Eating Out - more? less?

Eat out more. Hate preparing a meal for one or two people. Easier to eat out.
 

I eat out maybe half a dozen times a year, sometimes at a nice family restaurant, and sometimes at fast food places. What I really enjoy, though, is ordering in a special treat to be delivered - it could be fish & chips, a seafood platter, Chinese food, Swiss Chalet, KFC, etc. For this, I don't have to dress up, and can enjoy someone else's cooking in the comfort of my own home.
 
We don't eat out any more than we did before retirement, but we are willing to go to more 'upscale' places and spend more on a meal.Our wine budget has increased, significantly, in the same light.:playful:
 

Before I retired, I worked all round the UK & Europe and occasionally the USA. As a result, I ate out a lot, and by the time I retired, the novelty had definitely worn off. Now I only tend to dine out when I'm on holiday, but I do like to try local dishes whenever possible.
 
We have not gone out to eat in months. We usually have done either Chinese takeout or fast food lately. But then, even when we were both working we did not often eat out more than a couple times a year.
 
I'm a gourmet vegan chef. I only eat out when the gf wants to, for a change of scenery. My cooking beats 99% of what I'm served in the "best restaurants" in town. I'd say we dine out about four times a month, and then I tell the waitperson exactly how I want my meal prepared. About 75% of the time, everything is fine. The rest of the time, I send back my food, smile at my gf, and wait until she finishes her meal. It works, for us.
 
We do not eat out very often. I prepare simple meals now that there are just the two of us. We order some meals for special occasions to prepare at home rather than going out to eat.
 
We eat out a couple of times a week, which is actually about the same as when we were working. I have a weakness for Chinese food and Mexican food, and we enjoy going out for those fairly often.
 
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I am single so I eat out quite often. But I try to spend my money wisely.

For example, even at a nice restaurant, I drink water instead of purchasing overpriced drinks. I'd rather that two or three dollars for a glass of tea go towards the tip [I leave good tips.]

I have discovered that a grocery deli can be a good, cheap and convenient place to eat lunch.

I like to buy BBQ meat to go so I can make sandwiches at home. The same cost for a BBQ sandwich at the restaurant equals about three sandwiches at home.
 
C'est Moi said:
We eat out a couple of times a week, which is actually about the same as when we were working. I have a weakness for Chinese food and Mexican food, and we enjoy going out for those fairly often.
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Yummm... I love Tex-Mex. When I do dine out, much of the time it's Tex-Mex.

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treeguy64 said:
I'm a gourmet vegan chef. I only eat out when the gf wants to, for a change of scenery. My cooking beats 99% of what I'm served in the "best restaurants" in town. I'd say we dine out about four times a month, and then I tell the waitperson exactly how I want my meal prepared. About 75% of the time, everything is fine. The rest of the time, I send back my food, smile at my gf, and wait until she finishes her meal. It works, for us.
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What is your favorite meal to prepare treeguy?
 

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