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bethk wrote:Cookin Lore wrote:And I had a disappointing meal. Takeout Greek pasta salad, flavour not bad, but I found that I'm not fond of cold pasta. And two sausages roasted in the oven. one so spicy that the flavour was totally lost, and I love spicy, the other seemed to have vegetables stuffed in it. I ate some because I was hungry, had done a very busy 4 hour cashier shift at my volunteering job.
I had the food from a new to me market, and it's out of the way for me, so chances are I won't go back.
It IS disappointing to try something new that sounds, as reading the menu, like something I'll enjoy.
We had a similar experience last week when we took Jim to Outback Steak House. Their 'new' menu item was described as "marinated with brown sugar, honey, garlic and spices then grilled for a caramelized char". What we were not expecting was raw garlic so overpowering as to take all the flavor from the steak and spices that didn't seem to go together.
But, you live and learn ~ I've never 'starved to death' and I rarely do more than explain to the manager (if a manager stops by our table to ask how our meals are....) what I didn't care for with the meal. Only if the entire meal is inedible do I take them up on an offer to bring something different to replace my meal.
The last time we went to Outback steak house was 10 years ago, I ordered their new menu at that time, Wood Grilled Rib-eye steak, it was so dried and rubbery, I hardly ate half of it and when the waiter asked us if everything okay, I told him about the steak, he told me that they'd cook another one for me, I said not to bother, I've lost my appetite, so they took it out of the bill, since then I've never gone back there
