2006-09-20 04:55:16 · 14 answers · asked by JoeClyde 2 in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
not many people can actually eat enough to have a restaurant lose money, and generally drinks cost a little more.
2006-09-20 04:56:56 · answer #1 · answered by Jenyfer C 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well when i go, I do load more than i can eat so the ANSWER MUST BE that the buffet restaurants order bulk, cheap, and processed food........Hometown doesn't even charge extra for drinks so its amazing they can profit enough isn't it?....Its like another member said........Its the actual number of customers they get in......ever seen the line at Hometowns everywhere?..Geez........have a good day......Gina
2006-09-20 12:04:53 · answer #2 · answered by reginaqas 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is like insurance. It is a numbers game. They base their overall price on an average consumption. They count on most people eating less than what they pay for. By mass producing the food, they get volume discounts. Then they charge enough to make up for the loss of uneaten food as well as the occasional big eater that takes more than the cost would merit.
2006-09-20 12:07:14 · answer #3 · answered by rac 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
In all reality, you can buy a weeks worth of grocerys for a family of three with what it costs to go to the buffet. Also, the rolls- cheap and filling- thats why they give them to you when you first get there.
2006-09-20 12:06:12 · answer #4 · answered by rottymom02 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most likely because they buy allot of food in bulk so its cheaper and the idea all you can eat is a lil false you end up with more on your plate than you can eat and you paid 10 bucks people go in groups just think how much they make a day...
2006-09-20 12:00:11 · answer #5 · answered by Missbribri 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think they base there prices of there meals to make up for anything they would loose on the buffet.
2006-09-20 11:57:41 · answer #6 · answered by conundrum_dragon 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Umm...people pay money and eat all they want. You know most buffect food is probably industrialized instead of fresh. So of course its all you want. So thats why buffet food can be so cheap and then you can get all you want.
2006-09-20 11:57:23 · answer #7 · answered by . 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on the types of foods they serve. Salads and veggies like lettuce, macaroni salad, and potato salads are very cheap to make. They often offer soup and bread. again very cheap. You don't eat the amount of food as the cost of the meal. Also drinks are more expensive.
Also, children never eat the cost of their meal.
2006-09-20 12:07:56 · answer #8 · answered by Practical Suzy 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
By saving waiter, waiteress's, chefs' wages
And there is a minimum to get in.
Averger is 20 dollar per person, but if individual resturant, you may not spend that much in a group
2006-09-20 12:03:48 · answer #9 · answered by YourDreamDoc 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i think most people go there and end up eating breads and pasta;those things cost very little.also when was the last time you ate 15 dollars worth of cheap steak and didnt feel miserable?
2006-09-20 12:05:17 · answer #10 · answered by mr e 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋