For dinner tonight (hotel food content)

Del Lardo · 05-07-2007, 21:18

Now normally when I travel I don't eat in the hotel as the kind of hotels I tend to stay in for work are **** City Centre Hotels that serve what I refer to as Posh Food, i.e. small servings of very nice food. Not really much good to me as my taste buds can't tell the difference and I like my portions Super size

Tonight I decided to goto the hotel restaurant as I hurt my ankle at the weekend and I've walked too far today so it's hurting like hell. I get to the restaurant (Torino, Italy btw) and immediately realise that I'm in for a night of Posh Food.

Starter - Salmone Shetland - A few slivers of salmon with some guacamole and miniscule amount of caviar in some jelly type stuff.

Main Course - Fassone Erbe - A few slivers of steak on a bed of veal. Now I have no idea what the hell they'd done to this veal or infact which part of the animal I was eating but it tasted ****ing awful. There were no chips

Desert - Gelao crema - Now I don't normally bother with desert but I was still peckish after the main meal and a big pile of bread/breadsticks so I opted for the desert menu. Alas all the 'proper' deserts had something in them that I really don't like (the cheesecake looked fantastic but I HATE almonds) so I went for vanilla ice cream.

Wine - A half bottle of Pinot Grigio that was poured out in 50ml servings by a fastidious waiter.

Water - A bottle of water was put on my table when I sat down, it turns out I've been charged for it.

So the grand total for the meal that was admittedly of a very high quality if lacking in any real quantity. 70 Euros!!!

I think I'm going to have to e-mail my boss to explain when I expense this receipt.

05-07-2007, 21:18	#1
Del Lardo Absinthe Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Cambridge Posts: 2,539	For dinner tonight (hotel food content) Now normally when I travel I don't eat in the hotel as the kind of hotels I tend to stay in for work are ** City Centre Hotels that serve what I refer to as Posh Food, i.e. small servings of very nice food. Not really much good to me as my taste buds can't tell the difference and I like my portions Super size Tonight I decided to goto the hotel restaurant as I hurt my ankle at the weekend and I've walked too far today so it's hurting like hell. I get to the restaurant (Torino, Italy btw) and immediately realise that I'm in for a night of Posh Food. Starter - Salmone Shetland - A few slivers of salmon with some guacamole and miniscule amount of caviar in some jelly type stuff. Main Course - Fassone Erbe - A few slivers of steak on a bed of veal. Now I have no idea what the hell they'd done to this veal or infact which part of the animal I was eating but it tasted **ing awful. There were no chips Desert - Gelao crema - Now I don't normally bother with desert but I was still peckish after the main meal and a big pile of bread/breadsticks so I opted for the desert menu. Alas all the 'proper' deserts had something in them that I really don't like (the cheesecake looked fantastic but I HATE almonds) so I went for vanilla ice cream. Wine - A half bottle of Pinot Grigio that was poured out in 50ml servings by a fastidious waiter. Water - A bottle of water was put on my table when I sat down, it turns out I've been charged for it. So the grand total for the meal that was admittedly of a very high quality if lacking in any real quantity. 70 Euros!!! I think I'm going to have to e-mail my boss to explain when I expense this receipt.