

 

[SHAKESPEARE]

NAME AND SHAME DAMMIT

 

[Neese]

Lady Daly?

 

[Howard Littlejohn]

I think I know who devised that sales strategy

 

[zimma]

I think I know who devised that sales strategy

Or perhaps this guy?

 

[moses]

NAME AND SHAME DAMMIT

Warradale Hotel in Adelaide

 

[brucetiki]

This is the menu

http://www.warradalehotel.com.au/pdf/bistro_menu_2013.pdf

What's concerning is that it's a MINIMUM $6.50 charge if you want an entree as a main - meaning they could effectively charge whatever they want if you want an entree as a main.

Also, those pizza's are ridiculously overpriced - and that's before the surcharge ($20.50 for a hawaiian pizza ). Assuming those are large pizzas, they would be making a killing on the surcharge as the majority of people ordering large pizzas would be sharing them. I seriously can't see 2 people forking out $33.50 for a hawaiian pizza between them at a pub.

At the end of the day - that menu is quite pricey for pub food.

 

[Caesar]

At the end of the day - that menu is quite pricey for pub food.

I'll say. Over $30 for a steak at a pub? Get out of town. Maybe I'd lump those prices in Perth, but not Adelaide.

No wonder they have problems with everyone ordering entrees for their main meal.

 

[DrVanNostrand]

**** eating there, those prices are insane. Had the best pizza I've ever had the other day at a pub in Townsville, $14, 11 inch, wood fired, was awesome.

 

[kfc1]

Warradale Hotel is definitely on my "never visit under any circumstances" list