Eating Out (Page 10): No, this is a little drive-up coffee shop on the side of the road.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

BebuLamar wrote:

You meant Starbucks? I do buy coffee from Starbucks and don't mind paying the extra but... the coffee I made taste better. I only buy coffee at coffee shop when I am lazy.

No, this is a little drive-up coffee shop on the side of the road.

BebuLamar

jerryc41 wrote:

No, this is a little drive-up coffee shop on the side of the road.

I drink coffee just about any where and paid high prices sometimes still the best tasting coffee is what I made.

David Haynes Loc: New Boston, NH

AKA: Price gouging

cyan Loc: Northern NJ

[quote=jerryc41]Yeah, no more eating out for me.

Before I go out to a resto I always look at the menu (AND PRICES).

cyan Loc: Northern NJ

Yeah....and now, some restaurants don't put bread on the table UNLESS YOU ASK!

mr spock Loc: Fairfield CT

cyan wrote:

Yeah....and now, some restaurants don't put bread on the table UNLESS YOU ASK!

And some restaurants CHARGE for bread!

Rich2236 Loc: E. Hampstead, New Hampshire

mr spock wrote:

And some restaurants CHARGE for bread!

I went to one Mexican restaurant, normally they put a basket of chips and salsa on the table, at the end of my meal, I got the check and I saw they charged for the chips and dip. I did not Pay for them. I told the waitress that I "did not order the chips and dip!" and I refused to pay for something I didn't order. They deducted the charge. Restaurants, I am finding with try to get away with anything they can.

Scruples Loc: Brooklyn, New York

Rich2236 wrote:

I went to one Mexican restaurant, normally they put a basket of chips and salsa on the table, at the end of my meal, I got the check and I saw they charged for the chips and dip. I did not Pay for them. I told the waitress that I "did not order the chips and dip!" and I refused to pay for something I didn't order. They deducted the charge. Restaurants, I am finding with try to get away with anything they can.

Yep. Don’t worry about chips and salsa. Wait ‘till your charged for a glass of water and a napkin. Be careful if you used the bathroom you will be charged a cleaning fee and need to pay for toilet paper.

Rich2236 Loc: E. Hampstead, New Hampshire

Scruples wrote:

Yep. Don’t worry about chips and salsa. Wait ‘till your charged for a glass of water and a napkin. Be careful if you used the bathroom you will be charged a cleaning fee and need to pay for toilet paper.

I would not doubt what you say...A friend of mine was charged for the ice in his drink!!!!!

Lucian Loc: From Wales, living in Ohio

jerryc41 wrote:

Back in the 1970s, my wife's boss said he like to ... (show quote)

When you go into a restaurant with a new date and find the prices very expensive, you simply say to her... I'm not particularly hungry, are you, fatty? :-)

JohnSwanda Loc: San Francisco

Lucian wrote:

When you go into a restaurant with a new date and find the prices very expensive, you simply say to her... I'm not particularly hungry, are you, fatty? :-)

I don't go to a restaurant without checking the prices first. If their online menu doesn't list the prices, I assume they are too much.

BebuLamar

JohnSwanda wrote:

I don't go to a restaurant without checking the prices first. If their online menu doesn't list the prices, I assume they are too much.

A lot of restaurants I often go to are too small and have no website. You may find the menu and prices by checking on Yelp and see if someone posted the menu pictures. But even then the menu may not up to date. They are generally not expensive.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

BebuLamar wrote:

I drink coffee just about any where and paid high prices sometimes still the best tasting coffee is what I made.

I've been to Hawaii a few times. That's where they grow the very expensive Kona coffee. The places I stayed always provided some complimentary Kona coffee. Fortunately, I never liked it. I've tried some coffees on the "Best" lists, and I generally didn't like them. 30.6 oz of Maxwell House for $7.99 does me just fine.

JustJill Loc: Iowa

Scruples wrote:

Yep. Don’t worry about chips and salsa. Wait ‘till your charged for a glass of water and a napkin. Be careful if you used the bathroom you will be charged a cleaning fee and need to pay for toilet paper.

Nothing to do with restaurants but....

I remember when I was young some public restrooms you had to pay a quater to use it.
At least at Aldi when you pay a quarter, you get it back when you put your cart away.

bnsf

There is a place where I go on Monday nights called Burger Moe's near downtown St. Paul. There special on Mondays is a third pound burger with toppings and fries $7.99 plus tax and drink. Excellent food and you don't walk away feeling hungry. You are stuffed for the amount of food you are given.