Steak Knife embarrassment
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Whilst on holiday the butler and I went to a posh steak house. Once we had ordered, the head waiter chap came to our table with a large wooden box. With a flourish he opened the lid to reveal ten different steak knives. We looked on blankly until he put us out of our misery by asking us to choose by length of blade and weight, the type of knife we desired.
Now I do eat out quite a bit but not come across this before.
Anyone else had their ignorance of cutlery or other restaurant etiquette shown up?
Now I do eat out quite a bit but not come across this before.
Anyone else had their ignorance of cutlery or other restaurant etiquette shown up?
Where was that and what was it called? I would LOVE to go there and out-ponce them. You could either decline all their selection on the grounds that none are made in Sheffield/Osaka* or that they don't have any hand folded blades available OR (and even better imo) you could produce your own blade.
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PaulHogan said:
Where was that and what was it called? I would LOVE to go there and out-ponce them. You could either decline all their selection on the grounds that none are made in Sheffield/Osaka* or that they don't have any hand folded blades available OR (and even better imo) you could produce your own blade.
Bit far to go, it was called MJ's in a hotel in Dubai.- Delete as appropriate
Lefty Two Drams said:
Odie said:
I'd be insulted, if you need a steak knife to eat steak then its cooked wrong. It should be tender enough that you can use a normal knife...
Not necessarily cooked wrong but maybe not a great bit of meat.I would have done one of two things I think, either simply picked the biggest and heaviest one, or sent the steak back for being overcooked and/or crap.
I think the biggest knife would have won that battle, regardless of meat quality.
Were there any really massive ones, you know like Gurka knives, or anything with a curved blade and a hand guard?
I think the biggest knife would have won that battle, regardless of meat quality.
Were there any really massive ones, you know like Gurka knives, or anything with a curved blade and a hand guard?
Odie said:
I'd be insulted, if you need a steak knife to eat steak then its cooked wrong. It should be tender enough that you can use a normal knife...
Simply not true. It's not a case of being able to cut the meat, steak knives exist because steak is optimally enjoyed with clean, incisive cuts, not lascerations. You will get a steak knife at the finest Kobe establishments.
lady topaz said:
PaulHogan said:
Where was that and what was it called? I would LOVE to go there and out-ponce them. You could either decline all their selection on the grounds that none are made in Sheffield/Osaka* or that they don't have any hand folded blades available OR (and even better imo) you could produce your own blade.
Bit far to go, it was called MJ's in a hotel in Dubai.- Delete as appropriate
fadeaway said:
lady topaz said:
PaulHogan said:
Where was that and what was it called? I would LOVE to go there and out-ponce them. You could either decline all their selection on the grounds that none are made in Sheffield/Osaka* or that they don't have any hand folded blades available OR (and even better imo) you could produce your own blade.
Bit far to go, it was called MJ's in a hotel in Dubai.- Delete as appropriate
lady topaz said:
Whilst on holiday the butler and I went to a posh steak house. Once we had ordered, the head waiter chap came to our table with a large wooden box. With a flourish he opened the lid to reveal ten different steak knives. We looked on blankly until he put us out of our misery by asking us to choose by length of blade and weight, the type of knife we desired.
Now I do eat out quite a bit but not come across this before.
Anyone else had their ignorance of cutlery or other restaurant etiquette shown up?
Sounds like you paid quite a lot for the embarrassment, it also sounds like utter bollicks IMHO. Now I do eat out quite a bit but not come across this before.
Anyone else had their ignorance of cutlery or other restaurant etiquette shown up?
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