Last night Peter and I went on a date! (Hurray for free babysitting courtesy of Grandma and Grandpa!)
We went out for dinner. He ordered a shrimp entree, I ordered pasta, but feeling the need for a little protein in my life, I asked them to add chicken breast to the dish.
The food was delicious, the company, even better!
Then the bill came. “Just out of curiosity,” I asked Peter, “how much did they charge for that chicken?”
Seven dollars! That’s how much!
“Maybe it was free-range organic chicken,” suggested Peter.
For that price, I’d say my free range little friend had better have been laying golden eggs shortly before she landed on my plate.
So yeah, it does bug me that they overcharged so much for a small breast fillet. I didn’t ask though, so I guess I have no one to blame but myself. And really, I was figuring they’d charge four or five dollars, so seven really isn’t that much more, except that I was already rolling my eyes at the imaginary five dollars on the bill in my head…. and seven is certainly even worse.
So here’s the question, when you go into a restaurant and would like to add something to your dish, do you:
a) Not do anything because you know it’ll be way too much in any case
b) Ask the server how much the addition will cost and then make your decision from there based on whether it’s overpriced or WAY overpriced
c) Order it without asking and then whisper “Seven dollars!??!” to your significant other when the bill comes
d) Order it without asking and then not look at the bill because you just. don’t. even. want. to. know.
Help me! I need a strategy for the next time I’m tempted to order Beanstalk Jack’s magic egg-laying chicken.
I’d go with option B.
I agree with Grandma Debbie. Plus the normal serving is 4ozs. when served alone and less when added to a dish like a salad or pasta.
E. Keep a little baggie of freeze-dried chicken in your purse, and when you get to a restaurant and find a dish that needs a little protien, just which it out and rehydrate it in your water glass. Viola!
Seriously, it’s a personality thing I think. Julie never orders any deviation from what’s on the menu, but I’ll order things the way I want them sometimes (usually though it’s things that shouldn’t add or subtract much value, not adding two whole fryers for $7).