Doggy bag

[Ihavenojob]

When out for a meal, I,like many others, ask for a doggy bag if any is left as I hate waste. One place asked us to sign a disclaimer saying the food was ok and any illnesses would be down to us (or words to that extent). It was just the one time, anyone else had a similar thing, or don't you have a doggy bag?

 

[Mottie]

I've never asked for a doggy bag and we actually have a dog. Some places have asked us if we would like any leftovers wrapped to take home but we've always refused.

 

[securespark]

You could have them for lunch. Seems a crying shame, they'll just go in the bin.

 

[The Samaritan]

Our daughter embarrasses me when she ask for one. She is slim like all of my family and tall and eats as much as a big woman but ets slowly and
enjoys her food where most of us rush it. The rest of the family tell me but it is indeed how I feel.

Thanks

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[Mottie]

You could have them for lunch. Seems a crying shame, they'll just go in the bin.

Don't get me wrong. We sometimes eat our own leftovers the following day but Mrs Mottie has strict, unbendable rules on that. The food must, must, MUST go into the fridge within 0.0005 seconds of us finishing our meal so transporting warm food home from a restaurant is a no no for us as far as doggy bags are concerned.

 

[Ihavenojob]

Don't get me wrong. We sometimes eat our own leftovers the following day but Mrs Mottie has strict, unbendable rules on that. The food must, must, MUST go into the fridge within 0.0005 seconds of us finishing our meal so transporting warm food home from a restaurant is a no no for us as far as doggy bags are concerned.

You shouldn't put warm food in a fridge.

 

[^woody^]

Get you lot bragging about affording to be able to go out for meals.

 

[Mottie]

You shouldn't put warm food in a fridge.

By the time we've finished our meal, it's not exactly warm. Anyway, I'm not talking about stuff uneaten off of our plate as in a restaurant, but things that didn't make the plate when dishing up at home such as beef, chicken, roasties, pizza, sausages, quiche, pie etc. etc.

We never do it for leftover takeaways either such as Indian or Chinese. Our son and his girlfriend would take it home with them if there's any leftover but again, Mrs Mottie puts it in the fridge until they leave and even then, if she had her way she'd put it in a cool bag with a couple of ice packs!

 

[The Samaritan]

You shouldn't put warm food in a fridge.

Even I know that and I can just about boil an egg but TBH at times its too soft and too hard the other times.

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

I usually take along my own container for the dog and just get on with it, it avoids discussions with staff. I used to take one of those plastic take-away containers with a lid, but now I use a thicker than normal plastic bag which has one of those sealable openings to it.

One time, dinning outside the front window of a restaurant in Brid., with our dog, through the window was the rear of the carvery, with the staff carving the various meats and popping waste bits of meats into a container on the low window ledge. The dog saw this going on and began tapping on the window and looking at the meat going in that container. Staff heard her tapping, began laughing and came out with a dish full of the waste for her.

Another carvery we were in where we actually asked if we could have any scraps for the dog, insisted they were not allowed due to H&S regulations to give any of the scraps away, or to take any left over scraps from the table - hence why I now always make my own arrangements.

 

[StephenStephen]

Even I know that and I can just about boil an egg but TBH at times its too soft and too hard the other times.

It's a shame that the only thing that even you know isn't actually true!

 

[jeds]

Always take left over curry home when we are out with the family group. Can't beat a bit of Madras and Vindaloo for breakfast.

 

[The Samaritan]

It's a shame that the only thing that even you know isn't actually true!

Thank you for using this username to compliment me. Yes, I see it as a compliment from the likes of you.

 

[JP_]

I used to wash up for a restaurant that specialised in grilled meats. My dog loved Tuesdays nights!
I remember when a table of 8 women came in, all ordered steak. I knew my dog was in for a treat that night. He was old and found it hard to get up, but at 1am he would be sat in his bed with his tail wagging as a chomped through a bag of fillet and sirloin leftovers.

 

[StephenStephen]

Thank you for using this username to compliment me. Yes, I see it as a compliment from the likes of you.

Hi there, just seen this, and yes, on reflection I was insensitive in how I pointed out that putting warm food in the fridge is not a no no, so, my apologies to you for this.

It's clear from your term "the likes of you" that I must have also upset you previously - can you let me know how (perhaps by private message?) so that we can sort it out, many thanks, Stephen.