Quite right.
I heard that they had too stop serving it in this way because some people were eating the styrofoam and plastic as well mistakenly believing that as they had paid for it and as it was covered in gravy it must be a part of the meal ......
(only provocative fun .........)
Well, it *is* rather tasty...
Originally Posted by nerd
That can be the case at a roadhouse/lobster shack/BBQ/eat-at-a-picnic-table place, but rarely seen in your average diner or pub - any place with table service.
+1. I honestly don't notice much difference in the types of places that use real tableware vs. disposable between the U.S. and U.K. That is, a common category of dining where the American version uses disposable and the British version doesn't. Food trucks/kebab vans in both places use disposable. Most American sportsbars and English pubs both use real stuff. Pure fast food uses disposable.
Maybe those turnpike/motorway service areas? I seem to recall those being treated more as full-service restaurants in the U.K. and fast food in the U.S. But that's probably more about who and how those places are operated, not a big cultural difference.