How much does the average restaurant meal cost nowadays?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:$100 for 2.

Heck, even our cheap eats for Vietnamese pho and Chinese food at non fancy restaurants now run $50-60 after tip and tax..$100 is easy for 2.

How does pho cost $50?!

PP was saying that pho costs $25-$30 per person, so $50 per person is easy at a fancier place or with appetizers or dessert and wine

That’s the issue, they are over ordering. You don’t need all that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:$100 for 2.

Heck, even our cheap eats for Vietnamese pho and Chinese food at non fancy restaurants now run $50-60 after tip and tax..$100 is easy for 2.

How does pho cost $50?!

PP was saying that pho costs $25-$30 per person, so $50 per person is easy at a fancier place or with appetizers or dessert and wine

That’s the issue, they are over ordering. You don’t need all that.

You don’t need to go out to eat in the first place either.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I live in Europe in a fairly expensive and touristy city, and I usually spend an average of $50-60 for dinner in a restaurant (just for myself), which I find pretty expensive, but that does usually include one glass of wine and of course there is no additional tax/tip. Obviously it's possible to spend less for a quick, casual sandwich-type place, or at the other end, the sky is the limit here. I was talking with visitors from back home and they said after all the inflation lately, eating at restaurants is now more expensive than it is here. I was pretty surprised to hear this, as I remember a few years back being able to go out as a family of four for maybe $80-$100 at an average place. But I guess times have changed. When we all go out here, it is usually at least $200 (with only two adults drinking). Is that roughly the same as in DC is now?

Curious what the average cost is for a family of four is at a regular restaurant (not fancy) including drinks, tax, tip?

What's the point of being coy about the city you're in? It would be much more helpful if you just say I currently live in Berlin, Stockholm, Milan, whatever. it's not like we're going to suddenly say "OH! you must be susan smith. Gotcha"

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I live in Europe in a fairly expensive and touristy city, and I usually spend an average of $50-60 for dinner in a restaurant (just for myself), which I find pretty expensive, but that does usually include one glass of wine and of course there is no additional tax/tip. Obviously it's possible to spend less for a quick, casual sandwich-type place, or at the other end, the sky is the limit here. I was talking with visitors from back home and they said after all the inflation lately, eating at restaurants is now more expensive than it is here. I was pretty surprised to hear this, as I remember a few years back being able to go out as a family of four for maybe $80-$100 at an average place. But I guess times have changed. When we all go out here, it is usually at least $200 (with only two adults drinking). Is that roughly the same as in DC is now?

Curious what the average cost is for a family of four is at a regular restaurant (not fancy) including drinks, tax, tip?

What's the point of being coy about the city you're in? It would be much more helpful if you just say I currently live in Berlin, Stockholm, Milan, whatever. it's not like we're going to suddenly say "OH! you must be susan smith. Gotcha"

Does it matter for the purpose of the question?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:$100 for 2.

Heck, even our cheap eats for Vietnamese pho and Chinese food at non fancy restaurants now run $50-60 after tip and tax..$100 is easy for 2.

How does pho cost $50?!

Pho is now $12-16 per bowl. Order some spring rolls appetizers. Congrats, after tax and tip, pho dinner is $50.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I live in Europe in a fairly expensive and touristy city, and I usually spend an average of $50-60 for dinner in a restaurant (just for myself), which I find pretty expensive, but that does usually include one glass of wine and of course there is no additional tax/tip. Obviously it's possible to spend less for a quick, casual sandwich-type place, or at the other end, the sky is the limit here. I was talking with visitors from back home and they said after all the inflation lately, eating at restaurants is now more expensive than it is here. I was pretty surprised to hear this, as I remember a few years back being able to go out as a family of four for maybe $80-$100 at an average place. But I guess times have changed. When we all go out here, it is usually at least $200 (with only two adults drinking). Is that roughly the same as in DC is now?

Curious what the average cost is for a family of four is at a regular restaurant (not fancy) including drinks, tax, tip?

What's the point of being coy about the city you're in? It would be much more helpful if you just say I currently live in Berlin, Stockholm, Milan, whatever. it's not like we're going to suddenly say "OH! you must be susan smith. Gotcha"

Does it matter for the purpose of the question?

NP- YES.
We recently ate in NYC ("near" times square but not super touristy-- mostly touristy). Prix fixe menu for $35. It was un-freaking believable. Soup or salad, choice of three entrees and choice of 5 desserts. I almost passed out. Our bagels the next morning were more expensive.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I live in Europe in a fairly expensive and touristy city, and I usually spend an average of $50-60 for dinner in a restaurant (just for myself), which I find pretty expensive, but that does usually include one glass of wine and of course there is no additional tax/tip. Obviously it's possible to spend less for a quick, casual sandwich-type place, or at the other end, the sky is the limit here. I was talking with visitors from back home and they said after all the inflation lately, eating at restaurants is now more expensive than it is here. I was pretty surprised to hear this, as I remember a few years back being able to go out as a family of four for maybe $80-$100 at an average place. But I guess times have changed. When we all go out here, it is usually at least $200 (with only two adults drinking). Is that roughly the same as in DC is now?

Curious what the average cost is for a family of four is at a regular restaurant (not fancy) including drinks, tax, tip?

What's the point of being coy about the city you're in? It would be much more helpful if you just say I currently live in Berlin, Stockholm, Milan, whatever. it's not like we're going to suddenly say "OH! you must be susan smith. Gotcha"

Does it matter for the purpose of the question?

Yes. Just like it matters if you are in a restaurant in DC or Peoria.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I live in Europe in a fairly expensive and touristy city, and I usually spend an average of $50-60 for dinner in a restaurant (just for myself), which I find pretty expensive, but that does usually include one glass of wine and of course there is no additional tax/tip. Obviously it's possible to spend less for a quick, casual sandwich-type place, or at the other end, the sky is the limit here. I was talking with visitors from back home and they said after all the inflation lately, eating at restaurants is now more expensive than it is here. I was pretty surprised to hear this, as I remember a few years back being able to go out as a family of four for maybe $80-$100 at an average place. But I guess times have changed. When we all go out here, it is usually at least $200 (with only two adults drinking). Is that roughly the same as in DC is now?

Curious what the average cost is for a family of four is at a regular restaurant (not fancy) including drinks, tax, tip?

What's the point of being coy about the city you're in? It would be much more helpful if you just say I currently live in Berlin, Stockholm, Milan, whatever. it's not like we're going to suddenly say "OH! you must be susan smith. Gotcha"

Does it matter for the purpose of the question?

It mattered enough to give a vague description of where OP is. It makes more sense to say I live in Manchester, where the cost is roughly blahblah.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I live in Europe in a fairly expensive and touristy city, and I usually spend an average of $50-60 for dinner in a restaurant (just for myself), which I find pretty expensive, but that does usually include one glass of wine and of course there is no additional tax/tip. Obviously it's possible to spend less for a quick, casual sandwich-type place, or at the other end, the sky is the limit here. I was talking with visitors from back home and they said after all the inflation lately, eating at restaurants is now more expensive than it is here. I was pretty surprised to hear this, as I remember a few years back being able to go out as a family of four for maybe $80-$100 at an average place. But I guess times have changed. When we all go out here, it is usually at least $200 (with only two adults drinking). Is that roughly the same as in DC is now?

Curious what the average cost is for a family of four is at a regular restaurant (not fancy) including drinks, tax, tip?

What's the point of being coy about the city you're in? It would be much more helpful if you just say I currently live in Berlin, Stockholm, Milan, whatever. it's not like we're going to suddenly say "OH! you must be susan smith. Gotcha"

Does it matter for the purpose of the question?

NP- YES.
We recently ate in NYC ("near" times square but not super touristy-- mostly touristy). Prix fixe menu for $35. It was un-freaking believable. Soup or salad, choice of three entrees and choice of 5 desserts. I almost passed out. Our bagels the next morning were more expensive.

Where??