Ordered a Chinese last night for 5 people. I picked it up and got a freeby bottle of wine for picking it up!
We all had a filling tasty meal with lots left over. I'm going to finish off the spare ribs tonight!
Cost was £50 and the dog had a problem walking after her bowl full as well.
Last week 2 of us ate-out and paid more than that for less. I even refused to pay £8 for a smattering of rubbish called a 'desert'!
Makes you think about profit and quality of food served to a captive audience in a restaurant, eh?
Cannot comment re Chinese takeaways, but of the five pubs in our village would not even consider eating in them. They do not employ a chef, only a 'chief defroster' (aka Brake Bros).
It would be nice to treat ourselves occasionally, but the prices they charge for frozen ready meals is exorbitant.
valmarg
we like to go out for a meal, and make sure we take the 3 children (13,16 and 20) with us but im too tight to buy dessert at a fiver a piece cos they always have chocolate fudge cake anyway so i buy a big one for £5 or so they can eat as much as they want, are usually more ready for it after a walk or drive home and we save £20 in the process.