The £10 Sandwich

[Dingu]

Radec said:

100g goats cheese - £2
190g pesto - £2
6 tomatoes - £1
4 sub rolls - £1

That would make 4 of those sarnies with ingredients to spare.

What a rip

Make sure you add the other costs in:
Rent
Rates
Power/water etc
Staff

God forbid a business want to make a profit too.

You could break anything down like that, include a fraction of the costs and make it appear poor value.

[ZedLeg]

But that's the thing, how can you say that when you're undervaluing the ingredients so much?

If I was spending a tenner on a sandwich I'd expect quality, so if I got served your 3 quid assembly job I'd ask for a refund

[21TonyK]

Get used to it folks, food has been cheap in the UK for years. Rent, rates, energy bills, taxation, interest rates and thats before you consider some ingredient costs are double 2 years ago.

It's going to get worse, businesses have been shouldering the increases for months and most will not be able to afford to do so.

And, quite frankly £10 for a decent sandwich in London is not that suprising. and by the looks of it it's a pretty big roll (not a sandwich).

[stevoknevo]

HTP99 said:

bhstewie said:

To be honest the thought of paying £10 for a bloody big freshly made sandwich like some of the ones in that article doesn't feel as outrageous as the £4.99 M&S pre-packed Prawn Sandwich does but that's just me.

Not just you, when this was mentioned on the radio this morning when I was out walking the dog I thought to myself, well Sainsbury's do a £5.00 Taste The Difference prawn sandwich, an extra £5.00 for a decent freshly made one doesn't sound too bad.

Edited by HTP99 on Thursday 3rd November 14:22

Seafood hut on the pier here does a freshly made prawn marie rose sandwich for four quid and it is packed full, closed for the season now though (my to my wife's chagrin as often grab her one when out for a stoat about the town)

[Radec]

How do we know the ingredients are quality though is just says goats cheese, tomato and pesto.
It could all be shop bought ingredients or from a supplier.

Maybe they need to give a bit of backstory on the goat and the quality life it's lived to provide the finest milk/cheese ever seen.
How the tomatoes are grade A quality which I've never tasted the likes of before and how the pesto was hand made from the finest ingredients at the crack of dawn each day to command such a price.
The chicken sandwich at the same price is probably better value.

I get the overhead arguments as well but it doesn't justify charging a tenner for a cheese and tomato sandwich.

This was posted on one of the tweets which I thought was quite funny

[ZedLeg]

You can tell when you eat it. Especially with stuff like pesto, the difference between a shop bought jar and freshly made is night and day.

Like I say, if I paid a tenner for a sandwich and got almond pesto and tasteless supermarket tomatoes I’d be taking it back.

[Waitforme]

rewild said:

That's a £2 sandwich, with a £8 location tax.


Mmmm, you can really taste the location.

This

[Radec]

Just coming back to this, I'm actually down in London (Bank area) for work next week.

As it's my first time there, can anyone recommend a place to pick up lunch, maybe a sandwich place?
I might even try something with pesto

Nothing too extravagant though as my max expenses for lunch is £30.

[Red9zero]

Panamax said:

The disease is clearly spreading from its original outbreak at Goodwood. Absurd prices at the Festival of Speed and Revival appear to have set off a pandemic...

My first time this year and I was a bit shocked at the prices. This wasn't helped by my Father "forgetting" his wallet, so I was buying everything twice

[21TonyK]

Here you go, this will make someone happy.

A £1.50 cheese and onion roll...

https://twitter.com/panoparker/status/158789229841...

[andrewjamesroberts]

Chunkychucky said:

These prices people are paying are madness...

£6 for this, bread baked fresh daily and the 3 chicken thighs fried off fresh while you wait. Probably be £20+ and half the size in London tbf...

When you scroll a page and instantly recognise a thug KFCeaser…… just need some belly pork fingers!

[The Mad Monk]

Radec said:

Just coming back to this, I'm actually down in London (Bank area) for work next week.

As it's my first time there, can anyone recommend a place to pick up lunch, maybe a sandwich place?
I might even try something with pesto

Nothing too extravagant though as my max expenses for lunch is £30.

Wetherspoons. You can't go wrong.

[anonymous-user]

Whilst these articles are often London-centric as correctly noted, you don’t always have to get bummed senseless over bread related takeaway food in the capital.

A guilty pleasure of mine is Shawarma Bros. In a shed thingy under the filthy railway bridge outside Waterloo station. Absolutely delicious mixed kebab meats, sauces and salad stuffed into a wrap the size of a rolled up towel. The £7 size would be enough for two people at lunchtime, and the £9 ‘large’ version should only be tackled whilst either drunk or severely hungover…

Edited by anonymous-user on Saturday 5th November 12:58

[TwigtheWonderkid]

The Mad Monk said:

Radec said:

Just coming back to this, I'm actually down in London (Bank area) for work next week.

As it's my first time there, can anyone recommend a place to pick up lunch, maybe a sandwich place?
I might even try something with pesto

Nothing too extravagant though as my max expenses for lunch is £30.

Wetherspoons. You can't go wrong.

The Crosse Keys in Gracechurch St is close to Bank station.

[General Price]

Lord Marylebone said:

Whilst these articles are often London-centric as correctly noted, you don’t always have to get bummed senseless over bread related takeaway food in the capital.

A guilty pleasure of mine is Shawarma Bros. In a shed thingy under the filthy railway bridge outside Waterloo station. Absolutely delicious meats, sauces and salad stuffed into a wrap the size of a rolled up towel. The £7 size would be enough for two people at lunchtime, and the £9 ‘large’ version should only be tackled whilst either drunk or severely hungover…

Wonder what the score is with rent and rates for a place like that?

[Cotty]

TwigtheWonderkid said:

The Crosse Keys in Gracechurch St is close to Bank station.

Is it open now? It was undergoing a refit recently

EDIT: just checked and its not open until 1st December
https://www.jdwetherspoon.com/pubs/all-pubs/englan...

Edited by Cotty on Saturday 5th November 12:38

[JKRolling]

My local has just put their prices up. £2.80 for a cob with salad and £3 for pork pie. They are renowned for them and sell 1000’s a week and it’s certainly profitable for them.

[HTP99]

JKRolling said:

My local has just put their prices up. £2.80 for a cob with salad and £3 for pork pie. They are renowned for them and sell 1000’s a week and it’s certainly profitable for them.

Looks a bit bland and basic if you ask me.

[Cotty]

Radec said:

Just coming back to this, I'm actually down in London (Bank area) for work next week.

As it's my first time there, can anyone recommend a place to pick up lunch, maybe a sandwich place?
I might even try something with pesto

Nothing too extravagant though as my max expenses for lunch is £30.

At the other end of Cornhill from Bank is Garbanzos. I walked past it on Wendnesday and it looked good, there was also a queue out the door which is always a good sign.
https://www.garbanzos.co.uk/menu-cornhill/

If you want to play it safe there is a Sainsburys Metro just across the street from Garbanzos. Lots of ready made sandwiches, salads, wraps, scotch eggs, fruit etc

Edited by Cotty on Saturday 5th November 12:55

[Sticks.]

HTP99 said:

JKRolling said:

My local has just put their prices up. £2.80 for a cob with salad and £3 for pork pie. They are renowned for them and sell 1000’s a week and it’s certainly profitable for them.

Looks a bit bland and basic if you ask me.

At that price, it looks fine, cheap 'n' cheerful, just needs some pickle.