I want a proper plate.

Oops I told a lie, I had a peek at one of the restaurants run by my nephew (plus another relative) and there I spied a board of antipasti...he is forgiven, it looks very nice.

The Wheatsheaf at Baslow (Chatsworth) went through a faze of serving it's steaks on a board. Mine came out with all the requisite parts neatly arranged on a plank

The waitress asked me if she could get me anything else, I said "a plate would be nice"

I like my food on a plate as well and if it's hot food a warmed plate.

Mike

It's probably a consequence of the 'Greek Taverna' influence.

My regular pub has given up serving on "platters" or in baskets , thankfully . But they still put the fish, in two pieces, neatly on top of the chips.

I like my soup in a bowl, less mess

We had a new one today - for 'Tea for Two' we were given a lovely matching set of cups, teapot, sugar basin, but with a ceramic milk 'jug' which looked just like a torn open cardboard carton of milk!  Difficult to hold, impossible to pour from, and just a design statement rather than practical!

How do you feel about those 'sizzling' iron bases that steak etc sometimes comes on?

I suppose that you can at least take it off when it's done to your liking......

Oh and another thing.......what about the state of barbecues? All that burnt stuff and general grubbiness and old, congealed bits of food? Hardly hygienic.......

Chips in little buckets!  Why can we not have big ones?

Write your comments here...because of head office directives we were only allowed to serve 8 hand cut chips per serving at £2.95 a time, I'm a full blooded Yorkshireman and it really annoyed me, when I buy chips I expect a full bag for a quid!