Every night more than 10,000 people sit down to a meal in the luxury restaurants, clubs and bottle parties te po tund in the square mile Most of them pay luxury prices for their food and drink—21s. to 25s. for a bottle of champagne which can be bought for 10s. at a wine merchants, and similar figures for a dozen "royal" oysters which may cost from 8s. to 1s.
An idea of the fabulous profits made by the caterers of Mayfair and Piccadilly is indicated by the dividends they have paid in the past. Many have ranged from 100 to 140 per cent. in the bumper years, and one has paid 500 per cent. per annum regularly since 1923. But 1938 was a bad year for most of these est-Splshnents, and 1939, so far, proc mises to be even worse. That is why there was a fight recently to prevent new restaurants from opening, though the opposition was in vain.
One of these new restaurants is to be installed in a £225,000 building 83 about to be erected. It will cost £60,000 to equip and expects to serve 600,000 meals a year and employ 200. Another is to be a Czechoslovakian restaurant, run by the owners of a famous establishment in Mother, watch that tongue! t tells a story louder than words.
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