Two small salads and two small drinks came to 31.00 dollars.

Kathleen’s Place said:
Seems really high to me, but we don’t go out all that often so maybe that is normal nowadays
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And that's the problem, Kathleen, seems no matter how expensive eating out get's, seats are full, and a majority of those sitting in the seats are of the younger crowd/generation, so as log as people are willing to be ripped-off buy exorbitant prices, restaurants and fast-food places will keep on keeping on.

However, being old-school and all, I just simply cannot justify going out for lunch at say Boston Pizza, ordering a large pizza and dear husband ordering a beer or two, and the bill coming in at $70 after we're done giving a tip.

For $70 I can buy a nice roast with all the fixings, and put on a mouth-watering supper that will carry dear husband I through for 3 or 4 days.

Must come with our old-fashioned upbringing and the generation we grew up in as to why so many of us aren't interested to patronize the likes of.
 

Aunt Marg said:
For $70 I can buy a nice roast with all the fixings, and put on a mouth-watering supper that will carry dear husband I through for 3 or 4 days.
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I agree it is much more financially smart to eat at home, but to be fair, you are not including in your $70 the expenses the restaurant would have, you don't include cost of a chef, a greeter/seater, wait-staff, dishwashing and other cleaning, snow-removal for the parking, etc.
 
Aunt Marg said:
And that's the problem, Kathleen, seems no matter how expensive eating out get's, seats are full, and a majority of those sitting in the seats are of the younger crowd/generation, so as log as people are willing to be ripped-off buy exorbitant prices, restaurants and fast-food places will keep on keeping on.

However, being old-school and all, I just simply cannot justify going out for lunch at say Boston Pizza, ordering a large pizza and dear husband ordering a beer or two, and the bill coming in at $70 after we're done giving a tip.

For $70 I can buy a nice roast with all the fixings, and put on a mouth-watering supper that will carry dear husband I through for 3 or 4 days.

Must come with our old-fashioned upbringing and the generation we grew up in as to why so many of us aren't interested to patronize the likes of.
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Feel the same way...and we can make it so much better at home. I think my husband would literally choke if he had to pay $70 for beer and pizza 😂
 
Kathleen’s Place said:
Feel the same way...and we can make it so much better at home. I think my husband would literally choke if he had to pay $70 for beer and pizza 😂
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Well, I can’t make it better at home but I can buy a really good pizza at Costco, couple of drinks at McDonald’s, couple ice cream cones and safely eat it in my car for under 20 bucks.
 
Last summer I spent $55 on two club sandwiches and two diet cokes, eaten outside with my daughter at a basic diner/coffee shop in Manhattan. That includes tax and a generous tip. Given low traffic counts and high costs for PPE and cleaning, I'm sure every restaurant is under pressure to charge as much as possible.
 
Aneeda72 said:
Well, I can’t make it better at home but I can buy a really good pizza at Costco, couple of drinks at McDonald’s, couple ice cream cones and safely eat it in my car for under 20 bucks.
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Whatdayamean "Safely eat it in your car?" You're supposed to STAY HOME & BE SAFE! You're making everyone sick! :ROFLMAO:
 
HoneyNut said:
I agree it is much more financially smart to eat at home, but to be fair, you are not including in your $70 the expenses the restaurant would have, you don't include cost of a chef, a greeter/seater, wait-staff, dishwashing and other cleaning, snow-removal for the parking, etc.
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You're right, I never figured such in.
 
There is an old business phrase concerning how to price what you are selling - "all the traffic will bear" -meaning charge as much as you can get away with.
 
This reminds me of the millionaire who got all the millennials mad when he came out and told them they would never be able to afford to buy a home if they kept spending twenty bucks for avocado on toast.
 
I'll never forget a time dear husband and I visited an Italian food place. Dear husband ordered a full-size spaghetti with meatballs, and I order a half-size lasagna.

When the server brought our food to us I was aghast. Huge bowl to make dear husband's dish look like he was getting a lot, when in actuality the serving equated to roughly 8 fork-fulls of spaghetti (no, I'm not exaggerating), and two small meatballs, with a sauce that hubby said tasted like something made from a packet, and all for $14 (and change) for his order.

He left livid and swore that was the last time we would ever step foot in the place, and we've held true to our word.

Shame on any restaurant that cheaps-out on serving anything in the starch family. Rice, potatoes (as in french fries), pasta... all three are dirt cheap, and never should any restaurant be cheap when serving any of the three.

From all that I see today it's not (at all) about making a simple profit anymore, instead, today's business motto seems to be, rip 'em for all they're worth, which is why I harvest no sorrow or sympathy for restaurants closing their doors.
 
Aunt Marg said:
Huge bowl to make dear husband's dish look like he was getting a lot, when in actuality the serving equated to roughly 8 fork-fulls of spaghetti
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I forget where I saw it, probaby YouTube, but there was some video getting people (maybe kids) to guess which container had more (all the containers had same amount but were different shapes), and it was really hard to do. Many times I've thought I should try pouring dishwater between different dishes to see how they compare, but I always forget and then I don't want to get a nice clean dry dish wet.
 
HoneyNut said:
I forget where I saw it, probaby YouTube, but there was some video getting people (maybe kids) to guess which container had more (all the containers had same amount but were different shapes), and it was really hard to do. Many times I've thought I should try pouring dishwater between different dishes to see how they compare, but I always forget and then I don't want to get a nice clean dry dish wet.
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Ironically enough, my husband summoned the server to come back to our table that night and my husband asked her in a serious but sarcastic way, "what is this", while pointing at his pasta bowl, and the server replied, "our bowls are much bigger now".

The serving was pathetic, especially for a big man.
 
IMO, we all have to remember the difference between need items and luxury items. Like it or not, going to a restaurant is a luxury. If you want cheaper, there are alternatives. Sure, I think $31 is a bit high for the items received, but it is what it is. We also have to remember that some of these places are trying their best just to get to break-even (which 90% can't).
 
Aneeda72 said:
Well, I can’t make it better at home but I can buy a really good pizza at Costco, couple of drinks at McDonald’s, couple ice cream cones and safely eat it in my car for under 20 bucks.
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FOR SURE!!!!! Our oldest son and his family like to dine at very high dollar restaurants, and that’s fine. They both work hard and can well afford it, but I hate it when they ask us to go with them. Nothing, absolutely nothing, is worth that kind of money, plus I have to get out of my jeans 😱😂
 
Kathleen’s Place said:
FOR SURE!!!!! Our oldest son and his family like to dine at very high dollar restaurants, and that’s fine. They both work hard and can well afford it, but I hate it when they ask us to go with them. Nothing, absolutely nothing, is worth that kind of money, plus I have to get out of my jeans 😱😂
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That's how I feel.

No thanks.
 
Kathleen’s Place said:
FOR SURE!!!!! Our oldest son and his family like to dine at very high dollar restaurants, and that’s fine. They both work hard and can well afford it, but I hate it when they ask us to go with them. Nothing, absolutely nothing, is worth that kind of money, plus I have to get out of my jeans 😱😂
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This is a tough one for me because I put family experience above price of an object. Number one, if I'm your son, I'm paying for everything if it's out of our norm - just respect. Number two - try something out of your comfort zone. Who knows, you might actually like it. :)
 
My son & DIL, before pandemic of course, would take me to middle range restaurants and the prices shocked me & I felt weird, but I shouldn't have. For an anniversary gift a few years ago, her parents gave them the tasting menu which cost...............(I'm going to be sick)...............$1,000.00. I really freaked over that, in my head my father was yelling.
 
I have a few excuses for not going to restaurants but the main one is price. I really like to cook and eat my own food. Not that I'm some brilliant cook, just because I really didn't have a lot to pay for a restaurant meal. I never like anything I ever got in a restaurant enough to want to ever pay that much for it again. Now that Covid has shut down so many my heart goes out to those that have pretty decent prices, but are losing the battle to keep their businesses.

I'm with Aunt Bea. Like going to a Fair, or show, everything has gone up but my income hasn't ;) On the bright side, I have all I need, really blessed.
 

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