The most you've paid for a meal?

Kold · 05-08-2008 10:53PM #1

For me, couldn't say that I've paid more than €50-60 for dinner for two and for me to spend that, I would expect great service in a nice place on top of the good food. The most expensive meal for what it was though was when me and the ex were in Venice, I'd convinced her to stay out watching the World Cup semis with me and after that we were famished but nowhere was open. We were wandering the alleyways looking for somewhere that'd give us a bit of munch and finally found one restaurant. We went in and ordered, for some reason we didn't notice that prices weren't on the menu. I got a carbonara and it was the sorriest pile of slop you ever saw, it literally looked like a bit of pasta was thrown into the dregs of their sauce, maybe 3 pieces of ham in it but I munched it down, her pizza was a tiny overcooked thing. Ended up costing me €45. One and only time I've been that shafted in a tourist trap.

The reason I started this thread was because my brother paid €100 for a meal in some 5 star hotel there a week ago. He said that he would've not gone only he'd promised a mate that he'd go before he knew where it would be held. I just cannot comprehend how a meal would ever be worth €100 unless it was made of Great Eagle... or maybe cocaine.

seandugg · 05-08-2008 10:56PM

Tight as a fish's arse. 50-60 quid isnt madness for a meal for 2

Ruu_Old · 05-08-2008 10:57PM

About $60, dinner for 2 and that was in the poshest place in town, on a golf course. Good big portions (I got rice pilaf and chicken breast and wifey got new york strip and steak chips. There was also some nice fresh baked rolls and whatever minerals we got to drink) and service was quick, well spaced out meal. I didn't think it expensive, reasonable enough. I don't go for full course meals, wouldn't be able to stomach it all. Not trying to shovel it into you and get you out like most places.

SV · 05-08-2008 10:58PM

Spent 280 euro for 2 one time.

Kold · 05-08-2008 10:59PM

ClioV6 wrote: »

Spent 280 euro for 2 one time.

and what did you get for that?

taidghbaby · 05-08-2008 11:00PM

ClioV6 wrote: »

Spent 280 euro for 2 one time.

jeez i hope she swallowed after that

about €100 or so i think is the most!!

Alicat · 05-08-2008 11:00PM

I think I spent about 100 euro on a meal for just me! :pac:

In Shanahans on the Green with two others and we each paid our own way

The steak was f*ckin gorgeous though

ve · 05-08-2008 11:01PM

Just over €600 for 2, but was the best meal I ever had.

Kold · 05-08-2008 11:02PM

ve wrote: »

Just over €600 for 2, but was the best meal I ever had.

Baby elephant steak?

homerjay2005 · 05-08-2008 11:04PM

bout €120 for 2, several times. including drinks. never been in a place where the main course was above 35-40 euro yet. generally, cant eat starters with big feeds coming!

Magpie! · 05-08-2008 11:06PM

About €450 for 2 in Shanahans. 3 courses and loads of drinks. Fed for a week!

SV · 05-08-2008 11:08PM

Kold wrote: »

and what did you get for that?

1997 white wine.
Starters of soup and breadsticks and whatever.. no idea
550gram sirloin steak, absolutely massive..
Desert..not sure what it was.

No idea what she got.
But I got mine.

most expensive prostitute ever.

pyure · 05-08-2008 11:10PM

personally it's around 20 quid - I hardly ever dine out, and never anything remotely fancy.

galwayrush · 05-08-2008 11:11PM

A few of us went to a to class restaurant in Manchester before a Rush concert last october, £220 a head sterling including some top Amarone wine.worth every penny.

AARRRGH · 05-08-2008 11:19PM

#1: Meal for two, €600. (Thorntons.) <- Worth it
#2: Meal for two: €350. (La Mere Zou... or whatever the spelling is.) <- Not worth it

MIN2511 · 05-08-2008 11:20PM

Ah... i dunno... i go on dates and the men pay:p

Cant remember been to a few expensive restaurants and paid between 70-100 quid for meals and i didn't think they were bad at all(3 course meal + glass or bottle of wine)

Gran Hermano · 05-08-2008 11:25PM

Al Mahara restaurant in Burj Al Arab, nearly €400 per head when you
include food, wine and water. (Yes they have a water menu with nearly
30 different choices and none are cheap!)

Praise jebus for the old dot com days and expense accounts.

thefinalstage · 05-08-2008 11:32PM

MIN2511 wrote: »

Ah... i dunno... i go on dates and the men pay:p

Cant remember been to a few expensive restaurants and paid between 70-100 quid for meals and i didn't think they were bad at all(3 course meal + glass or bottle of wine)

Once again you amaze me. I am revoking your right to vote. Back to the kitchen with you.

Mossy Monk · 05-08-2008 11:44PM

MIN2511 wrote: »

Ah... i dunno... i go on dates and the men pay:p

Prostitution.

jamieh · 05-08-2008 11:50PM

Gran Hermano wrote: »

Al Mahara restaurant in Burj Al Arab, nearly €400 per head when you
include food, wine and water. (Yes they have a water menu with nearly
30 different choices and none are cheap!)

Praise jebus for the old dot com days and expense accounts.

I was just about say the time thing!! Mad money....well worth it tho

AnonoBoy · 06-08-2008 12:17AM

About 180 - 200 euro I think.

There's no point having it unless you can take a woman out and impress her a bit by flashing the cash around. And then unimpress her by never, ever spending that sort of money on her again!

MIN2511 · 06-08-2008 12:24AM

Mossy Monk wrote: »

Prostitution.

Do you have a problem with that??? Last time i checked there's nawt wrong with it:P

Okay dude i may be laughing but i think thats way OTT:mad:

Lillyella · 06-08-2008 12:35AM

Shanahan's fan here too. Together with my partner we paid €200 for a meal between us.

Magpie, how did you manage to have a starter too?? I can't cope with just the main course.

R0ot · 06-08-2008 12:37AM

400 on meal for 2 in italy, was well nice though

PrivateEye · 06-08-2008 12:45AM

And then unimpress her by never, ever spending that sort of money on her again!

I'll tell ya, Al Mahara to Supermacs and if she's still around....she's a keeper.

workaccount · 06-08-2008 12:50AM

galwayrush wrote: »

A few of us went to a to class restaurant in Manchester before a Rush concert last october, £220 a head sterling including some top Amarone wine.worth every penny.

You can't say worth every penny to something like that. It's a premium price...massive markup.

Even if you got an expensive bottle of champagne it's premium...alot of the money went towards the fact that it came from the champagne area!

Just like an iPod isn't worth every penny or Tommy Hilfiger clothes.

Acoshla · 06-08-2008 12:57AM

$240 in 360, the revolving restaurant at the top of the CN Tower in Toronto.

Worth every penny.

arybvtcw0eolkf · 06-08-2008 01:06AM

Are we including drinks in this?..

If so, last week - Cruzzos in Malahide between two of use we drank five bottles of Moet (€95- a bottle) with the meal.

Honestly, I haven't looked at the credit card receipt yet but its gonna cost me dear!.

Oh, the hangover was the stuff of legends.

workaccount · 06-08-2008 01:09AM

Mairt wrote: »

Are we including drinks in this?..

If so, last week - Cruzzos in Malahide between two of use we drank five bottles of Moet (€95- a bottle) with the meal.

Honestly, I haven't looked at the credit card receipt yet but its gonna cost me dear!.

Oh, the hangover was the stuff of legends.

Hey get into recession mode. The celtic tiger is over now.

BraziliaNZ · 06-08-2008 01:12AM

Restaurants are really overpriced in Ireland. I remember being out in Clifden a few years ago and ALL the restaurants were considerably more expensive than the ones I go to in Dublin, quite obviously trying to rip off tourists. It's crazy, I mean you can go to Cannes or Paris, which you'd think would be ridiculous prices, and get better value for money than in Ireland. Why do we put up with this?

boneless · 06-08-2008 01:20AM

The most I ever spent on a meal? 17 years... I married her and am still paying even though we're seperated...

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