Re:The economics of all-you-can-eat buffets
by oceanplexian on Thursday December 07, 2023 @01:43PM
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The packaging might be better but it doesn’t solve the problem that the food arrives cold. Especially since the drivers pick up multiple deliveries and it can be 30-40 minutes before you get your food.
Re:The economics of all-you-can-eat buffets
by chipsrafferty on Thursday December 07, 2023 @08:18PM
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I've never had food arrive cold.
Re:The economics of all-you-can-eat buffets
by lotsofpulp on Thursday December 07, 2023 @02:51PM
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Above all, the probability of a restaurant being able to provide a meal with sufficient quality is too low.
If my family gets together, we can bang out a multiple course guaranteed high quality meal in one hour, having fun while we do it.
But a lot of that is due to cooking knowledge that the elders in the family pass down and refine over many, many decades.
Grandparents used to take everyone out to dinner regularly. Now we eat at their house. They have more comfortable chairs at home. The environment is much quieter. You don’t have to wait for refills. They personally have better cutlery. We aren’t really the types to like being waited on.
So unless we explicitly want something social from the restaurant or we need a table as we are travelling, the reasons for actually going in one have disappeared.