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The Dearest Ham Sandwich in Dublin?

11 euro ham sandwichI dropped into The Octagon Bar in The Clarence Hotel the other evening. It’s a lovely spot for a quiet drink but if you’re feeling a bit peckish you may need to rob a bank before consulting the bar menu.

I may well have found the most expensive ham sandwich in Dublin! Granted, it does ordinarily come with olives on the end of each cocktail stick and a stack of green stuff (which I am reliably informed is called salad) in the centre, but at 11 euro it’s rather steep! At least a bowl of chips, while still double the going rate, is relatively good value at only €5.50.

Perhaps Bono is planning to banish third world debt by charging outrageous prices for pub grub in Dublin? :)

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6 Responses to “The Dearest Ham Sandwich in Dublin?”

  1. Fence Says:
    August 3rd, 2006 at 8:19 pm

    Maybe the ham comes from endangered, on the brink of extinction pigs?

  2. janine Says:
    August 3rd, 2006 at 8:23 pm

    good thinking fence! that might explain why there was not that much of it either :)

  3. Anthony Says:
    August 4th, 2006 at 10:30 am

    Good god that’s just ridiculous.

  4. Paddy Camus Says:
    August 7th, 2006 at 2:21 pm

    Crackers.

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  6. laura Says:
    August 14th, 2006 at 1:58 pm

    I blogged about their coffee last year. (http://www.bluire.com/index.php?p=334) so it doesn’t surprise me that their ham sandwiches are so expensive.

    Maybe Bono is sending the profits from the clarence to help clear third world debt.
    Seriously, how can he preach to us about supporting third world countries when he himself is involved in extortion! :-) Frank McNally had an interesting article about him in the weekend’s Irish Times. How U2 are now tax exiles since the government introduced the cap on earnings….

    Double standards. I’m filthy rich. But help me to get richer please.

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