Birthday meal - what's nicest? Please help me decide.

[FleetwoodRaincoat]

It's my birthday next week, and I intend to celebrate it with two evenings of eating and drinking and making merry! Well, one evening of drinking cocktails and another evening of eating.

I'm very fortunate in that I have my lovely DH to share it with me. And a grumpy 18 year old DS who may join in at some point .

What shall I have ? I'm thinking either:

Chinese takeaway
Indian takeaway
Domino's pizza
Fish and chips (which may get soggy as the chip shop is some distance away but I do love them)
Cheese fondue
DH cooks something (could be delicious or terrible, he has form for both)

Which would you rather have? I'll go with whatever the majority decides!

If it were me: I'd get Dh to cook steak & would then decide I want dauphinois on the side, which I'd end up making . Or an Indian.

Love your username btw!

I like Indian or Chinese so one of those. Maybe Indian I think and go all out. Lots of different sides, poppadoms, chutneys etc to try.

For my birthday recently we had Chinese takeaway, it wouldn't normally be my favourite but I just fancied it on the day and it was sooo good!

Fish and chips. It's my birthday next week too so I think my vote should be counted twice .

Indian or Thai

Supermarkets are doing meal deals for Valentine's Day. Perhaps you can have one of them one evening.

Hmm.....I wouldn't ask my own dh to cook as I cook better than him. We get Chinese fairly regularly, and the kids like pizza so we would save that for a family night.

I like my fish and chips best wrapped open at the seaside. And Indians always makes me ultra bloated (because I gorge on naan).

The cheese fondue sounds good - I'd go full on cheeseboard/charcuterie. Little bit of crusty bread and oil, olives etc.

Alternatively, some restaurants are doing dine at home options if you have a local one you want to "go back" to.

It's my birthday this weekend. I want fish and chips. My plan is to stick them in a hot oven for a few minutes to crisp them up once they arrive. I really looking forward to them.

Enjoy your birthday and what ever food you decide on.

Cheese fondue. It's the only thing on your list I haven't already had during lockdown. Feels a bit more luxurious. Possibly followed by chocolate fondue with strawberries

Ha ha ha - I would rule out Domino pizza because I think they are terrible - but if you like it then - do it.

If you love Fish and chips get those and can you shove them in the oven to crisp up - sorry - not very good at that - does that work. ?

Personally I would want DH to cook steak and chips , onions mushrooms - not terribly hard.

Cheese Fondue sounds celebratory but given I have not had one for about 15 years - not sure i'd be great at doing it

Whatever you have I hope you have a lovely evening ( or indeed 2) @FleetwoodRaincoat

Thanks everyone. I'm veering towards cheese fondue, but that depends on whether the online shop delivers all the right cheese, so I might have to save that for another day.
Otherwise it's pretty much a tie between fish and chips and Indian - I'm not keen on steak, so that's not an option for me.

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What about one of the valentine's meal dine in offers? The m&s one is usually nice.

Cheese fondue

DH to clean up the mess post meal

I would go for Chinese. If your DH is unpredictable in the kitchen then I wouldn't take the risk.

Indian all day every day!

If it's going to be 2 nights of making merry... Cheese fondue, a plate of charcuterie and olives sound like the perfect accompaniment to cocktails. You could always buy a brie or camembert to bake as a back up plan. Then have an Indian or fish and chips on day 2!

Cheese fondue and your dh cooking a nice dinner.

I'm not a massive fan of takeaway and always find it's more disappointing than I expect.

I'd make a massive pile of garlic prawns and eat it with crusty bread to mop up the sauce and a bottle of cava.

Plus some one of the Valentine's meal deals on the other day, because I'm a sucker for an M&S meal deal, even though I know that the 'before' prices on all the separate bits are completely made up.

Oh, I'd probably get afternoon tea delivered over the weekend too. Loads of places are doing this, including Morrisons, although there's is takeaway, but for £10 you get enough that is too much for one, but not quite enough for two, so in your case, I'd get two of them between the three of you. Or just buy the bits in store and make it up yourself. Their clotted cream square scones are probably the best you can buy in supermarkets.

I would suggest your dp goes and buys one of those meal for two packages at the supermarket- steak and potatoes dauphinois with salad, dessert and wine plus candles, chocolates and flowers one night, and cocktails and takeaway/party freezer food the other (invite 18 year old to that one )

Fish and chips!!! Also, if anybody's cooking, I'll have a roast dinner please.

Fish and chips