Last night, my wife and I went out to dinner at a nice restaurant. My sister had given me a gift card for my birthday, so we decided to use it. It was one of those restaurants where each entrée was over $25. Before we went, I kind of had a feeling I wouldn’t be impressed as I’m usually underwhelmed when we spend a lot of money on meals; the quality is only OK and the portions leave me very hungry. This place was no exception; to top it off, I had to fork over a nice chunk of change on top of the gift card to cover the meal.
Why do restaurants think they can charge so much and deliver so little value? There is one nice restaurant we go to where the portions aren’t that big, but the food is excellent. Maybe I just expect a good value for my meals.