Board 8 > What's the most you'd spend on one meal?

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Assuming you're only paying for yourself, including tax/gratuity
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$50
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The most I have ever spent on a meal is uhh..... $150? ish?
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Blew 50 on a birthday meal this past summer. Fucking worth it.
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I think the most I've paid was like... $70-80? It was at the Wynn's buffet in Vegas, it was Mother's Day weekend so the price was higher than normal, and we paid an extra $20 to skip what was probably a 1.5-2 hour line. So a $160 meal for the two of us.
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mnkboy907 posted...

I think the most I've paid was like... $70-80? It was at the Wynn's buffet in Vegas, it was Mother's Day weekend so the price was higher than normal, and we paid an extra $20 to skip what was probably a 1.5-2 hour line. So a $160 meal for the two of us.

Wow, they let you straight up pay to skip the line?
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I recently paid like $350, and I would probably do it again. But that's maybe every other year at most though.

For a once-in-a-lifetime meal (e.g. my wedding or something), I could see spending $2-3k for sure. That would include travel and such cuz I don't think any chef would actually charge that much.
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I'm a miser, and I don't drink. Spending more than $20 for a meal would require a really special occasion.

I mean, I've done it, but it's super rare.
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$100
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Most I've spent on just myself is currently $120 (omakase!). But I could easily be persuaded into dropping a few hundred at a special restaurant (like 3* Michelin type of place). In fact, I'm planning on doing it to celebrate the tentative completion of my actuarial exams next year...
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For just myself i could see spending up to 300. If it was for a nice fancy date maybe 600 for each of us? But only very rarely. The most I've spend on a meal is 180 for two people
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Most I've spent is probably $60.

But I'm not a foodie so I don't ever see paying more than that.
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The $1000 Golden ice cream.

Mmm.

I've never spent more than 30 dollars on a meal for myself (INCLUDING dessert), but I don't enjoy fancy food or fancy restaurants and I don't drink

Probably about $150. There's a point (and not a terribly high one in my experience) where you're paying for atmosphere rather than the food itself.
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I doubt i've ever spent 20 dollars on a meal before

lol
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probably in the hundreds, but yeah, presumably it's not just for the food
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On a meal just for me I couldn't see myself going higher than $30 at the absolute most.

But as a social thing who knows. Couldn't see myself going into 3 digits if I could avoid it but yeah who knows.
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Probably $70 if I was in an exceptional situation, not that Ive ever actually paid that much. For all intents and purposes, $40.
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ive spent like about 200 bucks but that included drinks and dessert and getting assblasted by my date fiscal wise
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most I've spent is about $40 once, for all-you-can eat ribs

Normally would never spend more than $25, and even that's pushing it
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Xiahou Shake posted...

Probably about $150. There's a point (and not a terribly high one in my experience) where you're paying for atmosphere rather than the food itself.

That's definitely the worst thing about expensive food. Some places you do mostly pay for the food though (and some cheaper places you are still paying for atmosphere).
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$55 but it was more experience than food in the cost.

$35 is probably the cap on food.
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Like $20 unless it was a special occasion, then I might go up to $50
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Maybe $20 if I'm just buying food for me

I don't like eating alone at restaurants
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I don't think I've ever spent more than $15 before, at a steakhouse.
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So many teetotalers up in here
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I spent $300 each for my wife and I to eat at Alinea in Chicago and after eating there I would have paid twice that
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MrSmartGuy posted...

I don't think I've ever spent more than $15 before, at a steakhouse.

wait what

WitcherGeralt posted...

I spent $300 each for my wife and I to eat at Alinea in Chicago and after eating there I would have paid twice that

Not gonna lie, half the reason I want to visit Chicago at some point is for Alinea and The Aviary
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the idea of fine dining sounds good to me but nerds can be a weird group so people being frugal are probably single, weird, or single and weird

i'm single btw
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I think when you break the bill down by person, the most I've spent on a single meal (plus drinks) was around $250.
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FlyingForever posted...

So many teetotalers up in here

Considering the astronomical bills the others are racking up, I fail to see how that could be a bad thing.
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I think the most I've paid for myself was $45 for Sushi in Vegas, but if I had the money I'd be up for buying genuine Kobe beef... so around $100-200 for a very special occasion.
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VintageGin posted...

mnkboy907 posted...

I think the most I've paid was like... $70-80? It was at the Wynn's buffet in Vegas, it was Mother's Day weekend so the price was higher than normal, and we paid an extra $20 to skip what was probably a 1.5-2 hour line. So a $160 meal for the two of us.

Wow, they let you straight up pay to skip the line?

Haha, yeah. Shortly after getting in line, someone came by the back offering "fast passes" to go to the VIP line (was still probably a 5-10 minute wait).
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I only drink water, yeah. that probably has something to do with it. but also I've always been fine eating at cheap places so I don't really feel the need to start paying more for food just for the sake of being able to say I spent more.
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at a restaurant? 10

maybe

I'll usually order like, A la carte stuff to make it cheaper

most is 20, but that has to be all you can eat.
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I'm willing to pay $20 for normal sit down restaurants, so like...special occasion or something $50 sure.
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VintageGin posted...

WitcherGeralt posted...

I spent $300 each for my wife and I to eat at Alinea in Chicago and after eating there I would have paid twice that

Not gonna lie, half the reason I want to visit Chicago at some point is for Alinea and The Aviary

I would recommend The Girl and The Goat as well
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I've spent around 100 for a fugu meal before. I don't think it's really worth the chance of death since the taste is not really a thing, it's more this really weird texture.

There are other things I'd like to try, like a hot dog with truffles on it is on the list.

But for non like exotic things, I think $50 is what I'd cap out at after tips but before drinks and appetizers. I rarely get desserts. The two additions would probably add like $25 in my case.
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KokoroAkechi posted...

I've spent around 100 for a fugu meal before. I don't think it's really worth the chance of death since the taste is not really a thing, it's more this really weird texture.

There are other things I'd like to try, like a hot dog with truffles on it is on the list.

But for non like exotic things, I think $50 is what I'd cap out at after tips but before drinks and appetizers. I rarely get desserts. The two additions would probably add like $25 in my case.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVrTepl2hvs" data-time="&start=11
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I spent $100 each at the Melting Pot for my wife and I, so umm that.
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MariaTaylor posted...

paying more for food just for the sake of being able to say I spent more

Amazingly, this is not why people pay more for food
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foolm0r0n posted...

MariaTaylor posted...

paying more for food just for the sake of being able to say I spent more

Amazingly, this is not why people pay more for food

I'm not talking about all people, I'm talking about myself

hence the use of the word "I"
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MariaTaylor posted...

I'm not talking about all people, I'm talking about myself

Right, but the implication is the others had to spend more because they weren't satisfied with $20 food, unlike you. No one does that, it's just a special occasion or whatever and they end up liking it. You might have a similar experience. You've never tried it so you don't know.
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foolm0r0n posted...

Right, but the implication is the others had to spend more because they weren't satisfied with $20 food, unlike you.

not true, I wasn't implying anything. you read more into my message than my original intent.
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I know it wasn't your intent, but it was implied. Either that or you just imagine a sad experience for yourself from nothing, which is def worse. The point is most people (probably) don't do it just for the sake of it, so it wouldn't be the case for you either.
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I don't know how to say in any more clear terms that I was not implying anything with my message, but I've done it twice already and don't feel motivated to waste any more time than I already have.

feel free to believe whatever you want
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Idk. A lot.

If I was in Italy and I was having one of those 9-course deals then 4 figures probably.
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WitcherGeralt posted...

VintageGin posted...

WitcherGeralt posted...

I spent $300 each for my wife and I to eat at Alinea in Chicago and after eating there I would have paid twice that

Not gonna lie, half the reason I want to visit Chicago at some point is for Alinea and The Aviary

I would recommend The Girl and The Goat as well

Thanks for the recommendation! Though I need to figure out some reasons to visit Chicago that aren't food/drink related, especially as it's unlikely my work will ever send me there.
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$150 plus tax and tip for whatever reason is what comes to mind, but that would be like a once in a lifetime thing.

I don't value restaurants that much and you probably aren't going to pay that much unless you go out. My mom and the microwave (and when my mom makes stuff in the microwave lol) make good enough meals most of the time lol.
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