Asked publican to cater soup&sandwitches for 60. No price agreed, invoiced for €1k!

Ok - we had a christening recently in local pub . - 50 guests in total .

Catering was undertaken by a local take-away specialist , not the pub .

Soup , Sandwiches , Chicken Gougons , onion rings , - total cost € 270 .

Music ( one-man band €150 )

All agreed prior to the event .
 
You or someone else go along an ask for a quote from the pub for similar services. It would give you a number to work from.
 
There are some guys who would easily knock back 4/5 sandwiches with ease so when the dust settles the bill may not be that bad.
 
jackswift said:
The pub normally serves food for it's customers.
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Then it was expensive.

A good Soup & Sandwich is about €7 in most places, and even allowing for extra sandwiches, €500 would be at the top end of the scale.
 
Assuming it was simply for soup and sandwiches, in a pub that regularly provides food, 1000 is a rip off. If you walked into a pub and saw a price for soup and sandwiches on the board of €16.50, you'd walk out again.

OP should ask for an itemised bill so she understands what she is paying for. To me, the publican should have been offering a discount on normal prices, given that the OP was bring 50 customers in who would spend money in the pub
 
The OP said an itemised bill was requested a month ago so to the OP did your friend get it by now?
 
She could tell the publican she did not agree to that price. She could say she only asked for one sambo and one soup per person. She could tell the publican either he accepts what she is willing to pay (i.e. gives her a receipt in full settlement) or he can sue her for it and they can fight it out in court in due course.

Of course, if she was there on the day telling them to dish out more stuff she will be in a difficult spot.
 
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