On 1/22/2019 7:04 AM, ChattyCathy wrote:
> I'll admit location, location, location affects pricing significantly
> too, but even if I was as rich as Croesus I wouldn't pay that - even if I
> thought I might like it. And... if somebody else is paying (who can
> easily afford it) when we go to a 'fancy' restaurant I try and order the
> most reasonably priced things I can eat from the menu. Furthermore, a lot
> (not all) of these 'fancy' or 'speciality' restaurants charge a fortune,
> but the portions are so small you are still hungry when you get home.
>
> --
I concur. $75 for smoked watermelon is ridiculous no matter how fancy
the restaurant is. Like you, if someone else is treating I don't
automatically think, "Oh boy, what's the most expensive thing I can
order?"

I agree about the portion sizes in these fancy haute cuisine type
places, too. My parents went to dinner at Dux in the Peabody Hotel
years ago (read: very fancy.) Dad told me he practically needed a
microscope to see the food on his plate. Oh, but it was artfully
arranged! He had to eat again when they got home.

Jill