Fox's Restaurant

[Snowgoose-1]

Found myself in Ipswich today and popped in to the chandlery for a few bits.

Apparently the restaurant has closed down. Permanently ?

 

[WF36]

Found myself in Ipswich today and popped in to the chandlery for a few bits.

Apparently the restaurant has closed down. Permanently ?

Was open this time yesterday?! They are closed on Mondays & Tuesdays according to website.

 

[Snowgoose-1]

I just gave Fox's a ring.
The restaurant has definitely closed now.

 

[PaulRainbow]

I just gave Fox's a ring.
The restaurant has definitely closed now.

But it will be if they are closed on Mondays & Tuesdays ???

 

[Frayed Knot]

I’m glad that’s all clear now.

 

[Snowgoose-1]

It's now closed for every day of the week for the foresable future.

 

[shanemax]

But it will be if they are closed on Mondays & Tuesdays ???

troll !!!!

 

[PaulRainbow]

troll !!!!

Excuse me ?

 

[Snowgoose-1]

I'm all for a bit of fun , but when you are trying to inform people of something that may be useful it's poor show and rather disrespectful .

 

[galeus]

Last year a cafe had sprung up next to the restaurant, any body know if that is still going as it would meet my needs?

 

[michael_w]

All closed as new tennants sought.

 

[wingdiver]

Last year a cafe had sprung up next to the restaurant, any body know if that is still going as it would meet my needs?

Nope. Tht was run by the same people.

 

[galeus]

Fingers crossed for somebody to make something of it.
The restaurant part had gone upmarket from what was there previously and getting a little bit pricy, maybe all to do with covid.

 

[PaulRainbow]

Fingers crossed for somebody to make something of it.
The restaurant part had gone upmarket from what was there previously and getting a little bit pricy, maybe all to do with covid.

We stopped going in, prices way to high for the quality of food.

 

[sailorman]

Fingers crossed for somebody to make something of it.
The restaurant part had gone upmarket from what was there previously and getting a little bit pricy, maybe all to do with covid.

I think there "landlord. Provided elevtticty id very expensive

 

[RivalRedwing]

We stopped going in, prices way to high for the quality of food.

can't be easy in the restaurant trade at the moment, lots of price increases mostly out of the proprietors control and a discerning client base which is often not flush with cash.

 

[PaulRainbow]

can't be easy in the restaurant trade at the moment, lots of price increases mostly out of the proprietors control and a discerning client base which is often not flush with cash.

I'm sure it isn't easy, especially with marina based restaurants whos trade drops off in the Winter, Woolverstone being a perfect example. Problem is, putting prices up doesn't usually help balance the books, it tends to drive customers away.

 

[14K478]

expletive inserted here as although they were a bit pricy they were good

 

[PeterWright]

This pattern is repeating itself at a lot of marinas and yacht clubs for just the reasons Paul gives. On top of rising food prices, rising energy prices and disappearing staff, these sites have to deal with customer numbers dropping to 5 - 10 percent of theif summer numbers over the winter months. Of course, most of the employed staff are on minimum wage and the tenant / contractor struggles to pay himself as much as the minimum wage, but that's a self employed lersons profit not a wage, so not protected by any statutory minimum.

If we carry on like this, the quality and number of restaurants in the UK will head back to the 1960s.

Peter.

 

[WoodyP]

That sort of franchise is never going to work. Not enough people who will use it at the price they need to charge to make it work. I have been involved in years gone by with various sites that are busy at weekends but not all week and the need to be there for one customer in the week is never going to pay the rent.