- Me and Jimmy went out for a meal last night.
- Lovely. Where did you go
- That new Italian place in the village…Gourmet grub my arse
- That bad was it?
- It was my first time out since I started my diet.
- So what was the problem?
- They tried charging us twelve euro for a bowl of lettuce
- Jesus, you’re really taking this diet seriously… a bowl of lettuce?
- I ordered a Caesar salad, and they gave me a bowl of lettuce with four croutons, not a sign of a bit of bacon or dressing
- That’s shocking, did you pay them?
- I did in me hole Julie
- So what did you do?
- I complained to the manager. She said they’ve been using the same recipe for years and have never received one complaint
- They have a recipe for mixing lettuce with croutons?
- Who knew?
- So what happened?
- She apologised and offered to get me another one. ‘No thanks’ says I, ‘one head of lettuce a night is more than enough for me’
- So what did you have?
- A large glass of Merlot…on the house
- That’s the least they could do, but what did you eat?
- Fish and chips
- So the chef could actually cook then?
- I wouldn’t know; I got it in the Borza on the way home from the pub
- So the diet is off then…again?
- Just until tomorrow Julie
Diary of a Dublin Housewife 
If there is one thing i cannot stand, it is a restaurant that makes itself out to be so fancy that it charges a huge price for a tiny meal.
My friend from Toronto makes a killer Caesar salad, she got the recipe from her cousin’s restaurant in Italy. Trust me, a good one is much more than lettuce and croutons.
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Oh and it was that awful iceberg lettuce too. I can’t stand it. I wouldn’t give it to my rabbit…if I had a rabbit :0)
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Caesar salad is romaine lettuce, and real Parmeggiano-Reggiano (sp?) cheese, and if they do not know that, they are not gourmet at all, i promise.
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Almost put me off for life. I love a proper Caesar salad. Shower of chancers they were!!
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Honestly, this is the truth! I can’t believe what restaurants charge for a little lettuce and vinaigrette. I love a good Caesar salad, though.
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Crazy 😡😡
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Hello, fellow A-to-Zer! The same recipe for years, eh? Hm… 🙂
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🙄🙄
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Sorry the meal was so disappointing. I hate it when that happens. Glad you got to enjoy a glass of Merlot. Weekends In Maine
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… and fish and chips 😀😀
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The eternal story of so many diets and good intentions – I blame the restaurant!
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…and me. Imagine having to eat fish and chips with loads of salt and vinegar on the way home from the pub…shocking!!
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So glad to find you again. Somehow I lost you.
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