Holiday 2025 is just getting started, but already on social media there are pictures of receipts from coastal restaurants. 1 of them – worth PLN 222 per household dinner – became an excuse to see how much the “classical fish by the sea” truly costs. Is the price an exaggeration, or is it the standard cost of seasonal pleasure?
Halibut like with premium restaurant
The star of dinner was halibut for PLN 54. According to the study it tasted large – juicy, fresh, well cookedNo signs of freezing or oil overheating. Fish has been given from fries for PLN 15 and a bouquet of salads for 16 zł. Although the additions did not surprise quality, their prices – especially in terms of serving size – may rise doubts.
On the plus side, the fish was counted as a portion, not a "weight". Many coastal premises inactive apply the price strategy for 100 gramsWhich is simply a trap for ignorant tourists. With a 300-gram serving, the final price can be Even triple the price list suggests.
Classic baby dishes and fast hairline
They besides appeared on the table Nuggets with fries for PLN 39 – typical children's dish, without any taste objections. A teenager decided to Carbonara for 40 PLN – an honest condition of pasta, though without culinary finesse. Despite the mediocreness, the dishes were in line with expectations and tasted for dinner participants.
Conclusions? There were no surprises in this category – standard quality, standard coastal prices.
Expensive drinks – summertime classic
The situation with drinks is completely different. Ordered:
- 2 frozen teas of 12 zł
- 2 soda drinks of 12 zł
- 1 soda water 500 ml per 10 zł
Total 58 zł for beverages – i.e. over 25% of the full account amount. This is simply a frequent charge of tourists against seaside premises: the biggest margins appear not on dishes, but on drinks.
In many European countries, a free caraf of food water is simply a standard. Over Vistula – inactive rare. That's besides bad, due to the fact that even though restaurants aren't obliged to make specified a gesture, the introduction of this practice would surely have a affirmative impact on client opinion.
A receipt that shares an opinion
Account for dinner for 3 people at 222 zł may seem excessive – especially in comparison with the home budget. But in the context of vacation climate, location in a popular hotel and decent quality food, does not deviate from seasonal realities. It's a price not only for food, but besides for view, mood, atmosphere free and vacation comfort.
However, this does not change the fact that:
- Extras are expensive (a condition of fries or salads for 15-16 zł is not an exception, but a rule),
- Drinks make a large part of the bill (more than 25%),
- It is always worth asking about the weight of the fish and the method of accountingTo avoid unpleasant surprises.
Prices for the 2025 period – is it more expensive?
Compared to 2024, you can see low price increase – on average 5-10 %. This is the consequence of rising energy, labour and natural materials costs. Come on. most of the premises did not rise prices drastically, coastal gastronomy is inactive at a much higher level than in the country.
So it is worth planning a vacation budget in advance, comparing the menu of respective premises and asking for details of the order before submitting it to the waiter.
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222 PLN for dinner by the sea. Paragon from Krynica Morska divided net users
