Restuarants paying before eating

Northernrobm

This new concept of paying for food before receiving it, a big portguese chain springs to mind, operates like this, drives me mad. I have yet to have a good meal in a restuarant where i have had to pay for my food before receiving it. Anyone else agree that the old fashioned way of paying for your food after you eat it works best?

dudara

It really doesn't bother me. You pay in Burger King and McDonald's and lots of small cafes before eating, although it's not what you'd expect in "proper" restaurants. It's all about the business model that the restaurant chooses to follow.

Northernrobm

Thankfully i've never ate in Burger King or McDonalds. I have class

mayordenis

Depends on the place but I'm as happy to be able to leave when I'm ready instead of waiting for someone to come over, then I ask for the bill, then they come back with the bill, then I pay or ask for the card machine thingy, then they go get change blah blah tedious really. Also assuming you mean nandos I wouldn't really consider it a big step up above any of the above mentioned fast fooderies.

Northernrobm

mayordenis wrote: »

Depends on the place but I'm as happy to be able to leave when I'm ready instead of waiting for someone to come over, then I ask for the bill, then they come back with the bill, then I pay or ask for the card machine thingy, then they go get change blah blah tedious really. Also assuming you mean nandos I wouldn't really consider it a big step up above any of the above mentioned fast fooderies.

Thats my point nandos is trying to be something its not. Shame on them fooling me into thinking they were classy

IvyTheTerrible

Northernrobm wrote: »

Thankfully i've never ate in Burger King or McDonalds. I have class

But not a clear grasp of grammar!

Northernrobm

IvyTheTerrible wrote: »

But not a clear grasp of grammar!

Oh pardon me,

Thankfully I’ve never ate in Burger King or McDonalds. I have class.
:P

homemadecider

Points for effort. Must try harder.

A Primal Nut

It's usually just fast food; as they are all about serving as many customers as possible so keeping track of things so people can pay later would be difficult. So it makes sense.

Also I'm a classy lad myself but I'm still partial to the odd Big Mac and Fries.

Northernrobm

homemadecider wrote: »

Points for effort. Must try harder.

Points for THE effort. Must try harder

Jesus Wept

Northernrobm wrote: »

Thankfully i've never ate in Burger King or McDonalds. I have class

Your high horse wouldn't fit in the door and I doubt you get of it.

A Primal Nut

Nando's are South African so don't think he/she means that one.

Dr Turk Turkelton

Our Year wrote: »

Your high horse wouldn't fit in the door and I doubt you get of it.

Horse could be chopped up and served to you as a "burger" in there!

Staplor

A Primal Nut wrote: »

Nando's are South African so don't think he/she means that one.

No they aren't, they Portuguese style, piri piri is the clue

Tabnabs

Staplor wrote: »

No they aren't, they Portuguese style, piri piri is the clue

Piri piri may be Portuguese, Nando's are from SA.

Nonoperational

Northernrobm wrote: »

Oh pardon me,

Thankfully I’ve never ate in Burger King or McDonalds. I have class.
:P

Sigh.

maximoose

I like paying for my meal before eating. Saves any time waiting for the bill after your meal and avoids tips. Sweet.

Faith

This thread is a trainwreck already so I'm going to close it.