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Am I being tight/ greedy?

176 replies

Feebeela · 12/05/2017 14:54

I ordered sourdough toast with avocado, tofu and plantain at my local cafe for lunch today. I was hungry. The dish was 2 slices of sourdough toast; 1 slice with avocado, 1 slice naked no butter, 2 small strips of tofu and 2 small slices of plantain with about 5 spinach leaves. I questioned the portion size as it seemed a bit, well, mean. My friend said it was about right but I was expecting avo on both slices and more than 2 slices of plantain for £4.95.

AIBU or AIB greedy?

Am I being tight/ greedy?
OP posts:
Vroomster · 14/05/2017 17:25

Alexandra87 that's a lot of money for not much food.

IHaveBrilloHair · 14/05/2017 17:34

I think it's served weirdly.
For the description I'd expect both slices to be the same, or for them to call it a toastie and serve it as such.
It seems stingy because of the weird serving I think, though the toppings sound delicious and I'd happily eat them.

I rarely eat out as so many places just don't have a clue about one thing or another, and to me this is another example, you should leave them a Trip Advisor review with your opinion and constructive comments.

DameSquashalot · 15/05/2017 06:14

I just clicked on the photo and couldn't work out why my phone was only charged 7% when it has been charging for an hour. 🤔

WeAreEternal · 15/05/2017 06:24

Being a vegan and reading the description/seeing the photo that's exactly the kind of thing I would order, I was going to tell you YANBU...... but then I saw that it was under £5.....
it seems about right for the price, it's more of a light snack than a meal for that price.

TheDowagerCuntess · 15/05/2017 19:22

Whatever happened to proper food...

How is avocado, egg and toast not proper food?

Westray · 15/05/2017 19:50

It looks a bloody grim meal.
A few random items on a plate.

liz70 · 16/05/2017 13:58

I'm veggie and I think it looks delish, although I might request some balsamic to sprinkle on the avocado. A plate of steak would look "bloody grim" to me. Horses* for courses and all that.

*So long as they're not on my plate, obviously.

floatingfrog · 16/05/2017 14:02

It doesn't look appetising but the right price for the ingredients. I wouldn't go back they lack any style in the culinary department.

anon1987 · 16/05/2017 14:08

TheDowedger where's the egg?

Westray · 16/05/2017 14:56

liz70 it's nothing to do with the lack of meat that makes it grim, it's that it lacks any care or imagination.

I rarely eat meat, love vegetarian and vegan food, needs a darn sight more than a few drops of balsamic to liven it up.
It looks like some basics before you start to cook, not the finished product.

wildcoffeeandbeans · 16/05/2017 15:22

I think it's okay value for the price, but you should have gotten more plaintain. If I were making it I also would have smushed the avocado better – one avocado can easily cover two slices of bread. Presentation was poor.

Westray · 16/05/2017 16:21

What was it sold as OP?

A vegan meze?
A sandwich?
A plate of mismatched odds and ends from the chef's fridge?

The plantain looks cooked, but the tofu looks as if it has been taken from the packet and just sliced.

I have rarely seen such a mismatched collection of ingredients.

I like all these items individually and if prepared with a little thought, but I would send this back. It makes me feel quite nauseous to look at it.

TheLuminaries · 16/05/2017 19:30

I can'r believe that inoffensive plate of food makes you feel nauseous. The fry up pictured earlier was far more boak inducing.

Westray · 16/05/2017 20:02

I wouldn't eat it.

DameSquashalot · 17/05/2017 11:55

The ingredients are fairly cheap, but £5 usually buys you a small plate of something.

I would usually order something for £5 if I fancied a snack in a pub other than crisps.

acquiescence · 17/05/2017 12:15

It looks like something I would order and enjoy. I am in Yorkshire and would consider it cheap at £4.95.

Westray · 17/05/2017 12:50

What is it?

TheLuminaries · 17/05/2017 12:53

Read the OP : The dish was 2 slices of sourdough toast; 1 slice with avocado, 1 slice naked no butter, 2 small strips of tofu and 2 small slices of plantain with about 5 spinach leaves.

Exactly the sort of food I like. A greasy fry up (as pictured later in the thread) is not to my taste (much to the relief of my arteries, no doubt Smile)

Westray · 17/05/2017 12:55

*2 slices of sourdough toast; 1 slice with avocado, 1 slice naked no butter, 2 small strips of tofu and 2 small slices of plantain with about 5 spinach leaves.
*

That's a long thing to put on a menu. I still don't get it.

If you think that the only two food types food that we can eat is this type of mismatched jumble of leftovers or a greasy fry up then you lack imagination.

TheLuminaries · 17/05/2017 15:28

Westray I think it is a bit of a leap from discussing the sort of food people like/don't like to accusing someone of lacking imagination - it is just a light-hearted discussion Smile I am sure we all aware of and have tried lots of different foods throughout our lives - adults usually have Smile

I didn't realise your question was actually asking 'what was it called on the menu'? I am afraid I can't help you with that.

PutThatPomBearBack · 17/05/2017 17:56

Westray now now, play niceGrin

NavyandWhite · 17/05/2017 18:03

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anon1987 · 17/05/2017 18:18

It looks like something my children make when left to roam in the kitchen Grin

Definitely should have been avocado on both bits of bread and perhaps a better salad and some more plantain.
They're not the sort of things I would have thought to put together to be honest.
The chef needs more enthusiasm.

Westray · 17/05/2017 18:53

"It looks like something my children make when left to roam in the kitchen grin"

Exactly.

I don't get these comments of "looks delish" - really?

DameSquashalot · 17/05/2017 23:56

😂