How often do you try something new at a restaurant?

[mαrkαsscoρ]

Say you go to a new restaurant or one that has items on the menu that you're not too familiar with. Are you likely to order something new to you? Or do you usually play it safe and order something you're most likely going to like?

 

[Echolight]

I don't really go out and eat much, and usually when I do it's just fast food because a. there's nothing at home at the moment, or b. we're traveling. And with fast food...I always order the same thing, pfft. If it's a burger joint, chicken nuggets with sweet and sour sauce. If it's subway or something similar I'll get a veggie sub always without fail.

Dine-in restaurants...I'll get whatever looks most familiar to me. There's a ton of mexican restaurants in town and I'll get a taco salad or a quesadilla 99% of the time, or if there's a veggie option I'll get that. Not really the type to get something I'm not familiar with. So yeah, new restaurant, new menu, first thing I do is look for food I've had before, something that's similar, or has ingredients I know I like.

 

[A Link In Time]

I definitely tend to stick to the dishes I like.

So I'll say not very often. Maybe once every two years I'll branch out.

Few feelings are worse than ordering something you haven't tried that seems appealing only to find out it doesn't suit your taste buds.

 

[Rubik]

I like variety, so I'm a fan of trying new things so long as they sound good. I will sometimes settle on getting the same thing or handful of things at certain restaurants, but I do like to branch out more often than not when there are interesting options available.

 

[Spiritual Mask Salesman]

I don't get something new too often, but I do often enough to pick every now and then. I'd rather try something once to see if I'll like it instead of never knowing. Depends on the situation though. If I'm not going to have an opportunity to eat again later on in case I end up disliking something so much that I can't eat it, I stick with items I know I'll like.

 

[Azure Sage]

I've been going out to eat a lot lately, and whether I try something new or not has been about a 50/50 chance. Some places that just opened recently, I've been to several times to try something different on their menu that appealed to me. Other times I just want something I know I'll like and I'll go for the old faithful. But usually if I'm trying something new, I'm already going there with that intention.

 

[TheGreatCthulhu]

I'll try any food at least once.

 

[VikzeLink]

Almost never.
I have a problem with trying new foods, because 95% of the time I either dislike it, or just don't care for it. I don't want it to be that way, so I do taste new things from time to time, but my taste buds generally say "Nah bro, not for us". So if I'm at a restaurant it'd be an absolute nightmare if I couldn't finish the meal I ordered, cause it'd feel like an insult to them.

 

[Dizzi]

I've been going out to eat a lot lately, and whether I try something new or not has been about a 50/50 chance. Some places that just opened recently, I've been to several times to try something different on their menu that appealed to me. Other times I just want something I know I'll like and I'll go for the old faithful. But usually if I'm trying something new, I'm already going there with that intention.

But what if its got cheese!?

 

[Azure Sage]

But what if its got cheese!?

Then I order it without cheese or I don't try it.

 

[Vanessa28]

It depends. I usually try something new as long as it doesn't have shrimps in it. And not too spicy either

 

[Uwu_Oocoo2]

Never. I always get the same thing everywhere I go, usually chicken tenders and fries (unless I'm at like a steak house or ramen place ofc). I dislike trying new things and it makes the process of picking a lot quicker.

 

[Bowsette Plus-Ultra]

I tend to be a creature not habit. I settle on something I like and tend to stick with it. Heck, I'm such a dull creature of habit that I will seek out a restaurant's menu before I get there so I can order right away without having to waste the server's time.

 

[ThePoesareLoose]

So like. I wanna taste the whole menu, hence I buy something different whenever I go somewhere. Last time I tried Chicken fried rice from a shop and Chicken biryani the before that. This weekend I wanna go to my suburb and try their parotta

 

[twilitfalchion]

I'm so stuck in my ways when I do eat out that servers know what I'm ordering before I order it. A boring and same-y life I do live.