Why are takeaway pizzas so expensive?

ronano · 16-12-2007 12:34AM

Ah go f**k off Larry you're only an old bollox

thefinalstage · 16-12-2007 12:36AM

ronano wrote: »

Ah go f**k off Larry you're only an old bollox

Its true. Thats why they are more expensive. Purely organic cheese.

zuchum · 16-12-2007 12:49AM

call mizzoni's...they accept all competitors coupons...niiice

Toto Wolfcastle · 16-12-2007 02:19AM

mc nuggets wrote: »

I have to agree here, their pepperoni pizza's are just the sex.
Also i'd have to recommend the pizzas that you can get in the hot food in dunnes in blanch (im not sure if other places do it) for about 3 euro you get a pizza made up in front of you and its god damn delicious

They stopped making these suddenly in the two Dunnes' near me. One day they made them, the next day they say they didn't do them anymore. Doesn't bother me because I prefer to make my own, but they were nice and handy sometimes.

seanabc wrote: »

If you let a Chicago Town frozen pizza thaw out you'll see the difference. It turns back into dough. I didn't have room to put it into the freezer section yesterday so I put it into the fridge part. This evening it's dough. That's a good sign of freshness, but damn hard to get into the oven when all you have is a wire rack to hold it on.

Even harder to get out when you forget to put it on a tray or a pizza stone! It falls through the shelf in the oven and then the fun starts! I love the Chicago Town base, but they put too much sauce on it.

Keith186 · 16-12-2007 02:22AM

Terry wrote: »

Meh.
Just don't wash your cock for a week and you're sorted.

As I say 'cum on down to Mitchelstown baby'!

thefinalstage · 16-12-2007 02:39AM

Keith186 wrote: »

As I say 'cum on down to Mitchelstown baby'!

Thats the base for their red cheddar!

Dord · 16-12-2007 03:02AM

The best pizza I've had was in a small pizzeria in Bayreuth, Germany. The pizza was made from scratch in front of me and cooked in a huge stone oven.

My fav pizza in Dublin is Godfathers. Not amazing pizza by any means but it seems better than the rest of them. Still can't beat a home made pizza though!

I agree though, the price on some of them is ridiculous, Godfathers seems to be on the cheaper side. Their meal deals are pretty good.

Glenbhoy · 16-12-2007 03:39AM

I lived in Italy for a while and so have always tended to make comparisons with the quality of pizza over there, I have never had a delivery pizza that I enjoy in Ireland, however, there are a few frozen pizza's (I normally go for margherita's and add my own toppings) which go pretty close. The best is Dr Oekter thin based, m & s aren't bad either and a few others, but seriously, Dr Oekter is the job - I was entertaining a few of my mates from my time in Italy, served them up some of that and they were all taking note of the name.

Kernel · 17-12-2007 02:05AM

Joe Robot wrote: »

The best pizza I've had was in a small pizzeria in Bayreuth, Germany. The pizza was made from scratch in front of me and cooked in a huge stone oven.

DUH! Obviously a lie, since Bayreuth is in Lebanon. :rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:

Blush_01 · 17-12-2007 02:36AM

Homemade rye pizza base, feta, onion and tomato on top - nothing quite like it.

Ordering pizza - The Pizza Slice in Monkstown used to be good 2 years ago, but I moved. Tip Top in/around Windy Arbour is pretty decent, especially with the barbeque sauce and their garlic pizza bread is the sh!t. They used to have a €6 deal of 2 pizza, two toppings and can. Nyom!

The best frozen pizza I've ever had is from Lidl. Their Salami pizzas, 3 in a box for less than €5 and they're deliciously thin and crispy. Ooh yummy!

Kintarō Hattori · 17-12-2007 02:37AM

Kernel wrote: »

DUH! Obviously a lie, since Bayreuth is in Lebanon. :rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:

Obviously you were joking but someone would have pointed this out if I didn't.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bayreuth
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beirut

Kernel · 17-12-2007 03:01AM

eo980 wrote: »

Obviously you were joking but someone would have pointed this out if I didn't.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bayreuth
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beirut

Plus, Muslims don't eat pizza.. it's against the Koran.

Fast_Mover · 17-12-2007 03:02AM

This thread is making me so hungry!!!:(
Are all places closed at this hour?!!:D

Alter-Ego · 17-12-2007 03:47AM

Lidl do a pretty damn good Ham and Mushroom pizza. €3.60 for 2 pizza's. Ya canny go wrong.

L1011 · 17-12-2007 04:01AM

Apache, Mizzoni, etc - the lot of them - are franchised so the quality can be so hugely affected by production standards in the local ones. Of the lot in Maynooth, Rebel (very few of them around) are the best but close too early; their website is wonderful - black text on a black background! saying it'll be operation in January... 2007. So its Mizzoni's as the next choice, and to be honest they're not bad.

Godfather in Greenhills is pretty OK but as someone else said, their chips are disgusting.

17-12-2007 11:41AM

Terry wrote: »

Anyone ever eat the 75 cent pizzas from tesco?

I swear to god, they have the nicest sauce I've ever tasted on a pizza.

They are made in the same factory that make the goodfellas ones. Or at least they were when I worked there.

rubadub · 17-12-2007 12:30PM

They are so expensive since the price listed is twice what they expect people to pay. i.e. there is nearly always a 2 for 1 or half price pizza deal on in every pizza place. They have all just copied each others menus and pricing structures.

I started a thread about chinese takeaways ages ago, wondering why they all seem to follow the exact same menu system. They nearly all have the same menu folding in 2 places, european dishes at the back, and all numbered 1-100. All main dishes include rice or chips, fried rice 30cent extra, noodles €1 extra. It is strange they are all so similar, you can almost pick up any menu an order from another chinese using it. You get a discount buying chicken balls curry sauce & chips together in nearly all of them. It is as though it is a franchise of something.

Then go to a pizza place and again menus are similar, and they ALL have discounts/deals, you never see discount structures like that in your chinese or normal chipper. Some pizza places now have "we accept competitors coupons" on them.

The new marketing scam is "free delivery" and "walk in discount", so you are being charged for delivery and can see the exact charge you are paying.

The other pizza rip off is the toppings. On a 16" it can be ~€1.80 per additional topping, even though say peperonni costs over 10 times as much as sweetcorn. Also the more toppings you get, the less you get of each. e.g. say you got a cheese & tomato basic, and asked for peperonni. You get charge €1.80 more. Now if you asked for salami, spiced beef, chicken, sausage, etc etc, and peperonni- in 99% of places they will not put on the same portion of peperonni on the one with loads of toppings, yet charge the same. This is the same with freshly made rolls in the likes of centra, you get charged per filling in some places. I used to get a roll with just bacon. They would stick loads in since it would seem empty if they just put the 2 bits in like a breakfast roll might get.

Half price pizzas are the normal price you should be paying, and even at that they are quite expensive.

One of the cheapest takeaway foods I have found is fresh cod in chippers, some places give huge portions, which would cost more to buy in a supermarket and cook yourself. Some say it is not always cod, doesnt bother me, any white fish fillet of that size costs a lot.

Terry · 17-12-2007 12:42PM

rubadub wrote: »

They are so expensive since the price listed is twice what they expect people to pay. i.e. there is nearly always a 2 for 1 or half price pizza deal on in every pizza place. They have all just copied each others menus and pricing structures.

I started a thread about chinese takeaways ages ago, wondering why they all seem to follow the exact same menu system. They nearly all have the same menu folding in 2 places, european dishes at the back, and all numbered 1-100. All main dishes include rice or chips, fried rice 30cent extra, noodles €1 extra. It is strange they are all so similar, you can almost pick up any menu an order from another chinese using it. You get a discount buying chicken balls curry sauce & chips together in nearly all of them. It is as though it is a franchise of something.

Then go to a pizza place and again menus are similar, and they ALL have discounts/deals, you never see discount structures like that in your chinese or normal chipper. Some pizza places now have "we accept competitors coupons" on them.

The new marketing scam is "free delivery" and "walk in discount", so you are being charged for delivery and can see the exact charge you are paying.

The other pizza rip off is the toppings. On a 16" it can be ~€1.80 per additional topping, even though say peperonni costs over 10 times as much as sweetcorn. Also the more toppings you get, the less you get of each. e.g. say you got a cheese & tomato basic, and asked for peperonni. You get charge €1.80 more. Now if you asked for salami, spiced beef, chicken, sausage, etc etc, and peperonni- in 99% of places they will not put on the same portion of peperonni on the one with loads of toppings, yet charge the same. This is the same with freshly made rolls in the likes of centra, you get charged per filling in some places. I used to get a roll with just bacon. They would stick loads in since it would seem empty if they just put the 2 bits in like a breakfast roll might get.

Half price pizzas are the normal price you should be paying, and even at that they are quite expensive.

One of the cheapest takeaway foods I have found is fresh cod in chippers, some places give huge portions, which would cost more to buy in a supermarket and cook yourself. Some say it is not always cod, doesnt bother me, any white fish fillet of that size costs a lot.

Dude, just get the 75 cent tesco one.

Hazys · 25-02-2010 10:42PM

Rip off ireland i guess.

I can get Dominos in the states with there latest offer of 2 medium, 2 topping pizzas, delivered, tax and tip included for $14 (10E)

Ross_Mahon · 25-02-2010 10:42PM

Chicago Town pepperoni pizza with sauce filled crust

angel01 · 25-02-2010 10:48PM

I can't buy them from shops (cos I can't eat cheese) so have to order them, there are some pretty good deals around so not all too bad

Liam Byrne · 25-02-2010 10:49PM

Terry wrote: »

A friend worked for a while in the local pizzeria.
He told me that the ingredients for one 12" pizza cost 60 cent.
The pizza was sold for ~€12.

I would imagine that chains get their ingredients cheaper too.

There's definitely staff, oven, premises and insurance costs to add to that 60c!

But yeah, the jump to €12 is a bit much alright....

The Pontiac · 25-02-2010 10:50PM

nipplenuts wrote: »

You are paying the wages, insurance, rent etc for the periods when the shop is quiet also. Yes the margins are high, but they need to be. I have worked as manager in a couple of these places and can assure you they need to be very busy and tightly run to make decent money.

Rent: A coffee shop at the new centre beside the square closed recently. The rent was, are you sitting down?, €48,000 per annum!

I wonder what the rent is for Four Star in Ballsbridge, Domino in the Square.

Wages: People have to be paid even when there are no customers.

Ingredients: Even wholesale, cheese is a savage price. Check out what it costs for a bag of Mozarella in Tesco

Utilities: Ovens are always on - even when not baking.

This might explain it. But pizza prices seem excessively high compared to other takeaway foods. In a chipper the fryers are nearly always on, even if one person went in for a bag of chips they would have to fry these especially.

But why would the ovens always be turned on in a pizza parlour if they were no orders? Do they have fan ovens now? Is cheese that expensive, considering the small amount that's actually on the pizza?

I often asked myself the same question re. pizza prices. They seem ridiculously high to me.

InTheTrees · 25-02-2010 10:51PM

Okay.

That decides tonights dinner.

Large plain cheese with black olives. $20..

El Weirdo · 25-02-2010 10:53PM

******* wrote: »

New Lower Priced Menu out Next Week for ******

:rolleyes:

T-Square · 25-02-2010 11:01PM

The Real B-man wrote: »

Mizzoni FTW! 20" Wagon Wheel form €18 - €26 Depending on toppings and free delivery great when ya have the lads over

PHOTO!

For €26 you could have a real quality lunch in Roly's in Ballsbridge,
instead of a muck pizza from a glorified chipper.

cson · 25-02-2010 11:02PM

Holy dead pizza resurrection Little Caesar!

Jimmy Bottlehead · 25-02-2010 11:03PM

cson wrote: »

Holy dead pizza resurrection Little Caesar!

In fairness, if they knock prices back to what they were, Mizzoni's will lose me again and Little Caesars will regain me as a regular customer.

cson · 25-02-2010 11:03PM

T-Square wrote: »

For €26 you could have a real quality lunch in Roly's in Ballsbridge,
instead of a muck pizza from a glorified chipper.

You could get 2 mains in Milano's for €15 with a bargain alerts voucher. And then buy a €9 pizza if you still felt hungry. :eek:

My name is URL · 25-02-2010 11:06PM

Dunnes have an offer on at the minute.. €2 for a Dr. Oetker pizza

imo they're nicer than any take away pizza

Why are takeaway pizzas so expensive?

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