When I used to come to Scotland quite regularly when I had a real job (1990-95), I noticed how expensive Indians were compared to England or Wales (I did visit NI once but never had an Indian meal). I’m looking at a menu for a restaurant in St. Andrews now and they food is still eye-wateringly expensive. http://maisharestaurant.co.uk/category/main-courses/ refers.
Does anyone know why this is, other than Because They Can?
I used to live in St Andrews - ALL restaurants there are eyewateringly expensive. They have a captive audience of rich-ish students and extremely rich American golfers.
If you want a good curry - there used to be a great one in Broughty Ferry just outside Dundee. The Gullistan or something it was called. This is not very far away, though it's probably a decent cycle ride
Thobut - I left St Andrews in 1998 - things may have changed.
I used to go to School in StAndrews finidhing in '99.
This was before the Royal surge so it was just the gowfers.
PMs and Joes wern't eyewatteringly expensive to a school kid and the Queues at Janettas or Burns was tolerable, and mostly us.
Last time I went to StAndrews I realized it was school lunch time and expected to be stuck with huge queues of school kids, but only about 5 of them had strayed out of the school.
The town was otherwise rammed.
I was dissapointed to discover that most of the shops I remember are no more, boots is where the canaries used to be, wanky piss cafés and shops have replaced the bakers and baked potato shops
that Joe's is now the Tailend and I think the prices are comparable to their takeaway in Dundee at the old Deep Sea.
That living 12 miles away I only really ever go when passing through on the bike says a bit about the place.
The Guilistan is still in the ferry and still highly rated, never been though.