Are you going to fine dine?
By Amber
@AmbiePam (120738)
United States
July 27, 2007 11:28pm CST
Today my mom and I drove a couple hundred miles to take my grandpa, her dad, out to lunch. He is about to turn 71. So we told him we would take him anywhere he wanted to go, he could choose any place. Well, he chose Applebee's.
What about you? If someone said you could choose to eat any restaurant, which place would you pick? Would it be a fine dining experience? Or are you more comfortable eating at the old trusty places? I would choose a restaurant called Apple Wood's. They have the best apple fritters, and I haven't been there in over a decade.
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@pyewacket (43903)
• United States
28 Jul 07
Okay--I'm going to be completely decadent...LOL...Just once I would love to one of the top restaurants in Manhanttan NY---My mom used to know this guy where she worked...this was years ago, who would ONLY go to the French restaurant, Le Cirque...
Here's a link to it:
http://www.lecirque.com/index2.htm
The other place, none other than the famous Rainbow Room where a dinner can cost a mere $200 per person
http://www.rainbowroom.com/rainbow_room.htm
Each link by the way has a menu you can look at..holy moly...!!!
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@pyewacket (43903)
• United States
28 Jul 07
Sorry for the typos...I've been writing all day and night...!!
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@AmbiePam (120738)
• United States
28 Jul 07
Thanks for the links! I have always wanted to go to the Rainbow Room. I've always wanted to go to New York. I wanted to see a Broadway show, go to Bloomingdale's even though I can't buy anything. Those restaurants just sound so elegant. I think I'll be dreaming of their menus, even though I had no idea what some items were, LOL.
@jennybianca (12912)
• Australia
28 Jul 07
If it costs $200.00, I could eat it! The resturant sounds wonderful.
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@Yestheypayme2dothis (7874)
• United States
29 Jul 07
Well, Amber, it depends on how strong I am. I like to take care of my health. However, a lot of what I really like has some drawbacks in the health area with too much fat or salt or whatever. Most likely, I would choose Masala Bistro which is an Indian restaurant and they have the best food! That was nice what you did for your grandfather. You are my kind of person!
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@AmbiePam (120738)
• United States
29 Jul 07
I'm glad I'm someone's kind of person. : ) I have a friend who has been asking me to go with him to an Indian restaurant nearby. Our schedules just haven't meshed so far. He says I'm the only one he knows will eat Indian food with him. I've never tried it, but I have been told to stay away from curry.
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@Yestheypayme2dothis (7874)
• United States
29 Jul 07
He is wrong. You are not the only person who will go to an Indian restaurant with him. I will! I love the vegetable biryani. That is the best. Onion and garlic naan which is bread is delicious. Palak Paneer is good...that has spinach in it and that is vegetarian. I like the samosa that are vegetarian...for dessert, either the rose ice cream or the carrot halva. You are set to go!
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@TerryZ (22076)
• United States
28 Jul 07
I love dining out. We dont do it that much.LOL I also like applebees. I have never heard of applewoods. It sounds like a nice place too. I prefer to eat at old trusty places. There is one restuarant we go to and I cant think of the name of it.LOL Its right on the tip of my tonuge.LOL They have white rocking chairs for sale and my hubby bought me one.
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@whyaskq (7523)
• Singapore
28 Jul 07
I would prefer not to be the person doing the choosing especially if I am not paying for it. If I am giving the treat and am asked to choose the place, then it would be place that I know will suit the palates of my guests. Unless I do not know about the tastebuds of my guests, they shall have the honour to choose.
@KarenO52 (2950)
• United States
28 Jul 07
I would pick someplace I don't get to go to often, like the Melting Pot, it's a fondue restaurant that's kind of expensive but a lot of fun, or a good sushi place. My husband doesn't care for those places, so I hardly ever get to go.
@Geminigirl (1909)
• United States
28 Jul 07
I have been to the Melting Pot. It was a fun and unique experience.
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@jennybianca (12912)
• Australia
28 Jul 07
I would choose the Windy Point resturant. It is up very high in the Adelaide Hills & there is a fantastic view from the windows.
The food apparently is magnificant.
I would love to dine there with my husband, having a window table. Candlelights & dancing would make this a wonderful evening.
@Geminigirl (1909)
• United States
28 Jul 07
I would probably choose my local Mexican restaurant. They have the greatest vegetarian selections, and great cheese dip. I have dined in some dives, and have have dined in some of the finest restaurants in NYC, and frankly, I would rather just dine where the prices are reasonable and I can dress casually. All the rest to me is just a bunch of hype! I would rather put the extra money I would spend on fine dining, into a savings account. I hope your grandpa has an excellent birthday!
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@66jerseygirl (3877)
• United States
28 Jul 07
If I could go to any restaurant i chose,It would be a place called the Golden Dawn in Delran,NJ.they make the best chicken parmesean and give you enough food to feed an army,lol.
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@michaeldadona (5684)
• Malaysia
30 Jul 07
.....the best is beach or lake side dining place. If there is no beach or lake, just enough somewhere around the backyard.......a nostalgic dining place.
