Comments on: “I LOVE the fact that I never feel rushed in a restaurant” – Great Comment

By: Canarybird (Sharon)

Canarybird (Sharon) — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 11:41:40 +0000

I’ve lived in Spain so many years and am so accustomed to the sobremesa that I forget we are lucky to be able to spend long hours over the dinner table, where so many good conversations take place.
When I go back to Canada for a visit I can’t get over the fact that when eating out it’s customary to pay and go as soon as our plate has been cleared. We have a good life here in Spain!

By: Bill (Legazpi)

Bill (Legazpi) — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 10:54:35 +0000

I agree. I never go to VIPs out of choice – only when I occasionally get dragged down there by co-workers. In fact I’ve twice had food-poisoning from there!

By: MrMark

MrMark — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 11:19:07 +0000

Maybe a good idea to avoid Vips then and get a better meal from a smaller restaurant business? If you ever come back to the UK, measure how long it takes to get served a drink in the likes of Starbucks or Wetherspoons. Believe me the Spanish are light years ahead in this type of service.

By: Aja

Aja — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 18:39:14 +0000

Ok. ¡Gracias por responder!

By: bill (Legazpi)

bill (Legazpi) — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 11:16:55 +0000

One side effect of not being kicked off restaurant tables in Spain is that you can often find there’s a large queue to get in at busy periods. Most VIPs restaurants have large queues at about 2.30 pm as all the office workers pile in there. I never understand the patience of the people in the queue – after all why spend 20 mins of your lunch break queueing to get into VIPs? I’ve also wasted large chunks of my lunch break waiting to be served, which can be quite annoying.

By: BenC

BenC — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 10:45:20 +0000

In Madrid many of the restaurants actually have those cheap plastic fast-food type containers nowadays so they sort it out for you!

By: Adam

Adam — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 10:36:00 +0000

That´s all I needed to hear, I´ll be dining out now with collapsible tuppers. Pote asturiano for days!

By: Ben Curtis

Ben Curtis — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 07:56:43 +0000

It’s true, I’ve seen absurd portions in Asturias that no-one really expects you to eat. As for taking left-overs home, my suegra is an expert at that! Though I agree, it isn’t common…

By: Ben Curtis

Ben Curtis — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 07:55:44 +0000

Pero tambien tenemos http://www.notesinspanish.com donde hablamos mucho en español sobre españa y mas cosas!

By: Ben Curtis

Ben Curtis — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 07:55:05 +0000

Hola Aja, sorry, solo escribo sobre españa en ingles.