large booking at restaurant- how to split the bill?

Georgiegirl256

Homeownertobe wrote: »

Eating enough good, nutritious food to enable you to be able to understand simple things.

Childhood malnutrition has a lot to answer for, clearly.

:rotfl: You obviously didn't read the posts where I said I love vegetables, I've ate them ever since I was little and I've got a healthy varied diet.

Childhood malnutrition? What on earth are you talking about?

Personally when I go out I have a starter and a main, I just don't have a pudding....now if a pudding is classed as good nutritious food, then darn it, I'm missing out!

seven-day-weekend

onlyroz wrote: »

If I had one course and you had two or three, I wouldn't have any problem at all *unless* you tried to pressure me into eating more than I wanted to.

Ok, well that's fine, please don't use such emotive language in future if you don't want people to misunderstand. Enjoying your food does not mean you are 'shovelling it down'.

onlyroz

Homeownertobe wrote: »

I wouldn't like to speculate. Enjoy Wetherspoons!;)

No, I'm now off to roast a lamb rump and prepare the roast potatoes and Yorkshire pudding.

Tomorrow I'm making Chicken Katsu Curry, on Tuesday I'll be making a Vietnamese duck salad and on Wednesday i'll be making a carbonara (with home-made tagliatelle).

Homeownertobe

Georgiegirl256 wrote: »

:rotfl: You obviously didn't read the posts where I said I love vegetables, I've ate them ever since I was little and I've got a healthy varied diet.

Childhood malnutrition? What on earth are you talking about?

Personally when I go out I have a starter and a main, I just don't have a pudding....now if a pudding is classed as good nutritious food, then darn it, I'm missing out!

You know none of this has been aimed at you, right?;)

Oh dear, you did, didn't you? How awful.:rotfl:

missbiggles1

Georgiegirl256 wrote: »

I actually like the sound of these tasting menus. With the portions being small, I think I could manage it all fine, although it would depend on what the desert was, anything too sickly and I wouldn't want it. But, I do like the concept of them.

I can understand though why most places insist on everyone in the party having them. I don't think it's anything to do with people's experiences being spoiled as such, more to do with the ease of preparation and serving the whole table at the same time. Totally different concept than ordering off the normal menu.

I've had them a couple of times in France as celebration meals. It really suited my husband and he ate everything on his plate - a great rarity for him.

Georgiegirl256

seven-day-weekend wrote: »

It is, if you've gone to a restaurant, the same as it is if you've gone to watch a film. You don't go to see a film and then talk all night, do you? The film is the important bit.

No comparison what so ever. When you go to watch a film you're meant to be silent, when you go for a meal then you're not. Conversation and socialising is a big part of that, or else we'd all just be sitting round a dining table in silence.

Homeownertobe

onlyroz wrote: »

No, I'm now off to roast a lamb rump and prepare the roast potatoes and Yorkshire pudding.

Tomorrow I'm making Chicken Katsu Curry, on Tuesday I'll be making a Vietnamese duck salad and on Wednesday i'll be making a carbonara (with home-made tagliatelle).

Careful dear, you'll get saliva all over that lovely food if you continue sneering.;)

onlyroz

seven-day-weekend wrote: »

Ok, well that's fine, please don't use such emotive language in future if you don't want people to misunderstand. Enjoying your food does not mean you are 'shovelling it down'.

If a person pressures others to eat more than they want to just so that they can feel better about the amount of food that they eat, does imply that they have some guilty feelings over the quantity of food consumed.

Homeownertobe

Georgiegirl256 wrote: »

No comparison what so ever. When you go to watch a film you're meant to be silent, when you go for a meal then you're not. Conversation and socialising is a big part of that, or else we'd all just be sitting round a dining table in silence.

When you go to a tasting menu, you're going to enjoy the taste in the first instance.;)

Homeownertobe

onlyroz wrote: »

If a person pressures others to eat more than they want to just so that they can feel better about the amount of food that they eat, does imply that they have some guilty feelings over the quantity of food consumed.

Only if it works in reverse, of course. And then all your sneering and comments do rather paint a worrying picture.