Are you a miser when buying your lunch on a day out?

hollydolly said:
I know the Mop & Brooms very well..when I worked at the studios we would occasionally go up there for a lunchtime drink in summer because of the larger outdoor space .... TBH it's not my cuppa tea as a pub..I'm not overly keen on pubs which allow little children to run around... and babies screaming... when I go to the pub I want to be with adults.. and if anything older children... ..but I do hope you enjoy yours...
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I tend to agree Hollydolly, but it's local, and my missus often goes there with her friend to put the world to rights over a lunch and a coffee or two. Also, my missus works at the Hertswood Academy, which is the main secondary school in Borehamwood. So whenever there's a staff do, they all go there as it's the closest pub where you can have a meal as well as a drink. Not only that, but because she's a regular there, the landlady recognises her whenever we visit and they talk like long lost friends.

I just keep my head down and try not to be too embarrassed by all the familiarity, but like you, I don't like the feral children running around and making mayhem. It's normally better in the evening if we go there though, unless a large family group is in, and then it can get quite loud and rowdy.

As to
I do hope you enjoy yours...
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My children are 42, 40 and 32 now, so they don't normally run around screaming. :ROFLMAO: :ROFLMAO: :ROFLMAO:👍

Also, the food's quite good. I normally have the fish and chips when I go there as I like the fish and the batter, and the size of the portions. However, as it's our family Christmas meal, that means not just us but my wife's cousin and her children, and her sister in law, so we'll be having the Christmas menu. I've already chosen my three courses, Prawn Cocktail to start, followed by the Turkey & trimmings, and I think I chose the Christmas pud for afters. So I hope they'll have a wheelbarrow on hand to wheel me back to the car in, coz I doubt if my old legs will carry me.
 

In past years I had spent way too much money on restaurant food. Early this year I started baking my own food cakes and making my own chocolate protein drinks.

The cakes go into the freezer after baking and will thaw by midday if not in a special lunch box or they need the microwave if I am uncertain of lunch times.

I just had breakfast. 70 grams of protein, 36 g carbs, 17 g fat, 9 g fiber, and 520 calories. I have never in my life eaten this well.

$4.00

I consume this generally twice a day. Other stuff I eat is similarly very healthful and cheap.

So when I look at restaurant or fast food prices, for what you get for it ... no way not again. 🥳 🎉 🎊
 
Out on the road, am far more likely to buy food from supermarkets than some restaurant or fast food business. And because I've trained my body to consume small portions of food, usual restaurant offering are simply too large. Thus, my stomach and GI tract have shrunk, so feel full after eating smaller quantities. When I do buy something at a fast food restaurant, it is usually one of their smallest or kid offerings.
 

David777 said:
Out on the road, am far more likely to buy food from supermarkets than some restaurant or fast food business.
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Same here. Especially when we're pulling the 5th wheel a long distance. I bring snacks and beverages in the truck, but not meals. We'll pull into a large supermarket parking lot and I dash into the market's fresh deli and bakery to grab some lunch while he parks. We eat in the truck or on a nearby bench if the weather is suitable.

Supermarkets offer a much wider variety than fast food places, plus the meals are tastier, cheaper and healthier than fast food.

Finding parking for a truck and 5th wheel camper (roughly 45' when hooked up) is a challenge, so we don't bother with restaurants when on the road.
 

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