If you're picking the restaurant for a group dinner, what's the most expensive you can make it?

[b0mbrman]

I'm picking a restaurant (See thread here)to hold a dinner for my girlfriend's 21st with a bunch of our friends and the only places left seem pretty expensive.

Since we're all going dutch (Except I'm paying for my girlfriend of course) and we're all 21ish, how much should I expect the others to be willing to pay for their own dinner?

 

[Electric Amish]

$20-$30 is what I would expect....for 2.

...but, I live in Utah and am pretty cheap to.

amish

 

[Beau]

I'd keep it under $20/plate. Seems resonable for a party.

edit:

Damn, don't i feel cheap.. Amish says $20-$30 is cheap and I say under $20.... I'm nothin but a lowly ultra cheap ass utahn...

 

[Electric Amish]

Originally posted by: Beau6183
I'd keep it under $20/plate. Seems resonable for a party.

edit:

Damn, don't i feel cheap.. Amish says $20-$30 is cheap and I say under $20.... I'm nothin but a lowly ultra cheap ass utahn...

That's for 2 people....

amishi

 

[b0mbrman]

Hmmm...What would you think of These prices?

 

[ScottyB]

I consider anything over $5 expensive and over $10 is like ultra, super duper expensive.

 

[Beau]

Originally posted by: Electric Amish

Originally posted by: Beau6183
I'd keep it under $20/plate. Seems resonable for a party.

edit:

Damn, don't i feel cheap.. Amish says $20-$30 is cheap and I say under $20.... I'm nothin but a lowly ultra cheap ass utahn...

That's for 2 people....

amishi

Okay, so I'm just an idiot...

 

[Electric Amish]

Originally posted by: b0mbrman
Hmmm...What would you think of These prices?

Depends on the size. The "small plate" are reasonable, IMO.

Personally, I wouldn't eat anything off that menu. Nothing there sounds good at all.

amish

 

[Swag1138]

Depends on the people who are coming, and how cheap/poor/rich/whatever they are.

Also, go where your girlfriend likes to eat. Its her party, so it should be somewhere she enjoys.

 

[b0mbrman]

Originally posted by: Electric Amish

Originally posted by: b0mbrman
Hmmm...What would you think of These prices?

Depends on the size. The "small plate" are reasonable, IMO.

Personally, I wouldn't eat anything off that menu. Nothing there sounds good at all.

amish

Yeah...same here actually...which is weird since that place is really popular

 

[b0mbrman]

Originally posted by: Swag1138
Depends on the people who are coming, and how cheap/poor/rich/whatever they are.

Also, go where your girlfriend likes to eat. Its her party, so it should be somewhere she enjoys.

The girlf eats everything

 

[spidey07]

I'd pick the restaurant and invite people. They can then decide how much is too much.

But 20-30 a plate is very reasonable. It is a special occasion ya know.

 

[Vic]

Originally posted by: ScottyB
I consider anything over $5 expensive and over $10 is like ultra, super duper expensive.

Something tells me that he'd like to go to someplace nicer than McDonald's for his GF's 21st birthday

Because it's her 21st BD, you should go to a nice restaurant where alcohol is served. ~$20/plate is a good price for this kind of thing. A good idea is a restaurant that has cheaper plates like $10 as well as more expensive plates, this way your friends can decide.
Another thing you might do (because it's Dutch) is let your friends know what restaurant you've picked in advance, so they can weigh in with their opinion.

 

[ScottyB]

Originally posted by: PSYWVic

Originally posted by: ScottyB
I consider anything over $5 expensive and over $10 is like ultra, super duper expensive.

Something tells me that he'd like to go to someplace nicer than McDonald's for his GF's 21st birthday

Because it's her 21st BD, you should go to a nice restaurant where alcohol is served. ~$20/plate is a good price for this kind of thing. A good idea is a restaurant that has cheaper plates like $10 as well as more expensive plates, this way your friends can decide.
Another thing you might do (because it's Dutch) is let your friends know what restaurant you've picked in advance, so they can weigh in with their opinion.

I can go to a chinese buffet for $6

 

[esso]

My junior prom, I took my date to a fairly nice resteraunt. I had it picked out, and then a whole group of her friends and their dates wanted to join us. I don't think they were too happy when they found out it was near $80 a couple w/ gratuity.

Senior prom was much better; better food, better resteraunt, and only about $60 a couple w/ gratuity.

 

[HomeBrewerDude]

Keep it under $20 for dinner and a drink.
Tell people it will be about $25 so they don't end up stiffing you or the waitor.

And how do reservations fall through? I would be mad as hell.

 

[Anubis]

20-30 $$ a playe woooowowowowowowo
,man thats cheap

where i go to college. Not the most upscale town may i mind you
teh decent resturants cost 50-100$ for 2 people, more depdnding on how much you eat. and thats before tip. with No drinks cause last time i went out i wasent 21 yet

 

[pulse8]

When we do birthdays for friends, we usually let the b-day person pick the place, then take them there and we all split their meal. It's never gone over $30 for a meal including everything. The person doing the picking is usually aware of the prices and keeps it within reason.

 

[Electric Amish]

Originally posted by: TheEvil1
20-30 $$ a playe woooowowowowowowo
,man thats cheap

where i go to college. Not the most upscale town may i mind you
teh decent resturants cost 50-100$ for 2 people, more depdnding on how much you eat. and thats before tip. with No drinks cause last time i went out i wasent 21 yet

Wow.... I refuse to pay more than $20/plate.... Actually, the most I've ever paid is probably $15-$17.

amish

 

[Shelly21]

Go to a Japanese place, I used to be a waitress at one, long time ago. There was a party of 10 that end up spending about $1400!!! Hmmm, I guess that's not that much now that I think about it....

 

[kt]

Is there a Benihana up in northern Cal? It's about $20-30/person and you can split the plates too. And you get FREE entertainment!

 

[Electric Amish]

Originally posted by: Shelly21
Go to a Japanese place, I used to be a waitress at one, long time ago. There was a party of 10 that end up spending about $1400!!! Hmmm, I guess that's not that much now that I think about it....

:Q:Q:Q:Q

WTF??

That's $140 EACH!!!

amish

 

[slycat]

i say 15..20 is too much which i would think twice..

 

[deerslayer]

Originally posted by: Electric Amish

Originally posted by: Shelly21
Go to a Japanese place, I used to be a waitress at one, long time ago. There was a party of 10 that end up spending about $1400!!! Hmmm, I guess that's not that much now that I think about it....

:Q:Q:Q:Q

WTF??

That's $140 EACH!!!

amish

For food????????:Q

Screw that!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[bizmark]

for birthdays and stuff, we usually go to places where most of the entrees are around $20 (so total per person would come to $30-$40) but there's a few entrees in the $13 range so you can eat for under $20.