[Donvito]

I agree with Chuck. The other couples said no to appetizers, so you should not share. If you offerd them a piece and they liked it, they should order their own.

[bonrich]

Easy way to do it is when ordering tell the waitress you will have the appetizer as your encore and to serve it with the other dinners. I will have on occasion an appetizer and a dinner salad as my dinner choice, which i would request to serve them at the same time, with the other dinners at our table.

[butterfly sue]

You ordered it, it is yours. One thing you could ask (since you are having it as your main meal) is to have it served with the others meals. BUT even as an appetizer, it is yours.

[dsned]

I would not share, We are in the Villages now and if they want an app they can order one. Next time have it brought with your dinner and there will be no prob with the wife.

[rn1tv]

I think you are dining with some cheap people. If they elect not order their own appetizer, obviously they don't want one and there should be no reason to share.

[Golfingnut]

I would not go out to dinner with anyone I would not love to share with. That said, quite tacky to say no to buying an appetizer and then eating what someone else paid for.

[jillian04]

absolutely!

[SALYBOW]

Originally Posted by Russ_Boston

OH - a little different I think.

If I had said no to an app I wouldn't take any but if I had ordered one I'd offer (hoping no one would take any)

Note to self... Do not take an appetizer even if Russ has offered it.

[dkrhardy]

Originally Posted by rn1tv

I think you are dining with some cheap people. If they elect not order their own appetizer, obviously they don't want one and there should be no reason to share.

You got it! If you don't want it, don't think mine is yours UNLESS I offer!
Don

[Frank7]

I feel if you order an appetizer it's like buying a round of drinks for your friends
And next time someone else should order the apps.

[NIPAS K-9]

I agree with you. Its your meal, Im sure they are not going to ask, "WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO SHARE MY MEAL"............YOU get my vote.

[Villages PL]

The heading tells me that "weight" could be an unspoken issue. Bang Bang shrimp is breaded and deep fried; it's a rather large appetizer, high in calories. If you order it, together with an entree, and eat it all yourself, it's too much, in my opinion. It's like supersizing your meal. Therefore, sharing, to your wife, may represent a way to distribute the calories evenly around the table.

[Vic&Judy]

Originally Posted by Talk Host

I would like some opinions on an argu.. ah discussion that my wife and I are having. Let's see if I can explain this.

In a restaurant for dinner. There are two, three or four couples. As the pre-order discussion is had, it's said by someone (let's say me) "is anybody going to order an appetizer." Then all in attendance say "no."

Then I say, (example at BoneFish Grill) "I am going to have an order of the Bang Bang Shrimp" (which I love. That's the only thing there I really like)

Then, MY appetizer arrives, my wife thinks it's proper to share it around the table. I say it isn't.

Recently, six people, I was the only one to order a calamari appetizer. When it came, it got shared around the table, and by the time it got back to me, there were two little pieces left.

My position is that if they want something, they should order it. My wife's position is "what are you going to do, sit there and eat it in front of everybody without offering it?"

JLK

Try licking each shrimp...or calamari....or whatever... as soon as it arrives at the table; that'll do it!!

[Neal2tire]

Originally Posted by Talk Host

I would like some opinions on an argu.. ah discussion that my wife and I are having. Let's see if I can explain this.

In a restaurant for dinner. There are two, three or four couples. As the pre-order discussion is had, it's said by someone (let's say me) "is anybody going to order an appetizer." Then all in attendance say "no."

Then I say, (example at BoneFish Grill) "I am going to have an order of the Bang Bang Shrimp" (which I love. That's the only thing there I really like)

Then, MY appetizer arrives, my wife thinks it's proper to share it around the table. I say it isn't.

Recently, six people, I was the only one to order a calamari appetizer. When it came, it got shared around the table, and by the time it got back to me, there were two little pieces left.

My position is that if they want something, they should order it. My wife's position is "what are you going to do, sit there and eat it in front of everybody without offering it?"

JLK

Your wife is wrong. If another diner in your group ordered an appetizer and you and your wife refused to order one would you have the nerve to eat theirs? No (that is why I eat alone) That is also why I weigh 260lbs

[Lbmb24101]

But if you wanna loose weighht and the appetizer is your meal , no need to share
I would say at the table:
I am ordering an appetizer as my meal.