The Secret Tricks Hidden Inside Restaurant Menus

[Thesauron]

With a theatrical flourish, a sombre, leather-bound document is placed in front of you. Inside, the pages bear a tight italicised script and your eyes are drawn to a couple of items that are embellished with flamboyant descriptions. Then you turn to the waiter and order.

 

Hopefully a delicious meal is now on its way, but what led you to choose the food you did? Was it simply because you liked the sound of the steak dish you picked or did something else influence your decision?

 

The Secret Tricks Hidden Inside Restaurant Menus (BBC)

 

 

 

Any day now...

[rocket]

Just coming home from our Anniversary dinner, I  would have to say that the tricks don't work on everyone. It was a fine dining restaurant with one of those menus but we knew what we wanted before we left home including the wine. Though there were many other tempting things on the menu we stuck to what we wanted. Halibut and Prawns with baby reds. I care much for the ice in my Sangria but it was easily scooped out.

[Tortuga]

21 minutes ago, rocket said:

Just coming home from our Anniversary dinner, I  would have to say that the tricks don't work on everyone. It was a fine dining restaurant with one of those menus but we knew what we wanted before we left home including the wine. Though there were many other tempting things on the menu we stuck to what we wanted. Halibut and Prawns with baby reds. I care much for the ice in my Sangria but it was easily scooped out.

Happy Anniversary !

[Tortuga]

Oh, I thought you were talking about a scratch and sniff section...

[Thesauron]

Just coming home from our Anniversary dinner, I  would have to say that the tricks don't work on everyone. It was a fine dining restaurant with one of those menus but we knew what we wanted before we left home including the wine. Though there were many other tempting things on the menu we stuck to what we wanted. Halibut and Prawns with baby reds. I care much for the ice in my Sangria but it was easily scooped out.

That is true. Some people don’t care about the menus or know the tricks. But there are ways to reach them too. You might have heard somewhere that the halibut was good at that place? Perhaps it was because of some kind of advertising?

 

Either way, we all want to tell ourselves that we do not let ourselves be tricked into making a certain decision because that thought is uncomfortable. But we are being tricked and pushed and nudged all the time.

 

Any day now...