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How does a restaraunt benefit from buffets?

>> No.12767885

>>12767881
Mostly women. I like buffets. If I'm lucky, I can go to a bathroom and here a woman shitting on the other side of the wall.

>> No.12767888

>put highest-margin food items at the front of the buffet
>charge people $15 for 1-3 plates of food that the average person will get
It’s not that hard

>> No.12767896

>>12767881
Good turnaround on ingredients. Basically a fair gamble, though. Your average person is gonna fill up on cheap sides like potatoes, springrolls, boiled veg, etc. Meanwhile, people trying to game the system are still only going to find the more expensive proteins are still cheap things like sausages, roast, bone-in chicken, etc. Even crab legs are dirt cheap when bought in bulk.

Restaurant also saves on serving staff, and everything is batchmade or premade.

>> No.12767902

>>12767881
Cheap ones under $10 seem to rely on questionable practices to keep earning a profit. Others might break even on some people, but make up profit on the old lady they're with who only eats one dish and half of it is cheap carbs.

>> No.12767904

>>12767881
It's much less labor cost because the servers are just selling you drinks and prepping large quantities of food is more efficient than cooking every meal to order. Also, 90% of people don't go into a buffet with the mindset, "it's all you can eat, so I'm going to starve myself beforehand and eat all the most expensive items to get my money's worth". I actually find buffets really interesting. Most people have never actually been to a really good buffet. The thing is that people who go to decent buffets aren't trying to game the system, so that one guy who avoids all the cheap carbs and just eats 8 plates of crab isn't even making a dent in the profits.

>> No.12767913

>>12767904
>so that one guy who avoids all the cheap carbs and just eats 8 plates of crab isn't even making a dent in the profits
That guy sounds really fucking based.

>> No.12767930

>>12767913
I mean, yeah, if that guy (or you) really likes crab he's going to be having a really good time and getting a good value. Most people have no clue how much things actually cost and don't go in with the mindset that they're going to get their money's worth by gaming the system - and people who go in and eat nothing but the most expensive shit simply to "get their money's worth" when they'd have a better time having a variety of items they'd enjoy more should be gassed.

>> No.12767944

>>12767930
It’s a pain in the ass when people hoard the good things like crab legs because then everyone else can’t get any while they’re there.
Makes me want to take the legs right off their fucking plate. It’s usually poor looking people too.

>> No.12767980

>>12767885
Patrician

>> No.12767990

Buffet is only a good option if you lift weights and don't like taking supplements. Go to gym on an empty stomach, work out for an hour, shower, and then go to buffet and just eat all the meat they have.

>> No.12767999

>>12767930
>people who go in and eat nothing but the most expensive shit simply to "get their money's worth" when they'd have a better time having a variety of items they'd enjoy more should be gassed.
fuck you I enjoy my 5 plates of prime rib you don't know me

>> No.12768021

Personally I dislike buffets because for how I eat, they're nearly always more expensive than just ordering a la carte.
I don't want to hoard expensive things, I want to hoard delicious things and they're not always expensive. I'll also want some variety since that's the point of a buffet anyway.
The biggest reason I dislike buffets though is that they're literally a waste of money unless you overeat. If you eat a sensible portion size like I try to most of the time, you're eating one plate of food that isn't fully loaded and that would be way cheaper a la carte.

>> No.12768050

I dislike buffets because people serve themselves plates piled high with the weirdest shit (i.e. mashed potatoes, a brownie, grapes, chicken, rice, 3 pieces of broccoli, 1 crunchy taco) and leave like 30% on the plate, and repeat the process.

That and one time I got crazy food poisoning from crab legs. I'm not allergic to crab so I wonder wtf the chunks did to it or how long the crabs had been spoiled

>> No.12768055

>>12767881

For casinos, it is to lure people in.

>> No.12768077

>>12768021
Wrong

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>>12767881
>How does a restaraunt benefit from buffets?
Over the long course, most buffets don't benefit at all. You'd think the model of food variety and affordable prices would provide a sound enough economic model... but nope, they'll eventually go under. (I'm talking about individually-owned establishments here. Casino buffets are subsidized by the house winnings, and corporate buffets like Golden Corral make their money back via their supply chains.)

The problem is too many people turn into massive Jews as soon as they step in the door and must get their "money's worth" even though most buffets (at least around here) cost about the same as a Burger King lunch. How do you expect to survive when people drop their humanity at the door and turn into a swarm of locusts?

It's like if they go into the casino, they must count cards and leave with a big bag of money in order to feel good about being there. Or they must stay on welfare leeching off the system to the point where the country faces economic ruin because they drain the government coffers without providing any economic return.

Those same people use those same tactics in buffets to the eventual detriment of the business itself. Because they're not there to just to have lunch or dinner. They're there to satiate an inferiority complex that resides in the gaping chasm where a soul should be.

>> No.12768213

one thing that mentioned here is they use small plates and utensils to fool people and make it more of a hassle to get their moneys worth

>> No.12768218

>>12768021
The fuck are you on about?
Buffets are usually around 10-13 moneys meanwhile alakarte is like 12-18 currency

>> No.12768221

I went to the bacchanal buffet last month.

At $55 + tax + tip, I expected higher quality/cost items. What I got was good quality items of typical international foods. From Dim Sum and pad thai, to pizza and fried chicken, most of the items felt like I was getting a standard restaurant, just all you can eat.

Also, the crab was hard to eat and the beef was not particular great.

>> No.12768326

>>12768208
I might skip breakfast if I'm going to a lunch buffet but that's about it. I always think it's silly when people say you can only eat meat at a buffet because it's the best value. It's not like it really matters in the long run, it's one meal, and you're missing out on plenty of tasty food by doing that. Not to mention just a big pile of meat doesn't taste good after a while anyway.

>> No.12768335

Went to a _huge_ Asian buffet restaurant earlier this year for some family celebration. They had the biggest selection I've ever seen for a buffet, maybe a dozen rows with pretty much anything you'd expect from a China restaurant. But... their premade shit was very bland and prepared in a way / mixed with some stuff that you would feel bloated and fed up after 2-3 dishes. However, my brother knew that restaurant and they had a small corner where you could pick raw meat, veggies and sauces, then have a slave fry them for you on a huge stainless steel plate. Which was okay for the price (with bigger groups you only pay 10 bucks per person plus drinks).

>> No.12768377

You use your countrymen as extremely cheap labourer. Chinks in this case don’t get holidays and only 1 day off. 6 day work weeks with 9-12 hour work days, 7 days if theres a holiday.
>implying chinks giving a single fuck about work regulations
German chink who worked in a buffet restaurant for 2 months.

>> No.12768381

>>12768050
>leave like 30% on the plate
A local joint I visit on occasion decided to combat that by charging people for the items they leave on their plate to be tossed out if the amount's large enough.

>> No.12768386

>>12768326

I consider myself a veteran buffet eater. If you go to a buffet eating anything and everything you want, you will inevitably crash early.

If, however, you want to maximize your buffet value there are tips.

1. Skip bready or carb heavy items. They make you fill up quickly.

2. Pick out meats that are typically of high cost.
Example: King Crab > Lobster > Filet Mignon > Ribeye > Shrimp > Pork > Chicken

3. Interweave low carb veggies that compliment the meat. This will help prevent the meat sweats and burnout.

4. Leave any desired bready or carb heavy items for the end, such as desserts.

5. Avoid flavor fatigue by introducing variety.

>> No.12768395
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>>12768050
>table next to me of 15~ people
>as they get up to leave there are like 10 plates half full left on the table
I can understand maybe leaving a couple pieces but damn. I always start taking smaller portions after the first couple plates to make sure I don't take too much and waste it.

>> No.12768403

>>12768395
One time at a buffet, I grabbed my 4th plate and stuffed it really good. But then suddenly I felt so full and dizzy that I just kept staring at it, then went to the bathroom to sweat a lot and take a shit. When I came back, a waiter had removed the plate because they don't give a fuck. So I grabbed a new one.

>> No.12768407

>>12768395
I only go to buffets that demand a surcharge if you try to leave without finishing everything you served yourself.

>> No.12768413

>>12768407
Extremely based.

>> No.12768414

>>12768407
They should weigh what you left on the table, and cut a similar amount out of your body.

>> No.12768416

>>12767885
Thanks for the tip Anon, I have a new found appreciation for buffets now.

>> No.12768417

>>12767881
making food in bulk is really really cheap.

>> No.12768424

>>12768417
Making anything in bulk is really cheap.

>> No.12768426

>>12767881
One time I went to a Chinese buffet & put a mountain of chow mein & crab legs on my plate, it seriously must've weighed 5+ pounds. I sat down & just as I was about to start eating, one of the employees said "ohhhh so good prate for big boy yum", I pushed the plate off the table & left without paying. Fucking cunt bug people. Sure I'm over 400 but that's no reason to Target your customers.

>> No.12768436

>>12768426
Based big boy.

>> No.12768465

>>12768426
Good big boy, come again when you have strength to eat

>> No.12768466

>>12768426
Wanna know how I can tell you're lying?

>> No.12768473

>>12768426
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GsBrd3u1JZw

>> No.12768474

>>12768466
We all know he ate it.

>> No.12768489

>>12768466
For one thing, a Chinese person would never say "prate".

>> No.12768490

>>12768426
LOL you got owned

>> No.12768509

I wish I could go to a buffet like the ones Featureman visits. In England we only ever have Chinese buffets.

I love watching him do his three trips, always getting the same things.

>> No.12768752

>>12768426
Based big boy poster