to wonder how often you eat out?

[Dolcelatte]

How often do you eat out (not including McDonalds!)?

Usually once at least with the kids in the eevening and perhaps once for lunch with Husbnad of friends. Can vary to sometimes more or sometimes less.

I don't eat out unless I'm with someone else and I'm not with someone else very often. When I still had my DDH, we ate out once a month before a regular meeting.

zukie we're meant to sit in the gutter and eat the strewn leftovers from peoples kebabs .

My parents never took us out as kids as we were too badly behaved, so mine have been eating out right from day 1. Apart from a couple of (severe) allergies they'll eat anything, then they start on my food .

Usually twice a week. Once in the week when out with friends and the children, then every sat with DP.

usually eat out with the kids twice a month, we have some great cheap turkish restaurants around here

I will eat out with the kids somewhere cheap and cheerful once a week.

DH and I about once every other month only because of babysitter situation

Take away once a week..but even that is getting abit boring and expensive.

And you are quitre right. Eating at McDonalds is not eating out you do not get cutlery.

Heidi I would second Alibabas suggestion to go out as much as poss whilst your baby is so little. Its so easy, they just sleep in their prams/carseats whilst you are having a lovely meal and you dont hear a peep from them. DD is 18 months now and its a whole different ballgame!

Once a fortnight
We have takeout once a week though

We eat out a couple of times a month usually family friendly places. We normally go for late lunch/early dinner type meals because dd is a PITA after 6pm its generally cheaper

Usually once a week. Pretty much always the same place as the kids know it and we know they'll behave themselves there.

Only on Mumsnet would posters feel the need to justify how many times they eat out and where

Maybe twice a year with just DH. More like 5 times a year with friends. Then on holiday we will eat out as well.

I have seen people be bloody rude to you zukie. Ignorant sods.

some people like to have a waggy finger zukie and feel better after having given somebody they deem beneath them a telling off , they can go about their day with a smugness , they are best ignored TBH

We eat out as a family once a week at the Harvester - DH and the kids are big fans and I am ok with some chicken and salad. It is about £30 for 4 main meals, drinks and 3 desserts and we can afford it. Apart from that only on special occasions.

brewers fayre do a buffet menu a few times a week me and dh sometimes go there if he isnt working at lunchtime , I think its £4.99 for a main meal

It makes some people feel all superior and holier-than-thou, zukiecat. Poor sad creatures

We eat out at least once a week, sometimes twice, and DH and I go out on our own about once a month (ish). We recently went for a Posh Meal and had the works- because DH's boss felt guilty about the amount of hours he was working in the run-up to Christmas and told DH to 'take your wife' out for a good nosh-up on the company. So we did. (Am not sure boss will make that mistake again )

I didn't include coffee and cake , it would top me from a few times a week to almost daily.

Im my defence, I have a baby so social life seems to evolve around coffee and cake!

Usually once a week with DH (and DS) and once a week with friends (and DS). I find eating out with a baby is very easy, I guess it will get harder when he's a toddler.

Zukie you eat? How dare you!

Please don't let shitey comments like that get you down (although I appreciate that can be difficult if you are already suffering low confidence and self esteem)

Getting out and about, and socialising is so important and any decent person would understand that.

You come across as lovely to me zukie - the thing I remember most about your posts is your shining pride in your children.

Just ignore the rude sods.