FORUMS - COASTERFORCE
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FORUMS - COASTERFORCE
Hi guys. When dining out at a restaurant, most restaurants will offer 3 courses. These are; a starter, a typically savoury course at the beginning of the meal (or if you’re American, I believe this is referred to as an appetiser?), a main course that makes up the bulk of the meal, and a dessert, a typically sweet course to finish off the meal. I’m assuming that the vast majority of people order a main course during a meal, but I’ve noticed that the two peripheral courses at the beginning and end of a meal can divide opinion a tad more, with some people sometimes not ordering one or the other. When dining out with groups of people, I’ve noticed that some people often don’t have a starter and some other people often don’t have a dessert. With this in mind, I’d be interested to know; when dining in a restaurant, do you prefer starter or dessert? If you could only pick one of the two peripheral courses in a 3-course meal, which one would you choose?
Personally, I would choose dessert without a second’s hesitation. I have a real sweet tooth and can often find at least a few things on a dessert menu that take my fancy; I’m often tempted by anything entailing caramel, toffee or fudge, as well as an apple pie or apple crumble with custard, and I’ve also grown to really enjoy a good chocolate brownie, amongst other desserts! By comparison, I have less of an appetite for the sort of things typically seen on a starter menu, and often, nothing on a starter menu really catches my eye. As I often find a full 3-course meal more food than I want to eat in one sitting, I will often veto starter and just have a main and dessert, to be honest.
I’m unsure how popular that opinion is, however, as I know numerous people in my family who would always choose starter rather than dessert, and would always choose a cheeseboard, the sole savoury option, as a dessert. When I went out with my family once, my mum even asked for something off the starter menu as a dessert!
But I’d be interested to know; do you prefer starter or dessert in a restaurant?
Personally, I would choose dessert without a second’s hesitation. I have a real sweet tooth and can often find at least a few things on a dessert menu that take my fancy; I’m often tempted by anything entailing caramel, toffee or fudge, as well as an apple pie or apple crumble with custard, and I’ve also grown to really enjoy a good chocolate brownie, amongst other desserts! By comparison, I have less of an appetite for the sort of things typically seen on a starter menu, and often, nothing on a starter menu really catches my eye. As I often find a full 3-course meal more food than I want to eat in one sitting, I will often veto starter and just have a main and dessert, to be honest.
I’m unsure how popular that opinion is, however, as I know numerous people in my family who would always choose starter rather than dessert, and would always choose a cheeseboard, the sole savoury option, as a dessert. When I went out with my family once, my mum even asked for something off the starter menu as a dessert!
But I’d be interested to know; do you prefer starter or dessert in a restaurant?