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I would say, "I'm sorry but I've changed my mind. Thanks for your help." Leave a small tup if I've already ordered a drink and leave. If I didn't get a chance to look online beforehand, I normally check the menu out in the front window or ask to see the menu at the host station.
I usually research the place. Also, if they have the food I want I'll just pay the price. No big deal. I mean it should be about the experience all together. If it blows, I don't go back and spread the word
Well the closest it ever came to us being faced with such a decision was the first year we were married and I was taking spoiled brat out for his birthday. It was a Friday night and we decided, after coming home from work to drive to someplace near the beach. This restaurant was across from the highway and had valet parking. Heck we didn't even know what that was. We walked in and were seated right away. When we saw the velvet menus we thought OMG, can we afford this place. Well, we found Sword fish (it the days of sword fish not being a delicacy) it was only 4.50 including salad, We had almost $20 to spend. We ordered the fish, 1 drink each and had enough left for tip plus a couple bucks in our pocket. This was 56 years ago and I still remember the name of the place. I guess if it was out of our price range we would have had no choice but to walk out. We certainly didn't have credit cards and we couldn't have looked up prices.
We went to a restaurant, years ago, that didn't have a printed menu and the waiter didn't give the prices when explaining the menu items. We just crossed our fingers and ordered. Well, that was one of the best meals we've ever had - even if it was a bit costly.
If I had thought it was more than we could afford we would have certainly walked-out.
I would break into a run and start yelling, "All hands abandon ship! All hands abandon ship!"
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To answer the question, if a server put something on the table--water, bread, whatever--before handing over the menu and I realized that I couldn't afford to eat there, I'd apologize for wasting his or her time, give them a couple of dollars and leave.
There are thousands of restaurants out there that do NOT post their prices. Besides, a lot of times, most of us do no6 have the time to look up every restaurant on the web for their prices.
Personally, if restaurants would POST their menus outside in front of the restaurants like they do in Montreal, this situation would not happen.
Even when there is no outside menu with prices listed, you can always ask the maître d or hostess to see the menu before you sit. If neither of those two exist sound like it is a low cost family restaurant and you can just get up and go.
I'm pretty budget-conscious, so I rarely walk into a restaurant beforehand without either researching it online or reading the menu posted outside if I happen to walk past it. If I go into a place and I feel it's outside of my budget (or in other words, more than I'm willing to spend), I may stay for a drink if I like the place and tip the bartender and leave, even if I just have a glass of water.
Sometimes if a place is out of my budget for dinner, I'll do a drink and dessert. But yeah, if I feel it is too expensive, I won't stick around.
And as another poster said, if it says, "market price" next to an entree, it's going to be $30 and up. I never order anything that says "market price."
I typically always pull up a menu online or look at a menu on the door before walking in but if its more than I want to spend and I dont think splurging will be worthwhile I would walk out and find somewhere else to eat.
I do that all the time. Its called getting an application.
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