Charging for uneaten food?
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I came across this restaurant review:
http://www.yelp.co.uk/biz/mumbai-indian-buffet-ips...
'The only slightly intimidating thing about them was the fact that they will charge you - by the pound - for any leftovers on your plate. But I kind of liked that because it dissuades wasteful portions and means you can take some home with you if you want.'
No mention of it on their website though: www.mumbaiipswich.co.uk/index.html
Has anyone come across this phenomenon before?
http://www.yelp.co.uk/biz/mumbai-indian-buffet-ips...
'The only slightly intimidating thing about them was the fact that they will charge you - by the pound - for any leftovers on your plate. But I kind of liked that because it dissuades wasteful portions and means you can take some home with you if you want.'
No mention of it on their website though: www.mumbaiipswich.co.uk/index.html
Has anyone come across this phenomenon before?
On reflection this is a good idea. Transposed to my business I could charge people once for taking and providing their wedding photographs, and then charge them again for any they don't use. Weird.
(it does make sense for the 'all you can eat' idea though, as there will be comedians who pile their plate three feet high and leave half of it)(but then why make the offer?)
(it does make sense for the 'all you can eat' idea though, as there will be comedians who pile their plate three feet high and leave half of it)(but then why make the offer?)
It's all very well charging for leftover food but half the dishes they serve in 'all you can eat' restaurants are inedible rubbish (which you only find out once you sit down and attempt to eat it). That and you often get back to your seat to find that the food's cold!
I'm not saying this is the case in all of these restaurants but by their very nature they tend to cater for the less affluent and as such they often churn out food of debatable quality that many people wouldn't eat!
I'm not saying this is the case in all of these restaurants but by their very nature they tend to cater for the less affluent and as such they often churn out food of debatable quality that many people wouldn't eat!
simonej said:
It's all very well charging for leftover food but half the dishes they serve in 'all you can eat' restaurants are inedible rubbish (which you only find out once you sit down and attempt to eat it). That and you often get back to your seat to find that the food's cold!
I'm not saying this is the case in all of these restaurants but by their very nature they tend to cater for the less affluent and as such they often churn out food of debatable quality that many people wouldn't eat!
I'd bet what isn't eaten is sneakily recombined with what's on the buffet too... I'm not saying this is the case in all of these restaurants but by their very nature they tend to cater for the less affluent and as such they often churn out food of debatable quality that many people wouldn't eat!
If you want an all you can eat where the food is soo fackin good you won't just be unbuttoning stuff but paying a bulimia style visit to the WC then try here.
http://www.fazenda.co.uk/
We went a few months ago and it was awesome.
http://www.fazenda.co.uk/
We went a few months ago and it was awesome.
dave_s13 said:
If you want an all you can eat where the food is soo fackin good you won't just be unbuttoning stuff but paying a bulimia style visit to the WC then try here.
http://www.fazenda.co.uk/
We went a few months ago and it was awesome.
Ive just read that menu and looked at the pictures, now I have a reason to go to Leeds.http://www.fazenda.co.uk/
We went a few months ago and it was awesome.
Simpo Two said:
On reflection this is a good idea. Transposed to my business I could charge people once for taking and providing their wedding photographs, and then charge them again for any they don't use.
Not quite the same though is it? Photos they don't use won't be taken by other wedding parties.I've seen such things claimed in a few places, but have never had anybody try and enforce it.
But then I tend to make an effort to finish what I've taken and will generally only leave stuff if it's not nice.
The review linked doesn't seem very accurate though. She says this is the only UK place she has had real paneer and everywhere else uses mozzarella cheese, which is quite frankly b
ks!
But then I tend to make an effort to finish what I've taken and will generally only leave stuff if it's not nice.
The review linked doesn't seem very accurate though. She says this is the only UK place she has had real paneer and everywhere else uses mozzarella cheese, which is quite frankly b
ks!
. But yeh, that's nonsense.Gassing Station | Food, Drink & Restaurants | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff