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In Reply to: RE: I saw something like that happen. posted by jimbill on November 17, 2014 at 09:48:29
Asking the restaurant staff for a recommendation is a bit like handing them your wallet and telling them to take what they want. Yet, people do it. Maybe it's a "prestige" thing psychologically motivated to impress their dinner partners or other people, kind of like flaunting a bunch of credit cards while looking for the "right one" to make people think you're well-off, even though all of those retailer-based cards are free.
I've asked for a wine "flight" recommendation, and then follow up with: "How much is that?" I don't need to spend no $50 for five half-glasses of wine! Too many people are too insecure/intimidated to ask the price. Then they get burned.
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...it always irritates me in a fancy restaurant when the waiter recites the food specials of the day without the prices.
I always ask if one interests me.
And I've learned to do that with the wine, too.
It seems 9 times out of 10 when I order off a wine list they don't have my first request. So if the waiter suggests an alternative I ask if it is the same price.
I always give a price range when asking for a recommendation.
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