tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8476955.post8664449192404436141..comments2024-03-27T16:29:33.089+02:00Comments on A Jewish Grandmother : Striking Out, More Bad Restaurant ExperiencesBatyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09402874037427009327noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8476955.post-81611025820400111322013-03-12T06:09:58.227+02:002013-03-12T06:09:58.227+02:00Jennifer, I was curious about how it went. At the...Jennifer, I was curious about how it went. At their prices, they won't last unless they use cheaper salad stuff and increase portions. With the very filling lunch specials in almost every restaurant downtown Jerusalem, they are expensive except for the lightest eaters.Batyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09402874037427009327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8476955.post-47818789317391973662013-03-11T16:55:23.616+02:002013-03-11T16:55:23.616+02:00We took your advice seriously but were feeling mor...We took your advice seriously but were feeling more lenient about the carb-heavy menu. The fish we got was really tasty, but they wouldn't let us switch the side order at ALL (I admit, I was "testing" a bit based on your experience). Eventually they caved and put gravy on the fries (I wanted to substitute poutine, but they said no way, we'd have to order it on the side - along with the fries that came with our meals!).<br />In any event, for us it was a splurge in every way. If I lived there, I'd expect better, and for sure they need to work out the kinks and find a bit more flexibility if they want to stay in business long-term.Jennifer in MamaLandhttp://ronypony.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8476955.post-62658391311900721982013-03-11T12:18:31.699+02:002013-03-11T12:18:31.699+02:00Varda, you should have blogged the truth about it....Varda, you should have blogged the truth about it. I am sorry I gave in to my friend about not mentioning the name of the place, but I figue anyone in the know will know.<br />goyish, Winkie and I almost never eat out together. I can't remember the last time. And when we do it's at HaGov, which is our son's.Batyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09402874037427009327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8476955.post-37325679864112228892013-03-11T08:42:19.644+02:002013-03-11T08:42:19.644+02:00We never go to restaurants. My wife likes her cook...We never go to restaurants. My wife likes her cooking better than restaurants and it's hardly worth the trouble to go out. Restaurants are one of those things that are really an illusion. If you are already on the road and haven't brought or can't bring food with you, you have to settle for what there is that you can eat. But I find it hard to relate anymore to people who make eating out a regular pastime.goyisherebbehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09380171052449799815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8476955.post-13488039724646646072013-03-11T08:33:45.017+02:002013-03-11T08:33:45.017+02:00I had an experience like yours only recently. Duri...I had an experience like yours only recently. During the big snow in Gush Etzion, I got a message that I had won a free steak dinner at a restaurant in Jerusalem. I had liked and shared a page for that purpose. But I never thought I'd actually WIN. I was so excited! I had never ever won anything.<br /><br />We couldn't go for awhile, because only my meal was free, and steak dinners are expensive. Finally, my husband and I go and they tell us that only the cheaper meal of our two meals is free.<br /><br />I complained, "I won a free meal. What if I had come with no partner? That's not fair."<br /><br />But I couldn't move them. I ordered the cheapest steak on the menu. It was cold, tough, and disgusting.<br /><br />When we finished eating, the proprietor told me that our meals (both of them) were free, he'd just wanted to make sure I wouldn't exploit him by ordering the most expensive thing on the menu.<br /><br />I let him know I'm a food blogger and that I could really make him look bad, but that I would give him a break because I see the place is new and has promise.<br /><br />I can't figure out why I was so nice about it. It was a really lousy night out.Varda Meyers Epstein (Judean Rose)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17159600299817776906noreply@blogger.com