I'm common as muck and spent £150 to try a Michelin star restaurant

Re:I'm common as muck and spent £150 to try a Michelin star ... by wildzzz on Monday February 28, 2022 @09:48PM (#30508728)

I've had it both ways. Either the chef wants to put their own touch on the burger and create something amazing or they hate every customer that is too cheap or tasteless to try anything else on the menu so they serve something you'd find at a amusement park.

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Re:I'm common as muck and spent £150 to try a Michelin star ... by kevinmchugh on Monday February 28, 2022 @11:17PM (#30509486)

If you're at a higher end restaurant the burger is a way to put a cheaper, accessible option on the menu. It's there so that a party of 4 or more can show up and someone who's more price sensitive or less adventurous can still have a good time. (Roast chicken and an entree salad serve similar purposes.)

If it's an insult from the chef, that's pretty bad. Extremely snobby to put it on the menu without putting effort in. Burgers are good and a kitchen can outsource the only hard parts (baking a great bun, and grinding the meat) to their suppliers.

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