Superquinn - Hot Chicken Baguette

Seifer

New Superquinn in Heuston South Quarter, hot chicken baguette with lettuce and sweet chilli sauce. No sign up relating to it so only found out when it was presented to me.
€5.49. I asked the girl serving me if was it correct and she said yes.

These are usually €3.50 in most places and Spar I think have been doing them for €1.99.

Asked to see the manager on the way out but he was unavailable. She said she would say it to him.

Never again.

Terrontress

To be honest, I'd expect a Superquinn to be cheaper than a Spar or Centra as those places are pitched as being a bit more expensive but they are in convenient locations and with convenient hours.

The Spar in the IFSC, half way along the Luas Line to the Point does a chicken fillet baguette with lettuce and mayo and a bottle of mineral water for1.99.

dazed+confused

Superquinn do the nicest chicken fillet sandwiches in the world. You can keep your hard, dry, ropey country of origin Spar chicken fillets anyday.

MarkR

Pricey all right. Always check beforehand.

whiskeyman

Should be 4.50 max for that.
Worth raising it with the manager. Superquinn usually v good to reply to any customer queries.

Pablo Sanchez

Yep thats the price they charge, to be fair the bread roll is much bigger than a spar Cuisine De France baguette and you get more chicken and it seems to be of much better quality.

That said, its bloody pricy!

Heroditas

They charge less than that in Superquinn Rathborne I think! :eek:

In fairness, the ones you get in Spar etc are muck - as in you've no idea where the chicken has come from or what is pumped into it. With superquinn, they are using Irish chicken which is fully traceable and they're using superior bread. It's expensive yeh, but it's not comparable really to Spar/Centra. In saying that, I wouldn't spend over a fiver on it!

Seifer

I can honestly say I noticed no difference in either the quality or size of the bread roll. The chicken breast sliced up for me was probably a little bigger than usual but I can't say I noticed a difference in meat quality.

So to sum up it was in no way worth the extra cost.

damoz

Seifer wrote: »

I can honestly say I noticed no difference in either the quality or size of the bread roll. The chicken breast sliced up for me was probably a little bigger than usual but I can't say I noticed a difference in meat quality.

So to sum up it was in no way worth the extra cost.

so why did you pay it then?

Seifer

damoz wrote: »

so why did you pay it then?

Because they don't let you eat it before paying?

damoz

Seifer wrote: »

Because they don't let you eat it before paying?

If you werent happy with it then dont buy it . Simple. If more people did this then there would be less rip off.

91011

5.49 is pricey but as others have said, the chicken in the spar ones is muck, tasltes like muck and is mass produced in various countries and definitely not Irish.

The suerquinn one is breast of decent irish chicken, and if its the standard superquinn quality will have more flavour.

Check the cost price of fillets - standard frozen breaded fillets can be had for well under a euro. A fresh decent fillet is about €2.

Yes its expensive, but at about 1.50 more than the 3.99 standard, probably worth it.

Seifer

91011 wrote: »

5.49 is pricey but as others have said, the chicken in the spar ones is muck, tasltes like muck and is mass produced in various countries and definitely not Irish.

The Spar one's aren't muck. I don't care whether my chicken is mass produced or if it's Irish.

The suerquinn one is breast of decent irish chicken, and if its the standard superquinn quality will have more flavour.

The chicken is covered in spicy breadcrumbs and most people get some kind of sauce on it too; you can't discern any kind of improved flavour through all that.

Check the cost price of fillets - standard frozen breaded fillets can be had for well under a euro. A fresh decent fillet is about €2.

Yes its expensive, but at about 1.50 more than the 3.99 standard, probably worth it.

A hot chicken baguette is not exactly high-quality dining. It's a quick and easy lunch and should be priced accordingly.
It was in no way worth it. It was the same as any other hot chicken baguette I've ever had.

tommyhaas

Seifer wrote: »

The Spar one's aren't muck. I don't care whether my chicken is mass produced or if it's Irish.


The chicken is covered in spicy breadcrumbs and most people get some kind of sauce on it too; you can't discern any kind of improved flavour through all that.


A hot chicken baguette is not exactly high-quality dining. It's a quick and easy lunch and should be priced accordingly.
It was in no way worth it. It was the same as any other hot chicken baguette I've ever had.

I agree that that is far to much to pay for a roll, but thats what superquinn do. The bread is baked in store,not the reheated cuisine de france bread spar etc sell and the chicken is good quality Irish chicken. Yea its far too much to pay for a roll, but you would be better comparing it to the likes of bagel factory etc then to centra

Lawrence1895

I just had a decent chicken filet roll in Londis yesterday. Every 5 or 6 weeks they have it on special offer: €2.50, they call it 'Weekly Madness'

Pablo Sanchez

Spar on Fosters Avenue in Mount Merrion have had a deal on for the last few months, chicken fillet roll, can of coke and bag of Tayto for €2.99!

kirving

The SuperQuinn ones are FAR nicer than the crap you get Spar/Centra, and they know it, so they charge more.

Terrontress

I must try one of these Superquinn fillet rolls as the Spar and Centra ones seem fine to me. I'd be surprised if Superquinn's bread is produced any different to Spar and the Irish chicken element is just a decoy. If chicken is reared and slaughtered in Poland but breaded at Moy Park in Tyrone, it can be described as "Irish". And I'd be doubtful if chicken, even if reared in Ireland, is any better. What's more important is if the chicken is free range or Organic.

CiaranC

Seifer wrote: »

A hot chicken baguette is not exactly high-quality dining. It's a quick and easy lunch and should be priced accordingly.
It was in no way worth it. It was the same as any other hot chicken baguette I've ever had.

You still paid for it though.

annie.t

I worked in Centra's deli (i left about 6 months ago). They used to order chicken fillets off Cuisine de France (they were nice btw) but later on they started ordering them off another supplier. I was surprised to discover that the fillets were imported from china! Wouldnt think my chicken (along with my shoes) come from China.

Seifer

CiaranC wrote: »

You still paid for it though.

Why is this ridiculous point being made again? What was the alternative? Throw it on a shelf and walk out? Not gonna waste food like that.
The fact I paid for it doesn't make it any less of a rip off. The point of the thread was to let others know.

TheReverend

go to londis, the one in tallaght you can chicken fillet roll with cheese and bacon and whatever sauce, plus a cup of coffee for €3 and its damn tasty

Groinshot

Seifer wrote: »

Why is this ridiculous point being made again? What was the alternative? Throw it on a shelf and walk out? Not gonna waste food like that.
The fact I paid for it doesn't make it any less of a rip off. The point of the thread was to let others know.

Alternative is say "No, I don't want it, that's a rip off" and they offer it to the next person who comes in... Don't think you're getting any sympathy today...

CiaranC

Seifer wrote: »

Why is this ridiculous point being made again? What was the alternative? Throw it on a shelf and walk out? Not gonna waste food like that.
The fact I paid for it doesn't make it any less of a rip off. The point of the thread was to let others know.

The alternative was not to pay a price you thought was a rip-off. Hardly ridiculous or earth-shattering.

Seifer

Groinshot wrote: »

Alternative is say "No, I don't want it, that's a rip off" and they offer it to the next person who comes in... Don't think you're getting any sympathy today...

CiaranC wrote: »

The alternative was not to pay a price you thought was a rip-off. Hardly ridiculous or earth-shattering.

Give it to next customer? Lol. They would just throw it out.
I'm not looking for sympathy; it's not like it broke the bank to pay for it but it was still a rip off.

You're right, it does seem expensive for a chicken fillet baguette.

But I will say this, if I walked into a butchers and had a choice between chicken fillets from Thailand or chicken fillets from a named farm in Ireland, I know which I would choose - even for double the price!

Terrontress

Deleted User wrote: »

You're right, it does seem expensive for a chicken fillet baguette.

But I will say this, if I walked into a butchers and had a choice between chicken fillets from Thailand or chicken fillets from a named farm in Ireland, I know which I would choose - even for double the price!

A named farm in Ireland is a lot different to 'produce of Ireland' though. Just because labelled as produce of Ireland does not mean it was farmed here. And a named farm in Ireland could be a mechanised shed with battery chickens eating their own filth, even with the name of Freedom Fields Farm.

The one food that I would always buy Irish though is beef or dairy. I have eaten steaks all round the world and I could not be convinced that there is any better beef than Irish although you have to pay for it!. Same with the dairy. Buy a Cadburys Dairy Milk in Newry and one ten miles away in Dundalk and see the difference that the Irish milk makes. Best cows in the world are in Ireland.

Terrontress

Terrontress wrote: »

A named farm in Ireland is a lot different to 'produce of Ireland' though. Just because labelled as produce of Ireland does not mean it was farmed here. And a named farm in Ireland could be a mechanised shed with battery chickens eating their own filth, even with the name of Freedom Fields Farm.
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Could be, but Superquinn have extremely high standards when it comes to the meat which they sell so I highly doubt it.

CiaranC

Seifer wrote: »

Give it to next customer? Lol. They would just throw it out.
I'm not looking for sympathy; it's not like it broke the bank to pay for it but it was still a rip off.

Have a read of this and see if you can grasp what Im getting at

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supply_and_demand

rubadub

Seifer wrote: »

Give it to next customer? Lol. They would just throw it out.

Why would they throw it out? If I ordered a burger in mcdonalds and if I then found I had no money I would be pretty sure they would put it back on the rack.

What would you have done if you only have a fiver on you? If it was me and I did have the money I would have just said I do not have enough and presumed it would be under €5.

Guys in my work get fillet rolls for about 4.50 in supervalu, that superquinn price sounds about right to me, they are a more expensive supermarket known for higher quality produce, I would have guessed it to be €5. It just seems high relative to the confusingly low prices in other places, a londis near me often has them for €1.50 or 1.70, while I think a similar size baguette in supervalu is over €1, and quality breaded fillets in a butchers or supermarket counter are up to €2.50. In abras I think the chicken fillet baguette is 5.60

Seifer

rubadub wrote: »

Why would they throw it out? If I ordered a burger in mcdonalds and if I then found I had no money I would be pretty sure they would put it back on the rack.

McDonald's != Deli. counter.
McDonald's offers a limited selection of products. A deli. offers infinite combinations of products so they will not hold onto a specific sandwich in the hope some one comes along to order the exact same thing.

What would you have done if you only have a fiver on you? If it was me and I did have the money I would have just said I do not have enough and presumed it would be under €5.

Paid with my credit card.

It just seems high relative to the confusingly low prices in other places

What on Earth does this mean? The standard is set by the majority which I outlined in the OP is about €3.50 and Spar doing them for €1.99. This has been confirmed by many replies in the thread.

mikemac

Seifer wrote: »

These are usually €3.50 in most places and Spar I think have been doing them for €1.99.

+1 for the IFSC Spar, good value! I think you can buy bottled water for 50c extra as well

Been said before but if I thought it was overpriced I'd just hand it back to the staff. Have done it once before. The staff don't mind

Offside

Got this twice last week in the new superquinn in rathgar and it cost me 4.50 both times. Went today and bought 2 and didnt even look at the prices, only saw when I got home that they'd been 5.50 each, shocked they upped the price a euro within a couple of weeks of opening.

Larianne

Seifer wrote: »

Why is this ridiculous point being made again? What was the alternative? Throw it on a shelf and walk out? Not gonna waste food like that.
The fact I paid for it doesn't make it any less of a rip off. The point of the thread was to let others know.

Happened to me before in Centra where a ham and cheese sandwich when given to me was priced at €4.50 or there abouts. I asked them to check the price and when the shop assistant said it was correct I said "No thanks!". It's not hard.

rubadub

Seifer wrote: »

A deli. offers infinite combinations of products so they will not hold onto a specific sandwich in the hope some one comes along to order the exact same thing.

Fair enough, then you should be comparing them to exactly what you got. Some of the cheapo ones have specific ingredients, so they are more like a mcdonalds setup -without infinite combos, I would say 75% get the same thing, I hear people asking for them in line and hear multiple orders in work when 1 lad is sent to get a load of them.

.e.g. in Londis the only question I am asked is do I want butter and/or mayo, and I reckon ~75% get both, like McDs they do premake them at busy times to speed the line along.

How many items/fillings did you get in yours? e.g. in the londis if I was to get cheese it ceases to be a cheap one and I think it jumps to about 4.50. It is often very bad value to get mulitple items as the more you ask for the less they tend to put in of each item.

I would expect the staff might get to eat it rather than throw it out too.

Seifer wrote: »

Paid with my credit card.

Well in future you will know you could use the excuse of no money. Or simply ask in advance for the price, people should do this more in pubs.

Seifer wrote: »

What on Earth does this mean? The standard is set by the majority which I outlined in the OP is about €3.50 and Spar doing them for €1.99. This has been confirmed by many replies in the thread.

And numerous replies told you of the difference in quality, so though they appear the same it is not really comparing like with like, e.g cheap mince might look like round mince but round can be 3 times the price, if you cannot tell the difference do not pay it. Last time I was in dunnes a breaded fillet from the hot counter was €2.60 on its own. My point it is really only these convenience stores have surprisingly cheap ones, supermarkets, takeaways and sandwich bars can be much higher and it makes sense when you price the ingredients up.

wmpdd3

They have to display the price.

Is it one price per fillet roll or do you pay per item, ie lettuce etc?

I was in Superquinn in Waterford and spotted they make up pizzas but didn't see any price list near it, couldn't risk asking as I probably wouldn't have enough.

Anyone know do they do signs behind the counter or prices attached to the products?

testicle

Terrontress wrote: »

To be honest, I'd expect a Superquinn to be cheaper than a Spar or Centra as those places are pitched as being a bit more expensive but they are in convenient locations and with convenient hours.

The Spar in the IFSC, half way along the Luas Line to the Point does a chicken fillet baguette with lettuce and mayo and a bottle of mineral water for1.99.

You're delusional yeah?

BK92

Terrontress wrote: »

The one food that I would always buy Irish though is beef or dairy. I have eaten steaks all round the world and I could not be convinced that there is any better beef than Irish although you have to pay for it!.

The best beef is Kobe beef from Japan. It only costs around €135 per steak :rolleyes:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kobe_beef

Terrontress

BK92 wrote: »

The best beef is Kobe beef from Japan. It only costs around €135 per steak :rolleyes:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kobe_beef

I've had Kobe beef in New York! It wasn't that expensive though but still dear.

It's all marketing though. I'd wager the best Irish steak is as good.

The Japs have a similar climate to us.

BK92

Terrontress wrote: »

I've had Kobe beef in New York! It wasn't that expensive though but still dear.

It's all marketing though. I'd wager the best Irish steak is as good.

The Japs have a similar climate to us.

Really ? What was it like ?

Well that was the price I got when I tried to buy it online from some American website claiming to sell the 'real-deal'. Was fillet steak though so maybe you ordered a different cut in NY ?

The Japanese do have a similar climate to us but I guess a lot of how any piece of steak tastes is down to how the cow is reared, the breed of cow, what it's fed, how it's slaughtered and how the meat is hung.

I've had some great (mostly striploin) steaks in the past few weeks and when I was in the States in June but I think if Irish butchers/supermarkets hung their meat properly then the steaks would be a lot better than they already are - don't get me wrong, they're pretty decent if cooked properly . That's my two cents anyway ..

xkariex

Seifer wrote: »

New Superquinn in Heuston South Quarter, hot chicken baguette with lettuce and sweet chilli sauce. No sign up relating to it so only found out when it was presented to me.
€5.49. I asked the girl serving me if was it correct and she said yes.

These are usually €3.50 in most places and Spar I think have been doing them for €1.99.

Asked to see the manager on the way out but he was unavailable. She said she would say it to him.

Never again.

There 4.49 exact you were overcharged go back and demand a refund !

3.99 for a wrap then..

xkariex

wmpdd3 wrote: »

They have to display the price.

Is it one price per fillet roll or do you pay per item, ie lettuce etc?

I was in Superquinn in Waterford and spotted they make up pizzas but didn't see any price list near it, couldn't risk asking as I probably wouldn't have enough.

Anyone know do they do signs behind the counter or prices attached to the products?

Pizza are charged by weight there reasonable enough !

xkariex

Terrontress wrote: »

I must try one of these Superquinn fillet rolls as the Spar and Centra ones seem fine to me. I'd be surprised if Superquinn's bread is produced any different to Spar and the Irish chicken element is just a decoy. If chicken is reared and slaughtered in Poland but breaded at Moy Park in Tyrone, it can be described as "Irish". And I'd be doubtful if chicken, even if reared in Ireland, is any better. What's more important is if the chicken is free range or Organic.

Superquinn bread is completly different to any other shops! Baked fesh every day, actual qualified bakers, recipies are not even remotly the same as the others. if you ever tried it you would know this !!!!!

pure irish

Aaaaaarrrgggggggggg :mad:. im so sick of people complaining about superquinn!!! if u want decent food for a fair price (not cheap imported muck!!!!!!!!} then go in. If u dont an u want crap carboard rubbish then dont and go to centra,spar etc. these low cost deli items in centra are not irish and are used to get people in because most of there money is made from the deli and because theres so many conveinence stores around each other, so there trying to compete!! there is no way that u can compare the too. superquinn is a supermarket not a convienence store, so they dont have to buget down there deli. They sell the best, freshest, nicest food around and so what if they charge a little more for it. i would'nt mind but if people just went in and did a shop there they would not go back to dunnes, tesco aldi. There valu and offers are the best around and they just about the same price as the other big supermarkets which is saying alot considering they only have 25 stores. Both DUNNES and TESCO have way over 100 so can u imagine there buying power compared to SUPERQUINN so for god sake who is really giving out valu. Even instore everying is attention to detail stores are the best looking in the irish market so they also put the effort into that for the customer to. so to round up if u DONT want great custom, decent food and u wana save maybe 3 euro in the difference with the rest then SUPERquinn is not the place for you!!!!

Liam O

I work in SQ and the chicken fillet roll is 4.49, has been for 3 years since I started there. All the other places that I've gone to (Spar, Centra and SuperValu) all use that Cuisine De France rubbish bread and the SQ bread is probably twice the size and doesn't charge extra for any fillings so it's a fair enough price imo.