We all know that one person that always orders the most expensive thing when someone else is paying, but… extreme content 😂

[AliceR1]

What is it with men and being totally reckless with money? Guy and I, known each for about 5 years, went exclusive about six months ago. It’s his birthday next week so I said I’d take him out for a birthday meal out. He picked the place so I knew it wasn’t going to be budget but what I wasn’t planning on was him ordering a £100 bottle of wine followed by more by the glass. I wasn’t drinking as I drove there and back. He knows I’m not in the poor category but that’s essentially down to extreme budgeting, which he’s well aware of. It was a nice mea out, totally ruined by me still internally stewing over the fact that I picked up a tab the equivalent of a monthly food budget for me and two kids and totally put me off sticking around him for a moment longer. We do get on but this really narked me.

That's not what reviews are for.

That's really sad OP. I'm sorry you had to go through it and to find out what a thoughtless bastard he is. I suppose the writing was on the wall. If he can't get his act together to make a future for his kids, how on earth could he be relationship material.

Set your sights and standards so very much higher if you consider putting your toe in the water again.

You sound like a wonderful Mum who tries very hard to provide a good life for your family despite very difficult circumstances. You need someone who celebrates you and your amazing strength and fortitude, not someone who bleeds you of your hard work and energy. That's not love. That's stealing.

Oh I bloody love that response!

Well done OP and well rid 👏

Great restaurant review op! And well done for getting rid of the freeloader.

The Op is obsessive about not spending money and the restaurant wasn’t great that night anyway. Her sponging boyfriend is the cherry on top. It’s all part of the same shit in Ops head.

Utter dick move by him. Who drinks more than a bottle of wine on their own when their dinner partner is driving (and paying)?! Urgh.

I had a lemonade with my (expensive) 50th birthday lunch because DH was driving and DD is a child. Would have felt a bit sad to be drinking on my own!

Glad you’ve ditched him OP. Unfortunately, even at my age I struggle to call out cf ‘friends’.

I have a friend who is similarly entitled. For her birthday I took her to afternoon tea and she ordered 2 glasses of champagne. For my birthday she took me nowhere! She had forgotten that we agreed that we would take each other out rather than buying a present.

I’m invested in this now and want to know if he replies to you with anything else op. What a greedy freeloading prick, you’re well shot of him.

Send that to mutual friends with the receipt.
Send him a screenshot of the recipt and text him you expect him to pay for the alcohol he ordered.

Don't let it go.

If I was a mutual friend I would like to know just what a low life he is.
People often try to hook up friends, I'd prefer to be warned about the likes of him.

Even if you could afford it most people wouldn't order it-or pay half or something.

Expensive lesson for you but you're well rid!

Superb review. Informative about the restaurant, and with added human interest! ❤️

I’d remove that review personally. I think it’s odd. Everyone has been completely on your side OP, but that’s because you gave us so much context and background. This man is clearly a greedy asshole and you sound lovely.

But this review just looks like you can’t afford their prices. That’s not the restaurants problem. And Open Table is just not the place to slag off dates.

Oh dear. This is bad. Not rooting for this.

Tell him you had such a great time there,he can take you there for YOUR birthday and do the same. Then I'd be giving him a wide berth after that.

Yeah it's not the restaurant's fault he's a dick. I'd remove it.

I’ll pull it down once I got it out of my system.

I'm wondering what his response would have been if on the night you'd queried the bill and said "there's been a mistake with the wine " and then insisted he had to pay for itm I'm afraid that's what I would have had to.do as there wouldn't have been enough money on my card to pay for it!

Funny restaurant review!

Sorry this happened to you, but lucky escape! From what you've written about him, he is very entitled and selfish. Probably thinks you're minted so can afford it (everyone is better off compared to him if hes not willing to hold down a job!)
Yuck!
I wish you could leave a review on him so other women can be warned!

I agree with this. Not the restaurant's problem that the ex is an arsehole.

Also he takes the mick out of you saving money because he is jealous!
Up your standards next time OP!

I will.

I’ll pull it down 🙂

You’ve lost us now @AliceR1. Utterly batshit. Have you any idea how tough it is in the hospitality trade right now and what bringing down a rating maliciously does? (No one who actually reads what you wrote will think you are anything except a loon …)

Your inability to date decent solvent men who aren’t CFs isn’t the bloody restaurants fault. Jesus.

As long as the review is fair, I like funny context. Is the review fair?

I’ve a female friend who does this. She’s got £1,000 a month disposable income so not loaded, but not living from hand to mouth either. She expects me to pay when we go out, I often do but she will deviate from what she usually has and order the most expensive items on the menu. It irks me!