How Much On Average Do You Spend On Yourself When You Eat Out? (burger, bbq)

[qazz12]

30 dlls, maximum

[mainebrokerman]

For years I tried to avoid going out
To eat ..... I could always cook at home for much less

However, in recent years I put “going out to eat”
In the entertainment budget
I don’t go see new movies anymore or have a woman
That will order the most expensive meal on the menu with a few 8$ drinks
So I do enjoy going out once in a while

The days of a dollar hot dog or 2.50 cheeseburgers are over

I love love love fried clams .. whole gut not just the chewy heads
So I will go all out for seafood

Tho I love steak ... tough for me to justify paying that much ( been a butcher over 35 yrs)


I love lobsters and refused to buy one at a restaurant
Til I was over 40 ( grew up on a lobster boat and ate them everyday in summer)

[Dogboa]

We save to go out to eat at high end places, maybe 2-3 times a year. Sometimes you just want to relax
and be waited on and eat really good food. With wine we will spend $200.00 to $300.00. Yes we can make good food at home, but we like to treat ourselves sometimes. Oh, sometimes we will bring our own wine and pay the "corking fee".

[nmnita]

Wow, this is a hard one to answer. It depends on whether we are talking pick up or set down, alcohol o not, and the type of meal. I am guessing, if I am just getting a simple meal to take home and eat, probably about $10.00 or a little less. If we are talking a special occasion which is about the only time we eat dinner out: just for myself including a couple of glasses of vino about $50 and if we are talking a casual meal just to get out of the house probably $20 or less even counting a glass or wine. I am talking a run of the mill Chinese or Mexican restaurant. Of course if we are talking drive through or something like Popeye's which we do rarely more like $10 or less.

[gentlearts]

At a nice restaurant, I’ll typically have a glass of overpriced wine and an entree that is $25.-$30.
Fast food runs about $7.-$8.

[Serious Conversation]

If no alcohol, $10-$15. If alcohol, $20-$30.

[lubby]

We once spent $400 for meal at a fine restaurant. Gary Dankos in San Francisco this was our honey moon and well worth it. but on average for a fine restaurant $100-$200 and we do like to order alcohol.

[jlawrence01]

It used to be $15 per person when I lived in Chicago. However, here in the Tucson, I am more likely to spend under $10 per meal per person.

[lubby]

tonight we has sushi and spent $70.00 worth it.

[floridarebel]

I try to keep it under half of my hourly pay. Ideally, 5 or under is best. 10 is my max. Eating out is too expensive and cooking is cheaper.