When we go out with friends we normally discuss the type of cuisine we all enjoy or would like to try and depending on where we are (closer to where I live or where they live) we ask the person living in that vicinity for their opinions on the place.
Sometimes our choices of places are driven by our kids. We all have young kids and while most of our kids are adventurous and will try new things we tend to ensure we have something that they will be able to enjoy as well.
I am critical about food - restaurant and even other people who barely put in any effort when they invite you over (in my family we have a lot of them) but I will normally not make a huge ruccus and just go along and learn from my mistakes or feed myself and my kids well before we go to relatives who feed us unedible food.
My husband and I recently went to a popular Italian type restaurant called La Strada that had opened around where we live. The dishes were terrible and each set us back about 40 dollars. We learnt never to go back and that's what we do we experiment, scratch it from our list and move on.
Sometimes our choices of places are driven by our kids. We all have young kids and while most of our kids are adventurous and will try new things we tend to ensure we have something that they will be able to enjoy as well.
I am critical about food - restaurant and even other people who barely put in any effort when they invite you over (in my family we have a lot of them) but I will normally not make a huge ruccus and just go along and learn from my mistakes or feed myself and my kids well before we go to relatives who feed us unedible food.
My husband and I recently went to a popular Italian type restaurant called La Strada that had opened around where we live. The dishes were terrible and each set us back about 40 dollars. We learnt never to go back and that's what we do we experiment, scratch it from our list and move on.