franc11s

AM I alone... in insisting restaurants that serve hot food should do so on Hot plates.

I've taken to refusing most hot foods in half decent restaurants (read > $15 for a meal) unless it's served it on HOT PLATES.

A good steak and some vegetables served on a cold plate is cold food by the time I've taken the 2nd bite.

If I'm not alone can i ask we ALL start refusing to eat off of Cold Plates. It's the only way these restaurants will change when food starts coming back.

<end of rant>

blaze

I can't say that it's anything that's ever bothered or even occured to me. Actually, I'm usually sitting next to my 3 yr old who likes to grab for everything on the table so I would rather the plate be cold and not have to worry about him burning himself. Sorry!

Sarah

Having been a waitress and a maitre d a few years ago....most chefs refuse to do it because they can't spare the oven space, so when I waitressed we used to warm plates up in the microwave until the manager told us not to bother saying it would ruin her plates and wasn't necessary. You'd think places would have plate warmers.....but no thats an expense they don't want to cough up for, we didn't have proper dishwashers let alone anything as fancy as platewarmers. Pasta is the worst, cold before you've even got it out to the table...

Bob

It generally doesn't bother me, but sometimes, yeah, a hot plate can make the difference, and would be nice...

Rete

You are a deep well of complaints, dear.

Wonder if you demand that Mrs. Frank heats the plates before serving your dinner or if the other cold thing you get is the shoulder at bed time.

NC Penguin

Do you eat hot food at home on hot plates?

Are you one of those types who always looks at the hygeine certificate at restaurants?


NC Penguin

Elvira

never ever send food back

trust me on that...

Elvira (ex-waitress)

mandpete

Kids' meals are usually served on extremely hot plates.

Toontje

Why?

Elvira

You don't want to know. Let's just say that cooks don't take kindly to having their food sent back...

Toontje

If I didn't want to know I wouldn't have asked, would I?


Please, share the horrendous experiences of everything that goes on in restaurants, mainly the things we, the customers, cannot see......

Elvira

Spitting into the food, for instance...

Toontje

Go on.....

Elvira

I prefer not to. I have to go and cook supper in a minute...

Sally

I warm them if it is a nice meal and what's wrong with looking at the hygiene certificate?