Our 10 days

[Celloman]

I was there at the same time as Stephen and have to say come rain or shine its got to be one of the best times of year for me..
Having said that, cost has gone up but the quality has dropped in some eating places, is it the end of the season or is it people are just getting lazy?

 

[Disorderly]

So, Sparky, what we're all dying to know is..... did Stephen eat tomatoes during his ten days in PP and if so, were they better than British ones?

Sorry.....couldn't resist!

Duncan

 

[Belladonna]

Try harder!

 

[Portofan]

Having been in PP at the same time as Stephen and Celloman, can't agree with the latter re costs having gone up.

We spent less in the evenings, perhaps for health reasons, than financial ones, in going for a glass of wine with dinner, as opposed to a bottle.

Two years ago the Hotel Miramar dinner was 19 Euros plus drinks. This year 19 Euros with a good sized glass of acceptable wine and a bottle of water to boot.

Centric two years ago was 15 Euros for the MDD with a bottle of wine and this year, 13 Euros but with a glass of wine.

La Llonja used too be 28 Euros plus the VAT and this year 27 euros including.

Brisa Marina same price now as two years ago at 14.90 for MDD.

Sparky has always insisted that many bars and restaurants have held and in some cases reduced their prices and certainly going around we found that to be the case.

Sparky Pricewatch!

and Weatherwatch!

 

[Stephen]

Fair point Portofan. Prices have been held at or below these last 2 years,however I did think that this year I had a couple of meals(maybe 3)that I wouldn't have been happy to pay for,had they been here in England.
Regarding drinks:I think 3E for a couple of halves is on a par with my local and is a fair price to pay,but 4 and 4.5 is too expensive. Our night-time tipple of choice,red wine,was between 9.8E and 14.9E and considering you can buy a decent bottle at the supermarket for less than 4E,I reckon that's about at the top end of affordabilty.

 

[debz1]

I'm with porto on this one! We also found the restauarants as good value if not better than previous years, and the MDD at La Llonja for 27 € cannot be beaten on price and quality and is 2 € cheaper than last year (and that includes a bottle of good quality wine!).

To Stephens point on red wine being between 9 and 15 Euros, this is cheaper than a decent house wine in the UK and to be fair there has to be a mark up on supermarket prices.

 

[jiggggy]

Let's face it, Spain AND Mallorca prices have rocketed over the years. It was about 20 years ago that you could have 'a very cheap holiday' in Spain, but no longer. Its just as expensive as the UK now, or even more so! Sign of the times, i'm afraid.

 

[cumberland8]

I agree Jiggggy the prices are with out doubt more expensive than the UK right across the board, regardless of wether a few restaurents have reduced their prices ,for which they are too be commended for. But travelling as a family it is now very expensive.

 

[Sparky]

All i can say is in the UK the cost of eating out must be much cheaper up north. I can get a bottle of house white here for 9€, when i was in Plymouth in Feb i was paying £15 for it.
Here i can get a 3 course MDD lunch including bread, olives and drink for as little as €9 pp and Stay do an MDD dinner which includes bread, olives, appetiser, 3 courses, half bottle of wine, coffee and liqueur for 33€ pp. In Plymouth i paid £30 pp for just a starter, main and wine.

 

[sws97sdg]

I cant agree prices have rocketed, the only time they did was with the change over to the Euro, they used the chance to round up all the prices, I still pay 1.50 euro for a small beer or 3.50 for a large one, you also must remember the variation around the country, I paid £3.50 for a pint of San Miguel last night. If you eat in the right places is so much less than the equivalent here, and as for wine, don't all restaurants aim to make twice the price they buy wine from, if it costs £6 in the shops they sell it for £12, like here?

 

[Mark]

and as for wine, don't all restaurants aim to make twice the price they buy wine from, if it costs £6 in the shops they sell it for £12, like here?

I doubt many restaurants buy £6 shop price wine for £6, I guess the trade price is a fair bit less than that Probabaly trebled or quadrupled in some cases.
Nothing wrong with making money though

 

[Chemical Dave]

Guys

Prices in restaurants might have rocketed but PP is still great value when you add it all up. Yes, you can eat more cheaply in the UK but I think you when you add in the quality of the food, location, service and atmosphere its is better value overall.

Remember you don't have to eat out every night either, and if things are tight I would rather have 1 MDD in Stay than 2 MDD's in Trio. (not on the same night of course!).


Adios

Dave

 

[pescador2009]

In a nutshell. C.D. - precisely.

 

[cumberland8]

We eat out a lot in the UK & quite honestly the food here is s***e compared to PP, but one has to be selective in where you go,But that does not alter the fact that eating out in the Port in the last 2 or 3 years has trebled ,there is no question .Please dont deny this fact otherwise you are creating a false impression for new people visiting PP for the first time.
Having said that PP is probably one of the most beautifull places in the world to viisit & therefore worth paying for.

 

[sws97sdg]

firstly you may like to edit your post, then secondly thats blatantly not true, if it was that would mean that a dinner that cost us 70 euros 3 years ago this year would have cost us 210 euros, funny I dont remember paying that much this year, or ever for a meal there

 

[Kym]

Sws I do think your post is incrediably rude and aegumentive. Surely the idea of this forum is to encourage opinions and ideas. I can not see how trying to score points is constructive and certainly doesn't make people feel they want to put their opinion forward. Maybe it should be you who edits their post!

 

[debz1]

I'm sorry cumberland but you are wrong to say the prices have trebled in three years!

On average we pay 35€ pp for a pre dinner drink, a starter, main course, half a bottle of wine and coffee. This to me is fair for the quality of food in PP compared to the equivalent price in the UK.

The prices in the restaurants in PP haven't change much over the last few years but because the pound has taken a nosedive against the euro we are paying more than we did before.

In 2004 you could get 1.45 euros to the pound and I think today its about 1.14 but has been even lower

 

[Joanne]

I dont think prices have gone up much the last few years in PP that is from comparing bills from the same restaurant over three years.

 

[sylvia]

Nor do I !!!!