As someone who loves to cook and likes to stay thrifty, I can completely empathise with a woman who has said she is sick of eating out all the time.
Posting on Mumsnet, she had a vent about her recent experiences with restaurant life. “Second time this week eating out, one was a birthday celebration and today for Father’s Day. Both times, spending over 100 quid, and the food was worse than you make at home.”
She wasn’t alone in her commiserations either. Many people flocked to the comments to add their own gripes about expected social restaurant obligations. It appears that eating out isn’t all that it’s made out to be for moms.
“Totally agree. Have really cut down on eating out because so, so often, it’s better at home, irrespective of cost,” another mom shares. On the whole, it appears most people agree with her. Eating out is pricey, especially in the cost-of-living crisis we’re in at the moment.
Many feel that the price simply doesn’t match up to the experience. Eating out needs to be worth the money, and if the food is bland, the ambience lacking, and the price high, it’s just a waste of time and money.
Eating Out Is A Once-In-A-While Treat
The general consensus is that eating out should only be enjoyed on special occasions. Going out every week for any old reason is not worth it. For one commenter, the problem was the lack of quality in their area.
“I won’t eat out in the town I live in as it’s all boring and just not worth the expense, save for one Turkish that’s incredible. So I save all my dining out for when I travel, then really go to town on it! But for me £££££ doesn’t equal amazing food,” she shared.
This isn’t always the case, though. If you live somewhere with a bad selection of restaurants, then it’s understandable that you wouldn’t waste your money. However, eating out in a city with a great, almost endless selection can become addictive.
I love cooking, but coming to a city with a wealth of fantastic food options makes eating out an expensive, but very pleasurable habit.