How many $$$ to be expensive - Restaurant?
At what dollar amount do you say a restaurant becomes "expensive"? ( including tip )
I admit, I hate paying a lot to eat in a restaurant.... Just like I hate paying a lot for hotel rooms.... If I could, I wouldn't spend more than $15 - $20 for myself on dinner, including tip. I don't drink so I do save money there.
Anyway, to answer my own question, I start saying to myself that a restaurant is expensive if I have to pay $30 p.p. including the tip, but like I said, I am a tightwad when it comes to paying for food. The absolute most I can ever remember paying for a meal was $55, including tip, while in Vegas on vacation. And because I am so cheap, LOL, it bothered me all night.
BTW, I had to pay $370 last weekend for a dinner for 10 people, including tip, and all I kept thinking was "These people better eat all their food and not waste it." And then my mom took ONE BITE from her dinner, and proclaimed herself full. She absolutely KNOWS that she doesn't eat more than a few bites at a meal, so she probably should not have ordered a meal... sh had already eaten an app and a salad, which is more than she can usually eat...... I felt like she wasted $22 of my money.
I admit, I hate paying a lot to eat in a restaurant.... Just like I hate paying a lot for hotel rooms.... If I could, I wouldn't spend more than $15 - $20 for myself on dinner, including tip. I don't drink so I do save money there.
Anyway, to answer my own question, I start saying to myself that a restaurant is expensive if I have to pay $30 p.p. including the tip, but like I said, I am a tightwad when it comes to paying for food. The absolute most I can ever remember paying for a meal was $55, including tip, while in Vegas on vacation. And because I am so cheap, LOL, it bothered me all night.
BTW, I had to pay $370 last weekend for a dinner for 10 people, including tip, and all I kept thinking was "These people better eat all their food and not waste it." And then my mom took ONE BITE from her dinner, and proclaimed herself full. She absolutely KNOWS that she doesn't eat more than a few bites at a meal, so she probably should not have ordered a meal... sh had already eaten an app and a salad, which is more than she can usually eat...... I felt like she wasted $22 of my money.
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Anything over $10 for me and my date is too expensive..0
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I would consider 40-50 a plate to be expensive, 20-30 to be average and >20 to be cheap. Eating out in Aus is costly0
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She did waste $22 of your money..Do you think she did it on purpose?0
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$25.00 and up for a meal.0
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We never go to fast food joints and rarely eat out, so, when we do, price is not a factor. We usually make our decisions based on type of fare and occasion.
I love to cook, so I'd rather make something special for my wife at home.0 -
If its over $50 with no alcohol involved for 2 people I start to grumble.0
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I'd say if a lot of the entrees are $15 and over I'd say it's spendy. We don't eat out much, even fast food adds up. And then when we do we go somewhere we really like, expensive or not
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Anything over 25-30/person is expensive, but I live in the Midwest. I think it's probably different depending on where you live.0
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I would consider 40-50 a plate to be expensive, 20-30 to be average and >20 to be cheap. Eating out in Aus is costly
This, except i'm in Canada.0 -
We never go to fast food joints and rarely eat out, so, when we do, price is not a factor. We usually make our decisions based on type of fare and occasion.
I love to cook, so I'd rather make something special for my wife at home.
Me too, and I am an excellent cook. I would almost call myself a chef, but not quite. But my wife likes to eat out once a week, sometimes with our kids, sometimes not.0 -
Are we talking starter, main & desert? Of just main?0
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I don't really care for $300 shoes.
I have a nice purse, I don't need more. In looking at houses I want a nice reasonable one, no matter what we can afford.
However, there IS NO price for a GOOD meal I consider to be too much.
Food is my thing.0 -
I'd consider an entree over $30 to be expensive. I live in the city and don't eat fast food/applebees type restaurant food, so I am fine paying the price for better quality.
If my fiancee & I go to dinner, it's usually around $100 or a bit more for an app, 2 entrees, and drinks. We don't go out every night, so it is a splurge & something nice for us to do together.
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To the OP, IMO if you're taking people out to eat, you are required to pay for their meal, no matter how little or how much they eat of it.0 -
If drinks are involved, I prefer to keep it under $50-$60 per person.0
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You guys are fancy. My.butt clenches at anything over $15.0
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We never go to fast food joints and rarely eat out, so, when we do, price is not a factor. We usually make our decisions based on type of fare and occasion.
I love to cook, so I'd rather make something special for my wife at home.
Your wife is a lucky woman!!
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If drinks are involved I'm comfortable with $75 per person, if I were on a date.
If I got out myself, I try to keep it around $20.0 -
We rarely go out to eat, so when we do, we try to make it somewhere interesting and consider it a special thing. For a general 'once a month' type dinner out, I would say anything over $50pp is expensive. When we plan really special dinners (about twice a year with friends), we'll pick somewhere supa-fancy and end up about $100pp.0
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Once you get over $120 per couple that is where I would begin to consider it expensive. I have two young kids so my wife and i get out to our favorite steak house about twice a month. Generally after tip we are right around $100 unless we have drinks then it gets closer to $140.
Having kids tacks on another $40-60 for a baby sitter....0 -
For us, if the main entrees are over ~$20, I think it's expensive. We usually do get an appetizer and at least 2 drinks each though, so it adds up fast.
Usually when we go out to our favorite "nice" places, we'll end up spending around $75 for two including tip.0 -
I would consider 40-50 a plate to be expensive, 20-30 to be average and >20 to be cheap. Eating out in Aus is costly
This, except i'm in Canada.
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My most expensive meal was in Vegas @ $380 for myself though, I like fancy places lol0 -
I rarely go anywhere that I pay more than $25/person including drinks. No place is too expensive when my dad is treating though 0
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I guess I've been in new York city for two long. $120 (including tip) for dinner for two with drinks and dessert is pretty normal.0
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At what dollar amount do you say a restaurant becomes "expensive"? ( including tip )
I admit, I hate paying a lot to eat in a restaurant.... Just like I hate paying a lot for hotel rooms.... If I could, I wouldn't spend more than $15 - $20 for myself on dinner, including tip. I don't drink so I do save money there.
Anyway, to answer my own question, I start saying to myself that a restaurant is expensive if I have to pay $30 p.p. including the tip, but like I said, I am a tightwad when it comes to paying for food. The absolute most I can ever remember paying for a meal was $55, including tip, while in Vegas on vacation. And because I am so cheap, LOL, it bothered me all night.
BTW, I had to pay $370 last weekend for a dinner for 10 people, including tip, and all I kept thinking was "These people better eat all their food and not waste it." And then my mom took ONE BITE from her dinner, and proclaimed herself full. She absolutely KNOWS that she doesn't eat more than a few bites at a meal, so she probably should not have ordered a meal... sh had already eaten an app and a salad, which is more than she can usually eat...... I felt like she wasted $22 of my money.
Maybe you should go into a dinner where your picking up the tab less concerned with what is consumed. You are spending the money either way why let it ruin your time. If it makes you that uneasy perhaps invite them to your house for a less expensive dinner or don't take that many people to dinner.
You treated everyone to a nice dinner, consider it a sunk cost and move on. Don't sweat the small stuff.0 -
I think of it more in a "get what you pay for" scale.
If I'm eating fast food, over $10 is expensive.
If it's casual dining, over $50 is expensive.
If it's upper scale, over $150 is expensive.
That's for 2 people, btw.0 -
So no one here eats at a better place than Chili's? Hell, I'm not sure Chili's even comes in at this price point.0
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For a special occasion at a nice place you gotta be wiling to splurge a bit. $100-150 for two is to be expected for something really nice and is worth it at the right kind of place.
Now normally I like some take out or delivery and there's no reason for that to be much more than $30 for two people.0 -
Depends on the type of food.. Burgers 10 bucks...steak 50 bucks.0
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I think an expensive meal out is around £50 per head so i think that's about $75 each including drinks a couple of drinks each, beer for hubby, wine or bubbles for me (but not a bottle of wine/bubbles)
Eating out is more expensive in the UK from my experience in the US. Our portions are considerably smaller too!
Most I ever spent on a meal was about $390 not including tip or wine. It was disappointing v's the cost.0 -
Anything over 75 and I better get laid lol!0
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