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Well it would depend how well you can cook but for me I wouldn't call it a waste of money at all as I can eat much better out than at home.
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It's reading threads like this that makes me realize how 'different' a lot of the posters are on here. I mean never eating out . . . . .do you not go for a meal for family birthdays? Or out with work? Or on holiday? Have you never just been away from home for a while and needed to eat? Or popped into a pub to see a friend and decided to get something?
To be fair it's probably been 3-4 weeks since I last ate at a pub and maybe 2.5 months since I was in an actual restaurant. But then I have a 'lull' between September and December where there are no family birthdays. |
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Eating out is obviously very popular. Here in Newcastle there must be a million eating places, all of them paying huge rates. Our treat is a Marks all in dinner and wine for ten pounds. Very little washing up and when we get our virtual reality headset, we will enjoy the lasagne and 12% red in a tiny restaurant somewhere in southern Italy.
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Never. It just seems such a terrible waste of money.
I hope you'll forgive me barbeler, but my first thought on reading your post was, Christ, what an exciting life barbeler must lead. You make Ebenezer Scrooge sound like Warren Buffet, or Michael Bloomberg. |
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I hope you'll forgive me barbeler, but my first thought on reading your post was, Christ, what an exciting life barbeler must lead.
You make Ebenezer Scrooge sound like Warren Buffet, or Michael Bloomberg. |
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I love to cook, I love cooking at home, I also love going out and enjoying the experience of fine dining. I haven't dined out much recently as I've been very poorly. I plan to get out to make up for it in the new year.
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I suppose I must be quite a good cook then, because I can never find anything so much better that I'm prepared to pay restaurant prices for it.
Family birthdays - never. Out with work - I used to dread the Christmas parties because I can never eat a large meal in the evening without feeling so blown up as to feel quite ill. I can eat the same amount at mid-day with no problem. On holiday - it seems such a waste of valuable time to have a restaurant meal on holiday, but I do enjoy sitting on the sea front with take-away fish and chips. I always try to avoid pubs which sell food. Out of interest what do you eat on holiday? One of the main things I look forward to when going on holiday is eating out at different places, usually twice a day. |
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Seriously? You've never had amazing food that you could just not replicate at home? I consider myself a good cook too but I've been to some restaurants where the food has just blown me away. Dishes with different techniques that would just be impractical to do at home. Plus I'd not fancy casually knocking up a 10 course tasting menu at home, I doubt I'd have enough plates.
Out of interest what do you eat on holiday? One of the main things I look forward to when going on holiday is eating out at different places, usually twice a day. I agree, as you have said replicating certain dishes can be nigh on impossible. There's also the 'spin' on a certain dish that makes another exciting experience. Sitting back and having a lovely meal prepared for you, that you can thoroughly enjoy is wonderful. I appreciate that is not for everyone, but I love it
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Family occasions/birthdays etc around 8-10 times a year.
Other than special occasions....About 3 times a week, sometimes more, other times less. If I'm out & hungry, I would rather eat out than cook when I return home.
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I love to cook, I love cooking at home, I also love going out and enjoying the experience of fine dining. I haven't dined out much recently as I've been very poorly. I plan to get out to make up for it in the new year.
![]() ![]() As for the OP - never - unless you count four sausage rolls for a quid from Cooplands.
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I hope you get better soon LM.
![]() As for the OP - never - unless you count four sausage rolls for a quid from Cooplands. ![]() Thank you for your kind words, hopefully I'm on the home straight now, new year to look forward to, so all all being well it's going to be good.You can't beat Cooplands sausage rolls, I couldn't eat four though
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Hello Keyser
Thank you for your kind words, hopefully I'm on the home straight now, new year to look forward to, so all all being well it's going to be good.You can't beat Cooplands sausage rolls, I couldn't eat four though ![]() ![]() Well you are a Little Munchkin - four is far too much!
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Not all that often maybe once or twice a month and even then it might only be a quick Wetherspoons lunch. As for proper "going out" and getting dressed up then it's probably only 3 or 4 times per year here, abroad will depend on the board basis.
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Most weekends, having found a good restaurant devoid of chavs and in pleasant surroundings. Although I have one rant when eating elsewhere when having ordered and payed for an omelette, then after waiting about 20 minutes, to be told they were 'Out of omelettes'. A fortnight later. again exactly the same 20 minutes waste of time, despite having related to the cashier my earlier experience and being assured there was no problem this time, did not leave me in a happy mood.
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McDonalds calls itself a restaurant.
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Couple of times a week, usually a Fri night involved. Used to be a lot more, but I'm more of a homebody these days. I have a couple of friends not working, so when they're coming along we tend to go to a Harvester type place. When they're not coming along we go somewhere a bit more expensive.
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Well by most dictionary definitions it is a restaurant.
The others they had huge tables centre of the floor like pirate meetings with the huge back chairs. Certainly there were so many options and variety for all the diners. It had a feeling of Pirates of the Caribbean but with lots of gold and dark red coloured stuff. Low warm lighting but enough to see well. Think it was Brownhills... I've only been in McDonalds a few times. Seats that you cannot sit on as you slide everywhere, everything feels plastic since it is easy for wiping down. Let alone all the children and the hospital lighting. Even felt out of place going into McDonalds when I was 15 - 17. |
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Seriously? You've never had amazing food that you could just not replicate at home? I consider myself a good cook too but I've been to some restaurants where the food has just blown me away. Dishes with different techniques that would just be impractical to do at home. Plus I'd not fancy casually knocking up a 10 course tasting menu at home, I doubt I'd have enough plates.
Out of interest what do you eat on holiday? One of the main things I look forward to when going on holiday is eating out at different places, usually twice a day. I can only assume that a) their taste buds are so degraded everything tastes the same. b) They can't afford to eat out so this is a hand excuse. c) The live miles from civilisation and there is seriously no where nearby, but distance from civilisation is no excuse as even Bradford has some good places to eat out. |
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There do seem to be a lot of deluded people on this site don't there.
I can only assume that a) their taste buds are so degraded everything tastes the same. b) They can't afford to eat out so this is a hand excuse. c) The live miles from civilisation and there is seriously no where nearby, but distance from civilisation is no excuse as even Bradford has some good places to eat out. Even gravy is too salty at times for my liking. Probably if most people tasted my food they would say it is tasteless... perhaps. |
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There do seem to be a lot of deluded people on this site don't there.
I can only assume that a) their taste buds are so degraded everything tastes the same. b) They can't afford to eat out so this is a hand excuse. c) The live miles from civilisation and there is seriously no where nearby, but distance from civilisation is no excuse as even Bradford has some good places to eat out. However I really enjoy the social side of it. Lots of people all round a table having a chat and laugh. It's just a normal part of life for me and pretty much everyone I know to meet people in restaurants to catch up. |
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Curious, those who have chinese and those who get chinese in a lot... Do you drink a lot after it? Over the course of a few hours?
I love chinese always have but only have it as treats due to the amount of carbohydrates. The amount of water I always went through from chinese was always unreal. The hidden salt and couldn't get rid of the oilyness in my mouth/lips. Plus the fact chinese makes you sleepy as your body goes into overdrive trying to digest. |
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Seriously? You've never had amazing food that you could just not replicate at home? I consider myself a good cook too but I've been to some restaurants where the food has just blown me away. Dishes with different techniques that would just be impractical to do at home. Plus I'd not fancy casually knocking up a 10 course tasting menu at home, I doubt I'd have enough plates.
Out of interest what do you eat on holiday? One of the main things I look forward to when going on holiday is eating out at different places, usually twice a day.
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It's reading threads like this that makes me realize how 'different' a lot of the posters are on here. I mean never eating out . . . . .do you not go for a meal for family birthdays? Or out with work? Or on holiday? Have you never just been away from home for a while and needed to eat? Or popped into a pub to see a friend and decided to get something?
To be fair it's probably been 3-4 weeks since I last ate at a pub and maybe 2.5 months since I was in an actual restaurant. But then I have a 'lull' between September and December where there are no family birthdays. |
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