Originally Posted by retiredguy123 (Post 1840864)

I don't know what you mean by high end restaurants, but we live in The Villages. Almost every restaurant is always advertising lunch specials, happy hour specials, two for one meal specials, all-you-can eat specials, and every other kind of special. Some of the country clubs and other restaurants have regular weekly specials. I don't think anyone in The Villages would hear about a restaurant special and think that they are going to pay a higher price. I agree with the OP that the Chop House missed the boat by referring to their highest priced meal and calling it a special.

Originally Posted by retiredguy123 (Post 1840864)

I don't know what you mean by high end restaurants, but we live in The Villages. Almost every restaurant is always advertising lunch specials, happy hour specials, two for one meal specials, all-you-can eat specials, and every other kind of special. Some of the country clubs and other restaurants have regular weekly specials. I don't think anyone in The Villages would hear about a restaurant special and think that they are going to pay a higher price. I agree with the OP that the Chop House missed the boat by referring to their highest priced meal and calling it a special.

Originally Posted by claricecolin (Post 1841029)

There are 3 restaurants that would be considered "high end" in The Villages: Blue Fin, Chop House and Wolfgang Puck. Personally for me, I know going to one of them any special is probably going to be a higher prices entree. I have no problem asking the price and deciding if I want to order it. A special at one of these isn't the same as a special in most of the restaurants here.

Originally Posted by retiredguy123 (Post 1841067)

I also have no problem asking for the price of their specials. But, I would just point out that Blue Fin often advertises special meals and drinks at reduced prices, and they refer to them as specials. So, I don't agree that a "special" is probably going to be a higher price. And, I think that The Rose Plantation may be considered a high end restaurant, but I am frequently getting emails from them offering me a special, lower priced meal.

Originally Posted by golfing eagles (Post 1841070)

OK, let's settle this the easy way and define a "special" as a non-usual menu item that may cost more, the same, or less than the usual items:coolsmiley::coolsmiley::coolsmiley:

Originally Posted by bimmertl (Post 1841392)

Gulf grouper dinner at Wolfgang Puck's is $26, 12 oz New York Strip is $34. Those are the two highest priced items on the menu.

Originally Posted by Maryland04 (Post 1838471)

This not a naeighborhood dive, get real.

Originally Posted by PaPaLarry (Post 1848941)

Not trying to be rude, but why didn't you ask for price on Special? Seems like you were worried about price to begin with? Hopefully you still had a nice Anniversary

Originally Posted by jane032657 (Post 1838417)

We live at the beach part of the year and I frequent the local fish market. Grouper is usually about $23-26 a pound depending on when you buy it and what type of grouper.

Originally Posted by Quiltedviews (Post 1838381)

My husband and I went to the Chop House in LSL tonight to celebrate our anniversary. All was well until the bill came. Their grouper special: a piece of grouper, plus either 3 shrimp or 3 scallops, and 2 sides: $43!! I asked the waitress why she didn’t tell us the price when she described the special (I would never have ordered it if I had known it was $43), she said they only tell you prices if you ask. So I am posting this to advise you that if you order a special at the Chop House, ask the price before ordering!! We will never go there again after this experience.

Originally Posted by Dr Winston O Boogie jr (Post 1849556)

So you ordered something without knowing or asking the price and it's the restaurant's fault?

Do you often buy things without knowing the price?

Originally Posted by nn0wheremann (Post 1840273)

If you need to know the price they think you don’t belong there.