Taking food from a hotel breakfast buffet- cheeky??

One of those things. Is the hotel unhappy about it?

Well if it's unsuitable then just don't go. Don't steal and come up with excuses to justify it.

I don't and wouldn't take a picnic pack for later from the buffet.

I will take stuff to the table and know there's a chance I won't eat the piece of fruit and maybe a muffin which I'll take with me. More comfortable with just a piece of fruit though. If they've got really good jam I would be tempted to take some with me but probably wouldn't. I would not take enough for a full lunch and if I was with someone who was doing that I'd have to walk away from them because I'd find it embarrassing and plain wrong.

I don't eat breakfast so I am happy to take reasonable amount (a sandwich and pastry or fruit with me).
If I ate breakfast I would call it CF.

Really embarrassing to take anything

It's theft.
Bit of a cliche, but I was queuing behind two Dutch girls for buffet breakfast in a hostel once and they took the last slices of bread for their lunch. No breakfast for me!

I think in posher places they would replenish, but in budget places they don't so if you take extra you're taking from the other guests.

I often take a banana or pastry for later in the day if I’m working away and don’t have easy access to other sources of food but I don’t eat a massive breakfast on those days anyway so it’s no more than some folk would eat in the breakfast sitting. I’ve was in a hotel one week and a bloke made a full packed lunch every morning with 4 rounds of bread for sandwiches!

We have doggy bags, but this only includes what you’ve paid for. Not CF’s at hotels. If you are at a B&B or hotel where you would go ’på tur’ after breakfast, noone would say no to taking a bread roll and some cheese.

I’ve done this but only where breakfast is included, I don’t eat breakfast so I’ll make a sandwich and take an apple or something to eat at lunchtime. It’s still less food than most people have on their breakfast plates!

Yes it is cheeky. Yes I do it! Boiled eggs are my go to for later in the day. Or a banana.

If DC has a mini pastry or piece of fruit left on their plate that they might want in an hour, I'll wrap it up and take it with us rather than leave it to go to waste. I wouldn't go back up to get more stuff specifically to take away though.

I tried it once at a hotel in Barcelona and one of the staff stopped me and asked for the croissant back. Felt like a shoplifter!
Never dared since. 😀

I will sometimes make a sandwich for later from the breakfast buffet...they're generally £17-£20 a head with no child rate. My child would eat a bowl of cereal and maybe some fruit and I generally would just have some fruit so I can't see the harm in taking something else to eat later. Especially when you see how much other people eat at breakfast!😯

I once stayed in a hotel in Norway (half board) which put paper bags on the tables at breakfast so people could make sandwiches for lunch!

It wasn’t.

Perfectly normal on the continent to make up a roll or two for later from the breakfast buffet.

I’ll admit to doing this at Disney Paris. It was tricky to get lunch (huge queues) and we’d paid a fortune for the hotel. Only me and one child so I just popped a couple of rolls and some cheese in my bag and a banana each. That easily kept us going until a very expensive dinner in the park. Staff certainly didn’t care there were people full on making piles of sandwiches from the sliced bread by the toaster.

I can live with myself to be honest!

I think it's OK to take away something that is part of your breakfast - for example, if you come down and use the free buffet but have to get back to your room to pack or do some work or get ready to check out, it's OK to take a drink or a piece of fruit or pastry back up with you. If you're taking things you are going to use for lunch that's not OK because lunch is not included.

Eat as much as you can, fine.
Take maybe a muffin or something which you picked up when 'eyes greedier than tummy', fineish.
Filling a tub, not fine.

Yes we did the same

Had a fridge in the room

It was convenient as it was so hot and saved going out

It's theft as far as I'm concerned.

There’s a whole gransnet thread about this from a few days ago…..it was about 50/50 who would and who wouldn’t take food for later

It is not the hotels fault, but given that people can take as much as they like and it is effectively all you can eat, why does it matter if I eat an orange and banana now or a bit later. I do not pile food up and leave it. If you order at a restaurant you can get a doggy bag, it’s no different. What you put in your plate is what you have ordered and you can take anything you haven’t eaten.

I think BC of my financial circumstances and eating habits I'd probably be inclined to take a few bits and bobs.
Just subtly make a couple ham/cheese rolls and wrap in tissue or I guess a small sandwich bag.
If there's no rules against it then you should take a little extra if you fancy. It's included in the price if you have one or take five sandwiches worth of meat and cheese. But only take enough for yourself personally.
I don't like eating first thing so I'd probably grab a sandwich for an hour later else I'd only end up having coffee when paying for food as well.