Expensive restaurants - would you pay a huge amount of money for a meal?

I am happy that the expensive restaurant that you visited was a positive experience and that you had some really nice food. It must have been very disappointing for your friend and her family that to pay for an expesive meal that they didn't enjoy. You expect some great food when you pay that much, but unfortunately the food doesn't always live up to your expectations. My ex-boyfriend and I sometimes visited a relatively expensive restaurant. It wasn't expensive compared to the restaurant that I mentioned when I started the discussion, but it was expensive compared to the other restaurants in my country. I didn't like the place much, because the food was very different from the food that you can buy in other restaurants, and I prefer "ordinary" food, but my ex-boyfriend loved the place.

Oooh.. I guess your ex-boyfriend got a lot of juice to burn - or he's just one of those guys who follow what the 'rich' do in order to feel that he 'belongs' hehe.. I do think that once in a while we do need to experience these things, but if it's not something that one likes to experiment on - then that's okay.

It was interesting to hear about your experience at that restaurant. I am not going to visit one of those places, but I sometimes wonder what the food is like and if it is worth the money. I am happy to hear that you really enjoyed the food from that restaurant. You made me a little curious, I feel like tasting the food myself but it not going to happen, I don't have that kind of money.

me either. never have. lucky my late hubbys clients had lots. or i would have never tasted it either.

Yes, that restaurant doesn't sound like a place for "ordinary" people. Only the really rich people are able to spend that much on a meal. I am only going to eat there if I get an invitation from a rich person, but I don't think that is going to happen

I understand what you mean. I think that many of the people who go there do it out curiosity. Maybe they want to find out if the food is as great as they say. I heard that they have some pretty exotic food. On of the dishes is full of live ants. I think that I would skip that dish if I am ever have dinner there.

Hi and welcome to Mylot! I have only had Pakistani food once. I was a student at an international school in my country and some the students cooked Pakistani food, it was really delicious. I don't know Afghani food at all, but I would like to taste it. The roof-top set up sounds great. Lal-Qila buffet restuarant also sounds like an amazing place to visit. 90 dishes that is lot, but it is sounds tempting because it gives you the chance to try many different kinds of food.

You really need a lot of money to eat at a place like that. I can't afford to eat at that kind of restaurant, and the food is too exotic for me. Today I read that they introduced a dish with live ants and I thought that it was a joke, but it is true. They actually serve live ants... I prefer the ordinary restaurants, they are much cheaper and the food is great. In the past I often had dinner in town, but today I usually eat at home, but I want to save to money and spend it on travelling. I think it is fine to eat at home, and we can experiment and try new dishes at home.

I could imagine that the tourists from the 5-star hotels would eat there. Some tourists have a lot of money, that is true. Personally I never stay at expensive hotels or eat at expensive restaurants when I travel. I couldn't afford that, and I don't need that kind of expensive things. I wouldn't visit that kind of restaurant even if I could afford it, because there are many other places where you can get delicious food without spending a fortune.

I also think that there are many foreign visitors in that kind of restaurants. Some of them probably see it as a chance to experience the Danish or the Nordic food, and the restaurant is famous for their delicious food. It is true that we can cook food at home instead of eating at the restaurants. Today it is very easy to find new recipes on the internet and we can experiment and cook our own food. My husband and I are doing that at the moment. In the past we went to for dinner relatively often, but today we have to save our money and it is much cheaper to cook our own food. We both like international food and we have found many nice recipes on the internet.