Ever ordered something you regretted on a date?


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bravethestorm is offline bravethestorm Post #1  September 26,2009, 10:54pm
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Fact is every restaurant does things differently...and sometimes you don't even know what an item will show up tasting like of known favorites.

So if it tastes bad...what do you do when in front of a date?
 
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I was on a date and we went to an Indian restaurant in the city we were living in.

It was a chain and I'd never been to this particular location, but I always ordered my curry 'very hot' at the other locations I'd been to.

For whatever reason the very hot was far spicier at this location than the others. I ended up with tears streaming down my eyes because of how hot they served the very hot at this particular location was.

It was pretty much a deal breaker, but at least we both got a good story out of it.
 
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bravethestorm wrote :
Fact is every restaurant does things differently...and sometimes you don't even know what an item will show up tasting like of known favorites.

So if it tastes bad...what do you do when in front of a date?
Same thing I did when I was 8..hide it under the mashed potatoes.

On the first few dates if it's a dish that I know can be risky..I wouldn't even order it..
 
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Penne ala Vodka.

You're probably thinking, how the heck can you mess that up, right??

Well, this place figured out how to, in a big way!

Rather than the usual prosciutto in the sauce, they used... chopped ground beef. Hmmm, can't even say they were trying to pass it off as some cheap-arsed version of a bolognese, because it was lacking all other ingredients that either of the two sauces would have! I was a bit baffled when my plate arrived at the table. There was a hint of a Vodka-saucy flavor to it. Kinda-sorta. But not really. Oh yeah, the chop meat was all grizzly and blechhhh! (shiversss)

It was really quite gross.

My date knew my background in the restaurant/catering business and so knew I know food, and also knew I wasn't going to say anything to the server based on the fact that they just had a real shoddy 'chef' in their kitchens. So, he was gracious and we shared his dinner, made the best of it and went and grabbed a sandwich elsewhere later on.
 
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bravethestorm wrote :
Fact is every restaurant does things differently...and sometimes you don't even know what an item will show up tasting like of known favorites.

So if it tastes bad...what do you do when in front of a date?
I have to ask...where in hell do you eat that prime rib, shrimp scampi or lasgna "might" taste like earth worms ?
 
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Seems that the proper thing to do is to speak to the server if your food is not edible.

Now of course if you have ordered something exotic that you are completely unfamiliar with then that really was your mistake.

I certainly would not think any less of my date because she complained of the taste of her food, as long as she did not make a big scene about it.

Personally I always ask my match to suggest a place that she would like to go for the first date. I want her to be comfortable with the location and at a restaurant that she enjoys.
 
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I have never done it on a date but I think that it is very difficult to eat buffalo wings in front of a date or anyone of interest.

It is just way too messy.
 
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bigfincat wrote :
I have never done it on a date but I think that it is very difficult to eat buffalo wings in front of a date or anyone of interest.

It is just way too messy.

I agree! I also try not to get anything with a sauce on it!! LOL
 
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Once I ordered coffee and a lemon cheesecake slice. I love cheesecake ... it was the WORST tasting cheesecake I'd ever eaten. I was so surprised, the bakery cafe we were in wins annual awards. Yuck, it was horrible. I said it tasted awful and that I wouldn't eat it.

Usually anything messy or a dish I'm not familiar with is a big no-no with me. When I'm nervous and wearing an article of white clothing, you can bet your bottom dollar I WILL spill something on myself. This is one of the reasons I really don't like to go for a meal on a first date.
 
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Yet another reason much prefer activity-based meetings. For example, if we both like to run, we meet for a (short) run. There's no worry about appearances, we may start out neat but we're both gonna end up sweaty. And then we can go for wings if we want to.

Avoiding wings on a date seems like a full-blown phobia to me. I'd get that checked out.
 
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