Ristoranti irlandesi e costi alle stelle: ‘Due anni fa il menu della cena costava 49€, ora è 69€’
https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2025/11/01/never-been-harder-to-stay-open-how-restaurants-are-having-to-adapt-to-soaring-costs/
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Look, restaurants have typically operated on thin margins, and have some of the highest rates of closures out of any business.
there’s just no way around that the market for eating out is shrinking, and probably a significant % will simply have to close.
>He stresses he is not whining – he thinks his industry does itself no favours by perpetually playing the poor mouth. But he does says it needs the support of people.
>“One thing I would say to people is if they can go to that restaurant that they like a little bit more often than they used to then it is really going to help that business keep their doors open.”
I think that’s a good point. There are lots of places that are gouging customers, but some places are just trying to stay in business, and they are the ones which we should be making an effort to support.
I can make a meal for 3 out of maybe €25-20 and it will be better than most restaurant. Leftovers are lunch in a box for the next day. 🤷🏻♂️
Same for coffee. Less than 35c for one. So why would I care? Yet I’m forced to finance their failed businesses through state giveaways.
Try to support local businesses who make their food, and publicly lampoon the ones serving microwaved slop.
Bouncing between Ireland and America… things are getting worse here, but they’re already worse over there, and the same tactics’ll get transplanted unless a stand be made.
I wonder how much the rent is for the premises, and how much that affects the cost.
Well it’s to expected as input costs rise. Fertilizers are produced using natural gas. Both natural gas and fertilizer were big imports from Russia but since the war less so. Food costs will stay high as long as the war and sanctions continue.
I’d rather cook my own meals than spend 70 on a meal. Fucking hell
It would be a radical tactic in Ireland but offering more meat free courses would take a bit of pressure off prices.
Food inflation is, obviously, out of control.
Of all the things to unite the left and right against the globes current lurch to the right, this will be it.
Lads, there is a recession incoming, businesses cannot afford the current input costs, and consumers are not willing to spend big bucks for either inflated prices or shrinkflation goods.
PTSB trying to sell itself , at what it perceived to be the peak of the value curve – it’s all reminiscent of the Tiger era.
I’ve friends in the investment markets here, and they see the signs alarmingly.
Didn’t ye just get a 9% whatever the fuck it was in the budget?
Lower your prices and stop screwing people.
There’s not many restaurants in Dublin, or Ireland that I would go out of my way to eat in. Most places in Dublin would only be places I’d eat if I was passing, or I’ve seen them get good reviews and want to try it. Most of these reviews are just from “influencers” these days and generally I’ve found most new casual restaurants in Dublin to not be great both value and quality wise.
I find it better value to combine finding a nice restaurant with a city break. I’ve found incredible restaurants throughout Europe that are far better value and far better quality than many places here.
When you go to France, Italy, Spain etc you see loads of bar/restaurants that are reasonable for the locals and are not crazy busy and they survive. How can folk in these countries afford to eat out more than us.
Looking forward to July next year when the VAT rate is cut to 9%.
Will they reduce their menu prices and pass that saving on to customers to get more people through the door, or just pocket it and then still complain that people aren’t eating out?
In another two years you’ll be closed then.
I’ve seasoned all my costs with sheer greed.
Here we go again, more whinging from a sector that is notorious for treating staff like shit. If people don’t want to pay for your product , then you are not a viable business. They will be after another vat cut next year