On Saturday I paid SEK 87 for a Brownie with vanilla ice-cream in Grill Ruby in Stockholm’s Gamla Stan. Having ordered a coffee, I wanted something sweet on the side and asked the waitress if they had any cakes … she recommended the Brownie which I took without seeing a preview of the price.
It was delicious – warm, soft and chocolatey with a cute ball of icecream on top and I savoured every mouthful. Until the bill came and I discovered my five-minute Brownie session was going to set me back SEK 87, or approx EUR 9.
It was good but definitely too expensive. Even in the most touristy part of Stockholm, I cannot justify almost EUR 12 for a coffee and brownie. Luckily they at least gave us a free coffee refill.
Tags: brownie, Gamla Stan, Grill Ruby
Ahhh, reminiscent of the 199sek bowl of strawberries and cream shortly after midsommar at a restaurant on Sandhamn. Piracy on the high seas! ;o)
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Hah! Don’t complain about snack prices til you’ve been to some other countries
In Australia the standard price for coffee when out is 4AUD (24SEK) and a brownie with that could be anywhere from 5-9AUD(30-60SEK)…for one small peice….but the most horrendous pricing would be on sandwhiches. A simple beef and chutney sandwich with no extras could go for 5AUD, and a full chicken and salad sanwhich would likely be between 9 and 20AUD. This is all in your average shopping centre, not a fancy restaurant or cinema or airport, which all double the price. I don’t think we would be at the top of the pricing list for most expensive lunches (compared to other countries) either.
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To be fair, Gamla Stan, tourist hell? SEK 30 is more the norm for a coffee shop.
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$2.00 Canadian for a coffee minimum. $2.00 Canadian for any pastry minimum. $5.00 Canadian for a basic sandwich ie donair, hamburger, ham & cheeze minimum. Soup $2.50 / cup $3.50 / bowl Canadian minimum. Service is usually adequate, generally friendly but often poorly trained & unmotivated.
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Try the bacon cheeseburger with a spoonful of their BBQ sauce next time you are at Grill Ruby. At around 210 SEK, it is a little on the pricey side, but it is easily in my top 3 “best burgers in the world” list.
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