Polish Restaurant Prices

Dingbat
A new Polish restaurant has opened in a quiet suburb near where I live. Any thoughts on the prices they quote in their menu?

Bowl of Barczsz UKP 2.95 (4.35€/17Zł)
Plate of Pierogi UKP 6.95 (10.25€/40Zł)

Seems a bit expensive to me, but I'd be interested to know what sort of prices people pay elsewhere.

Dingbat	Mar 2, 07, 14:40 / #
A new Polish restaurant has opened in a quiet suburb near where I live. Any thoughts on the prices they quote in their menu? Bowl of Barczsz UKP 2.95 (4.35€/17Zł) Plate of Pierogi UKP 6.95 (10.25€/40Zł) Seems a bit expensive to me, but I'd be interested to know what sort of prices people pay elsewhere.

szarlotkaThreads: 14 Posts: 3,349 Joined: Feb 20, 07	Mar 2, 07, 14:41 / #
Had Pierogi in Bar Polski (was Na Zdrowie) in Holborn in London last night. It was £7.00. Very nice though

Grzegorz_Threads: 81 Posts: 6,213 Joined: Nov 16, 06	Mar 2, 07, 14:45 / #
Quoting: Dingbat Plate of Pierogi It depends how many and how large they are.

krysiaThreads: 26 Posts: 3,604 Joined: Aug 10, 06	Mar 2, 07, 14:59 / #
Holy Owczarek Podhalański!!! 40 zł. for a plate of pierogi? That's more than 12 bucks! You can get a nice steak for that price! Unless like Grzegorz says, they're big and you get a lot.

Arien	Mar 2, 07, 15:09 / #
Quoting: Dingbat 10.25€ Pretty normal over here, maybe one euro cheaper.

Dingbat	Mar 2, 07, 15:12 / #
Quoting: Grzegorz_ It depends how many and how large they are. Likely to be no more than ten, although I would guess at less. Probably made in a factory, knowing the owner of the restaurant. And you cannot 'mix and match' so it's either kapusta, potato or cheese. I prefer them home-made. Luckily, my wife was taught by her mother to cook proper Polish 'peasant' food.

peterwegThreads: 35 Posts: 1,981 Joined: Feb 16, 07	Mar 2, 07, 15:25 / #
Hand made Pierogi go for £1-2 each.

krysiaThreads: 26 Posts: 3,604 Joined: Aug 10, 06	Mar 2, 07, 16:36 / #
And it depends on the restaurant too. Some have more class than others so the prices are higher.

szkotja2007Threads: 38 Posts: 2,544 Joined: Dec 29, 06	Mar 2, 07, 16:40 / #
"Bigos" - 277 Leith Walk, Edinburgh. Zupa Grzybowa £1.90 Pierogi £6 Golabki £6 living.scotsman.com/topics.cfm?tid=1256&id=1612842006][/url]

mlody	Mar 6, 07, 12:41 / #
Eat in "Bar mleczny" or similar places. Or even better - find a school canteen and you'll get best food prices there (like for students).

SeanusThreads: 22 Posts: 30,158 Joined: Dec 25, 07	Dec 28, 07, 18:12 / #
Pierogi for 6 quid, that's expensive. I can get 7 pyrogów for 4.50zl, about 85p. And they are VERY filling and tasty. That's from a milk bar (bar mleczny). For 6 pyrogów in Gazdówka, it's 14.50zl, that's 3 quid only. That's a top class restaurant that caters for business clientele. So, 6 quid is steep

convexThreads: 46 Posts: 7,185 Joined: Nov 25, 09	Dec 17, 09, 19:18 / #
bimber94 If you're lucky enough to find a "Bar Mleczny" - a dying breed - that would have cost you, today, about zl1,70 (about 35p in English money). You forgot about the cost of the flight to Poland, time off work, taxi, hotel (if there are no return flights same day). If you calculate all that in, £6 seems like a winner in the UK.

jonniThreads: 26 Posts: 4,181 Joined: Nov 27, 07	Dec 17, 09, 19:24 / #
szkotja2007: Zupa Grzybowa £1.90 Pierogi £6 Golabki £6 Dearer than a Bar Mleczny (some of which are OK, others very, very, scruffy). Similar prices to a cheap-ish restaurant here in Warsaw.

bimber94Threads: 9 Posts: 400 Joined: Mar 13, 09	Dec 17, 09, 21:46 / #
convex You forgot about the cost of the flight to Poland, time off work, taxi, hotel (if there are no return flights same day). If you calculate all that in, £6 seems like a winner in the UK. This is the first time anyone has included their overall expenses for a meal. In this case a coffee for a Varsovian in Chicago, he'd have to remortgage his house.

fusarThreads: 3 Posts: 4 Joined: Jun 9, 07	Nov 29, 07, 14:40 / #
£6 sounds ok to me for a meal

bimber94Threads: 9 Posts: 400 Joined: Mar 13, 09	Edited by: bimber94 Dec 17, 09, 16:15 / #
Dingbat A new Polish restaurant has opened in a quiet suburb near where I live. Any thoughts on the prices they quote in their menu? Bowl of Barczsz UKP 2.95 (4.35€/17Zł) Plate of Pierogi UKP 6.95 (10.25€/40Zł) Seems a bit expensive to me, but I'd be interested to know what sort of prices people pay elsewhere. If you're lucky enough to find a "Bar Mleczny" - a dying breed - that would have cost you, today, about zl1,70 (about 35p in English money).

SteveramsfanThreads: 2 Posts: 401 Joined: Nov 22, 09	Dec 17, 09, 22:31 / #
It costs me virtually nothing to get to Poland, so i would not pay 28zl for a meal :D

healthleadsThreads: - Posts: 1 Joined: Dec 18, 09	Dec 18, 09, 04:54 / #
thats right...prices of foods depends on restaurant... place and menu

f stopThreads: 33 Posts: 2,855 Joined: Dec 9, 09	Dec 18, 09, 07:10 / #
I'm getting so home sick...

bimber94Threads: 9 Posts: 400 Joined: Mar 13, 09	Dec 18, 09, 16:47 / #
[quote]szarlotka:Had Pierogi in Bar Polski (was Na Zdrowie) in Holborn in London last night. It was £7.00. [quote] I know the place well. Good Polish nosh but London prices. No Bar Mleczny there I'm afraid. It used to be run by a Polish woman (she used to give me free coffee for some reason beyond my ken) and an Aussie, but now it's gone Aussie/Greek when I was last there.