Posts Tagged ‘pub food’

  • Less Pub Food Spending

    17.09.2009 / Category: News

    A recent report by market analyst Horizons has revealed a decrease in consumer spending on pub food. Pub meals have seen a 6% decrease in spending, down from a 6 month average of £200.26 for 2008 to £189.61 this year. This equates to an overall average price per meal of £6.62 in 2008 and £6.45 in 2009.

    The managing director of Horizons, Peter Backman said ;
    ”The eating out market is unlikely to improve into 2010, The cost-conscious consumer is here to stay and that consumer is looking for value-for-money and attractive offers. That’s not likely to change in the short-term and most operators — particularly the high street restaurant chains and pub operators — are doing a great job of adapting to this.”

    “The consumer of 2010 will be paying off more debt, taking on less borrowing and tightening the purse strings when it comes to discretionary spend. Average spend is likely to drop further still so the challenge for foodservice operators going forward is to keep people coming through the door with innovative deals and interesting menus without jeopardizing margins.”

  • Ramsay Pub Disappoints

    03.09.2009 / Category: News

    The news that Gordon Ramsay’s ‘Murano’ was voted London’s best new restaurant by Harden’s London Restaurant Guide was overshadowed by the fact that four of his other venues appear in the ‘top 10 most disappointing’ list.

    Among the venues in the list was Ramsay’s Warrington Pub in Maida Vale, coming in at the 9th most disappointing place to eat.

    The editor of the Harden’s guide said ;
    “Murano’s success shows the Ramsay group still has what it takes. The year’s survey results, though, confirm there are some very deep-seated problems in the group, and we have to hope that Murano’s success marks a real turning point.”

    At the other end of the scale, here are the Top 10 best pubs in London to eat ;

    • 1. The Anchor & Hope
    • 2. Churchill Arms
    • 3. The Gun
    • 4 ~ The Eagle
    • 4 ~ The Thomas Cubitt
    • 6. The Narrow
    • 7. Harwood Arms
    • 8. The Engineer
    • 9 ~ The Anglesea Arms
    • 9 ~ Bull & Last