[AlanHo]

A new Chinese restaurant has opened in our area with a rather novel method of pricing "Early Bird" main courses.

Between 5:00 pm (when they open) and 7:00 pm; the main courses are priced in pounds and pence equivalent to the time you are seated at the table. Hence sit down at 5:45 pm and the cost will be £5.45. There is a large digital clock on the end wall which is used as the time benchmark.

After 7:00 pm normal menu prices are charged.

Do you have any unusual menu prices near you?

[Shambles]

Yep.


We can't enter our local eatery - there's a warning sign as you enter. Can't understand why they treat us like this...

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[eye30]

After 7:00 pm normal menu prices are charged.

I like that idea and won't be surprised if it doesn't escalate elswhere.

I take it the normal menu prices are > £7 plus

[Shambles]

I wouldn't want to go there at quarter to midnight, for just a cheeseburger

[AlanHo]

I wouldn't want to go there at quarter to midnight, for just a cheeseburger

You must have rather strange Chinese restaurants in your part of the World if they serve cheeseburgers. Ours serve Chinese food..............

[Shambles]

You must have rather strange Chinese restaurants in your part of the World if they serve cheeseburgers...

Yep. We have  :-\

[Surferdude]

You must have rather strange Chinese restaurants in your part of the World if they serve cheeseburgers...

Yep. We have  :-\

In 2000, we were staying at a little village called Huxley, just outside of Chester and we went to a nearby Chinese takeaway where we ordered fried rice and something like lemon chicken (from memory) and the proprietor asked us if we wanted chips with the order.

[Dazzler]

A couple of local Hotels (Pubs) owned by the same people have a similar idea in place but only with Chicken Parmigiana (Chicken Schnitzel with Cheese and tomato topping) it is only A$5 at 5PM, A$6 at 6PM and so on... I guess it relates to the staff's pay rates and that if you go early they might make more out of you over the evening in drinks??

[Shambles]

A couple of local Hotels ... have ... Chicken Parmigiana (Chicken Schnitzel with Cheese and tomato topping) ...

Will they do chips with that?

[Dazzler]

A couple of local Hotels ... have ... Chicken Parmigiana (Chicken Schnitzel with Cheese and tomato topping) ...

Will they do chips with that?

I think it comes with salad and chips 

[Shambles]

There y'all go - a proper Chinese restaurant - Manchester style

[Dazzler]

Probably be better than maccas .. I'm not a big fan of the the big M's food...

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[eye30]

Chips with everything I say.......

beer and chips are brill but not in the same container 

[Surferdude]

Chips with everything I say.......

beer and chips are brill but not in the same container 

Chips with everything seems to be the way in the UK.
We went to a pub in the south of Edinburgh for a dinner and had the roast of the day. Came with roast potato, mashed potato AND chips.

[Shambles]

... the roast of the day. Came with roast potato, mashed potato AND chips.

An English restaurant would have served you a jacket spud too