Ordering high end on the first date. Is it rude or is it just me?

[ASTalumna06]

Originally Posted by honeychile

Has anyone ever gone to a restaurant where they hand a menu with the prices to the man and one without the prices to the woman? I only went to one of those one time, and I found it more than a little offensive.

If this ever happened to me, I'd be the idiot who said, "What, they don't show you the prices of ANYTHING here?!"

I keep it classy.

[AGDee]

Originally Posted by honeychile

Has anyone ever gone to a restaurant where they hand a menu with the prices to the man and one without the prices to the woman? I only went to one of those one time, and I found it more than a little offensive.

I asked about that a few pages back too. I think that happened to me after husband #1 but before husband #2, so it was probably 1990 or 1991. I don't think that has happened since then. However, I rarely go to restaurants of that caliber anyway. I wasn't offended at the time. How long ago was the for you, honeychile?

[honeychile]

Originally Posted by AGDee

I asked about that a few pages back too. I think that happened to me after husband #1 but before husband #2, so it was probably 1990 or 1991. I don't think that has happened since then. However, I rarely go to restaurants of that caliber anyway. I wasn't offended at the time. How long ago was the for you, honeychile?

The whole night was offensive to me! It had to be about the same time that you encountered this, 1991-92. I was very defensive then - but I wanted to get something mid-range price and couldn't tell. (hmmm... how much that going for lately?)

33, it was the restaurant at Jennerstown Playhouse, if you've ever been.

[33girl]

Originally Posted by honeychile

The whole night was offensive to me! It had to be about the same time that you encountered this, 1991-92. I was very defensive then - but I wanted to get something mid-range price and couldn't tell. (hmmm... how much that going for lately?)

33, it was the restaurant at Jennerstown Playhouse, if you've ever been.

Green Gables? Yes, many times. Consider that being there in 1992 was like being anywhere else in 1952. Time passes sloooooooowly up here in the mountains.

[WaterChild]

I went to a hotel restaurant earlier this year that gave my dad and me menus with prices on it and my mom one without prices.

[AGDee]

See, I kind of felt like it took the pressure off. I mean, obviously, the prime rib or lobster is going to be at the high end. Pastas and chickens are going to be low-middle. I don't remember what I ordered. I don't even remember who took me there...lol. Too many dates in my lifetime apparently...

[etadrisophila]

It wasn't really the food that was costly, it was all those drinks she ordered.

So how do you think you should handle that possibility the next time?

[DrPhil]

Originally Posted by etadrisophila

It wasn't really the food that was costly, it was all those drinks she ordered.

So how do you think you should handle that possibility the next time?

Hopefully he will learn that dinner (and drink) dates are not the only type of date.

I always considered dinner dates to be one of the lazy options when getting to know someone. They are less lazy than going to the movies (no talking, no looking at each other...womp womp).

[ZetaGirl22]

When hubby and I went on our first date I had him order first to see where on the menu he was operating LOL! He went for the most expensive thing on there. I figured I was good after that LOL