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Ian Sutton
Spanna in the works
2558
Sun Apr 09, 2006 2:10 pm
Norwich, UK
Bob Ross wrote:Robin, do you happen to know if the Grille is increasing its food prices?
I've talked about this pricing issue with lots of restaurant owners, many of them with good wine lists, and they indicate that beverage margins need to be high because of food price resistance.
It seems to be true in this area, where we have many BYO restaurants. Meal prices are invariably higher than they are for similar restaurants with liquor licenses.
James Roscoe
Chat Prince
11017
Wed Mar 22, 2006 6:43 pm
D.C. Metro Area - Maryland
John Tortoriello wrote:However, if we could find a fine restaurant that had reasonable wine prices, I know we would eat out at that "fine" restaurant more often.
Mark Lipton wrote:One interesting fallout from the Bristol's pricing adjustment is that astute patrons will be able to work out the wholesale prices of every item on the list, which could be quite instructive.
Jo Ann Henderson
Mealtime Maven
3933
Fri Feb 16, 2007 9:34 am
Seattle, WA USA
Hoke
Achieving Wine Immortality
11420
Sat Apr 15, 2006 1:07 am
Portland, OR
Paula Sindberg
Just got here
4
Sun Apr 02, 2006 8:53 am
Marlow, Bucks., UK
James Roscoe wrote:One practice is to have a wine store and a restaurant together and to charge a $5- $10 corkage fee on wines bought off the shelf. This seems like a good idea too. We frequent a place in Columbia, Maryland called Iron Bridge that does this.
James Roscoe
Chat Prince
11017
Wed Mar 22, 2006 6:43 pm
D.C. Metro Area - Maryland
MikeH wrote:James Roscoe wrote:One practice is to have a wine store and a restaurant together and to charge a $5- $10 corkage fee on wines bought off the shelf. This seems like a good idea too. We frequent a place in Columbia, Maryland called Iron Bridge that does this.
There was a place like this near us run by a husband and wife. Went out of business. Not sure why because it 1. had good food 2. reasonable wine prices in the store and 3. had been operating several years.
Maybe they got divorced?
Robin Garr wrote:
<B>TELL US WHAT YOU THINK</B>
Would you be more likely to purchase wine by the bottle in a restaurant if the price were the same as retail? Would you go out of your way to patronize that restaurant?
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