Monday's Question Of The Day - May 1, 2017

[MoochNNoodles]

A simple question today....

Do you like to order appetizers when you go out to eat?



I admit it; I love them. We don't always order; but I enjoy it when we do. Mozzarella sticks (especially from a local Italian place that uses GOOD cheese!), Spinach Artichoke dip, bread with dipping sauce, wings, stuffed mushrooms, 'poppers", really anything appetizer wise is good to me. I've been known to order an appetizer as my meal sometimes too. Add a salad and sometimes it's better than the meals on the menu. Applebees used to have some kind of spin on an egg roll or something like that that was good in place of a meal. I don't think they carry it anymore.

 

[neely]

I do love appetizers but if I order them I can't finish my entree so I usually take a pass and save room for dessert instead.

 

[sivyaleah]

I do love appetizers but if I order them I can't finish my entree so I usually take a pass and save room for dessert instead.

Same here.
Sometimes I just order appetizers

 

[muffy]

My family never order appetizers and I never have either. I think it's just too much to eat. I rarely get desert either. I guess I'm just cheap. One time I took my nephew, his wife and 4 kids out to dinner. Every one of them had to have an appetizer and the kids were 12 years old and younger. That was a expensive dinner. I even brought them ice cream on the way home.

Muffy

 

[Willowy]

It depends how many people are there. More than 4, yes, always. If only 2 or 3 people, usually no. Exactly 4 people, sometimes yes sometimes no. I'll occasionally order an appetizer as a meal, if they have good appetizers.

 

[jcat]

Sometimes I order appetizers as a meal, but never with a meal. The same goes for dessert. An all-you-can-eat buffet is an entirely different matter, though. Then I take a little of everything.

 

[denice]

I will usually either get an app with a side salad as the meal and then get dessert or I will get just an entree and no dessert.

 

[Primula]

Appetizers are the best part of the meal. So many choices. Don't need an entreé & would rather have dessert.

 

[MoochNNoodles]

I don't like the dessert options most places have. Unless it's a non-chain restaurant they are usually just not good enough to waste the calories on. I don't mind bringing leftovers home; so there have been times I didn't eat more than 1/3 of my meal at the restaurant and enjoyed it later. Not too many; but I've done it.

I wish some places would let me have an appetizer in place of the "side of french fries" that comes with meals. Or the side of mashed potatoes or rice. Or maybe they could let you substitute the appetizer for the fries/rice/etc for a few dollars more. I'd go for that!

 

[AbbysMom]

I love appetizers and we usually order them.

 

[Winchester]

We hardly ever order appetizers. I'm thinking about the only time is if we go to Outback and I can have French Onion Soup and then the FO soup and a salad is my dinner. Sometimes we might order stuffed mushrooms, but it's rare.

As for dessert, I agree about the waste of calories. Usually restaurant desserts, esp chain restaurant desserts, aren't worth the money or the calories. And, a lot of times, if we're going out to dinner with friends, I'll make a dessert and then we'll all come back home for coffee and dessert at the house. One time, there were eight of us out for dinner and one guy was all set to order dessert. But then he looked at me and asked me if I had made anything. When I said I had made a chocolate cake with peanut butter frosting, he looked at the waiter and said, "Never mind! I'm having dessert at Pam's!" The waiter said, "Heck, I'm comin' with ya!"

 

[Kat0121]

I love appetizers and usually prefer them over an entree. I'd rather have an assortment of finger foods over a big holiday meal anytime also. I couldn't care less about dessert and never order it. Sweets are overrated IMO

 

[miagi's_mommy]

We do especially if we know it's going to be a long wait for the actual entree. I don't always order dessert unless we go to my favorite pizza place that has Mud Pie. It's my favorite dessert of theirs.

 

[Freedom]

The prices on the appetizers are as much as some of the entrees! I only order if I get it as the meal, and then it is usually a chicken flat bread or some such.

MoochNNoodles , I always get a veggie substitute for the fries. Spinach or broccoli, if available. A small side of an appetizer is a great idea! Maybe places will start doing that if we ask often enough!

And desserts, I only get if they offer those small ones; the normal desserts are HUGE and costly as well.
My fave dessert when out is Grapenut pudding, heated, with whipped cream on top!

 

[amysuen]

I love appetizers but have a bad habit of overeating so it's better if we don't order them. When we do order them I end up taking most of my entree home.

 

[cheeser]

I do love appetizers but if I order them I can't finish my entree so I usually take a pass and save room for dessert instead.

Me, too.

However, if it's just a quick lunch with friends, I've been know to skip the appetizers and entree altogether, and just order dessert.

 

[micknsnicks2mom]

honestly, the high prices and that the food generally isn't worth the price (as in, doesn't taste as good as what i can make at home) deters me from eating out. when i do go out to eat, on the rare occasion, i might consider ordering an appetizer and either soup or side salad as my meal......i've even ordered one of the kids meals before -- and the portion was just right.