How much would you pay for a meal?

waddle · Sep 12, 2005

I think the most I've spent was around $80 at a French restaurant in Los Angeles...I think that might have been including the tip. It was good, but not THAT good!

Normally I don't spent more than $15 when I eat out...I don't go to fancy places. :-) Besides, I'd rather spend my money shopping!

fwan · Sep 12, 2005

Originally Posted by CoolCat

...poor Hubby Pocket!

....bad chick!

.........

....(Just kidding Karen!)...

Hummmmmm....

.....Fran say well, it depend he occasion and the place...but normally we spend $ 25.00 usd in a meal for both included deserts and Tips.....but when is a special ocation the cost would be around to $100.00 Usd...

......................................but is so great!

Which fran are you talking to??

eatrawfish · Sep 12, 2005

I like sushi, and when you are eating Raw Fish you don't *want* to spend too little on it. We frequently would spend $50-100 on sushi for the two of us.

I'm trying to cut down and save money. But it's so hard.

coolcat · Sep 12, 2005

Originally Posted by fwan

Which fran are you talking to??

IÂ´m Talking about a some beautiful flower from Frankfurt!

......

a very very overprotecting and superspoiled mother, owner of 2 lovely Gattos!

.................

..............

Cheers Chick!

miss mew · Sep 12, 2005

We paid $75 for a Valentines Day dinner at the Keg. It was worth it

...especially for the cheesecake dessert!

icklemiss21 · Sep 12, 2005

We go out once a week and spend about $25 CAD each, but for a nice dinner we would easily spend $100 on drinks etc - I think our anniversary dinner came closer to $200 - it was good though - but I think the chocolate cake had enough cals for a whole week!

girlieq · Sep 12, 2005

On the rare occasion when Dieter and I are in the same time zone, we don't usually go out to expensive places. In the town we're both from, one of our favorite places is a sushi resturaunt that runs about $40 for the two of us. I don't eat much, because I'm all little and such, so it's usually just the two of us splitting a sushi boat (it's made for 2-3 people), and splitting a dessert. The boat comes with miso soup and a cucumber salad, so it's a great meal.

He took me to a resturaunt in San Diego when I went to visit him that was really nice, and probably really expensive. I have no idea how expensive, though. Since I'm a student, and he has his housing and food paid for, he generally catches the bill when he's around.

When I go out with friends, we usually try to keep it under $30 including drinks for each person. Poor college students.

rapunzel47 · Sep 12, 2005

There are basically three situations in which we eat out. I don't count grabbing something fast at the Golden Arch Supper Club as "eating out".

The least elaborate is the odd mid-week evening when the chef needs a night off: we go to our favourite pub-style restaurant, and have comfort food and some wine or beer, and get out for $60 or so.

The middle situation is a casual dinner out with friends, which usually sets us back something like $80 or so.

The upper level is a special occasion dinner which probably will approach $150.

We seldom do appetizers, sometimes do dessert, usually do either wine or beer, except for the special occasion, when we might do a drink before and wine with.

My recent experience is that the price has been worth it. I have no objection to paying what it costs to have a nice meal out. Mostly we do it at home, because I enjoy cooking and Rob likes my cooking as well as anyone's. But it's also a real pleasure to let someone else do it, and pick up ideas along the way. I love to reverse engineer.

So, tops probably about $150, and yes, well worth it.

niktemadur · Oct 21, 2005

A friend of mine is a chef, and about three years ago he and his wife did a special New Year's Eve dinner for couples at his restaurant, so I took my then-girlfriend-now-wife and it set me back $110, but I didn't mind, as I knew it was going to be something extra special. All mezzanine tables were joined together and it ended up being about 28 of us in one gigantic table. However, the chef did the event as a gesture of thanks, because I'm guessing he didn't make a dime from it. Here's why: It was a nine-course meal including drinks, among which were a limitless supply of white and red wine, plus 24 bottles of french champagne!

First course was served at 11:30 pm, while dessert came at 4:30 in the morning! It was insane! I'll never forget it:
1. One raw sea urchin in a shot glass with mezcal, tomato and lemon juice.
2. Arugula salad with one grilled giant scallop.
3. Steamed clams in a saffron stew.
4. Tuna tartare with pear and avocado.
5. Foie gras with freshly-fried potato chips.
6. Abalone and artichoke pan-fried in olive oil.
7. Fresh salmon in a deep-sea crab cream.
8. Rib eye with an olive cream.
9. Chocolate cascade with Bailey's and Frangelico on top.

Sigh...

When the chef came up from the kitchen to ask us what we thought of the whole thing, we gave him a standing ovation.

However, the chef himself takes top prize among us mere mortals, as once in London he had dinner at a place called The Fat Duck, ranked #1 in the world, and that little escapade set him and his wife back $750! It was a sixteen course dinner, the first of which was, just to give you an idea, a frozen ball of green tea, lime juice and vodka, brought to your table in a container kept at 200 degrees below zero by liquid nitrogen; the waiter took the ball with pincers and placed it in your open mouth, where it instantly melted in an explosion of flavor. Unbelievable.

squirtle · Oct 21, 2005

When we go out to eat in a decent restaurant I think we usually spend between $50-$70. I think it really depends on which one of us is drinking

If we are out with friends I think we spend more because we make sure someone else drives so we can both drink.

If we could afford it, I would have no problem going out to a nice restaurant and spending $100-$150 on a good dinner. We did that with friends to celebrate a few months ago.A good meal in a nice place is definately worth it, it's just not something we can really do often.

pepper girl · Oct 21, 2005

For a "night out" for two for us costs anywhere from $80-100 for us but if we are just eating out we spend anywhere from $30-40 depending on the restaurant.

yosemite · Oct 21, 2005

Originally Posted by niktemadur

A friend of mine is a chef, and about three years ago he and his wife did a special New Year's Eve dinner for couples at his restaurant, so I took my then-girlfriend-now-wife and it set me back $110, but I didn't mind, as I knew it was going to be something extra special. All mezzanine tables were joined together and it ended up being about 28 of us in one gigantic table. However, the chef did the event as a gesture of thanks, because I'm guessing he didn't make a dime from it. Here's why: It was a nine-course meal including drinks, among which were a limitless supply of white and red wine, plus 24 bottles of french champagne!

First course was served at 11:30 pm, while dessert came at 4:30 in the morning! It was insane! I'll never forget it:
1. One raw sea urchin in a shot glass with mezcal, tomato and lemon juice.
2. Arugula salad with one grilled giant scallop.
3. Steamed clams in a saffron stew.
4. Tuna tartare with pear and avocado.
5. Foie gras with freshly-fried potato chips.
6. Abalone and artichoke pan-fried in olive oil.
7. Fresh salmon in a deep-sea crab cream.
8. Rib eye with an olive cream.
9. Chocolate cascade with Bailey's and Frangelico on top.

Sigh...

When the chef came up from the kitchen to ask us what we thought of the whole thing, we gave him a standing ovation.

However, the chef himself takes top prize among us mere mortals, as once in London he had dinner at a place called The Fat Duck, ranked #1 in the world, and that little escapade set him and his wife back $750! It was a sixteen course dinner, the first of which was, just to give you an idea, a frozen ball of green tea, lime juice and vodka, brought to your table in a container kept at 200 degrees below zero by liquid nitrogen; the waiter took the ball with pincers and placed it in your open mouth, where it instantly melted in an explosion of flavor. Unbelievable.

You are so lucky to have a chef for a friend. I'm green with envy since my husband and I adore new and wonderful foods.

stampit3d · Oct 21, 2005

Usually we pay between $7-$18 a person....I think we paid over $40 for the 2 of us once for an anniversary dinner with wine.....but I would NOT spend that much on food for 1 meal very often....I`d rather use the $ someplace else...some place where I can SEE where it went to ,and have something to show for it. (Besides a bigger backside!)
Linda

lillekat · Oct 21, 2005

It depends on the meal. Rune and I went to a fancy little steak restaurant once that threw me back 1200DKK (Â£120 ish) but that included a bottle of wine and dessert and coffee and stuff. All in all it was a good night, but not something I would be willing to pay too often!

commonoddity042 · Oct 21, 2005

depends on the food.

babyharley · Oct 21, 2005

John & I recently went to Famous Daves (

) for a night out and it was about $40, we both had a big rack of ribs, appitizers and dessert, so it was pretty cheap, but it was sooo good, YUM!

My grandparents took me & my mom to Red Lobster about a month ago and just for 4 of us, it was about $200, but we all had lobster and such too, oh how I looooove Red Lobster...

lionessrampant · Oct 21, 2005

Ian, being the sweetheart that he is, found two very fancy vegan restuarants....

Since you can't order things like Foie gras or filet mignon or lobster, it tends to be slightly less expensive than going to a normal fance restuarant, although these places tend to make up for it in that everything is organic and has no added...anything.

We spent around $55-60 for the two of us at each place. It was well worth it!!! Especially the vegan deserts....even though I'm adding a tiny bit od dairy back in, it's not every day that I get treats!!!

esrgirl · Oct 21, 2005

The most we've spent is generally around what we spend at a nice place once a year- $85, including a tip. Generally we'll get a meal, drinks, appetizer, and one dessert for around 75 and leave a tip in the $20 range. Our favorite restaurants are Palamino (www.palomino.com) in Indianapolis and the Kinzie Chop House in Chicago (http://kinziechophouse.com ). I've never been to a five star restaurant, where you're looking at a hundred per plate, but someday I'd like to!

If we eat at a place like O'Charleys we'll usually spend $35, tip included. I like to eat at my own restaurant, the Olive Garden, because at lunch you can get the soup, salad, and breadsticks for $5.95 and it's all sooo good. Yes, I can still say that after two years of serving there!!

Reading Lionessrampant's post reminded me of how much I love the Chicago Diner as well. The vegan cookies and cream cake and the no-meata fajitas are amazing!!!!

babyharley · Oct 21, 2005

Originally Posted by esrgirl

I like to eat at my own restaurant, the Olive Garden, because at lunch you can get the soup, salad, and breadsticks for $5.95 and it's all sooo good. Yes, I can still say that after two years of serving there!!

Oh I absolutely love the Olive Garden, I haven't been there in so long though, their breadsticks are to die for!

snosrap5 · Oct 21, 2005

My husband and I just celebrated our 18th wedding anniversary Oct 9th. We decided to do something different. We booked a dinner cruise on the Solaris. It was 65 dollars per person. That did not include appetizers or drinks. It was a very nice 3 hour cruise. Dinner was excellent and they had band so you could also dance. It was a very romantic evening.

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