Travelled to friend's house for dinner, just strawberries for desert - AIBU to think it's low effort?

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On the weekend my partner and I travelled to a friend's house for dinner. The journey was over an hour by train.

The main course was sausages with nice sides (potato salad, tomato salad, another salad). That was nice.

But desert was just strawberries with some pouring cream.

We had a nice time, but AIBU to feel that the desert was very low effort and unexciting, and should have been more exciting than strawberries given the journey?

When my friend came to mine, I did a 3-course meal, feeling I should make a big effort because of her long journey.

I think sausages and salad sounds low effort as well. I'd have been disappointed with the whole meal!

Do her a favor and don’t bother going again. How rude of you to think let alone post that.

I don't think strawberries and cream had anything to be ashamed of as a dessert.

That sounds like a weird thing to pick on. Strawberries and cream are expensive and delicious, as well as being low processing.
Personally I visit friends if I want, and don't expect to be fed in relation to journey,!

I thought that was a really nice meal. Do you judge everything else about her as well.....?

Wow. DH always tells me I stress too much about dinner for guests and they are coming for the company not for super impressive food.

Sounds like in some cases it really is all about the super impressive food 🤷‍♀️

Well I don't have high expectations
I'd be very happy with most meals someone makes for me to be honest. Even if they're simple

Maybe they thought you were going for the company and evening out rather than haute cuisine

Sounds like a nice summer meal that is capable of being prepared in advance. Then you can sit and talk longer rather than your friend being in the kitchen all the time.

Isnt it about seeing your friends rather than the food on offer? Strawberries are perfect for summer!

No reason to spoil nice strawberries by baking them into a cake.

Get some real problems

I think that's fine, I'd prefer that to a very sweet dessert but I buy in everything and never have dinner parties so may not be the best person to ask. I go out a lot though!

This is a wind up surely?

It really doesn’t matter what she served or how low or high effort it was.

Good manners dictate that you are grateful for her hospitality.

You are there primarily for her company not the quality of the food.

Besides which, strawberries and cream is a perfectly good desert.

What were you expecting.. crepes suzette?

Next time just go to a restaurant, because you certainly aren't too bothered about your friend.

I'm not meaning to say I ever hope for super impressive food. I just find a bowl of strawberries very unexciting.

YABU

What is wrong with strawberries and cream?
It’s a nice, simple cool dessert especially considering how warm it was.

YABU. That dessert sounds lovely.

I’m just glad not to be doing the dishes…

You’re incredibly unreasonable. Strawberries in summer are classic and lovely, simple and unprocessed — but more importantly, it doesn’t matter because you’re supposed to be visiting for the company

You travelled a whole hour? To see people you like? Who prepared a two course meal for you? And both courses were nice?

The BASTARDS. Go No Contact immediately.

You’re just saying the same thing another way. Why do you expect your friend to produce exciting food?

Yabu. You go for the company, I’m sure you will cope with your palate not being excited for one course 🙄

If I was your friend, and I read this quite outing post.
I'd tell my ungrateful spoilt ex friend (that's you btw) not to come back.