Quality aside, I like the all you can eat Korean BBQ/Sushi places here, you pay for a seat/plate and there is an extra surcharge for food you don't eat. It makes it a very strategic game of eating...
Quality aside, I like the all you can eat Korean BBQ/Sushi places here, you pay for a seat/plate and there is an extra surcharge for food you don't eat. It makes it a very strategic game of eating fast to get your money's worth vs the risk of having food left over.
probably not the most important question to ask, but we get some pretty great takes. to my surprise, quite a few people are very opinionated about this. for some other perspective on this, see...
probably not the most important question to ask, but we get some pretty great takes. to my surprise, quite a few people are very opinionated about this.
But it is her attitude to hotel breakfast buffets that has really made a splash. Not only does Chen set out strict instructions about what should and should not be eaten – “When people get a bowl of cereal like Cheerios, I’m like, don’t you have Cheerios at home? Why wouldn’t you get the freshly made crepe?” – she also brazenly outs herself as a pilferer. “I got some dried apple chips to go,” she writes, before adding: “Really advanced aficionados of the breakfast buffet will bring a Ziploc bag and smuggle food out.”
It is a knotty question, and a mainstay of travel forums. One incredible Mumsnet thread on this subject from a decade ago quickly descended into a Brexit-style stalemate between the gluttons (“I decanted apple juice at a breakfast buffet ... to stop food waste”) and the slightly racist law-abiders (“When I was in Egypt last year ‘ze Germans’ kept doing this all the time AND THEY WERE ALWAYS CAUGHT AND HUMILIATED”).
for some other perspective on this, see also this The Takeout article which is a response/companion to this article.
Me too! I almost always grab some fruit or cookies or something on my way out of a buffet and never thought twice about it... However, my grandma use to make me take main course items like roasts...
Me too! I almost always grab some fruit or cookies or something on my way out of a buffet and never thought twice about it...
However, my grandma use to make me take main course items like roasts in little containers and that embarrassed me...
I think a worse crime than taking food to go from the buffet is to put too much on your plate and waste it. If it's being eaten it's not a problem.
Quality aside, I like the all you can eat Korean BBQ/Sushi places here, you pay for a seat/plate and there is an extra surcharge for food you don't eat. It makes it a very strategic game of eating fast to get your money's worth vs the risk of having food left over.
Yeah I agree, that's a good system. I've gotten a bit sick eating too much sushi that way though!
probably not the most important question to ask, but we get some pretty great takes. to my surprise, quite a few people are very opinionated about this.
for some other perspective on this, see also this The Takeout article which is a response/companion to this article.
I've always wondered if taking an apple to eat mid-morning was acceptable. Didn't know it was such a hot issue :)
Me too! I almost always grab some fruit or cookies or something on my way out of a buffet and never thought twice about it...
However, my grandma use to make me take main course items like roasts in little containers and that embarrassed me...