New Posts For Thread: Fine Dining - This myth needs to be bustedhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30264235/fine-dining---this-myth-needs-to-be-bustedWent to a one star Michelin Star restaurant at the weekend with the Mrs. to celebrate a significant anniversary.Cost £180, got home that night to find myself reaching for a bag of crisps to stop the hunger pangs.Dunlop star restaurants are much better,also better value.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30264235/fine-dining---this-myth-needs-to-be-busted?post_id=539396717#539396717Dunlop star restaurants are much better,also better value.Wed, 14 May 2014 07:48:31 -0500The old quantity vs quality conundrum at work here.The nouvelle cuisine phenomenon (beautifully presented, aesthetically intricate slivers of fk all) has largely gone by the wayside as customers cottoned on to the fact this was the emperors new clothhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30264235/fine-dining---this-myth-needs-to-be-busted?post_id=539394651#539394651The old quantity vs quality conundrum at work here.The nouvelle cuisine phenomenon (beautifully presented, aesthetically intricate slivers of fk all) has largely gone by the wayside as customers cottoned on to the fact this was the emperors new clothWed, 14 May 2014 04:55:22 -0500A few months back I had experience of one of these restaurants whose portions were pitiful. For an entree I ordered seafood ravioli and when it came there was only one piece of ravioli with a sprig of dill next to it! The main didn't get much betterhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30264235/fine-dining---this-myth-needs-to-be-busted?post_id=539394457#539394457A few months back I had experience of one of these restaurants whose portions were pitiful. For an entree I ordered seafood ravioli and when it came there was only one piece of ravioli with a sprig of dill next to it! The main didn't get much betterWed, 14 May 2014 04:25:28 -0500Not sure i've ever eaten in a Michelin-starred gaff but the quality of a lot of places below that level is excellent these days imo...often get a 3 or 4 course meal for under £40 that is all good and often includes something memorablehttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30264235/fine-dining---this-myth-needs-to-be-busted?post_id=539394401#539394401Not sure i've ever eaten in a Michelin-starred gaff but the quality of a lot of places below that level is excellent these days imo...often get a 3 or 4 course meal for under £40 that is all good and often includes something memorableWed, 14 May 2014 04:15:31 -0500I've just checked on Google to see what are the Michelin starred restaurants around here to try to remember the name of the place.There aren't any at all now - so it must have gone bust.What a surprise.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30264235/fine-dining---this-myth-needs-to-be-busted?post_id=539394379#539394379I've just checked on Google to see what are the Michelin starred restaurants around here to try to remember the name of the place.There aren't any at all now - so it must have gone bust.What a surprise.Wed, 14 May 2014 04:12:33 -0500I remember going to the only Michelin starred restaurant around this area (Staffs - Leek Moorlands) about 25 years ago and it was one of the biggest waste-of-money experiences ever to be encountered.The food was okay. No more than that. It was a scanhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30264235/fine-dining---this-myth-needs-to-be-busted?post_id=539394345#539394345I remember going to the only Michelin starred restaurant around this area (Staffs - Leek Moorlands) about 25 years ago and it was one of the biggest waste-of-money experiences ever to be encountered.The food was okay. No more than that. It was a scanWed, 14 May 2014 04:05:13 -0500….and why is everything 'roast-ed' nowadayswouldn't the word 'roast' suffice, as it has done for centuries?https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30264235/fine-dining---this-myth-needs-to-be-busted?post_id=539394299#539394299….and why is everything 'roast-ed' nowadayswouldn't the word 'roast' suffice, as it has done for centuries?Wed, 14 May 2014 03:54:47 -0500deep-friedhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30264235/fine-dining---this-myth-needs-to-be-busted?post_id=539394267#539394267deep-friedWed, 14 May 2014 03:49:11 -0500Yes if you can get past the 'pithivier of ceps and pan-fried (as opposed to what? toilet-bowl fried?)' whatnottery then there's a whole world of gastronomic delights waiting for youhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30264235/fine-dining---this-myth-needs-to-be-busted?post_id=539394231#539394231Yes if you can get past the 'pithivier of ceps and pan-fried (as opposed to what? toilet-bowl fried?)' whatnottery then there's a whole world of gastronomic delights waiting for youWed, 14 May 2014 03:43:01 -0500'What's the difference between gravy and jus?' asked the diner,'The price sir' answered the waiterhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30264235/fine-dining---this-myth-needs-to-be-busted?post_id=539393969#539393969'What's the difference between gravy and jus?' asked the diner,'The price sir' answered the waiterWed, 14 May 2014 02:29:54 -0500