How come

07-12-2015 06:51PM #1

How come restaurants and cafe's have become eateries now, sounds daft.

Any other new speak that irritates you.

the evasion_kid · 07-12-2015 06:53PM

bae

MilesMorales1 · 07-12-2015 06:53PM

Everything has to be a wrap now. And it can't just be a chicken butty or something, its got to be pulled chicken, or pulled ham.

Lights On · 07-12-2015 06:53PM

Back in my day we called them eating holes. None of this restaurant lark.

07-12-2015 06:56PM

Rustic replaced home-made or home-style, now artisan has replaced rustic.

Oh, and hand-finished is cropping up a lot lately, I think it means the item is made in a highly automated factory, but someone puts a garnish on it by hand before it's boxed.

RayM · 07-12-2015 06:57PM

I ordered a mixed grill recently, and it arrived in a frying pan. A frying pan.

07-12-2015 06:59PM

RayM wrote: »

I ordered a mixed grill recently, and it arrived in a frying pan. A frying pan.

And you ordered a grill! I'd be on to them for a breach of the trades descriptions act!

Fleawuss · 07-12-2015 06:59PM

MilesMorales1 wrote: »

Everything has to be a wrap now. And it can't just be a chicken butty or something, its got to be pulled chicken, or pulled ham.

And such Shyte! Who wants to pull ham. Or chicken? The chicken pullers son. FFS.
Pulled ham. Someone needs a punch in the teeth.

SEPT 23 1989 · 07-12-2015 06:59PM

Fancy names = charge more

MilesMorales1 · 07-12-2015 07:00PM

See this is why I like places like weather spoons. None of this fannying around trying to make things sound fancy, they say its a steak and chips with a drink for €9, thats exactly what you get, no mess.

Fleawuss · 07-12-2015 07:01PM

And food served on a slate. A piece of fcuking rock. Should I wear an animal skin and growl like a dog.

Bulbous Salutation · 07-12-2015 07:02PM

MilesMorales1 wrote: »

See this is why I like places like weather spoons. None of this fannying around trying to make things sound fancy, they say its a steak and chips with a drink for €9, thats exactly what you get, no mess.

The food is disgusting sh1t though.

Fluffy Cat 88 · 07-12-2015 07:02PM

RayM wrote: »

I ordered a mixed grill recently, and it arrived in a frying pan. A frying pan.

Hate it when food arrives on a slate/bread board/in a wellington boot etc!

Just serve it on a plate dammit!

If you're on Twitter take a look at #wewantplates - total food fookery in the extreme!

Bulbous Salutation · 07-12-2015 07:05PM

Fluffy Cat 88 wrote: »

Hate it when food arrives on a slate/bread board/in a wellington boot etc!

Just serve it on a plate dammit!

If you're on Twitter take a look at #wewantplates - total food fookery in the extreme!

Drinks in jam jars as well.

Skylinehead · 07-12-2015 07:05PM

I prefer "fooditarium" myself.

07-12-2015 07:06PM

Some of the daftness makes me laugh though...some desert or cake being enrobed in chocolate

ScumLord · 07-12-2015 07:12PM

By all accounts Irish consumers are a pretentious lot. We love to think we're buying the fanciest of fancy stuff. Just look at Lidl and Aldi, they came to this country selling us the cheap stuff and had to start stocking fancy stuff in fancy packaging to get us in the door.

So the reason restaurants are calling themselves eateries is because it clearly works at getting people in the door.

Pat Mustard · 07-12-2015 07:14PM

Was in a restaurant where I given raw steak and had to cook it myself on a hot rock. Mad.

Stheno · 07-12-2015 07:17PM

Fleawuss wrote: »

And food served on a slate. A piece of fcuking rock. Should I wear an animal skin and growl like a dog.

Not to mention chopping boards and milk in mini bottles. And cocktails served in jamjars!!! wtf!!!

Bulbous Salutation wrote: »

The food is disgusting sh1t though.

Truly foul

kowloon · 07-12-2015 07:20PM

That's the problem with marketing, you have to come up with new BS to replace the old when it becomes common.

MilesMorales1 · 07-12-2015 07:20PM

Bulbous Salutation wrote: »

The food is disgusting sh1t though.

Well I quite enjoy it.

mynameis905 · 07-12-2015 07:24PM

Bulbous Salutation wrote: »

Drinks in jam jars as well.

Has this started over here? I've only ever seen that on TV shows.

Stheno · 07-12-2015 07:26PM

mynameis905 wrote: »

Has this started over here? I've only ever seen that on TV shows.

Yeah one of my locals does this

The_Valeyard · 07-12-2015 07:39PM

mariaalice wrote: »

How come restaurants and cafe's have become eateries now, sounds daft.

Any other new speak that irritates you.

Are you Kneemos in another form?

mynameis905 · 07-12-2015 07:40PM

Anyone eating 'gluten-free' food is either a legitimate coeliac or (more likely) a complete and utter toolbag.

Restaurants using terms like 'Artisan', 'Wraps' or 'Tapas'.

Overly dramatic verbage on menus - 'smothered', 'drizzled', 'decadent'

'Pan-fried' is another pet hate of mine. What else in the name of fúck are you going to fry with other than a pan?

Fluffy Cat 88 · 07-12-2015 07:48PM

Or this type of menu sh1te:

Pan seared fillet of wild (insert random county) duckling with parsley foam served in a rasberry jus with the steamed tears of a rhinoceros.

Rosemary scented leg of pollock with soft crispy pan fried noodles served on a bed of freshly harvested dock leaves smothered in butter.

Funkfield · 07-12-2015 07:58PM

Fluffy Cat 88 wrote: »

Or this type of menu sh1te:

Pan seared fillet of wild (insert random county) duckling with parsley foam served in a rasberry jus with the steamed tears of a rhinoceros.

Rosemary scented leg of pollock with soft crispy pan fried noodles served on a bed of freshly harvested dock leaves smothered in butter.

Man, you're making my mouth water here

Chancer3001 · 07-12-2015 08:03PM

mynameis905 wrote: »

Anyone eating 'gluten-free' food is either a legitimate coeliac or (more likely) a complete and utter toolbag.

Restaurants using terms like 'Artisan', 'Wraps' or 'Tapas'.

Overly dramatic verbage on menus - 'smothered', 'drizzled', 'decadent'

'Pan-fried' is another pet hate of mine. What else in the name of fúck are you going to fry with other than a pan?

You can deep fry.

Think shallow fry is a thing too.

Big difference between pan fried chicken and deep fried chicken

Ally Dick · 07-12-2015 08:06PM

The one I HATE is "this video BROKE THE INTERNET". What a ridiculous expression

endacl · 07-12-2015 08:08PM

I recently had a lovely meat in an eaterie. The eaterie was attached to a sleeperie. I travelled there by driverie. It was a long drive. On the way, I had to stop at a filluperie. As we were staying in the sleeperie, we took advantage of the residents drinkerie. Woke up the next morning and had a lovely dip in the sleeperie's swimmerie.

hairyslug · 07-12-2015 08:09PM

According to dundrum shopping centre we don't give presents anymore, it's all about the art of gifting

How come

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