What do you expect from a restaurant

19-07-2017 09:55PM #1

Had lunch today in a restaurant that has a Bib Gourmand I though it was excellent and extremely good value for the level of skill and experience that goes in doing food like that ( 20 for a two course lunch ).

Reading the reviews on Tripadvisor which were mostly five star however a lot of complaints of the portions being too small, now while the portions were not large its not that sort of restaurant you wouldn't leave hungry.

So do you expect to be stuffed and waddle out after a meal in a restaurant.

Pac1Man · 19-07-2017 09:57PM

Big portions and a good pint of Guinness.

Shenshen · 19-07-2017 09:59PM

Nope, I'd just expect to be full. If I leave hungry after having had a main, I'd be a bit miffed.

I would expect food that's better than I could make at home, and a decent selection. Being vegetarian, my choice in many restaurants is still "Do I eat or don't I eat?". If I even get that choice

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1 · 19-07-2017 10:01PM

I expect to be pleasantly sated.

Overheal · 19-07-2017 10:02PM

I expect, that when we order a shrimp fajita meal, that when it comes sizzling out to the table that the shrimp aren't frozen.

Somehow Applebee's ****ed this up. We ended up having to cook them at the table.

suicide_circus · 19-07-2017 10:03PM

Lobster stuffed with tacos

uck51js9zml2yt · 19-07-2017 10:03PM

I expect not to get food poisoning!

19-07-2017 10:06PM

It depends, sometimes I go out to dine, and other times to eat, and I try to pick the restaurant accordingly to minimise the potential for disappointment

Permabear · 19-07-2017 10:09PM

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Birneybau · 19-07-2017 10:12PM

Mainly food with the odd drink.

19-07-2017 10:20PM

Permabear wrote: »

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I wouldn't put up with that if your still so hungry you have to go to McDonald's afterwards then there is something wrong.

pq0n1ct4ve8zf5 · 19-07-2017 10:25PM

Cheap place: grand food really good portions

Expensive: grand portions really good food

SEPT 23 1989 · 19-07-2017 10:25PM

A good carvery tightener to act as ballast for the pints

Overheal · 19-07-2017 10:25PM

mariaalice wrote: »

I wouldn't put up with that if your still so hungry you have to go to McDonald's afterwards then there is something wrong.

MilesMorales1 · 19-07-2017 10:26PM

A decent plate of grub with a drink of coke. Hence why I like Wetherspoons so much.

Corruptedmorals · 19-07-2017 10:28PM

We are both quite fussy with simple-ish tastes so expensive restaurants with select menus that you need a broad palate to enjoy are wasted on us.

The menu doesn't need to be huge but with a decent selection not overly centred on fish for instance. Friendly service, tables not on top of each other, food preferably on plates not served in pretentious mini shopping trolleys and drinks in jars.

AllForIt · 19-07-2017 10:29PM

Free ketchup

19-07-2017 10:30PM

My pet hate is tables too close together, it needs to be an all round good experiences ambience, food and the sort of food I wouldn't cook at home I am a very good cook so I can be picky in a restaurant.

happywithlife · 19-07-2017 10:40PM

Corruptedmorals wrote: »

We are both quite fussy with simple-ish tastes so expensive restaurants with select menus that you need a broad palate to enjoy are wasted on us.

The menu doesn't need to be huge but with a decent selection not overly centred on fish for instance. Friendly service, tables not on top of each other, food preferably on plates not served in pretentious mini shopping trolleys and drinks in jars.

My husband to a tee :-)
Me? I like it to at least meet good food practice - if it's meant to be hot I want it hot not lukewarm. Recent dire experience was a pasta dish that had been left under the hotplate for oh about 10 mins too long - I had to cut a layer or congealed rubbery cheddar cheese off the top to find the pasta underneath. Now I'm not pretentious fussy but a decent standard is required. Also had occassion to completely cancel a food order recently when my 7 year old was served an undercooked burger which the eatery tried to pass off as no big deal - this was pub grub not steak tartare tertiary

19-07-2017 10:42PM

Mohamed Panicky Wildebeest wrote: »

Cheap place: grand food really good portions

Expensive: grand portions really good food

Spot on, it all depends on the price point.

beertons · 19-07-2017 10:43PM

Ate in a fish restaurant earlier, beside the sea. Not all the fish was fresh. To say I was disappointed, is an understatement.

happywithlife · 19-07-2017 10:48PM

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2690490/Service-time-restaurants-doubled-past-ten-years-customers-cell-phones-blame-claims-busy-NYC-restaurant.html

I know that link is the dailymail but it's the quickest link to the story I could find there- remember reading this at the time and it has stuck with me since re enjoying our experiences dining out today - and as it's written in 2014 I'd say things are possibly even worse now with the popularity of instagram and twitter haven grown since then

corner of hells · 19-07-2017 10:48PM

Want my snack box to be a decent sized box capable of holding two decent sized pieces of chicken , a load of chips and then not collapse when vinegar soaked.

You hear me , Silvio , none of your poncy little boxes.

19-07-2017 10:53PM

corner of hells wrote: »

Want my snack box to be a decent sized box capable of holding two decent sized pieces of chicken , a load of chips and then not collapse when vinegar soaked.

You hear me , Silvio , none of your poncy little boxes.

You need to go to the little chip in in Finglas nearly my favourite chipper.

andekwarhola · 19-07-2017 10:56PM

Depends on where you feel like going or what you want to pay at a particular time.

As for portions, I prefer something 'in between'. I don't want miniscule portions but I don't like going out and having a large stodgy meal either. The latter just makes me want to fall asleep.

corner of hells · 19-07-2017 10:57PM

mariaalice wrote: »

corner of hells wrote: »

Want my snack box to be a decent sized box capable of holding two decent sized pieces of chicken , a load of chips and then not collapse when vinegar soaked.

You hear me , Silvio , none of your poncy little boxes.

You need to go to the little chip in in Finglas nearly my favourite chipper.

Ahem ,I would also recommend the Hoi Wan.

Is the little chip where you get the huge batter burgers ?

19-07-2017 11:00PM

corner of hells wrote: »

Ahem ,I would also recommend the Hoi Wan.

Is the little chip where you get the huge batter burgers ?

I would never eat a batter burger and there are very few thing I wouldn't eat.

freshpopcorn · 19-07-2017 11:01PM

Regarding portion size it depends on where you go. If I was in an ordinary day to day restaurant. I'd expect a good size portion!

19-07-2017 11:12PM

Regardless of how good the food is if I'm not fit to burst when leaving then it's a disappointment.

corner of hells · 19-07-2017 11:16PM

mariaalice wrote: »

corner of hells wrote: »

Ahem ,I would also recommend the Hoi Wan.

Is the little chip where you get the huge batter burgers ?

I would never eat a batter burger and there are very few thing I wouldn't eat.

Ohhh look at you , miss la di dah, with your " I would never eat a batter burger".

Ann_Landers · 19-07-2017 11:24PM

Dimitri Deep Stream wrote: »

Regardless of how good the food is if I'm not fit to burst when leaving then it's a disappointment.

Ugh, why? Being uncomfortably full is a horrible feeling. It's awful that people mark down quality restaurants because they are not disgustingly full leaving the establishment. I've never left a restaurant in Ireland unsatisfied with the portions and indeed usually there is way too much food. I'm a fan of doggy bags.

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