Tim O'Donoghue
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We have the same thing here in the US, but I never saw take out pilgrim's meals offered or done anywhere on the Camino Frances.Can a pilgrim buy a peregrino meal and have it wrapped "to go" (We call it "take out") to be eaten or shared somewhere away from the restaurant? If yes, would it be the same quantity?
Can a pilgrim buy a peregrino meal and have it wrapped "to go" (We call it "take out") to be eaten or shared somewhere away from the restaurant? If yes, would it be the same quantity?
I just love the image of squid asking for free beer. Good one @CaptBuddy
Tapas make a good inexpensive dinner with cerveza. Miss it.After 2 Caminos and many trips to Spain, I have observed that if you order out-of-the-ordinary, or run-a-tab in small bars the charges are very unpredictable.
Beth and I often share an ensalada mixta and some tapas/raciones, and I cannot remember being charged outrageously.
It is interesting about menú del día, since the fare usually includes a bottle vine, presumable one for each order. Yet seldom do you see 5 people at the table get 5 bottles of wine. I guess sharing is okay in the house's favor.
Even so, I've never been denied a second bottle whenever there is 2 or more.
Then again, there is the translation thing.
It's still relatively early in the morning here and maybe I'm missing something, but of whom are you speaking?It amazes me that people think that they can occupy two seats, use two sets of crockery and cutlery and pay for just one meal. Businesses have overheads which are fixed and variable. The food costs are probably the smallest costs of running a cafe. Thinking that you can be a cheapskate and pay just half by sharing a meal is completely wrong.
Some people moaning say more about themselves than they realise.
If you start at the top of the thread and work your way down I think you can make your own decision in this matter. You must have heard the phrase, "No names, no packdrill."It's still relatively early in the morning here and maybe I'm missing something, but of whom are you speaking?
I don't have time to work my way down this thread again right now. However, just dealing with the OP I don't think he was expecting to get two meals for the price of one. As I read it, the OP asked for extra cutlery so he and his wife could share the meal. When the bill came, he was surprised by the total - almost three times the cost of the meal ordered - and he asked the waiter to be "reasonable." It seems to me that the OP was prepared to pay for a reasonable adjustment to the cost of the one meal that he and his wife shared, but not three times the amount. I could be wrong, but I don't recall anyone in this thread expecting to share a meal with anyone and expecting to pay only half the cost of the meal. As I said, I don't have time now to re-read the entire thread.If you start at the top of the thread and work your way down I think you can make your own decision in this matter. You must have heard the phrase, "No names, no packdrill."
We were told that menu de peregrino/del dia was not for sharing, but platos combinados are. It sounds as though the OP had something like the latter in which case bread and drinks are chargeable and(from prices this year) the total although a shock is average. As others say a break down of the items would help comment.
If you want to share a 'non-sharing' meal ask for a simple salad starter to be served with the main meal, that sems to ne acceptable and only adds about 4€ to the cost
thank you, I understand that, and also that English is not your first language. My point was when you ask for something that is not normally offered (in my case, the first course of the menu del dia as an a la carte item, in the OP's case, splitting a pilgrim's menu), the cost can be inexplicable--because you are asking for the owner to decide on a price on the spot. In my case, it was not so much more than one might guess that I found it unreasonable. In the OP's case, they probably added up all of the things they were served as a la carte items and the total was not acceptable to the OP. The problem is not the name of the prix fixe meal, but rather the costs that may be incurred when you try to alter a "fixed" meal.The menu del dia has nothing to do with the peregrino menu at 10 Euro. they are two differant things.
That was my determination. Even if I didn't eat everything I was served, it was usually less expensive to order the pilgrim's meal than an entree and a drink ala carte, and I got dessert to boot!One more thought to add to what others have said -- if you are not fluent in Spanish you may not have communicated exactly what you wanted to do. Even if your server can speak basic English to take your order, unusual requests may not have been understood. The pilgrim meals already represent a good bargain, even if you end up not eating everything.
thank you, I understand that, and also that English is not your first language. My point was when you ask for something that is not normally offered (in my case, the first course of the menu del dia as an a la carte item, in the OP's case, splitting a pilgrim's menu), the cost can be inexplicable--because you are asking for the owner to decide on a price on the spot. In my case, it was not so much more than one might guess that I found it unreasonable. In the OP's case, they probably added up all of the things they were served as a la carte items and the total was not acceptable to the OP. The problem is not the name of the prix fixe meal, but rather the costs that may be incurred when you try to alter a "fixed" meal.
That might be it. As I've already mentioned it ought to be a misunderstanding, I guess the owner turned from (upon not well understood request) menu to a la carte and charged accordingly.thank you, I understand that, and also that English is not your first language. My point was when you ask for something that is not normally offered (in my case, the first course of the menu del dia as an a la carte item, in the OP's case, splitting a pilgrim's menu), the cost can be inexplicable--because you are asking for the owner to decide on a price on the spot. In my case, it was not so much more than one might guess that I found it unreasonable. In the OP's case, they probably added up all of the things they were served as a la carte items and the total was not acceptable to the OP. The problem is not the name of the prix fixe meal, but rather the costs that may be incurred when you try to alter a "fixed" meal.
....or rather NOT 'waisting' food - even better.....Love the idea of 'waisting' food!! A Freudian 'share plate'. Thanks for the smile you have brought to my face this am.
We know that, although others might not. However the 'sharing' was the same we were told. However @JohnnieWalker has said that it is sometimes possible to share the menu del dia, but not presumably the menu de peregrino, which is where this thread started.The menu del dia has nothing to do with the peregrino menu at 10 Euro. they are two differant things.
Love the idea of 'waisting' food!! A Freudian 'share plate'.
....or rather NOT 'waisting' food - even better.....
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