5 of 6

Write now Article Tools

Dining out Treat or Threat

Dining out can be a treat or a threat to body and soul, whichever way you happen to hit on it. Think about it you're paying somebody else to feed you. You are paying them, probably through the nose, to feed you well, provide you with healthy fare, clean crockery, fresh ingredients and tasty relishes. But you are paying them for the service. They are not doing it in kindness; they aren't sharing their family meal with you, a stranger, and they can't wait for you to lift your backside off that chair and get out of the place so they can be one client closer to closing time.

That in a nutshell can explain why some eating places are what they are and why an added dash of goodwill and allspice means they could become what they will probably never be.
Now, with the trend of going out' to eat, more elegantly referred to as dining out', the feeding services have well and truly boomed. Even in our tiny speck of island space, we have an overwhelming number of eateries to resort to, whichever our mood or budget.
So where do you start on your eating out adventure? Some experience as a restaurant reviewer to my credit means quite a considerable number of free meals that were meant to allow me an insight into a medley of aspects. I was meant to determine whether the place was clean, interesting, alluring enough to elicit the interest of a new clientele. I was also meant to sit at a table and eat what was offered, making mental or written notes on the details thrown in the pot, on the table set-up, the service and the dessert, the delicacies and the near-misses, which, surprisingly enough did happen quite often.
Now, to be fair, a restaurant review can be a rather blas affair for the reviewer concerned. For one thing you are paid to eat a free meal and to write about it and that's a plus of course as long as the free meal is a good one. When you get to have a free one every week, it becomes routine and the novelty soon wears off. But what is even more interesting is what gets to be written about the restaurant in the first place. In general, most of the restaurants who take it upon themselves to agree to a restaurant review actually do a good job of the thing. The food is truly glorious, the service is truly top-notch, yours truly really enjoys the experience and is happy enough to write about it gleefully, especially when the chef personally comes to the table to explain what he was on about when he produced what you just ate.
But one

• 1
• 2
• 3
• next page >>

Add your voice

Know something about Hygiene and cleanliness in restaurants?
We want to hear your view. Write now!