Eating Out-Is It Getting To Expensive Or Is There Still Value Out There

[gollob]

I ate out on Tuesday and on the menu for starters was A Scotch Egg for £6.50. My local Morrison's sell 4 Scotch Eggs for £1.75.I used to eat out every Friday and a Coke drink varied from £1.00 to £2.85 for a 330 glass yet I can buy 2 litre Coca Cola for £1.50 or even a supermarket brand for .60 pence for 2 litres.
I had a 16 oz Steak Pudding for £14,75 which after stripping away the pudding and the gravy perhaps there was 4 ounces of beef

[Mamyalynne]

If the £6.50p Scotch eggs were not superior to the supermarket ones I would have complained.

Soft drinks in restaurants are always overpriced I agree and the Steak pud sounds poor.

Don't go back there.

[marval]

It is getting expensive, I don't eat out very often.

[Theland]

And faecal matter in the drinks ice? (TV)

[goodgoalie]

....and never eat from the bowl of peanuts or 'nibbles'

[Mamyalynne]

Thought this was about the cost, now we're down the toilet.

Good luck Gollob.

[Old_Geezer]

Depends on where you go. Can't get professionals doing a grand job and presenting it in good surroundings for a song. But there are decent compromises out there if you read the reviews and try enough.

[douglas9401]

I suppose if you want something with 16 ounces of steak in it you order
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a steak

[douglas9401]

Btw, why is nobody dragging the heating, lighting, staff, rates old chestnut out?

[Theland]

Don't eat out any longer, or order takeaway and don't suffer food poisoning.

[-SharonA-]

I ate out last week and the bill for the meal at a Turkish restaurant for 4 people was £130.

[Theland]

£130 ?
Waste of money.
Eat at home.

[maggiebee]

I always read the reviews about a restaurant and try to use Groupon if I can. Still some great deals out there.

[Theland]

Do the staff wash their hands?
How do you know?

[maggiebee]

Got to take that on trust Theland - could ask the same question of butchers, bakers etc etc. We can but hope. Still wouldn't put me off eating out.

[Canary42]

The mark-up on food/drink at these places is enormous. But so are the running costs.

[Theland]

And watching fellow diners staring into their phones?

[Baldric]

Gollob, a bit of sincerely meant advice, if you find eating out too expensive just don't do it.

[Davemano]

I only eat out once in a blue moon but have found the best value for money is at a Toby Carvery. You can help yourself to as much as you like, then go again of you wish.

[Baldric]

Be fair Dave, look around you at the people you are sharing the space with, shudder!!!!!

[Mamyalynne]

Were you on the table alongside Dave?