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Old Jun 8, 2011 | 9:25 am
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Originally Posted by markzz2
It is a trend even in the most up market restaurants to NOT have a bread plate (not sure why). But I notice even at the Ivy (One of London's popular and most notoriously classy establishments) you also do not get a bread plate.
It's part of the trend away from formal dining into "casual dining", where one of the major aspects of being casual is not having a bread plate (the Ivy being a fine example). You go to Le Gavroche and you'll get a bread plate.

As others have said, I'd rather the extra 5p/ meal go into the meal.
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