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I share your opinion. I never went to a restaurant for a food alone. Environment, people working there, other guests are very important to me. This anonymous fo

by lnsru 7y ago

I share your opinion. I never went to a restaurant for a food alone. Environment, people working there, other guests are very important to me. This anonymous food delivery business is somehow scary. It got worse when I saw article about container kitchens in London: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2017/oct/28/deliveroo-dark-kitchens-pop-up-feeding-the-city-london https://www.theguardian.com/business/2017/oct/28/deliveroo-d... I definitely don’t want such anonymous food, especially when it’s preparation conditions belong solely from people working there.

crooked-v 7y ago
> It got worse when I saw article about container kitchens in London: There's nothing new or scary about the concept of container kitchens. They've been used for catering, pop-up restaurants, disaster relief, etc for some time. > especially when it’s preparation conditions belong solely from people working there But that's most restaurants, considering that kitchens are usually separated from the customers.
rebeccaskinner 7y ago
As a point of comparison, I love eating out because I like trying new dishes or having foods that I might not be able to make at home, or just sometimes to be able to enjoy an evening without cooking. Still, I almost never go to restaurants these days because of the loud music that assaults my ears at nearly all of them. The environment is just completely intolerable. Having a delivery option means that there are far more options open to me than there would be otherwise, and I see the move toward these delivery only kitchens as a good thing- more places focused on making food rather than torturing their customers with acoustics that in most other settings would approach torture.
- jessaustin 7y ago
  I know lots of people who feel the same way. Your comment made me wonder: now that people who don't like the sonic assault can still eat restaurant food, will restaurants make the noise even worse?
  - duxup 7y ago
    I think atmosphere / not being at home is still a big draw at restaurants. Maybe there aren't as many quiet ones out there as we'd like but they are out there.
    - jessaustin 7y ago
      One problem: when I hear "quiet atmosphere" I suspect that they're probably good at one or two banal dishes and seriously deficient at anything else. There are multiple "quiet atmosphere" restaurants in my area where I will never again order anything but the fried pork tenderloin sandwich. That's not because I particularly like fried pork tenderloin sandwiches, but rather because these places have either disgusted or sickened (or both!) me when I've ordered more "exotic" fare like salad, vegetables, pasta, or steak.

by lnsru 7y ago

crooked-v 7y ago

> It got worse when I saw article about container kitchens in London: There's nothing new or scary about the concept of container kitchens. They've been used for catering, pop-up restaurants, disaster relief, etc for some time. > especially when it’s preparation conditions belong solely from people working there But that's most restaurants, considering that kitchens are usually separated from the customers.

rebeccaskinner 7y ago

As a point of comparison, I love eating out because I like trying new dishes or having foods that I might not be able to make at home, or just sometimes to be able to enjoy an evening without cooking. Still, I almost never go to restaurants these days because of the loud music that assaults my ears at nearly all of them. The environment is just completely intolerable. Having a delivery option means that there are far more options open to me than there would be otherwise, and I see the move toward these delivery only kitchens as a good thing- more places focused on making food rather than torturing their customers with acoustics that in most other settings would approach torture.

jessaustin 7y ago
I know lots of people who feel the same way. Your comment made me wonder: now that people who don't like the sonic assault can still eat restaurant food, will restaurants make the noise even worse?
- duxup 7y ago
  I think atmosphere / not being at home is still a big draw at restaurants. Maybe there aren't as many quiet ones out there as we'd like but they are out there.
  - jessaustin 7y ago
    One problem: when I hear "quiet atmosphere" I suspect that they're probably good at one or two banal dishes and seriously deficient at anything else. There are multiple "quiet atmosphere" restaurants in my area where I will never again order anything but the fried pork tenderloin sandwich. That's not because I particularly like fried pork tenderloin sandwiches, but rather because these places have either disgusted or sickened (or both!) me when I've ordered more "exotic" fare like salad, vegetables, pasta, or steak.