to expect my food on a plate?

[CwtchesAndCuddles1]

Out for a meal last night, ordered seared tuna with garlic butter, it arrived on a wooden board. Why are so many places serving up food on anything put a plate? It never occurred to me to ask if my food would be served on a plate, it used to be the norm, from now on I'm going to check!
What made it really ironic was that my friend and I were talking about the campaign "we want plates" and laughing at some of the daft ways food is now being served................them my tuna arrived!

A place by me used to serve food in a dog bowl.

They were closed down for not being hygienic.

Local pud used to do steak on a 'sizzling platter' which was fin except your stak continued to cook and your chips burned on the bottom. I started asking for plates, they have since stopped.

As for great British menu - it is for a banquet and in the end only one of the fantastical creations will go to each table

I like it. I enjoy the novelty factor. Remember the excitement of 'chicken in a basket' with chips?

Having seen what most people have posted on this thread, I guess I should start another thread for people who LIKE it. I also thought the steel/tin bucket my chips came in while out was really cute - my inner 9 year old did anyways.

I wonder what that place do with all the dead goldfish. They must get through hundreds of them every day.
Maybe they're roasted, put on top of a cherry tomato and served as an appetiser in an old copper kettle

This fad can only end when they serve soup in a basket. :o

It was bloody awful my teeth still hurt thinking about it