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.

An hour isn't that far to travel.. I've been to super nice restaurants/hotels in summer season and that's one of the desserts

Maybe OP is the same poster as the one who was fuming that her fun and charismatic friend won their come dine with me game but served pizza.

Ooh, was that a recent thread? Sounds fun... 😄

I find it a bit odd how many people are saying that they don't eat dessert so the OP wouldn't get anything. I never eat dessert either, but if hosting I would definitely make one! That's an entirely different scenario?

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

Maybe she found your three course dinner too much and just wanted a more relaxed get together at hers.

You really aren't coming across well OP

(Meant to quote OP in bold) I do t seem to be able to edit in the app

I recently drove my daughter a long trip to see a family member. I stayed at a Premier inn so not to put them out (they had a baby several months earlier) but they invited us to have dinner there. This was planned in advance - they checked we would be OK with the main course. But there was no dessert at all. I was pretty stumped - it felt unwelcoming. Strawberries and cream would have been lovely!

Do you by any chance remember life with a baby?

A baby that's only months old and no dessert? Maybe you should report them to social services?

🙄🙄🙄🙄

Fucking hell.

Probably invited themselves too.

Had to go out to pick up some dry cleaning and I went into Sainsbury's and bought strawberries and a pot of cream. I blame this thread.

Even I could buy a dessert from the supermarket. I actually brought a cake and they put it in the cupboard!

They invited us. I brought a cake and they put it in the cupboard. I offered for us not to eat with them. If you can buy pasta sauce I think you can buy dessert.

No we didn't. We were asked to come meet the baby. They offered to make us food and checked in advance what we eat. We made a huge effort to get there - different part of the country. We stayed in a hotel. Mum is super organised. Mini co-op practically next door. They just don't do dessert apparently.

Well, I've served strawberries at plenty of dinner parties.

Favourite one is strawberries with a dash of brandy and black pepper.
Even been known to put a can of squirty cream on the table for a bit of retro fun!

Don't knock it till you've tried it. The pepper and brandy really bring out the flavour.

You're welcome.

Not everyone has dessert. I hope you've recovered from the shop bought pasta sauce and your cake being banished to the cupboard.

I'll keep you in my thoughts and prayers.

Jesus!!

Unwelcoming because you didn't get a dessert? Really???

The more I read on here the more I realise there is a reason I'm not a "people person" - some are really that self obsessed to the point they moan and judge on the perceieved quality of food they had cooked for them and the lack of dessert.

Are people really that self absorbed?

It's been an eye opener thats for sure. If this thread is representative then I'm glad I'm not on the dinner party circuit!

Usually with my friends it's bring a bottle (or two) and snacks 😂 or occasionally a takeaway gets ordered.

I like the idea of dinner parties but sounds like an absolute minefield as well as being a huge effort and expense.

I love strawberries and cream. Not cheap either depending on how many was served. I’d be happy with that. Nice of her to invite you over.

If you think this is bad you should read the recent thread about the woman whose hosts didn't even have anything to drink including water from what I can remember

You’re one of the only ones who think this is bad.

I travelled three hours for a salad. We thought it was the starter but that was it! Not even an interesting one. We did the proverbial 'stopping at McDonalds' on the way home.
But no I think strawberries and cream is a totally appropriate summer dessert.

I think your both unreasonable. Yes op sounds lazy to be honest (don't come me all, it is) and if i invited someone for dinner and they came all that way I'd serve better food options. As for you op putting your mate on mumsnet ... not nice. I think this rant was best for the train journey home !!

It's not lazy to think about dessert, go out and buy it, prepare and serve it.