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Which restaurants offer 1 to 1 in Grand Case?
Posted By: sxmbeachlover
Which restaurants offer 1 to 1 in Grand Case? - 02/22/2015 03:09 PM
I'm thinking there is a thread with this information?
Thanks!
Posted By: Dansc
Re: Which restaurants offer 1 to 1 in Grand Case? - 02/22/2015 03:17 PM
Timely question though with the strong dollar they all should be in my opinion. As it is they get all their supplies from the Dutch side in dollars.
Posted By: ruralcarrier
Re: Which restaurants offer 1 to 1 in Grand Case? - 02/22/2015 03:20 PM
While I don't have a specific answer the spread should not be much at all since the exchange rate is between 1 euro = 1.14USD to slightly a little more right now. I would be surprised if any place had it more than 1 euro = 1.20 USD.
What was current 6 months ago may well be outdated now since the exchange rate has narrowed and pretty much continues to narrow.
Scroll to "Restaurants" in the
SXM-Info newsletter for what was reported a week ago.
While a lot of the supplies probably do come from the Dutch side, I doubt ALL do.
Posted By: Carol_Hill
Re: Which restaurants offer 1 to 1 in Grand Case? - 02/22/2015 03:27 PM
As the others have said, it's not really such a big deal anymore and frankly, I have always thought those restaurants just raised their prices to compensate..
That said, as far as who I know does 1 to 1, La Villa and Spiga do, and I think Piazza Pascal. It depends on whether you're going out there every night, etc, but any more we usually only do 1 night in Grand Case. For me, regardless of 1 to 1, I'd much rather be at Ocean 82 or Bistrot Cariabes.
Posted By: Dansc
Re: Which restaurants offer 1 to 1 in Grand Case? - 02/22/2015 03:44 PM
Hey rural, there are no ports or large airlines to handle goods coming on island on the french side. Everything comes in on the Dutch side hence why all the warehouses are there.
Posted By: ruralcarrier
Re: Which restaurants offer 1 to 1 in Grand Case? - 02/22/2015 03:52 PM
Dansc said:
Hey rural, there are no ports or large airlines to handle goods coming on island on the french side. Everything comes in on the Dutch side hence why all the warehouses are there.
I am well aware of that but I still doubt ALL supplies come via the Dutch side or they are all paid for in US dollars.
How would supplies arriving via Air France from France be handled?
Posted By: Dansc
Re: Which restaurants offer 1 to 1 in Grand Case? - 02/22/2015 03:58 PM
Ok, how about I clarify to 90%. They don't pay in dollars, you are correct, they use the euro so they actually only pay at this point .86 at the current rate. They may buy some fish at the market in Marigot but other than that all supplies on island come in on the Dutch side.
Posted By: Rasputin
Re: Which restaurants offer 1 to 1 in Grand Case? - 02/22/2015 04:09 PM
They pay their staff in Euros.
They pay their taxes in Euros.
They pay their rent in Euros.
They pay their utilities in Euros.
I'd be willing to bet that a majority of all of their expenses are in Euros.
You are in France. Deal with it.
Posted By: Dansc
Re: Which restaurants offer 1 to 1 in Grand Case? - 02/22/2015 04:12 PM
I'm fine with it actually. I spend most days on the french side and never complain. Just adding my opinion on what the current rate should be.
Posted By: GaKaye
Re: Which restaurants offer 1 to 1 in Grand Case? - 02/22/2015 04:20 PM
Rasputin said:
They pay their staff in Euros.
They pay their taxes in Euros.
They pay their rent in Euros.
They pay their utilities in Euros.
I'd be willing to bet that a majority of all of their expenses are in Euros.
You are in France. Deal with it.
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Posted By: KATEONTARIO77
Re: Which restaurants offer 1 to 1 in Grand Case? - 02/22/2015 04:27 PM
Buy the mussels....buy the mussels....good deal....they are all from Canada....our dollar is way down compared to the US $$$$$.....good deal....kate <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/canada.gif" alt="" /> anguilla
Posted By: Dansc
Re: Which restaurants offer 1 to 1 in Grand Case? - 02/22/2015 04:35 PM
I do and I love them. Thanks for sharing them with us! PEI all the way
Posted By: plequerre
Re: Which restaurants offer 1 to 1 in Grand Case? - 02/22/2015 05:12 PM
Rasputin said:
They pay their staff in Euros.
They pay their taxes in Euros.
They pay their rent in Euros.
They pay their utilities in Euros.
I'd be willing to bet that a majority of all of their expenses are in Euros.
You are in France. Deal with it.
Ed Zachary!
What I just noticed, which I didn't like, is when a business in Grand Case charges my Visa Debit Card in dollars at my request and my bank adds an exchange fee. I called my bank and they promptly reversed the fees. It was just a few cents per transaction but I had no reason to be charged more than the dollar amount of the transaction.
Posted By: ruralcarrier
Re: Which restaurants offer 1 to 1 in Grand Case? - 02/22/2015 07:31 PM
Perhaps I am not understanding, but if it is your bank charging the exchange fee, isn't that a totally different issue?
I know at one time some banks/credit cards would charge an exchange fee or currency conversion fee but that is beyond the control of any restaurant.
Posted By: Ted_n_Jan
Re: Which restaurants offer 1 to 1 in Grand Case? - 02/22/2015 08:40 PM
As Carol previously said, most places adjust their prices so that your cost comes out the same. Eat at a place because you want to, not because of the exchange rate.
However, you should always ask before you dine, since once in a while a place will offer a poor exchange rate and you should avoid those. We got stuck that way once and now always ask first.
Posted By: plequerre
Re: Which restaurants offer 1 to 1 in Grand Case? - 02/22/2015 10:44 PM
You understood well. What happened is I paid several Grand Case restaurants in US dollars, using a Visa Debit Card. The restaurants asked me if I wanted to be charged in USD or in Euros. I said dollars so the CC receipt I signed was in dollars and my bank still charged me fees which were described as foreign transaction fees! Nothing to do with the restaurants but I wanted to mention it in case someone else faces the same situation.
Posted By: ruralcarrier
Re: Which restaurants offer 1 to 1 in Grand Case? - 02/22/2015 10:51 PM
Ok. I understand. Like I stated, I know some credit cards (I have no idea on debit cards) or banks would change a conversion/currency fee even if charged in USD. I use a Discover card when possible and there is no charge for either.
Posted By: bksm
Re: Which restaurants offer 1 to 1 in Grand Case? - 02/22/2015 11:58 PM
Ted_n_Jan said:
As Carol previously said, most places adjust their prices so that your cost comes out the same.
Do you have any evidence to support this theory? When Le Cottage and L'Escapade offered 1:1 during slow season in the past, they didn't adjust their menu prices. Of the restaurants currently offering 1:1 for cash (Piazza Pascal, La Villa, Spiga, and Il Nettuno), I've compared their prices with their peers in Grand Case and found them to be mostly in line with each other (except for Spiga which has slightly higher prices).
Posted By: kim
Re: Which restaurants offer 1 to 1 in Grand Case? - 02/23/2015 12:03 AM
plequerre said:
You understood well. What happened is I paid several Grand Case restaurants in US dollars, using a Visa Debit Card. The restaurants asked me if I wanted to be charged in USD or in Euros. I said dollars so the CC receipt I signed was in dollars and my bank still charged me fees which were described as foreign transaction fees! Nothing to do with the restaurants but I wanted to mention it in case someone else faces the same situation.
If I understand it correctly, your bank was correct in charging that fee, doesn't matter if the charge was in USD or Euros, because the restaurants uses a bank in "France" and your bank is "US", so it's a foreign transaction coming into your US bank, they didn't charge a conversion fee as it was charged in USD. That's how it was explained to me. Hope that makes sense
Posted By: plequerre
Re: Which restaurants offer 1 to 1 in Grand Case? - 02/23/2015 12:17 AM
Yes it makes sense and what's funny is my bank didn't even try to explain it to me as clearly as you did. They accepted to reverse the charges without any discussion.
Posted By: letsgosailing
Re: Which restaurants offer 1 to 1 in Grand Case? - 02/23/2015 12:41 AM
L'Ecapade, and "Sky's the limit (lolos) also do, but I agree with Carol, most places just raise the price a little anyway..