Soup Cafe

[Saffron]

carrot and coriander :)

[Saffron]

Mick Mac Wrote:

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> How about calling it "Souper Salad"

http://www.soupersalad.com/

[Louisa]

?35 for a bowl of soup sounds ridiculously high. Once all the fanfare has passed, and the number of customers begin to dwindle prices will fall and inevitably the shop won't be able to afford to continue. Daylight robbery, the most I've paid for a bowl of soup in a restaurant is 3.95 at the beefeater.

Louisa.

[DulwichFox]

Louisa Wrote:

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> ?35 for a bowl of soup sounds ridiculously high.

> Once all the fanfare has passed, and the number of

> customers begin to dwindle prices will fall and

> inevitably the shop won't be able to afford to

> continue. Daylight robbery, the most I've paid for

> a bowl of soup in a restaurant is 3.95 at the

> beefeater.

>

> Louisa.

Lou..

I was saying that to cover the rent and rates they would need to charge ?35.00 the average price of a meal and drinks elsewhere in E.D.

Foxy..

[actuarygi]

How about fish soup ?

[Help-Ma-Boab]

Boooooo

actuarygi Wrote:

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> How about fish soup ?

[Louisa]

DulwichFox Wrote:

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> Louisa Wrote:

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> > ?35 for a bowl of soup sounds ridiculously

> high.

> > Once all the fanfare has passed, and the number

> of

> > customers begin to dwindle prices will fall and

> > inevitably the shop won't be able to afford to

> > continue. Daylight robbery, the most I've paid

> for

> > a bowl of soup in a restaurant is 3.95 at the

> > beefeater.

> >

> > Louisa.

>

> Lou..

> I was saying that to cover the rent and rates they

> would need to charge ?35.00 the average price of a

> meal and drinks elsewhere in E.D.

>

> Foxy..

Ah yes I see your point now. Usually these soup things work out of mobile portakabin's don't they? It seems a bit of a silly business move to take on a commercial unit in a high rental location, for what is pretty much just, well, soup and salad. I read a fascinating article in the Mail Online back on November about expensive puddings in Scotland. People travel from all over the world to pay ?30 plus for high end desserts. Maybe a high end soup filled with oysters and caviar could work?

Louisa.

[Jeremy]

Are we talking just soup and salad?

Or a few other options too? (toasties, baked spuds, quiche, whatever)?

Not convinced you need a USP if the food is good..

[Help-Ma-Boab]

Very fond of a Cheese, Onion and Ham toastie. Hard to come by.

[Mick Mac]

Saffron Wrote:

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> Mick Mac Wrote:

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> > How about calling it "Souper Salad"

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> http://www.soupersalad.com/

WTF. There is someone out there with a brain as big as mine.

[Mick Mac]

Help-Ma-Boab Wrote:

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> Very fond of a Cheese, Onion and Ham toastie. Hard

> to come by.

To be read in a Kevin Bridges accent...

[Alan Medic]

Help-Ma-Boab Wrote:

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> Very fond of a Cheese, Onion and Ham toastie. Hard

> to come by.

Perhaps you could make your own with that cheese toaster to tried to flog me?

[Alan Medic]

Speak to us about stew. Is that a soup?

[Jeremy]

"Is stew soup"? Is that a real question?

[Alan Medic]

It was a real question. Having looked it up I can see it's not technically a soup but not much difference and it would probably fit the bill for a soup cafe.

http://cooking.stackexchange.com/questions/20958/difference-between-soup-and-stew

[Help-Ma-Boab]

Soup and a Toastie. I'd go for that over Salad any day of the week.

[Rosetta]

I like how American diners/cafes offer soup and sandwich, either a cup or a bowl of soup, plus a sandwich or sometimes half a sandwich. Don't understand why more places don't do that here, but I guess it would be less profitable. My mum used to give us soup and sandwiches on Sunday evenings in front of the TV.

[Seabag]

At what point does a soup become a stew?

[DulwichFox]

Generally, stews have less liquid than soups, are much thicker and require longer cooking over low heat.

While soups are almost always served in a bowl, stews may be thick enough to be served on a plate with the gravy as a sauce over the solid ingredients.

Hope that helps..

Foxy

[Seabag]

How about a Soup -Salad- Sandwich Cafe ?

I'd deffo be up for that

[Louisa]

Soup and salad mixed are not uncommon in far eastern cuisine, particularly in Thailand and Malaysia. Fusion cuisine has often matched up bread and wraps with soup and salad. In theory it could easily be done, but perhaps the soup would have to be of a thicker 'stew' like consistency.

Louisa.

[actuarygi]

Yes when I say soup I am thinking more of the thick wholesome type, less of the liquish type.

[SebsC]

Could you see if you could get a stall on the North Cross Road market and trial it there first? See how it competes egainst the food already being sold to give you an idea of what people want?

[Seabag]

I often look at the soup options

But return to the chewable options, knowing one day I'll only have the toothless non chew soup option

[Bob Buzzard]

Seabag Wrote:

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> Jeremy Wrote:

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> > Is the OP actually "Bob Buzzard"?

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> No Jez, his was the "Soup in a basket" concept

Soup in an artisian bread bowl - that's my idea.