France - Paris most expensive city for a Club Sandwich

The Telegraph: Paris most expensive city for a Club Sandwich (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/9254509/Paris-most-expensive-city-for-a-Club-Sandwich.html)

Quite pricey for something seemingly simple!

:)

The classic chicken, bacon, egg, lettuce and mayonnaise sandwich costs £20.43 in Paris, where prices range from £33.44 in a five-star hotel to £13.72 in a two-star hotel.

The second most expensive city was Geneva, where a sandwich costs £20.10 on average.

This compares with an average £11.55 sandwich in London, a £10.45 sandwich in New York and a £10.11 one in Moscow.

Paris is obscenely expensive for most things. Including hotels

Of course, you can also get a 3 course set menu at lunch for EUR 15 in small restaurants, rather than have a sandwich in a hotel. :)

Who would order a club sandwich in a hotel with all the wonderful bakeries and markets where you can compile a complete picnic/ things to snack on in the hotel room? And of course get superior meals outside of the hotel.

The worst thing about that list is those prices are in GBP! $32 for a club sandwich. Imagine the nice bottle of wine that buys! Oh well..

Who would order a club sandwich in a hotel with all the wonderful bakeries and markets where you can compile a complete picnic/ things to snack on in the hotel room?

I was coming here to ask something similar.

I have often found hotel food to be priced much more than "local food", and more according to the hotel price.

I am not surprised Paris comes on top of this survey.

Quite pricey for something seemingly simple!

That's what I say every time I look at the cost of a can of soda at a hotel. Then I walk across the street and pay up to 90% less.

These sorts of surveys mean little to me.

Who in their right mind would go to Paris (or anywhere with anything remotely resembling a gastronomic experience) and feel compelled to order a Club sandwich? And at a hotel, to boot? :p Talk about much ado about nothing!

As anything else, there are good and bad club sandwiches.

I like to sometime order a club sandwich at a hotel bar, when I do not want to get a traditional meal.
I love the club sandwiches at Le Meurice and Westminster hotels (and it is priced under EUR 25, which is more than ok).

It is paying a diet Coke more than 7 euros which seems completely mad to me.

Paris is obscenely expensive for most things. Including hotels

I don't agree. It's a lot cheaper than London (even before Olympics) and Rome for hotels, and as far as food, sure-- there are expensive places. But there are also moderately priced places to get food as well. A huge variety of moderately priced excellent restaurants and bistros.

Hotel bars and restaurants will be notoriously overpriced, as overpriced as a mini-bar in your room!

Don't know about this "club sandwich", but the staple of this ilk in France, the Croque Monsieur, is usually between 6-10 Euro.

Paris, before the arrival this decade of the 'Easyjet Set ' et al ,
was a veritable bargain at all levels ,luxury aside.

London ,on the other hand,has always been pricey .....though standards ,it has to be said,have risen quite dramatically.Paris sadly has gone a bit downhill....

I don't agree. It's a lot cheaper than London (even before Olympics) and Rome for hotels, and as far as food, sure-- there are expensive places. But there are also moderately priced places to get food as well. A huge variety of moderately priced excellent restaurants and bistros.

I disagree. I've found hotel prices to be far cheaper in Rome than in Paris. Food is about the same....

Hard to say about London, the value of the GBP has changed quite bit after 2008/2009.

Yes, London and Paris are equally pricey (especially when considering the $ exchange rates). I have no problem ordering a simple chicken sandwich in the bar of the Stafford Hotel in London or Le Meurie in Paris. Yes, it's pricey for what it is, but after being away from one's "normal" diet it's comforting to eat something simple.

Ham, cheese and butter on a baguette beats any club sandwich anywhere.

OK, fair enough, those baguettes are wonderful, but I cannot eat one every day for lunch...

OK, fair enough, those baguettes are wonderful, but I cannot eat one every day for lunch...

I could! :D

There are many, many boulangeries and patisseries that have other sandwiches, quiches and salads in addition to the ham and cheese on a baguette, where, if the weather is nice, you can take your lunch to a park or garden and sit on a bench. Many have seating inside and you can eat for less than 10 Euros.

OK, fair enough, those baguettes are wonderful, but I cannot eat one every day for lunch...


There are lunch "Formules" all over town in cafes with some great food, usually 2 hot courses for under 12E.

Who in their right mind would go to Paris (or anywhere with anything remotely resembling a gastronomic experience) and feel compelled to order a Club sandwich? And at a hotel, to boot? :p Talk about much ado about nothing!

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That's a bit like going to New York to eat at Olive Garden and Appleby's, though there are folks who do that.

Be like me. I go to Monoprix and get a different baguette almost everyday (about 2 euros). Other days I buy some crackers, cheese and fish or chicken. :D

Okay, okay...yes I could eat those wonderful, crusty, Parisian baguettes with ham everyday. However, we get to know the staff at our hotel (last time at Le Meurice and before that at the San Regis) and it's comforting to see friendly faces at lunch and be close to "home". My husband is a type 1 diabetic and I like being near folks we "know". Also, there's something about all the hype about carbs and weight control. We do tend to lose weight when we travel due to all of the walking we do. Short story long...I am constantly worried about my husband and his "condition" when travelling. Yes, we've tried the "salad" for lunch but in Paris they love to serve "rocket salad". My hubby is a Romaine and iceberg guy. I know, I know-arugula is much healthier, but what do you do? I will admit, after having a bit of food poisoning the night before getting on a TGV to Montpellier and having nothing but hot tea for breakfast, the baguette with ham on the train was quite a welcome taste sensation. Something akin to cold pizza with a hangover. ;-)

Be like me. I go to Monoprix and get a different baguette almost everyday (about 2 euros). Other days I buy some crackers, cheese and fish or chicken. :D

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Always a good idea to save some cash in Paris...or other places!

:)

The Telegraph: Paris most expensive city for a Club Sandwich (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/9254509/Paris-most-expensive-city-for-a-Club-Sandwich.html)

Quite pricey for something seemingly simple!

:)

Who would have guessed that British "journalists" could be just as lazy as those everywhere else?

Who would have guessed that British "journalists" could be just as lazy as those everywhere else?

That happens??? :eek:

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That happens??? :eek:

:)

LOL....

I have to ask.... How are things in Kabul?

And how much does a club sandwich cost THERE?

LOL....

I have to ask.... How are things in Kabul?

And how much does a club sandwich cost THERE?

It's a sunny day...looks to be in the mid-80's... ;)

Hmm....I'd have to be able to BUY a club sandwich!! ;)

LOL....

I have to ask.... How are things in Kabul?

And how much does a club sandwich cost THERE?

Kabul, you could find it, as I don't think it's forbidden to sell bacon. In Riyadh, I am not sure... Is it forbidden like alcohol there?

Kabul, you could find it, as I don't think it's forbidden to sell bacon. In Riyadh, I am not sure... Is it forbidden like alcohol there?

How about turkey bacon? ;)

How about turkey bacon? ;)

Oh we have pork products as well...just labeled as such. I could MAKE a club myself, but what fun would that be?? ;)

On a funny note, they had something that they called a club sandwich at lunch today...

In reality, it looked like two pieces of french toast with some cheese and a piece of ham bologna in the middle...

:)

How about turkey bacon? ;)

That's another kind of heresy, sir :D

That's another kind of heresy, sir :D

Indeed. Do they have such an "animal" in France?

That's another kind of heresy, sir :D

+1 :)