Big, bigger, best? Large servings - have you had good experiences with quality & qty?
Oct 30, 2009, 7:14 am
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Big, bigger, best? Large servings - have you had good experiences with quality & qty?
Tonight, a famously large-serve restaurant in a well-known hotel (aka pub) restaurant in the touristy capital of Cairns, in Far North Queensland had a new dish on the menu.
We're back to this holiday paradise, 6mths after the OzFest 2009 Do (:cool)
and I was surprised that the hotels grill kitchen is offering not only a 1/2kg steak - but also a 1kg steak!
This joint's famous for its exra-generous portions.
Cairns is a big-serve city.
Have you been dining anywhere with a few regular 'ultrasized' menu options?
We're back to this holiday paradise, 6mths after the OzFest 2009 Do (:cool)
and I was surprised that the hotels grill kitchen is offering not only a 1/2kg steak - but also a 1kg steak!
This joint's famous for its exra-generous portions.
Cairns is a big-serve city.
Have you been dining anywhere with a few regular 'ultrasized' menu options?
Oct 30, 2009, 8:16 am
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There was a restaurant in my university town that was famous for over-serving everything. They had a breakfast item known as the "Yellow Whale", it was a THIRTEEEN-egg omelet that had to be served on a platter. I only saw one person eat the entire thing, a fellow rugby player (a prop, of course).
They also had a dinner menu item called something like "Twelve shrimp plus a couple more" a friend ordered that and received a literal mound of shrimp on her plate.
I often ate breakfast there and would order 2 eggs with bacon, and always got at least three eggs, free fried potatoes, extra toast, etc, far more than I ordered. No wonder they couldn't stay in business!
They also had a dinner menu item called something like "Twelve shrimp plus a couple more" a friend ordered that and received a literal mound of shrimp on her plate.
I often ate breakfast there and would order 2 eggs with bacon, and always got at least three eggs, free fried potatoes, extra toast, etc, far more than I ordered. No wonder they couldn't stay in business!