Scone and a coffee - how much is too much?

Donald Trump

Has nobody asked the question "how little is too little"?

At least if the place charges exorbitant prices, it means I can enjoy my scones and tea in peace without fear of being surrounded by the rest of ye riff-raff.

And you can't really put a price on that!

😉

joe40

A coffee and a scone is not essential so the max price is whatever people are willing to pay.

If a business can charge 50 euro for a scone and someone pays it fine by me.

I wouldn't pay more than a fiver personally, but these are business decisions.

BattleCorp1

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118852451#Comment_118852451

Might I suggest rocking down to Adare Manor and seeing if you can get a scone for a fiver? By the way, it wasn't €15 just for a scone (or three small ones), it was for the three small scones and a coffee. I'm guessing about €5/€6 for the coffee and €9/€10 for the mini scones.

Look, I'll agree with you that the price is expensive and does not suit everyone's pocket but people have the option of going somewhere cheaper. It's only a rip-off if you don't value the surroundings etc.

Greyfox

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118852485#Comment_118852485

You could say that about a pint of beer too. People don't charge €50 for a beer here as its understood that there's a general price range for common items like a beer. A coffee and scone are also a common items, theirs nothing special about a scone. People here are acting like clotted cream is the new caviar.

Quitelife

Cashel House ( mikey ryans) In tipperary looks like the dearest place in Ireland for a coffee and scone it seems at 15 Euro (16.50 with compulsory service charge).

13 Euros in the Four Seasons ( now Intercontinental) in Ballsbridge is the next dearest .

dxhound2005

Very reasonable for afternoon tea as well.

https://www.intercontinentaldublin.ie/en/afternoon-tea-ballsbridge/

Look, if you are cribbing about the cost of a coffee and scone, you are not the customer they are aiming or catering for. The type of people they want are the ones who don’t look at the price. If they have the clientele to sustain the business, fair does, one of the best advertising lines invented is “reassuringly expensive”. If you want a €3 coffee and a scone, make your own.

Quitelife

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118853119#Comment_118853119

Their riding people with those prices, maybe you have loads of money but the vast majority dont . Maybe they should put up a sign - Super Rich only allowed in . Pure greed.

Where does it stop twenty euro for a pint? One hundred euros for fish and chips?

Cluedo Monopoly

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118844745#Comment_118844745

Ah I see, it's the Cashel Palace in Tipperary. Got it. 🙄

avfc1874

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118847451#Comment_118847451

E2.30 for a 99.😲 Extra for sprinkles 😤😡

Grandeeod

In the industry I work in, I'm well used to this going back many years. I got caught out in the K Club in 2011. No choice but to dine on site. €15 for soup and brown bread. These kind of places just want to price it in a way that keeps certain kinds out amid their exclusive offering. I don't see the fuss. It's been like this forever.

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118853190#Comment_118853190

Their target customer is those who don't mind being ridden, not the vast majority of people. You are not their target customer, if you end up being ridden, it’s because you paid them to put the saddle on you, they are literally advertising the fact that they cater for the rich by charging what they do.

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118853258#Comment_118853258

Yip, I played golf there just after the Ryder Cup, they were charging around €350 pp, we were the only people on the course. When I asked why they didn’t charge less and have more players, the guy in the pro shop said they didn’t want a lot of golfers, they wanted the few who paid €350pp. Which is fair enough.

NSAman

If Little Tarquin and Tamara are kept out of the establishment and you can have a nice cuppa and a scone... thats worth the 15 quid..If you think its a rip off, then this is not the place for you.

If you have to ask the price you cannot afford it.

:)

sporina

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118850826#Comment_118850826

you can't compare the price of cig's with coffee and scones.. you can't get cig's lower in price unless you buy on the the black market or roll.. and its an addiction.. coffee and scones - not an addiction - you can pay muuuuuch less than said price here.. but the main this is, its not about whether or not she could afford it - just wasn't worth it - and didn't enjoy the surroundings or service either!

Cyclingtourist

The gubberment shud ban dis sorta ting.

Jinglejangle69

Can’t believe this is making news.

Certain things are more expensive in certain places in every country in the world.

You want to stay in a 5 star hotel, everyone knows you pay more.

Its the most basic well known rule of consumerism.

You pay double the price in Super value than you do in Aldi…

Where’s the outrage????

The expression 1st world problems suits Ireland to a tee.

I thought scones with jam and cream was an english thing.

I eat my scones with butter. My local Lidl does delicious freshly baked scones in their own bakery for 39c each.

As an aside, was there a menu with prices displayed?

Because i know if I looked at a menu and saw coffee and a scone priced at €15 I'd be walking out the door.

(eta) I looked up the menu out of curiosity, and it gives prices for everything except scones, tea and coffee which is right at the bottom, served between 10:30 and 12.

freshpopcorn

During the long weekend one of the big instagramers were in Cashel for the weekend and I was wondering why.

They've put a fortune into the place I'd say and they've to make there money back some way.

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118854412#Comment_118854412

“eta) I looked up the menu out of curiosity, and it gives prices for everything except scones, tea and coffee which is right at the bottom, served between 10:30 and 12.”

Thats Mikey Ryan’s. Not The Cashel Palace.

This is The Palaces Menu https://www.cashelpalacehotel.ie/pdfs/The%20Bishops%20Buttery%20-%20%20Lunch%20Menu.pdf

https://www.cashelpalacehotel.ie/pdfs/The%20Bishops%20Buttery%20-%20Dinner%20Menu.pdf

The receipt says Mikey Ryan's.

Sgt Hartman

I think €10 per person should be the very maximum price for a scone and coffee, even if it is really good quality, and in a place with a lovely view. €15 is a rip off unless you have more money than sense.

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118854511#Comment_118854511

Hey, I think the maximum price for a new car should be €20k so lots of people can buy whichever one the want, but that don’t make it so. There could be lots of people who will pay €15 for a scone and coffee, so why should there be a max price to suit you?

breezy1985

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118853190#Comment_118853190

500e a night hotels like the Cashel Palace dont give a fk about the "vast majority". Also 20e pints exist and Ive seen it in a number of different places.

Quitelife

I see they have cigars for 28 Euro after your food as well.

Finty Lemon

Yes indeed, Cashel 'Palace', located beside a cattle mart in a small town. Plush.

Finty Lemon

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118854619#Comment_118854619

So what? A lot of the finest hotels are out in the country in the middle of farms, some are even in the sea. Do the guests sleep/eat in the mart or the hotel?

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118853745#Comment_118853745

Of course Tipperary is famous for its Tarquins and Tamaras and general riff raff

shmeee

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118854448#Comment_118854448

Mikey Ryans, 'Guinness Bar' is located in the Cashel Palace. They call the bar on the premises the Guinness Bar.

Then Mikey Ryans bar is located beside the Cashel Palace.

These scones were purchased in the Cashel Palace and consumed on the premises.