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$3 for a hotdog and $6 for a beer is a misprint, at least thats not what the cost in the section of yankee stadium i was in, maybe
I should have explored further
I remember that the ticket prices for those two exhibition games were retro-priced back to when the Stadium first opened back in 1923, at least that was the promotion I remember hearing about, maybe they figured they would make up the difference in concession prices
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Interesting thing, though: while on the bus Friday, I overheard a conversation between a couple of neighborhood kids. One of them was griping that he wasn't allowed to skate near the stadium; a huge bodyguard barked at him and his buddies to leave when they tried to do so. Last I checked, there was a skate park a block away from the stadium, so they're not being totally deprived. Still, it makes me wonder how relationships between the people who live in the area and the people running the stadium are going to be going forward.[/quote]
I live in the neighborhood and I can assure you that the Yankees will never see a penny of my hard-earned cash.
I know this thread is about the new Yankee stadium but I thought I would chime in about something that I read on a mets forum. This is what somebody wrote.
"I had Acela club tix tonight. You MUST make a reservation or you will likely not get a table. I lucked into a table after working a few angles. But the club is considered the best one in the park, and be prepared to pay high-level prices. My son and I got two burgers, and I nearly choked when I saw the bill. $96.00 dollars for two orders of burgers and fries?! !!!!! Outrageous!"
Now I wonder how much it costs to eat at the "Yankee Steakhouse."
that person had to pay $96 because they failed to realize it was a $48 for all you can eat deal (per person). not simply $48 per burger.
GDK..thanks for the ACTUAL INFORMATION..it was an all you can eat buffet for $48, NOT $48 for a burger. Thats the difference between the actual information vs the usual hype/disinformation by people with their own agendas.
The Acela Club at Citifield is not one price for all-you-can-eat, rather the club has a prix fixe menu. The meal is priced per diner serviced, and while you can get a more complex meal of different courses for the same price, it does not mean that you can get more than one meal per person for $48.
If one selects the burger and fries option from the menu, then they will pay $48, just the same a someone who selects prime rib and appetizer and side dishes will pay the same $48. What you cannot do, however, is get two of the same course under such a pricing plan, and you do not get seconds or thirds, so it's not all-you-can-eat pricing that one would find at a buffet establishment.
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The Acela Club at Citifield is not one price for all-you-can-eat, rather the club has a prix fixe menu. The meal is priced per diner serviced, and while you can get a more complex meal of different courses for the same price, it does not mean that you can get more than one meal per person for $48.
If one selects the burger and fries option from the menu, then they will pay $48, just the same a someone who selects prime rib and appetizer and side dishes will pay the same $48. What you cannot do, however, is get two of the same course under such a pricing plan, and you do not get seconds or thirds, so it's not all-you-can-eat pricing that one would find at a buffet establishment.
Thanks for clarifying that up bmw. I never heard of all you can eat buffet at a baseball stadium...unless it is in the clubhouse for the baseball players,lol.
I think the bigger point here is..the person either was unaware of pricing and how to order, or as purposely trying to mislead us. When a person says "$96 for 2 burgers and fries screw the Yankees they are evil"...it is providing misinformation and misleading people, and simply adding to all the baseless hype. The reality of a prixe fix menu, or all-u-can-eat buffet, for $48 per person, is VERY different. But who needs reality when you can just scream things to get people's attention..who cares if its wrong?
The Acela Club at Citifield is prix fixe, not all-you-can-eat -- these are very different operational models. And, I do not think that vantastic was trying to mislead anyone by relaying the experience that someone had at Citi, just underscoring that people have similar issues. I do not recall anyone saying that the Yankees were evil at all, just that they were frustrated with some of the prices for the food and seating offerings when so much was done at taxpayer expense.
Compared to Myriad's other restaurants, the prices at Acela are significantly higher at the Acela when one has to pay for a higher priced ticket to have the option of dining there ($41 brunch or $48 meal). Inside the stadium, the offerings are $13 more for a meal than Tribeca Grill or Nobu on their prix fixe menus, both of which are Myriad owned. It's expected that there will be a slightly higher price, due to the concessions holder getting a cut of the profits from the operating companies, which may or may not involve a partnership with the respective team.
In the case of the example quoted, the fans have already paid for the Excelsior level tickets to gain admission to Acela, so the Mets have made a profit on that transaction, and the concessionaire is in partnership with the Mets to run the operating contracts for the various restaurants. On the restaurant side, the Mets make a profit on two transactions that are dependent, which accounts for part of the higher cost at the club's dining facility. It's interesting to note that Shake Shack only charges $1 more for a burger in the park as opposed to outside the park, but a hefty premium is charged on finer dining.
people can knock the pricing all they want and while I disagree with it, more people have attended ballgames in either park over the last few years - so there obviously is a demand for it despite the gouging. Bottom line is this, nobody is putting a gun to your head to pay those prices for food or tickets and attending a game can still be affordable if you the consumer make it that way.
A heftier premium is ALWAYS charged on finer dining, as well as on certian locations. Go to Applebees at Times Square..a hamburger there will cost you $15+...everywhere else on the planet its $8 bucks...and this isn't even finer dining. The fact remains, you are going to pay a premium for eating and drinking at yankee stadium, whether it is beer, a hot dog, or whatever else..that's the way its ALWAYS been. You pay a RIDICULOUS markup for popcorn, hot dog, and soda at the movie theater..so what do people do (and yes they pay their $11 movie ticket just to gain entrance)? EAT BEFORE/AFTER THEY GO TO THE THEATER OR DONT BUY ANY OF IT. So what's the big deal about Yankee Stadium exactly? And lets not repeat the "tax payers" expense, as ALL companies are corporate welfare recipients..so this is not unique to Yankee Stadium and they should not be held to a higher/different standard. A $48 prix-fix is not outrageous nor out of line with the a "finer dining" option inside Yankee stadium. But guess what? You know the prices going in..so why stay, eat and then come on the board and complain afterward? Just walk out if it seems too high!
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