How much time do you spend choosing what to eat?

[Still-alive]

When you receive a menu does it take you a long time to decide what to eat?

I usually know what i want to eat before i order it

I'd say i take a couple minutes at most

I like to really scan the whole menu before i make my choice. it can take awhile

It can take me a long time before i find a meal where i like everything in it

[Kayla45]

Typically I like to plan my meals ahead, I usually buy all the ingredients beforehand and just cook throughout the week. :) Like today I had a sesame seed tai pork loin with sea salt green beans and toasted wheat bread. 🥰

[loves2learn]

I look at the menu before I go and scan for options without creamy white sauces. 😂 I really try to order things that are good to go rather than deleting sauces and risking a screw up.

[loves2learn]

Thanks for the mho! 😍

[LoveWorkingOut]

What do you usually eat when you go out?

[loves2learn]

I like fish dishes usually.

[LoveWorkingOut]

Nice, do you cook fish dishes at home by yourself or just eat out?:)

[madhatters4]

i like to look at menus before i go to restaurants so i have an idea. i'd prefer to spend 5-10 minutes looking at the menu but if people seem in a hurry to order i can make a decision quicker

but generally i like a relaxed dining experience. so i'd like more time to look, chat, have a drink, rather than feel rushed

[CaptainOverthink]

I have as much time as my company can spare me or until the waiter gets impatient.

I can be indecisive for a long time, in the end I might just choose at random or copy someone else.
Most things are tasty in their own way so I always ask myself if I want comfort, health or to be explorative. I end up exploring a lot. Do comfort when ordering online and health when casualy eating out.

[ariadneR]

If im going to a restaurant I've never been before, I'll look up the menu beforehand and decide from there. So that once I'm there I have a general idea of what I want. If there is something else that sounds appealing, like the daily specials then maybe I'll puck that

[CrimsonAngel09]

As someone with social anxiety, I look at the menu before I get there.

[Still-alive]

i do the same but i just like to get an idea of how much i will pay mainly

[Alli39]

saaaaaaame. I'm also a picky eater which is super embarrassing when I got out to restaurants.

[Luopio27]

Thats a delicious question.
I have a local restaurant that feeds me (NOT) free of charge on Weekdays and another restaurant that cooks me pasta carbonara on the weekends.


I dont need to think what I eat today, I have the restaurant do the thinking, shopping, cooking and cleaning.

[molonski2]

This depends vastly if its a new place ( for me ) or not , I'm very strict on no processed carbs , so I always have a idea , or if one of my regs then I know before I attend , so I ticked the first one.

[rosemilk]

i have certain meals that i always get, every time. and certain places where i want to eat. i don't like taking forever to decide when i already know the tried and true good tasting stuff. plus my choices are limited because of what i eat.

[Spongebobssocks]

I already know before I order. If it's a new place (which only happens when mom makes us try something new😂) then I pick what I'm most likely gonna want which takes 5 min max. I value time the most

[Apple1996]

I have to look at the menu online first to know what I want. If I don't plan out before I'll take forever

[Nikki1989]

If I am at a restaurant I have never been to before it can take a while but otherwise, just a minute or two.

[VIVANT]

I decide what I’m eating hours or days before hand so I do not have to think about it at all but I rarely if ever eat out

[sheikalana]

If I know that I'm going to a certain restaurant well in advance I usually take a look at the menu online.

[menina]

It can take me a while. I usually check everything before making a choice.

[Drumlin2001]

If on my own no time at all. If we OH we coordinate so we share food. If with kids, takes ages cause yhey don't stop making noise and won't sit still

[ShesRad80]

eating out if no pizza takes me forever to pick

[Sparkie460]

If I'm in a familiar restaurant I know what I want before I open the door to go in. If I'm in a new place I'll scan the menu to see if something catches my eye

[GoodGuyBreakingBad]

I take a couple of minutes than order what I want.

[gothbxtch]

have cried before trying to decide between frozen dinners

[jamesgoldman]

I'll Google the place and find one or two options to cover myself

[PeteA380]

Usually not. Unless I have to spec both the ingridients and the way to cook them (don't ask 🤦‍♂️), it usually takes me a glance or two to choose.

[purplepoppy]

Ages especially if I'm torn between dishes.

[CuriousMufuxka]

I'm usually everybody order first and I'll make up my mind between steak or ribs.

[DreamLife7]

Omg 🤣, I'm terrible with this. I buy groceries and often times won't eat it.

[PBandJ_Nerd]

Takes me quite a while to decide.

[WhitneySnow]

Couple minutes I guess

[Jazzy54]

Not long. I’m a creature of habit. 😆

[clampfan101]

Depends on how many times I’ve been there.

[Dnice1]

Not long unless I'm at a new place

[najekim]

Just a couple minutes or so.

[whistlingwh0res]

10 minutes