Calis Beach and Fethiye Turkey Discussion Forum
Calis Beach Forum => Calis Bar and Restaurant Questions and Discussions => Topic started by: nichola on March 03, 2015, 15:58:46 PM
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This year for the first time ever I have had several inquiries about our price range.
The presets on FB are £, ££, £££, ££££ and probably on TA £'s or $
What I don't really understand and maybe I am asking the wrong question of Google because I can't find the answer there is how to calculate which of the £'s I should put for our restaurant.
I suppose there must be a formula for example 2 people, two courses but surely it depends on what people eat and here as we price in TL not £'s there is the exchange rate to take into account so the price range could vary quite considerably if the rate changed a lot.
Any advice would be appreciated.
Cheers
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A lot will depend on who is asking.
JF
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Potential customers that haven't been before I am guessing! Facebook has this option to show price range and I have three different inquiries over the last couple of months which I have ignored up until now...
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To be frank, I usually find these ££ or €€€ indicators pretty useless. I could wander into your place and have a wrap and a beer for pennies - alternatively I could have a starter, a main and a bottle of wine and it'd be five times the cost of the wrap and beer. The same principle applies to any restaurant that has a wide ranging menu.
If they are enquiries from Facebook then personally I'd reply with a brief message "we have many dishes from £x through to £xx, with main courses starting from from £x". And in a quick note about the exchange rate and that should cover it, adds the personal touch as well and gives you something to do once you've finished a nice 16hr day. An alternative is to put a copy of the menu (with prices) online.
If I was pushed, I'd go for £ or ££ for MB.
JF
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Thanks John, these would be my sort of concerns too and it could put people off. It's not hard to fill up relatively cheaply at ours.
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I know. Fat, greedy b*****ds heaven :)
JF
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hahaha ;D
I have taken your advice and written to all those that accept messages on Facebook from people they don't know and also put the information as a public post on our Facebook page. Thanks :)
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Glad to be of service madam :)
Just don't get so busy I cant get a table for eight, with half a dozen off menu requests, at five minutes notice, on a Saturday night... in July!
Good luck for the season.
JF
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I would say ££
Not including the drinks bill of course :D
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I know. Fat, greedy b*****ds heaven :)
JF
Speak for yourself !! ;-)
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I know. Fat, greedy b*****ds heaven :)
JF
Speak for yourself !! ;-)
I was.
JF
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I would also say ££, Nichola.
Fantastic value for money - which is far more important.
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I believe a £ symbol on the top table website equates to £10 per head
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In every country in the World Rob? A £10 meal in Tokyo may be very different to a £10 meal in Gunlukbasi.
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I would stick to The Lira price. They are in Turkey...It is fantastic value for great food..
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In every country in the World Rob? A £10 meal in Tokyo may be very different to a £10 meal in Gunlukbasi.
Maybe i misunderstood the question? I thought Nichola was asking how the £ symbol was calculated and i thought it equated to £10.00 per £ symbol so for the Bahche i would have thought £ would be enough but the equivalent meal in London could well be £££ ?
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I did want to know if there was a standard for calculating what a typical price range would be based on say a couple having two or three courses and assuming that would be recognized as such by most people.
It's pretty clear that there isn't. I think it makes sense that £ would be £10, ££ would be £20 etc ...
Anyway I've decided to not set a price range and just message people that request that information via that facebook function on our page. If I can work out how to disable it I will because I'm still getting requests to set it.
Mercury as you know our prices are in ₺ but the Facebook function only gives the choice providing that information in £.
Thanks all for your replies it was most helpful :)
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I think it makes sense that £ would be £10, ££ would be £20 etc ...
Well that would make sense if the most expensive meals in the most expensive restaurant in the World cost 40 quid ;)
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I would say it needs to cover all countries, where in some you can eat like a King for £2 and others £40 might get you a starter - so the £/££/£££/££££ scale simply has to be comparative in the given area. Something like:
£ Cheap and cheerful
££ Good value
£££ Nice but a little pricey
££££ Bring the Marigolds
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Sod the money. I would go for a MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM. A much better recommendation in my book ;) :) ;D
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£££££ - owner been on TV and taking the proverbial :)
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Nichola was on TV, we watched it on ITV.
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On your ipad ;)
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No on our telly
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We only get STV ;)
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Hi
Where is your restaurant
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Hi Nicola, we were in for lunch yesterday, Dogan was away for his afternoon rest. Had a lovely lunch, thoroughly enjoyed it. Have to say your home made lemonade (2 glasses for me) and your iced coffee are the best in Fethiye as always. :)
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ah thanks Jacqui - Doğan will be sorry to hear he missed you... as am I, generally I am only there in the evenings and for our afternoon Saturday Samplers.
I know I am biased but have to agree with you that home made lemonade and iced coffees are the best in town and our ginger ale second to none although possibly because no one else makes it as far as I know :)
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Yes Phil had the Ginger Ale, he loves that. We will be in again soon.