Leah s wrote:I know that I frequently make a meal off the appetizer menu. Generally speaking, they're just more interesting.
We were recently on a cruise where as you know you can order whatever you want. The first time I ordered 5 apps and no entree, no sides, etc. our server was pretty confused. However, I created a lovely dinner of small bites that even included a fruit dessert from the app menu. I was happy.
I remember I went out with some co-workers in the first few weeks of my first co-op around 1996. I ordered a meal of two or three selections from the appetizer menu. My co-workers looked at me like I was weird, and after the server (who had no issues with it) left, several of them criticized me for not ordering something "normal", and
not in a joking manner. Needless to say I never went out with them again after that... made for a fairly boring social experience that term. Ordering from the appetizers often IS one of the most interesting dining choices.