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2. Many very high end restaurants have great lunch deals, which can really cut the price to try them. That was one of the greater discoveries I've made about e
by mikestew 5y ago
2. Many very high end restaurants have great lunch deals, which can really cut the price to try them.
That was one of the greater discoveries I've made about expensive restaurants. My wife and I had previously spent over $400 on an anniversary dinner at the Metropolitan Grill in Seattle. We're "common as muck", too; just a couple of country hicks from Indiana. It was nice, glad we went, wouldn't likely spend that kind of money on a meal again.
Then I started a job literally across the street in the Exchange building. Boss wants to go the "the Met" for lunch. On my salary?!?! That's when I found out that for $12, one can get one the better burgers one will ever eat. I recommend that steak salad, too.
* Note: all prices from like ten years ago.
- Wistar 5y agoI love the Met but have never tried it for lunch. Will now.
- changoplatanero 5y agosad. i just noticed it's no longer open for lunch
- soared 5y agoVacations work the same :) visit Puerto Rico now because everyone thinks it’s destroyed by natural disaster and political problems. Yeah it’s destroyed, but stunning beaches, resorts, golf courses, restaurants, etc for a fraction of the price. Best golf course and lunch I’ve ever had were at the royal isabela in PR. Absolute ghost town, but $90 all in. Stunning place.
- hammock 5y agoI escaped to St Martin during the lockdowns. Still damaged from hurricane but rebuilding. French side best side, best food, beaches and people, and extremely affordable. Plus a busy airport with lots of flights because it's where the billionaires park before hopping on their yacht to St Barth (I saw roman abramovich's plane on the tarmac)
- gutitout 5y agoOdessa is a steal right now I hear.
- treis 5y agoRather crowded with foreigners from what I hear
- arbitrary_name 5y agoI prefer to avoid Russian tourists, very loud and quite pushy.
- shard 5y agoThis reminds me of a meme I saw a while back with a guy saying he makes vacation plans based on terrorist attacks, after which the tourist population and prices both drop noticeably.
- redisman 5y agoThe true “off-season”.
- franga2000 5y agoI've heard this one too, but why does that happen? Surely the last place you'd want to do a terrorist attack is somewhere that just experienced one recently? Not only will everyone be on high alert so you're less likely to succeed, but your impact will be diminished since your attack is now getting mixed in with the previous one. I guess it might be more of a psychological thing of not wanting to go there because it feels weird to vacation at the place of a tragedy, but from a safety perspective, it seems like the best choice.
- llampx 5y agoIf a terrorist attack happened there, it's actually more likely that it would happen again. It's not a random act, like lightning.
- benburleson 5y agoLightning doesn't actually seem all that random either. I mean on a small scale, yes, but it seems like general areas are more prone to lightning than others.
- pyuser583 5y agoI’ve been considering a vacation in Sri Lanka for the same reason (plus the history!). I’m like “is the smart or crazy?” And the US embassy is advising people to avoid travel because of terrorism. And I’m still not sure if it’s smart or crazy, but my wife says “no fucking way” and she’s smarter than I am so she’s probably right.
- ajolly 5y agoAny other PR suggestions you have?
- soared 5y agoAll the general touristy stuff is worth doing as it’s all quick and interesting! We stayed a couple days in the city and then almost a week in a tiny tiny group of houses a short walk from the beach just outside of Isabella and enjoyed the quiet. Isabella is basically an 80s tourist town that is now unpopular, perfect for my trip. Other than that, if the Airbnb price near the city is too good to be true.. avoid it :) not everywhere has recovered well! You can pack light and just buy most of what you need at Walmart also. Very easy and approachable trip.
- luhn 5y agoI think burgers are a great fine dining "hack." Many fine dining establishments have a burger on the menu and it's often really freaking good at a price point significantly less than the other entrees. The best burger in my town is $15 from an upscale sushi place.
- wildzzz 5y agoI've had it both ways. Either the chef wants to put their own touch on the burger and create something amazing or they hate every customer that is too cheap or tasteless to try anything else on the menu so they serve something you'd find at a amusement park.
- kevinmchugh 5y agoIf you're at a higher end restaurant the burger is a way to put a cheaper, accessible option on the menu. It's there so that a party of 4 or more can show up and someone who's more price sensitive or less adventurous can still have a good time. (Roast chicken and an entree salad serve similar purposes.) If it's an insult from the chef, that's pretty bad. Extremely snobby to put it on the menu without putting effort in. Burgers are good and a kitchen can outsource the only hard parts (baking a great bun, and grinding the meat) to their suppliers.
- dr_orpheus 5y agoSame here, there is an Italian restaurant near me with normally $30-$40 entrees, and an absolutely fantastic $15 burger.
- theginger 5y agosteak burgers are great, you pay less to get more, free bread and they've already done some of the chewing for you. Any other food if you asked for them to chew it for you they'd probably call the police.
- Handytinge 5y agoWhere in the word do you live that a sushi restaurant sells hamburgers?
- GoodJokes 5y ago
- throwaway2037 5y agoHere is their current lunch menu (via Google search): https://www.themetropolitangrill.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/MetLunch1002.web_.pdf https://www.themetropolitangrill.com/wp-content/uploads/2019... Page two, see "Daily Specials". If you only get one dish, then, yes, it seems possible to eat for less than 25 USD with a tip.