How many $$$ to be expensive - Restaurant?

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  • brandon0523
    brandon0523 Posts: 516
    maybe I'm weird.. but the only time I considered a restaurant overly expensive was when it was $200.00 for 2 people. My husband and I usually spend about 100.00 for the two of us going to our favorite restaurant. We only get to go it twice a year though
    im with you.. i have no problem spending that much great food.. even going to a ****ty chain restaurant (texas roadhouse applebees that kinda.stuff) i have to spend $40-60 on myself because potion sizes suck *kitten*. So two appetizers one or two entrees and one or two desserts.. bam easy $60.. orrrrr i can go a great place get a 30oz ribeye with all kinds of sides a relish tray bread basket fantastic apps and dessert for about the same.. im going for great food every time
  • dawnna76
    dawnna76 Posts: 987 Member
    The hubby and I don't eat out often but if we do we go all out. We usually end up with tabs of $100 or more for two of us. That doesn't always include drinks,
  • WendyTerry420
    WendyTerry420 Posts: 13,274 Member
    Since I'm poor, i would say that McDonald's is too expensive.
  • WendyTerry420
    WendyTerry420 Posts: 13,274 Member
    Per person

    0-10 Cheap, 10-25 Moderate, 25-55 Expensive, 55+ Pretentious

    So paying for quality food, if it's more than 55 dollars per person, is pretentious? But paying 7 dollars for a coffee at starbucks is regularly accepted.

    I hate this world.

    No, $7 for a cup of coffee is *very* pretentious.
  • kennie2
    kennie2 Posts: 1,170 Member
    something over £40 for two without tip i think would be pricey however there are times when we've managed to pay £60 or so.
  • determined_erin
    determined_erin Posts: 571 Member
    If an entree costs more than $12, then it's getting expensive. I wouldn't pay $15+ for an entree unless it was a special occasion.
  • drchimpanzee
    drchimpanzee Posts: 892 Member
    Per person

    0-10 Cheap, 10-25 Moderate, 25-55 Expensive, 55+ Pretentious

    So paying for quality food, if it's more than 55 dollars per person, is pretentious? But paying 7 dollars for a coffee at starbucks is regularly accepted.

    I hate this world.

    Yes, paying $55 for a tiny portion of food that's arranged like a modern art project is pretentious.
  • perfectionisntme
    perfectionisntme Posts: 205 Member
    My husband and I have spent $200 on a meal for the two of us, but it was the best damn steak we ever ate. If we are going out, with family or friends, the most we spend is $10 a person and that includes tip.
  • sixout
    sixout Posts: 3,128 Member
    Per person

    0-10 Cheap, 10-25 Moderate, 25-55 Expensive, 55+ Pretentious

    So paying for quality food, if it's more than 55 dollars per person, is pretentious? But paying 7 dollars for a coffee at starbucks is regularly accepted.

    I hate this world.

    No, $7 for a cup of coffee is *very* pretentious.

    Does no one know what pretentious actually means anymore?

    Eating somewhere expensive, or having something expensive does not make one pretentious. Doing so because you think it makes you better than someone else, or doing so when you really can't afford it but want to be considered higher class, yes. That's pretentious.

    Doing so because it's something you enjoy, can afford, and don't simply do it to rub it in people's faces or try to act better, is not pretentious. It's called enjoying what you have.
  • sixout
    sixout Posts: 3,128 Member
    Per person

    0-10 Cheap, 10-25 Moderate, 25-55 Expensive, 55+ Pretentious

    So paying for quality food, if it's more than 55 dollars per person, is pretentious? But paying 7 dollars for a coffee at starbucks is regularly accepted.

    I hate this world.

    Yes, paying $55 for a tiny portion of food that's arranged like a modern art project is pretentious.

    Read my last reply. Tell me how it is pretentious if I enjoy the atmosphere of a place, and the quality of food, to pay 75 dollars a plate, when I do it with someone I care about, and don't rub it in your face, or try to claim I'm better than you because I do it. And I don't go out of my way to do it when I can't afford it?
  • amandapye78
    amandapye78 Posts: 820 Member
    Per person

    0-10 Cheap, 10-25 Moderate, 25-55 Expensive, 55+ Pretentious

    So paying for quality food, if it's more than 55 dollars per person, is pretentious? But paying 7 dollars for a coffee at starbucks is regularly accepted.

    I hate this world.

    Yes, paying $55 for a tiny portion of food that's arranged like a modern art project is pretentious.

    Read my last reply. Tell me how it is pretentious if I enjoy the atmosphere of a place, and the quality of food, to pay 75 dollars a plate, when I do it with someone I care about, and don't rub it in your face, or try to claim I'm better than you because I do it. And I don't go out of my way to do it when I can't afford it?

    This is exactly what I was thinking.

    whoops quoted the wrong one, I meant to quote the one where you talked about the definition of pretentious
  • sixout
    sixout Posts: 3,128 Member
    Per person

    0-10 Cheap, 10-25 Moderate, 25-55 Expensive, 55+ Pretentious

    So paying for quality food, if it's more than 55 dollars per person, is pretentious? But paying 7 dollars for a coffee at starbucks is regularly accepted.

    I hate this world.

    Yes, paying $55 for a tiny portion of food that's arranged like a modern art project is pretentious.

    Read my last reply. Tell me how it is pretentious if I enjoy the atmosphere of a place, and the quality of food, to pay 75 dollars a plate, when I do it with someone I care about, and don't rub it in your face, or try to claim I'm better than you because I do it. And I don't go out of my way to do it when I can't afford it?

    This is exactly what I was thinking.

    whoops quoted the wrong one, I meant to quote the one where you talked about the definition of pretentious

    Same premise in both, really.

    I dislike someone trying to look down on me for doing something I enjoy, because they think I'm looking down on someone else. The irony burns.

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