do you either go with your Wife / G.F / Family for a meal out? we go fairly often to a lot of places in and around our area, apart from my wife's favourite Pie & mushy peas we go for various dishes, have you found the Quantity going down with the likes of steaks about the size of a bacon Rasher? the best place we have found for Quality, service, price is a place called ( I hope I'm allowed to say this) Sycamore Farm, nr Burnley, have you found the same?
Wife......never
Family....never
G.F.....once a week, the portions are the same but the quality is deteriorating as is the satisfaction. The service also varies from excellent to "not worth the effort."
I eat out quite frequently. I find too often that portions are oversized, to the point that it is not unusual for me to order two starters, the second being my main course with a side dish.
Steaks are sold by weight so I'd be surprised if you feel they are shrinking.
I eat out at least twice a week, we live within spitting distance of an excellent restaurant and bar, the portions are just right as is the price, quality is never an issue.
We eat out most Sundays,usually a carvery in one of the local pubs, there are eight or nine we use in rotation the quality and portions are excellant,as are the prices.
I meet up with my girlfriends every couple of months as we have to save for our lunches in the West End. We have our fave places and costs £40/50 each.
We mostly like the Chinese restaurants in Bayswater.