Eating out is starting to feel like a scam
I went to Lupo Verde on 14th with friends and this was the caprese salad I was served for $26. I get that a lot of restaurants are struggling for various reasons but they’re getting produce in bulk and how much could a tomato possibly cost that you’d need to slice it so thinly to make it stretch across multiple plates? I felt like I just ate a ball of mozzarella with a hint of tomato. Whether it’s labor costs or high rent regardless of what the root cause I feel like nothing can excuse this. My friend got tortellini for $30 something dollars and there were only 8 small tortellini on the plate so it wasn’t just me.
Are others noticing shrinking portions and quality while prices continue to go up?
That being said I love the food scene here and you can have so many incredible meals in this city for around the same price as this so why can some restaurants provide quality commensurate to the cost of the meal and others not?