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After weeks of badgering the restaurant where my siblings and I had a booking for 23 four days before Christmas finally came back with a Christmas menu. £28.50 for 2 courses, £33.50 for three. With thirsty eldest daughter Olaf among the 23, I reckon that, with drinks, we were looking at a bill of c£800. We cancelled and are now bringing our own food to the local Scout hut. I have some surplus booze from events here and so we are all sorted. The total cost will be under a ton. But the restaurant’s response was instructive as to the current climate.
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