Prices At Restaurants - Page 2

Carmie · ‎10-25-2010

A few restaurants in my area are only open a few days a week. They can not get enough help and don't have enough employees to cover their daily hours seven days a week. They are closed on Monday and Tuesday and will remain this way until they can hire people.

Also, when you go in and are seated, they will tell you you might have a longer wait than usual and not to complain. Their waitstaff is doing the best they can with their short staff

Oh yeah, prices have gone up. Food prices are up everywhere including the grocery stores.

We don't go out to eat often, but did once this month for our anniversary.

We had the Grands with us this past weekend at our Lake property. They wanted pizza and the best pizza place in town is closed due to not enough staff. My DH had to drive one town over to their other resturant to get take-out. No more dine in service due to staff shortage.

BunSnoop · ‎05-22-2010

@CrazyDaisy , you're 100% correct. As you said - it's such a "horrible, position, a constant balancing act". They need to charge more, but if they charge too much they'll lose customers. I feel so sorry for them.

A restaurant (casual) by us is now charging $4 for a soda. Customers may just order water to save the $4. If the restaurant charged $3 more customers may order the soda, plus they would have a profit. Yes...It is a terrible situation. They're probably feeling they're doomed if they do and doomed if they don't!

millieshops · ‎03-09-2010

@BunSnoop Definitely true at several restaurants I've eaten at over the last few months, both in Florida and New York.

I am not surprised at all. Food has certainly become much more expensive over the last few months and hundreds of thousands of restaurant workers have either already moved on to higher-paying jobs or have indicated that's their intention even as the end of extra unemployment money is on the horizon. I am not counting on prices going down.

Even if food prices decline, wages are not all that likely to follow. Over the last few decades, pay for those who stand on their feet and work those low-paying jobs have risen only about 5% and these are the workers who have to show up every day to take money home. Meanwhile those who could work from home overall have seen their incomes rise well over 60% during the same years. I think only my fixed pension has increased less, and I sit here at my computer not working - in person or remotely!

FancyPhillyshopper · ‎05-02-2017

My sympathies to all the restaurants and restaurant workers who struggled to survive this past year and a half.

I did order take-out from my local restaurants during the pandemic, but it is so nice now to be back in person and seated at a comfortable table inside!

Yes, we are eating out again, and paying higher prices and tipping more, but that is the way of the world right now, and we are happy to help support the restaurant business.

ECBG · ‎01-08-2011

My fav resturant in Biltmore Village has gone up, but I didn't expect them to keep prices for 5 years.

haddon9 · ‎03-09-2010

I'm sure that they have but I haven't really noticed. We tend to try new places when we can. Just this past weekend we tried a restaurant that was on a farm....very nice and a bit pricey but since it was my first time there I don't know what they charged before.

It was nice to try some place new!

AuntG · ‎03-09-2010

We have noticed price increases at local restaurants. Waits are longer because of staffing issues. Still, we try to have one breakfast and one dinner out a week.

hckynut · ‎03-10-2010

@BunSnoop

Think the last time I ate in a restaurant was in 2018, maybe early 2019. I have no idea what prices are, and probably won't know personally, unless my wife brings home her menu ticket, and it says "Paid"!

I do know that I filled up our 21 gallon vehicle about 3 weeks ago for around $45. Filled it up last week st the same station and this time it cost over $60. Also only drive when necessary, which at times is a few weeks.

One always has the option to "eat in", but I am rooting for the small business restaurants to stay in business. It just is not my thing, never was unless on the road auto racing. Did work at restaurants from age 12-17 regularly.

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