Dinner at the Savoy

[annwfyn]

It would cost £55 per person to go to dinner at the Savoy. And if I could find 12 people, with me as the 13th, then we could have Caspar, the carved wooden art deco cat come and join us. For he always joins tables of 13, to stop bad luck from happening.

A private room would be approx £500, which is too much*, but Caspar attends if we just had a normal table in the restaurant.

Would anyone be able to spend £55 on michelin starred, Gordon Ramsey cooked food, with a cool wooden cat in attendance for good luck any time soon?


*hmmmm...suddenly my commitment to jez rises. I could get that as a wedding reception. But would only be allowed 11 guests at the wedding, or Caspar wouldn't come. Must propose romantically soon...

Comments

[crocodilewings.livejournal.com]

Which jokes do you think they get more of? Caspar the Friendly Ghost or Clash-related "Rock the Casbar"?

[portilis.livejournal.com]

Possibly...

[molez.livejournal.com]

Yup.

[castorlion.livejournal.com]

Wait.. is the £500 cost for a private room on top of the £55 per head?

[annwfyn.livejournal.com]

Yes. It is £55 a head for a three course meal at the Savoy. To do so in a private room would cost £500 on top of that for the room hire.

[lanfykins.livejournal.com]

Which would make it almost a hundred quid a head.

Is it wrong that I think £55 a head for a meal at the Savoy is cheap?

[surinen.livejournal.com]

It's much cheapear than I was expecting, it must be said.

With a private room we'd be up to about £100 a head, which is a little bit more pricey. Although very very cool.

[adze.livejournal.com]

Don't know. Depends on when, and if I've got time to put money aside for it.

Maybe.

[cairmen.livejournal.com]

Yes, with a bit of warning.

[anysbryd.livejournal.com]

What does this £55 get you? Would this be a during the week or on the weekend thing?

[annwfyn.livejournal.com]

£55 is a three course meal at the Savoy.

It would be...well...whenever people were free, some time after Xmas, and probably in the rough vicinity of my birthday which is in February.

[ksirafai.livejournal.com]

Oooh, go on then. :P

[lanfykins.livejournal.com]

Technically, no.

Actually, I'll start saving...

[bringeroflight.livejournal.com]

Probably. :)

[commlal.livejournal.com]

Aye, I'm always up for posh nosh.

[the-laydee.livejournal.com]

Given warning and a job I would. Keep me informed and i depending on the job situation i would truly love to join you for expensive grub.

[wraithwitch.livejournal.com]

no...
but that's what credit cards are for i suppose...
I'd be more likely to be able to after winterfest... maybe.... oh i dunno, anytime is just as likely / unlikely to find me in possesession of a spare 50 quid

[surinen.livejournal.com]

It wouldn't be til February/springtime. Jez and I are horribly skint til then anyway. It's more of a mid to long term plan rather than 'lets go next week'.

And I did think of you when I saw the cat, actually. I think you need to meet Caspar. He looks like a Raven friendly creation.

[wraithwitch.livejournal.com]

Ah, if it's not new year / spring then i can certainlt attempt that mythical thing known as 'saving' (or 'the boxes game' as my neurons like to call it).

I've heard much tell of Caspar recently from various books I've been flicking through, haven't met or seen him however.

Originally one of the staff was made to sit at table when there were 13 guests, but after Casper was carved (i think he was meant to sit in the lobby or something) he was used and deemed better as he didn't actually eat any of the food and he couldn't gossip about what he'd heard at table =)

[flamma-lupus.livejournal.com]

quite possibly yes..

[anonymous-james.livejournal.com]

It sounds splendid!