Taste of Dublin/The Big Grill
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I think you should be able to see all the menus and their prices here:
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1 florin = 1 euro, and you're looking at 6-7 florins for a 'taster' portion... basically a small starter.
I've been a few times through company social club but wouldn't be paying those prices myself independently.
The Big Grill in Herbert Park in August is much better value. Tickets are cheaper and for 8-10 tokens\euros you can get a proper amount of grub.
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1 florin = 1 euro, and you're looking at 6-7 florins for a 'taster' portion... basically a small starter.
I've been a few times through company social club but wouldn't be paying those prices myself independently.
The Big Grill in Herbert Park in August is much better value. Tickets are cheaper and for 8-10 tokens\euros you can get a proper amount of grub.
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Hi odyssey
I was given a pair of tickets for this last night. €27 each, so I expected free food and drink, but got none.
The only free sample I was offered was some unappetising looking relish on a Ritz cracker which I declined.
The only "entertainment" was a pepper or chilli eating competition.
But the atmosphere was good with the nice weather and people drinking. We didn't bother eating as we didn't fancy eating from paper plates on the ground. So I don't know what the food was like.
Brendan
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So basically €54 for two people to walk around an open air food court, I'm amazed these things are still going!
Odyssey's post was from 5 years ago so no wonder the food was gone Brendan
I understand it is now being run by a different company. Ticket prices jacked up.
My company hasnt restarted social events since covid and I wouldnt be paying those prices on my own bat.
Last time out portions were more substantial than at Taste of Dublin.
Herbert park in weather like this woud be lovely.
My tactic at these events is to find a quiet beer or whiskey stand. Sample a few and then buy one. At least that worked last time.
My company hasnt restarted social events since covid and I wouldnt be paying those prices on my own bat.
Last time out portions were more substantial than at Taste of Dublin.
Herbert park in weather like this woud be lovely.
My tactic at these events is to find a quiet beer or whiskey stand. Sample a few and then buy one. At least that worked last time.
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If I get free tickets again, I will give you a shout.
We queued up and bought Ashahi beer which I hadn't tried before. It was great, so I stuck with it. There may have been free samples elsewhere, but it wasn't obvious to me.
Brendan
€54 plus fees and tax just to get in the door (so to speak), Nah I'll pass on that!!!
Last Thursday Mrs C, myself and an old friend went down to Sandycove
Brought the picnic rug, a few cushions and a few drinks
Ordered three meals from the Fish Shack restaurant and ate them while watching all the goings on in and around Scotsman's Bay
Towards the end of the night we walked up to Teddys for a yummy 99 ice cream
All in for the three of us was just under €50 for a very enjoyable night
The only slight disappointment was waiting 50 minutes for the food but it was worth the wait
Last Thursday Mrs C, myself and an old friend went down to Sandycove
Brought the picnic rug, a few cushions and a few drinks
Ordered three meals from the Fish Shack restaurant and ate them while watching all the goings on in and around Scotsman's Bay
Towards the end of the night we walked up to Teddys for a yummy 99 ice cream
All in for the three of us was just under €50 for a very enjoyable night
The only slight disappointment was waiting 50 minutes for the food but it was worth the wait
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Asahi is great with food. It’s quite dry and doesn’t fill you up. From memory, when these things started they were good in that you got coins (Florins?) as part of your admission so could get a number of “free” things. Now it seems like a racket.
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Apparently, you had to buy "smokins" in previous years.
You paid real cash for them.
But if you did not spend it all, you couldn't get the balance refunded.
I understand that this year they were all taking credit cards but not cash. Although there was a hut selling smokins.
Brendan
I wonder if the organizers simply wanted to attract footfall by giving away the tickets for free. Like with some gym chains whose "joining fee" gets waved for virtually every new member.
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Ah, that is probably it.
If I had been given two free tickets which would have cost only €5 each, I probably wouldn't have gone.
But as they were €27, I thought it must be worth going to.
But there did seem to be two separate lanes and most people were in the other queue.
Brendan
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They also had an "exclusive" area for which the ticket was even more expensive
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They had a fast-track entrance, but the two lanes I saw seemed to more or less instant.
Brendan
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They had a fast-track entrance, but the two lanes I saw seemed to more or less instant.
Brendan
Same company still running big grill. It was a concept created by Andy Noonan and he still runs it. He also has the Baste bbq restaurant (currently looking for a new location).
Tickets on the day were €26.62 (incl fee), but much cheaper bought in advance and children went free. Plenty of freebies via sponsors and a couple of other ways .
Payment was all contactless, but if you wanted to use cash you bought a prepaid "smokins" card.
Think of it as a food version of ideal homes show. Plenty of music, food demos and other entertainment.
A family of 2 adults and 3 kids and tickets bought in advance, you'd probably spend €100-€120 including food.
Tickets on the day were €26.62 (incl fee), but much cheaper bought in advance and children went free. Plenty of freebies via sponsors and a couple of other ways .
Payment was all contactless, but if you wanted to use cash you bought a prepaid "smokins" card.
Think of it as a food version of ideal homes show. Plenty of music, food demos and other entertainment.
A family of 2 adults and 3 kids and tickets bought in advance, you'd probably spend €100-€120 including food.
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I went today I won’t bother again poor value for the entrance fee and the food offerings were average.
Maybe I'm out of touch, but if I pay 26.62 into a food event, I expect to get at least some food included in that price?
Maybe I am out of touch, as prices at this beer festival in Berlin are even higher:
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Maybe I am out of touch, as prices at this beer festival in Berlin are even higher:
Beer Week – We celebrate Craft Beer
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