Eat All You Can
By mhethess
@mhethess (379)
Philippines
June 16, 2009 4:38am CST
Hello everyone, have you ever been to an eat all you can restaurant? Do you love to eat there especially if is a treat from a friend. Where you able to enjoy all the food their? What is your first choice of food? For me I will pick food that are too expensive and very rare, food that are very rare and maybe its my first time to have it. What is your style if you happen to be with that restaurant. Do you think you will enjoy it? Thanks Happy my lotting.
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@scheng1 (24649)
• Singapore
16 Jun 09
Used to frequent eat all you can high tea when I was younger, and had good appetite.
We always selected high tea, because we could eat treat it as eating for two meals. And we were quite experienced to prepare a good appetite to swallow all the food.
We met at noon, walked everywhere, up and down the stairs for an hour plus, till we were so hungry. Then we took a bus into town. We walked in the air-conditioned shopping mall till it was time to eat.
We asked the waiter to give us a lemon cut into 2 pieces. We squeezed the lemon juice into the iced water.
Whenever we felt full, we washed down the food with the lemon juice, so that we could eat again.
We enjoyed the meal very much, nearly continuous eating from 3 pm to 5 pm.
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@gcorp09 (940)
• Singapore
16 Jun 09
Yes, I had been such restaurants. There are instances where I pay the bills, and of course, there are instances where it's a treat from my company... Well, I do love it when it's a treat from my company (cos I need not pay but I can eat lots of nice food). Usually, when it's a treat from my company, it's usually from those hotel's all you can eat (or buffet) restaurants.
For me, it will really depends for my first choice of food. Sometimes, I will go over to the salad side for starters. At other times, I started off with the soup. There are also times where I just go over to the main dishes and started eating. However, most of the times, I will end with desserts... I love the different desserts offered by the hotel's restaurants...Saying all these makes me hunger for them, especially the desserts...
@ckyera (17331)
• Philippines
16 Jun 09
hi there! yes i have experienced it! eating in an eat all you can restaurant and we really enjoys it! especially it is a treat from a friend! there's a lot of such resto here on cebu offering that eat all you can thing.
i remember that day that we almost spend 3-4 hrs there chatting and eating slowly...we do it slowly so that we didn't get full right away...and yes we have tasted all the foods their offering! but just a little portion of each...my husband and his friend almost empty the plate of baked oysters! well, its really delicious...
i remember how the waiter looks at them while their getting the oysters every time the waiter puts it on the buffet table! and the waiter even told them "sir, there's still some dishes available...would you like to try it?" hahaha
but all in all we really enjoy the experience and we even go back there once in a while or especially during some occasions! but the problem is that it ruins the diet! hehehe but it suits the budget!
we really eat well there coz if not we feel that our money is just wasted so we really make sure and see to it that its "SULIT" !
have a nice day!
@bhanusb (5709)
• India
17 Jun 09
Suppose you have gone to a Chinese Restaurant. They served you food prepared by monkey's brain.This is a very rare food and may be costly.Will it be delicious
for you ?
@ckyera (17331)
• Philippines
18 Jun 09
mmmmm...why not give it a try...hehehe. as long as it don't have a poison.
maybe i can try it by tasting just a little of it and then if it don't suits my taste, and i feel like it stinks then i will not continue eating it and try other foods that are offered.
have you try that food before? is it good?
@eighternity (363)
• Philippines
17 Jun 09
Me too, I would first taste food that are expensive and maybe new to my eyes. Eat all you can is good for a big appetite.
@o0jopak0o (6394)
• Philippines
16 Jun 09
tasting each one is my style and eating what i like after. But will avoid eatallyoucan resto because im trying to lose weight now.
but haven't been to a pizza place where you can everything you like. That will be a blast!
@ckyera (17331)
• Philippines
18 Jun 09
wow...when was that? i wish i can avail that offer of Pizza Hut coz i really love pizza! i think that its just right for them to be strict with those left overs...coz there are some who really takes advantage on a situation...but i also hope that they have thinner crust...
@lealuvy2j (1986)
• Philippines
23 Jul 09
Yes, I love all you can eat buffets. I particularly like a certain buffet restaurant here in the Philippines called Dads-Kamayan-Saisaki. Some Pinoys would think that the buffet is expensive but I think the money you pay for is not wasted at all because the food there is delicious plus you can eat different cuisines from America, Japan and of course the Philippines.:)
@secretbear (19448)
• Philippines
30 Jun 09
hi mhethess!^^
i have been to an eat-all-you-can restaurant and it was a wonderful experience! it was a treat from my former bosses and it was really a treat like sky was the limit! lol it was in a classy restaurant in Makati but no matter how classy it was, i took the opportunity to enjoy eating! ^^;; well, i didn't really enjoy the main course but i did enjoy eating a lot of the desserts. everything was delicious! and most of it were new to me so i took the chance to taste them all. ^^ it was a great experience.
@KATRINKA (1624)
• United States
3 Jul 09
I don't like buffets and am squeamish about going to any, mainly for health and cleanliness reasons. Also, I would never be able to eat enough to make paying for a buffet meal worthwhile. There's one that's very popular where I live. Apparently it's one of the largest on the east coast or somesuch record. I knew two friends who went. I declined the invitation. When they returned, they were so sick because they had eaten way too much. They stuffed and stuffed themselves. They took turns going to the bathroom. They were so disgusting and piggish.
@vicky30 (4766)
• India
14 Jul 09
When i go out to eat with a friend i will select the food which i have eaten there before and i enjoyed its taste.I will also love to try out new combination's of food that my friend suggests.I and my friend have food only in local restaurants.We never have food sin five star hotels.We always have our food somewhat spicy and hot.As a drink we drink cool lime soda.
@zhuhuifen46 (3483)
• China
20 Jul 09
That is especially good for young people. For elders, we do not have much appetite, and overeating will make us feel bad for the following days.
Some of the buffets are just so so, but Some 5 or 4 star hotels give really good food. There you will eat all kinds of expensive and rare food. The charge is usually more expensive, but the taste is rewarding.
@dismalgrin (2604)
• United States
21 Jun 09
I do like all you can eat buffets, but I don't eat at them a lot. My sister and I like to go to Chinese food buffets. They are our favorites. Sometimes my grandparents will decide to shell out for the entire family to eat at one. So, that everybody is happy. Tomorrow they are taking us all to the Olive Garden though, not all you can eat. But, it should be fun just the same.
@Ritchelle (3790)
• Philippines
23 Jun 09
am not really an adventurous eater so i'd go for foods that i like in an eat all you can restaurant. gosh, you made me remember that eat all you can restaurant we ate way back then. i'd tell my husband this weekend...
@CMTS_87 (1339)
• Philippines
30 Jun 09
Hi! Yes of course! I've been to EAT ALL YOU CAN RESTAURANTS! And I usually eat desserts first! Haha! I'm such a dessert addict! I love sweet treats! And I can eat sweets only to tell you frankly!
Happy MyLotting!
@lcdelmendo18 (990)
• Philippines
3 Jul 09
Yes, I have been to an eat-all-you-all restaurant...And its a treat of my boyfriend's father... So I am with my boyfriend, his father and mother. It costs like P1,500 per person, If I still remember it right... Yes, I enjoyed the food, but I was too full already to taste all the food there.
@reinydawn (11643)
• United States
18 Jun 09
Yes, I do love to go to a buffet. It's great to have a lot of choices and be able to eat what you want to without eating the stuff you don't like. We go to a few oriental all-you-can-eats and that's our favorite! You get some of everything instead of just choosing one item.
@sweetyethot (1737)
• China
18 Jun 09
Eat all you can?Sounds interesting.I have never been to such a restaurant.I think I will also choose expensive and rare food that I dont eat often or those I've never tasted before.lol I will definitely enjoy it esp.treated by others.lol
@my125125 (818)
• Malaysia
18 Jun 09
Hi mhethless, I had been go to eat one time before. I like to pick seafood first or something that I never eat before, then I very enjoyed the dessert at last that the restaurant provided. The restaurant that I enjoy is chinese style restaurant.
@alottodo (3056)
• Australia
18 Jun 09
I have visited a few places like that and is great! because you have the chance to taste a lot of different dishes and that to me is great!since I Am a chef Im just there to see and taste and find out what people like [ very interesting]once I heard people talking that the food was not good, but they ate as much as they could, and another time a mum and her kids ate that much they went to the toillet, vomited and came out and ate some more!Obviously I like food and I love cooking and eating but I only eat what I need no more saddly there are people who do not know how to appreciate food and that is sad specially when there are so many that go whithout. If someone is paying for my dinner I would not chose the more expensive item, not the cheaper, but something in betwin as I think is unpolite to chose the more expensive item in the menu.
@doryvien (2284)
• United States
18 Jun 09
Yes. My husband has a big appetite and loves eating in restaurants that offer buffet lunch or dinner, and eating out is our way of dating. The idea that you can eat anything and everything on the buffet table without paying extra is just so appealing.
I prefer to bring my friends to eat-all-you-can restaurants specially when I'm the one paying the bill - aside from the fact that I know my friends will enjoy because of unlimited food, I already have an idea how much I'll be paying even before going there( you just multiply the rate/head with the no. of people eating, plus add a little more for the drinks - if not already included). We go mostly to places offering american, italian or japanese food. Hotels usually have the best food choices for buffets.
I go for the appetizer first, the salads, then the main dish (sometimes in no particular order). I love pasta so I make sure pasta is in the list, and that drinks are included (juices mostly). I eat slowly and in small amounts, this way I get to eat more coz I don't feel full immediately.
The most important thing is I make sure I enjoy the whole experience.
@ajoes99 (15)
• Indonesia
19 Jun 09
Hi friend! Did you enjoy eat rare and expensive food but didn't healthy? I didn't enjoy to taste it! Because it didn't agree with our stomach! I Like to taste food that i like and healthy to my body! actually it's cheap! I will enjoy and happy to taste it! Just simple!