Interesting date night

[Ohwhatanight123]

Have name changed for this.
Anniversary meal, we book a restaurant that we've been to before. Arrive to find a paper menu with 5 choices. Ask if thats the menu and told yes. So we order, no starters or anything available. Husband asked afterwards and they said that there is only one chef working, so it's a limited menu.
We finished our meal and dining experience in an hour (no atmosphere at all).
Go to the local for a drink, which is busy. Listen to the pub quiz, which we're rubbish at. The person who wrote the questions thought it was appropriate to have one about the Taliban .
Can't get a taxi anywhere within a 5 mile radius so end up walking home for 2 hours.

Happy Anniversary to us!
So glad to be home with a cuppa!

So what’s the point of your post?

It's a chat forum.
What's the point of your question?

Is it not appropriate to have a question about the Taliban?

I dint think so, not in a pub quiz! I mean, there's lots of other news topics you could ask about.

what’s the point of your post?

Odfod

Christ OP I'd have a whisky chaser with that tea if I were you.

At least the weather was warm for your two hour walk home?
Oh and you burnt off your dinner so can indulge in a nice cake/steak/bottle of vino tomorrow

Awww at least it'll be one to remember!
Was the meal nice though?
Is the taxi issue usual for the location?
Tiredness is a good excuse to snuggle up :)

We definitely burnt off dinner.
Plus it was great walking weather and I wore flats, so win win!

Sometimes, nights out just don't go how you expect them to

@Ohwhatanight123

We definitely burnt off dinner. Plus it was great walking weather and I wore flats, so win win!

Sometimes, nights out just don't go how you expect them to

The next one will be better OP

The meal was nice, but obviously not enough because husband ordered a starter in the pub after the meal!
The taxi thing has never been an issue for this area, hence not booking one.
I think its probably nice weather / bank Holiday that could be the reason.

I'm driving on the next night out!

@MrsEricBana

Is it not appropriate to have a question about the Taliban?

Yeah not sure why it’s inappropriate either

I bet you remember this anniversary longer than a typical evening that is perfectly 'nice'.

How long have you been together OP?

Well it's memorable anyway!

I agree OP that a question about the taleban at the moment in a pub quiz is really odd. Not a great time to have an ongoing humanitarian crisis brought to mind in something presumably meant to be fun!

What was the question?

The question itself wasn't bad:

"Which country have the Taliban just taken hold of?"

It was more the enthusiastic way it was asked and the added, "you should all get this question," on the end. Maybe inappropriate was the wrong word, more insensitive I'd say.

@bonfireheart 10 years.

Yeah taliban question was inappropriate.

Happy anniversary

One chef? They could h e closer up for the night instead they improvised and 5 dishes is actually pretty decent.

However what they should have done is given you a buzz to update you so that you knew in advance and could then decide if suitable for you.

And surely that Taliban question was just about the easiest pub quiz question I have ever heard!

@Marni83 yes agreed, it was an impressive meal for one chef!
There were 3 couples in total when we were there. It's a popular place, so it was unusual to see it so empty.

@Marni83 thats why he added on the end, you should all get this one (as if it was a good thing!)

Why did you name change out of interest?

I didnt want to be recognised, as its a silly post really.
I was just up last night and thought I'd put it on chat.

At least the menu was paper. I cannot stand ordering on a phone (well, I don't, it is a more tech savvy friend that does!).

I don’t see that the taliban question was inappropriate. It’s just a current affairs question.
Sorry you had a rubbish night.