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mark the spark
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what is it with restuarants that have a price for a dish and everything that should be included is a side at extra charge
went to the Ivy in Winchester recently very nice place great service ...thought fancy a steak £27 hmm a bit dear but hey ho ..what turns up on the plate .........
just the steak ...........thats it with a small sprig of something green sat on the top oh sir would like chips / potatoes well thats another £7 side salad add £5 a sauce (im a peasant really ) ++++
a beer £7 for a half !!! place was packed so must be me but i wont be going back and its a thing that im noticing more and more i expect a meal on the plate for the price .......not build your own ! MY05 SE D3 Manual my first LR what a car
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 20th Dec 2024 8:22 am |
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DAZ110
Member Since: 12 Jul 2017
Location: East Sussex
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The Ivy chain of restaurants is definitely overrated.
My Mrs and her friends went to London Ivy, had booked a table but then had to wait for it. Then once they finished their meal the restaurant couldn’t wait to get rid of them. Bill was rapidly left on their table and pushed them to pay it quickly.
…..but we might just be grumpy old gits?
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| 20th Dec 2024 9:29 am |
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UNG
Member Since: 20 Jun 2008
Location: Lancs
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Heard many stories from my cousin over the years her husband worked as a trader in the city many years ago and when they had a good month or quarter the managers would take them and their wives out for a meal the bills for these events were eyewatering running to many tens of thousands of pounds and with some courses costing a few hundred pounds per plate for something you might need a magnifying glass to see, my cousin often said they got a takeaway on the way home as they were still hungry
I remember going for a meal about 35 years ago the place was well thought of while the food was nice it was minimalist when it came to the veg which was one small potato, a green bean and a baby carrot hiding behind the steak "Never keep up with the Joneses. Drag'em down to your level. It's cheaper".
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| 20th Dec 2024 10:14 am |
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RRSTDV8
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I once had lunch at the Lord's terrace at Parliament (was there for a professional event hosted by a Lord). The food was nice but not much of it. The wine, however, was both nice and in copious quantities. Perhaps things would work better in the country if those were reversed. 
I remember the soup was brought out and the fire officer from the North East, who sat next to me, took one taste and said "it's bloody cold!". I said it's supposed to be cold, it's gazpacho. "N'ah, where I come from, soup is bloody hot!". So I had his soup as well as mine. Visiting from rrsport.co.uk
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| 20th Dec 2024 10:21 am |
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NJSS
Member Since: 06 May 2009
Location: Catherington, Hampshire.
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Waiter: How did you find the steak sir?
Diner: I moved a pea, and there it was !
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| 20th Dec 2024 10:26 am |
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al cope
Member Since: 08 Nov 2005
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I had a meal in the Shard, and for pudding ordered lemon meringue pie - it came as deconstructed pie, a square each, about an inch square of lemon curd, pastry base and then meringue. Even put back together it wasn’t more than a mouthful, and god knows what the cost was.
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| 20th Dec 2024 12:14 pm |
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Scott #55
Member Since: 15 Apr 2015
Location: UK
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Been to the Ivy twice (not London). First time was a special occasion for SWMBO and me and so I didn't bother about the cost. Second time was with a couple of friends. I knew it would be expensive before we went and so, again, didn't flinch at the cost.
Food is good, service is good, and it's a nice, relaxed atmosphere (Glasgow, anyway) - happy to pay for that these days, as long as it's a special occasion.
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| 21st Dec 2024 9:36 am |
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kajtzu
Member Since: 10 Aug 2017
Location: Helsinki
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Regarding going hungry after a nice meal… about 10 or so years ago I happened to stay at the ANA IC in Tokyo and wanted to get a decent meal in the evening. Well, they had a nice restaurant at the top and while the food was good the portions were small, the flavors slightly weird and all that…..
….. so as I felt hungry afterwards I went to a McDonald’s close by and got a decent meal. 
Little did I know that the place had one or two Michelin stars and my coworkers at home thought it was one of the most ignorant and hilarious foodie stories they’d ever heard. 
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| 21st Dec 2024 11:23 pm |
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RRSTDV8
Member Since: 07 Apr 2014
Location: Here
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Ironically, in principal, a McDonalds could get a Michelin star if they met the requirements of: the quality of the ingredients, the harmony of flavours, the mastery of techniques, the personality of the chef as expressed through their cuisine and, just as importantly, consistency both across the entire menu and over time.
Tricky to do, of course, but one could make the best burger in the world and achieve a star. Visiting from rrsport.co.uk
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| 21st Dec 2024 11:31 pm |
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kajtzu
Member Since: 10 Aug 2017
Location: Helsinki
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Your local chippy or the curry house next door could, too, but they don’t
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| 21st Dec 2024 11:42 pm |
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pjm-84
Member Since: 04 Oct 2016
Location: Hampshire
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mark the spark wrote:what is it with restuarants that have a price for a dish and everything that should be included is a side at extra charge
went to the Ivy in Winchester recently very nice place great service ...thought fancy a steak £27 hmm a bit dear but hey ho ..what turns up on the plate .........
just the steak ...........thats it with a small sprig of something green sat on the top oh sir would like chips / potatoes well thats another £7 side salad add £5 a sauce (im a peasant really ) ++++
a beer £7 for a half !!! place was packed so must be me but i wont be going back and its a thing that im noticing more and more i expect a meal on the plate for the price .......not build your own !
Went there once. Overrated as far as I'm concerned. I went to a contractor's bash at the New Queen Inn near Ringwood. Food was a 11/10, to the point I will go back, and its dog friendly. Sadly my Christmas meal was at the Fishers Pond at Colden Common. A very lucky 6/10, but if it was based on the pigs in blanket it would have been a 2. Not great
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| 22nd Dec 2024 6:36 pm |
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