Have been told a single Christmas dinner /lunch in a local hotel will set you back 95 quid. How can this be justified ? Is that norm and is there dearer .Maybe I've lead to sheltered a life.
They charge what people will pay, and to cover the cost of extra wages. When my son was at University and worked in a local pub/restaurant he would always want to work christmas as it was 3x normal pay, they got great tips and had a free meal after everyone had gone. The after session drinkies would often last till way midnight