In my experience, it's becoming harder and harder to track down nice places to eat when on vacation. Foodies fill up the internet/review sites with their feedback. Most of the times these are unrealistic expectations. I'm sorry that your local mom & pop diner doesn't have the same level of service as that that Michelin 3* restaurant you went to in Paris. They are not the same thing.

I'm a normal person. I do not obsess over my every dining decision. I want decent food & decent service. That's what a restaurant is supposed to provide. I don't care about the presentation, or the much more ambiguous "dining experience".

How do YOU find it?