Breakfasts in hotels

Wishing you a restful and relaxing holiday JaneJudge. Sorry you have been subjected to unnecessary unpleasantness from so many posters.

I bet you wish you’d never asked, JaneJudge . Enjoy your break!

I presume that the hotel has to average general portions depending on its diners.
Just like a plane does to work out its load.
If everyone traveling was overweight it would make travel much more expensive. I think that the airlines used to work at about a 10st. average. Probably more these days.
If everyone helped themselves to lunch at the breakfast bar it would throw the hotels budget out completely.
I will continue to eat what I like at a help yourself buffet but will never take anything without asking.

A recent short stay in a mid range chain hotel saw me asking the restaurant manager who was seating guests if it was OK to take a banana to eat later. Her response? Of course! Just saying.

Enjoy your holiday Jane.

We occasionally go away for weekends sporting events or meet ups with friends or relatives. We stay overnight at hotels have a meal drinks etc save driving straight home. I don’t eat a big breakfast so I pick a selection of fruits pastries etc for our journey home we paid good money for it so why not.

Can't see a problem myself , we've done it in the past. I usually take fruit etc for the room.

JenniferEccles

It’s not something I would ever do. It’s really penny pinching isn’t it?

Anyway surely one of the pleasures of a holiday, especially when we’re abroad, is choosing a nice restaurant for lunch, ideally outside in a shady spot, overlooking the sea or in a pretty hotel garden ?

I would look for one serving fresh fish and a salad.
There’s no way I would fancy opening a bag and sitting on a bench somewhere munching on food we had filched from the breakfast table !

Totally agree.
I don’t eat breakfast at home. Far too early. On holiday I enjoy the choice on offer that I didn’t have to cook. Something small like scrambled egg, only one and a grilled tomato. Lunch in the harbour is the thing followed by a nap and late dinner at my advanced age.

I eat very little and my first meal of the day is usually brunch. So I usually just have coffee, then yogurt if available. MrJ always has cereals followed by toast and eggs so no change for him on holiday. There is no way I would take any food away with me. I do wonder how much of these extras are actually not eaten and left in a bin somewhere. I've never understood why people go to a restaurant and ask for a doggy bag to take away their left overs. That seems a very strange thing to do.

Goodness me. Talk about pearl-clutching. I should think several on here have strangled themselves with them.

Callistemon213

Don't even think about putting a kiwi fruit in your handbag ....

But, how to eat a kiwi without a plate and cutlery!?

Also the yoghurt thieves ! How do they manage ? Maybe something like this www.amazon.co.uk/Stainless-Portable-Multitool-Detachable-Tableware/dp/B07ZYCJG9P/ref=asc_df_B07ZYCJG9P?hvlocphy&linkCode=df0&hvnetw=o&hvlocint&th=1&hvdev=c&hvadid=80745477544516&hvqmt=e&hvbmt=be&tag=gransnetforum-21&hvtargid=pla-4584345023161545

It’s not something I would ever do. It’s really penny pinching isn’t it?

Anyway surely one of the pleasures of a holiday, especially when we’re abroad, is choosing a nice restaurant for lunch, ideally outside in a shady spot, overlooking the sea or in a pretty hotel garden ?

I would look for one serving fresh fish and a salad.
There’s no way I would fancy opening a bag and sitting on a bench somewhere munching on food we had filched from the breakfast table !

If you take a yoghurt, do you take a spoon too? (Asking for a friend)or do you go tooled up? 🙂

Don't even think about putting a kiwi fruit in your handbag ....

OnwardandUpward

MissInterpreted

Well, I've just booked an overnight stay in a hotel for my daughter's wedding party, and after reading through this, I think I'll take an extra large handbag with me to the buffet breakfast!

Don't tell anyone on GN or they'll call you greedy, undignified... or a ... thief 😂😂😂

Guilty as charged, m'lud!
It was a joke, hence the winking face...

MissInterpreted

Well, I've just booked an overnight stay in a hotel for my daughter's wedding party, and after reading through this, I think I'll take an extra large handbag with me to the buffet breakfast!

Don't tell anyone on GN or they'll call you greedy, undignified... or a ... thief 😂😂😂

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Well, I've just booked an overnight stay in a hotel for my daughter's wedding party, and after reading through this, I think I'll take an extra large handbag with me to the buffet breakfast!

It’s either Tesco express or M&S I’m afraid

This is a no no for me, but I don't really matter!

I fully agree with everyone who suggested JaneJudge asks the hotel if she could pay extra to pack for midday.

Haven’t stayed in a hotel for a long time but I’m someone who doesn’t usually eat breakfast ( can’t really face food at that time of day) and tend to eat far less than most people anyway so, given that I’ve paid for breakfast yes I do take away food to eat later. Eg a croissant, yoghurt, bit of fruit.

Tesco.

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Waitrose or Tesco? 🥪

N.B.

JANE IS GOING TO BUY A SANDWICH AT LUNCH!

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No no for me. Many times I’ve wanted a banana for breakfast and none left but I have seen people taking them out before I’ve got there. Or have them on their table for when they leave. And I would probably only have banana and yogurt anyway so a real non no.