A number of places have a time limit. It's all you can eat in 3 hours. There can be rules that you have to eat what you take, and when you take entire plates but barely touch them, the restaurant gets a bit annoyed.
There's a buffet place my spouse's friends were all gaga over. It was a bit of a drive so it took me a few years to actually agree to go. It was like $25 or $30 a person (but free if it's your birthday!) 15 years ago, so it's not like it was cheap. The first thing that struck me is how absolutely cavernous the place was. Like a Walmart filled with tables and food islands. Signs saying where to find certain types of food. That kind of thing.
I might have eaten $10 worth of food. And I have been known to pig out from time to time. But between the mediocre at best food and the "atmosphere"... yeah I had no plans on sticking around to try and get my money's worth.
In the UK we have “JRC Global Buffet” which is almost exactly what you describe. It’s…not great. I went because, like you, some friends were particularly enamoured with the place for some reason.
In the US we used to have one called Sizzler. I don’t think they were as expensive as what parent comment is talking about. They kind of made a comeback but not sure if they still do the buffet. It was great when I was a kid in the 80s. Not sure if I’d like it now though. Certainly not for $30, you can get a nice meal at a nice restaurant for that.
My mother was 100 lbs soaking wet, but MAN could she eat.
There was a steamed shrimp buffet on the other side of the city.
Family rules:
We were there for shrimp, if you a little salad that's ok, but stay away from the bread and the desserts, you can get those anywhere.
You'd best eat at least three plates full
We'd eat and eat and eat and eat, then take a little break, then eat some more. Mom was skinny; dad was normal-sized, and I was a little chubby. OMG did we put away some shrimp.
We used to go to the buffet after practice. My teammates and I would be so hungry we could do three or four plates. We'd usually get there around 4, and while we were there they'd transition from lunch to dinner, which had different food and was more expensive, but we'd paid for lunch.
It was technically allowed, but because we were doing it consistently, and just eating so much, the manager came up to our table to have a talk with us about it. Didn't tell us to stop, but just tried to shame us. He said "I know what you're doing". We weren't doing it on purpose, we just came in hungry when practice ended.
Damn that's a shame. My team would also do this like once a month and the buffet we went to absolutely loved us. They would keep the party room open for us and prepare extra food the night before. Hell the owners came to some of the bigger meets too when they could.
Then someone drove a semi truck through the front of the building (nobody was hurt, it was overnight) and they never reopened :(
I kinda get it, there was a pretty big difference between the lunch and dinner menu. The lunch was typical Chinese buffet, dinner had shrimp and crab legs and such. We just told him we'll stay away from the crab legs if we paid for lunch.
Really people who don't treat him well have no idea what kind of potential nearly-free positive publicity they're missing out on. Just let the man eat!
what is the charge?? Eating a meal? A succulent Chinese meal??
I see that you know your judo well.
HANDS OFF MY PENIS
The way he delivered that line was Oscar worthy.
Truly, every line in the clip is delivered with the bravado and conviction of an experienced thespian.
"Gentlemen, this is democrrracy manifest!"
This is the bloke that got me on the penis befoaaa.
"Ooh, that's a nice headlock sir! Ahhh, yes, I see that you know your judo well."
"And you sir! Are you waiting to recieve my limp penis?"
This interview was three years ago. I sincerely hope he is in good health and has many more succulent meals in his future.
Unfortunately he's passed away.
But his memory will always live on in our penises.
I dunno, apparently he admired Hitler and nazism (according to Wikipedia)
I had never heard of Democracy Manifest before coming to lemmy. I am loving this subculture in strad of reddit's
Link for anyone like me who's one of today's lucky 10,000
Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, do these sound like the actions of a man who had all he could eat?
Ah shit I fumbled the quote
Maintain eye contact, eat the card. Let them know you want to make a scene.
GET YOUR HANDS OFF OF MY PENIS
"You got any more of these tasty notes? I haven't had all I can eat."
Does this sound like a man who had all he could eat?!
And what happened after you were asked to leave?
We pretty much went straight home.
Mrs Simpson, let me remind you, you are under oath.
We drove around all night looking for another all you can eat fish buffet.
And when you couldn’t find one…?
We went fishing.
Does this sound like a man who had all he could eat?
RIP Phil
Fuck Andy Dick
What is the crime? Eating a meal? A succulent Chinese meal?
This. Is. Democracy. Manifest!
Ahh yes, I see you know your Judo well... Good one.
GET your HAND off my PENISSSSS!
I'm trying to read this in any other voice but I can't
Does this look like a man who had… ALL he could eat?
"Sir, that is all you can eat for $15.99"
I just wanna be called "sir" without it being followed by "you're making a scene."
Jeez how much did you eat
A number of places have a time limit. It's all you can eat in 3 hours. There can be rules that you have to eat what you take, and when you take entire plates but barely touch them, the restaurant gets a bit annoyed.
I've been in a few as well After 30 minutes I'm usually full out staying a 3 hour time limit and still eating......
There's a buffet place my spouse's friends were all gaga over. It was a bit of a drive so it took me a few years to actually agree to go. It was like $25 or $30 a person (but free if it's your birthday!) 15 years ago, so it's not like it was cheap. The first thing that struck me is how absolutely cavernous the place was. Like a Walmart filled with tables and food islands. Signs saying where to find certain types of food. That kind of thing.
I might have eaten $10 worth of food. And I have been known to pig out from time to time. But between the mediocre at best food and the "atmosphere"... yeah I had no plans on sticking around to try and get my money's worth.
In the UK we have “JRC Global Buffet” which is almost exactly what you describe. It’s…not great. I went because, like you, some friends were particularly enamoured with the place for some reason.
I wasn’t a fan.
In the US we used to have one called Sizzler. I don’t think they were as expensive as what parent comment is talking about. They kind of made a comeback but not sure if they still do the buffet. It was great when I was a kid in the 80s. Not sure if I’d like it now though. Certainly not for $30, you can get a nice meal at a nice restaurant for that.
Also awesome username btw.
I’m selling these fine leather jackets…
Smaller buffets are better maintained.
This note has a very "or else" vibe.
“We can do this the quiet way, or we can do this the loud way.”
leaves
drives car into restaurant
"you want to say sorry, motherfuckers?!"
grabs another plate of food
This note is a parody of an actual note that was about drinking in a bar.
Not all I could.
You been here FOUR HOUR! You go home now!
RIP John Pinette. Around after the 3 min mark
Is this the one where he goes, "it's all you can eat, not all YOU can eat. You scare my wife." That lives rent-free in my head.
LOL, so epic. They don't make comedy like that anymore.
"You here four hour!"
That's some 90s comedy right there
this was the first thing I thought of. nice to see a link already here. thanks!
Damn I just saw this
I aspire to be like Dilbert's father and just live in a an all-you-can-eat buffet because if I never leave, I can eat forever.
god that short lived series was hilarious. very unfortunate that the creator turned out to be a proper cunt.
He always was a talentless cunt.
My mother was 100 lbs soaking wet, but MAN could she eat. There was a steamed shrimp buffet on the other side of the city.
Family rules: We were there for shrimp, if you a little salad that's ok, but stay away from the bread and the desserts, you can get those anywhere. You'd best eat at least three plates full
We'd eat and eat and eat and eat, then take a little break, then eat some more. Mom was skinny; dad was normal-sized, and I was a little chubby. OMG did we put away some shrimp.
Easy, just put a wig on and keep eating.
Wait until they're not looking to put on the wig. Otherwise it's kinda a bit weird.
Assert your dominance, put the wig on while maintaining eye contact with the owner
they're looking at each other like "wait, what card did you give him?"
Unpopular opinion ai slop can be good
what was this part of? did they reeact the whole thing?
We used to go to the buffet after practice. My teammates and I would be so hungry we could do three or four plates. We'd usually get there around 4, and while we were there they'd transition from lunch to dinner, which had different food and was more expensive, but we'd paid for lunch.
It was technically allowed, but because we were doing it consistently, and just eating so much, the manager came up to our table to have a talk with us about it. Didn't tell us to stop, but just tried to shame us. He said "I know what you're doing". We weren't doing it on purpose, we just came in hungry when practice ended.
Damn that's a shame. My team would also do this like once a month and the buffet we went to absolutely loved us. They would keep the party room open for us and prepare extra food the night before. Hell the owners came to some of the bigger meets too when they could.
Then someone drove a semi truck through the front of the building (nobody was hurt, it was overnight) and they never reopened :(
I kinda get it, there was a pretty big difference between the lunch and dinner menu. The lunch was typical Chinese buffet, dinner had shrimp and crab legs and such. We just told him we'll stay away from the crab legs if we paid for lunch.
ULPT moment
Democracy manifest!
Take the card with you make copies and dump them around the entrance to the restaurant. Do this for a while. Don't get caught. Its littering ya know.
U HERE FORA OWAA. YOU GO NOW
John Pinette on buffets.
I heard they shaved a gorilla.
Oh. I'm making a scene. A scene covered in gravy, and a side of soft serve ice cream and sprinkles. Lots of sprinkles.
I watch Joel Hansen on YouTube. It's happened to him more than once.
Here's an example
They could've sent a nicer waiter. And they did it to Joel Hansen the man himself; they lost on what could've been a $50 ad watched by millions!
Really people who don't treat him well have no idea what kind of potential nearly-free positive publicity they're missing out on. Just let the man eat!
Humans are fucking disgusting
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCAmsQZQPXw
When you're full but it's all you can eat
https://web.archive.org/web/20100114095137/http://simulatedcomicproduct.com/2005/07/08/smorgasborg/
Relevant Curb Your Enthusiasm https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZEobUCTpV1M