america

[garlandk9]

i'm off to new york in july, can anyone please tell me if its cheap over for eating out?
thanks
keith!

[raysparx1]

Well its a lot cheaper than over here, some of the restaurants around Times squre are pricey, but there are some good fair priced steak hoses around the area as well, and if you are having a breakfast just go into the diners the locals use, they are good value, enjoy it, its a great place.

[pastafreak]

Hi-it's me again garland...I just answered your "food"Q.....I was in NYC last August to visit my family...and the food was as good value as ever!.....I would say that on average it is about 1/3 cheaper than here. Look for ethnic restaurants and American diners....huge choice and huge portions. We had a wonderful Middle -Eastern meal for around a tenner each.

[dzug]

Remember that although the menu prices may seem cheap they won't include tax or tips (US web sites say 15% minimum tip in NY)

[pastafreak]

Even with tax and tips,it is STILL considerably cheaper.

[raysparx1]

Agree \with pasta, and the service is better, far more polite than here, and as for the portions, no contest, always get free refills of coffee, soft drinks etc too.

[chazza]

We ate mostly in delis, sometimes in TGI Fridays which was a little bit more expensive than the delis but still a lot cheaper than here.

We ate in a deli one lunchtime, had a (very large) slice of pizza, a slice of cheesecake and a bottle of water, and it all came to $11!

By they way, I'd recommend a 20% tip, but you do not tip in delis as you get your food at the counter and bring it to the table yourself

[jno]

breakfasts are often big enough for two. One has the toast and orange juice and the other one gets the eggs and coffee, or however you want to split it.