On Mon, 1 Feb 2021 Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>On Monday, February 1, 2021 phelia wrote:
>> "dsi1" wrote in message
>>
>> We went to a steak house - Taiwanese style. It was served on a sizzling
>> platter with spaghetti noodles, and a fried egg. The food came with a
>> cabbage salad, corn soup, and a shaved ice. That was pretty radical.
>>
>> https://photos.app.goo.gl/JH3tgdvW6m4kwd5x7
>> ===
>>
>> Was all that for one person?????
>> Wow! It would take me all my time to eat one of those steaks)
>
>Even if that was a single serving, the diner is under no obligation to eat
>more than he wishes.
>
>Ingredients are a relatively small proportion of the restaurant's cost to
>produce a meal (although perhaps not so small in Hawaii). It's good
>business sense to give the customer the feeling that he's getting value
>for the dollar by providing large portions.
>
>Cuisine minceur was roundly mocked for charging the earth for a
>miniscule portion of food.
>
>Cindy Hamilton

There's no way for a restaurant to know a patron's appetite. Those
who want to eat less should order less, perhaps Ophelia would be wise
to order a child's portion. Today many eateries post photos of the
dishes they serve and one can always inquire about the quantity of
food served for a particular dish. However eateries portion according
to how much the average person eats, and they certainly don't want to
acquire the reputation of being chintzy on their portioning. And most
sane patrons eat how much they can and leave the rest or as most do
bring it home in a doggie bag. There's no reason to be rude and
behave like a spoiled brat complaining that the portion served is too
large... be a mench and eat how much you want, I've never heard of a
restaurant fining patrons for their left overs.
If I was invited for dinner and bitched that the amount of food I was
served was too much I would expect to never be invited again. Were I
not served enough I would never accept another invite. When I cook
for people I don't know I always cook a very generous amount and if
they eat seconds and thirds I take it as a supreme compliment that
they enjoy my cooking. My father would want his plate refilled 3-4
times, mom always thought that was the best compliment. Dad would ask
what's for dinner, mom always replied "Tank"... to indicate there'd be
more than enough to fill his tank.
Oh man is it snowing up here in the Northern Catskills, I suspect by
tomorrow morning we will have gotten 24". We already plowed and
shoveled twice. Now it's too dark for snow removal, tomorrow is
another day.