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.

Did your visitors travel by train to you ?

I love a sausage personally

And strawberries

You must live a very sedentary life if you think travelling an hour 'on the weekend' is a long journey. My daily commute is an hour each way.

You're also incredibly rude to critique her choice of food, it's your friend's house not a restaurant. What did you take with you to thank her for hosting?

What did you bring?
Maybe they found it quite rude that you didn’t even bother to bring a pie.

Sausages and potatoes is low effort why would you expect the desert to be different

Could have been macaroni cheese as a main a d pom bears for a starter...

I am always secretly annoyed when pouring cream comes out instead of whipped.

Come to mine and I'll treat yer to a Greggs bake with Iceland crinkly chips and a Viennetta 👌

A state banquet with white tie dress code is mandatory in that case.

And have an orchestra for background music.

@Sparrowball I 'expect' what I would provide for others. So I was describing what I would ideally like/ do myself. But everyone is different. I was being a bit tongue in cheek. As I assume was the nature of the post?

Don’t come to my place because I don’t like dessert and rarely do it.

I like squirty cream in a can I can squirt directly into my mouth. I am not a good dinner party guest.

Oh no! I hope the OP isn't your ..ahem... friend 😕

Your menu sounds absolutely lovely for an informal summer gathering! I'm foodie as fuck, but I would have been very happy with sausages, fresh salads and strawberries and cream for a casual dinner with friends.

A 9 course tasting menu with wines selected for every course,your whole house redecorated for the occasion and your garden newly landscaped including the raised herb beds allowing for fresh organic mint in their welcome mojito

Blimey. The meal sounds lovely. Can't believe how judgemental so many of you are.

I live alone and cook every bloody meal. Would be grateful if someone made me toast at this point
I would even settle for a cup of tea I didn't have to make
An entire meal made for me would be undying gratitude

How judgmental of you.

Aw now I've forgotten to watch my late night treat, Upstairs Downstairs.
Mrs Bridges would be mortified.

I once invited a friend and her family over for Sunday lunch. Before this she used to endlessly brag about her dinner parties, and the recipes she’d used. Since I felt under pressure, I made a lot of effort.

Then she invited us back, clearly it was an inconvenience and she made very little effort for the main course, then brought out a biscuit tin and we had a kit kat for dessert.

Her DH looked really embarrassed.

Never invited back

Have you sought counselling for your nice friends preparing you a nice meal and a seasonal, delicious dessert for you?

I don’t think you’re being unreasonable. I also make an effort whenever I host, but I do have friends who will invite us over for a meal and serve us our meal on saucer -sized plates. Yes, you read that correct… saucers-sized plates for adults. The meals -although yummy- are also vegetarian, with zero protein. We always leave starved. If I could not go I would, but DH thinks that’s rude 😂

Have you seen the price of strawberries recently? Strawberries and cream is practically a luxurious dessert these days 😂

It's presumably not Come Dine With Me. 🙄
You were fed, and sausages with lovely sides like potato salads etc sounds great to me. So does strawberries and cream
Next time if you go I hope they give you a piss weak cup of tea and.a custard cream.

You'd be devastated if you came to mine then, because I never eat dessert and you'd get nothing.

Strawberries and cream are to die for!
Give me those over any dessert.

The rest of the meal was rather low key but that is great.
The emphasis on a lower cost and simple menu means that the pressure is lower to out performeach other when, really, you just want a healthy meal and great company.

You don't want your friends slaving away in the kitchen.

I suggest that, if you wish to enjoy restaurant food, you should agree to all go out to eat at a restaurant and share a taxi ride home.

Try making a more simple meal for your friends so they won't feel fear of having to spend up or cook superbly to entertain you.

casseroles, soups, BBQs, fresh fruit and or cheese, waffles, choce seft sauce pud, apple crumble, bought tart with cream, ice cream and fresh or canned fruit... isn't the deal about the company. Play cards or Monopoly etc and eat crisps.

I think you are confusing your friends’ home with a posh restaurant. If you care more about the food, you want the latter. Frankly, anyone who puts dinner in front of me that I haven’t cooked can have a medal.