Breakfasts in hotels

At home, I have the same breakfast year in, year out, summer and winter alike.

Porridge, toast, orange juice, coffee.

When I go away, I like to have something different.

We stayed in a very nice hotel abroad in January. I had lovely granola, fresh fruit, Greek yogurt and a delicious prune compote for starters (this was breakfast) followed by a bit of bacon, a fried egg, half a tomato and a few mushrooms. Then toast and marmalade. Plus orange juice and coffee.

I had this every day for the week. I don’t feel I was greedy, everything was eaten, but when I got home it was nice to get back to my usual breakfast.

Going away is a good excuse to indulge, but not too much.

And we didn’t take anything away with us for lunch.

If you have paid for it, then it is yours and should be fine to take it with you, some places offer 'doggy bags' for you to be able to take with you what you couldnl't eat at the table anyway.

The last hotel I stayed at was quite happy for me to take some pastries and fruit as I don't eat breakfast. I think it is OK if you ask...

It’s not something I would do.Breakfast is provided for breakfast IMO.
If I couldn’t afford to buy a lunchtime sandwich then I wouldn’t go on holiday.

I think there coule be a sale of unused food after breakfast.
A doggy bag, costing a pound or so.

After all, nobody will be rushing to eat today's leftovers, tomorrow, will they?

I can't say I have ever bothered to do it usually feel pretty full after a breakfast buffet. We are taking our children and grandchildren away next week the little ones will often get a muffin off the buffet to have later as they rarely have more than a bowl of ceral or toast certainly doesn't faze me I have already paid for their stay.
Did notice we were at a hotel who had a couple of coaches booked in by the time we went to breakfast my DH joked there was rarely a banana to be had.

I’ve only ever done this once in all my years of travelling and felt quite unhappy about it. I felt it was justified on this one occasion. DH had been invited to join a group for a bike ride and told to bring a packed lunch. It was only decided the night before and our hotel was in a remote location. I only took enough for him and paid for my own lunch. I’ve never done this before or since and don’t agree with it under any circumstances. I do understand that people need to watch their expenditure but it doesn’t cost much to buy simple picnic items in the supermarket.

Cossy

Callistemon213

If you take it then can't manage it all then you can't go and put it back on the buffet.

I’ve seen some horrendous waste from these buffets, plates piled free “cos it’s included”. Then clearly a case of “eyes bigger than their bellies”, (as my DM used to say haha) as the half of it is left uneaten on their plates.

I know.

We've been away with large groups and some of piles of food taken from the buffet was quite disgusting then they'd leave over half of it.

Eat breakfast at breakfast time. No need to stuff yourself. We all eat different amounts. Doesn't mean we can take away what we didn't fancy at the time.
However, do what you like and we'll think what we like of you.

BlueBelle

If you ve paid for the breakfast what’s the difference to asking for a doggy bag when you don’t eat all your mains something lots of people do
I wouldn’t take masses of stuff but I see nothing at all wrong with a pastry and a bit of fruit the waste is probably huge and you ve paid for it

Precisely!

I remember years ago in Turkey, we went on a trip which included breakfast in a little village - an amazing spread with plenty of food for everyone. We then went on to a coastal village, where we could spend the rest of the day by the pool, and buy lunch, drinks etc from the little family-run hotel which owned it. Imagine our amazement when lunchtime arrived and one man promptly produced about a dozen hard-boiled eggs, which he'd pocketed from the breakfast! He then proceeded to scoff the lot.

Callistemon213

If you take it then can't manage it all then you can't go and put it back on the buffet.

I’ve seen some horrendous waste from these buffets, plates piled free “cos it’s included”. Then clearly a case of “eyes bigger than their bellies”, (as my DM used to say haha) as the half of it is left uneaten on their plates.

MissAdventure

The thing is, you need an airtight and believable alibi.
Something along the lines of "By the way, that bulge in my handbag isn't caused by two bread rolls, four slices of cheese, and some ham".

😂😂😂😂😂😂

If you take it then can't manage it all then you can't go and put it back on the buffet.

MissAdventure

As someone just pointed out, the food won't be put away for next time. B

No, the food waste in the world is really quite criminal especially in hotels!

The thing is, you need an airtight and believable alibi.
Something along the lines of "By the way, that bulge in my handbag isn't caused by two bread rolls, four slices of cheese, and some ham".

Don’t be too harsh on those who filch a few rolls at brekkie, would recommend they ask first as a friend of mine did, but some people are on a very tight budget when they go on holiday or for a break, and most hotels do charge a kings ransom. Am sure it probs isn’t those who are hard up doing most of the filching but some might be.
Hoping that not having to fork out for lunch will mean they can spend more on dinner.
I just don’t think everyone is simply taking the mick, but as I said always ask first.

As someone just pointed out, the food won't be put away for next time. B

TerriBull

I think there is a distinction between the more formal breakfast set up that is standard in British hotels and b&bs as opposed to the setting tourists find themselves in when confronted with continental breakfasts buffet style., In some hotels breakfast consists of multiple options and really just way too much food.

Yes, there is way too much food and choice. It's lovely though but dinner is even nicer! I actually cannot wait

LauraNorderr

Your character was never in question JaneJudge.

Thank you

Aveline

You pay for bed and breakfast. Not bed and breakfast and as much as you can take away for lunch. 😑

I didn't say I was going to take as much as much as I could for lunch but thank you for your input.

I actually think it's a shame hotels don't offer little hampers for lunch but I suppose there is always M&S

If you ve paid for the breakfast what’s the difference to asking for a doggy bag when you don’t eat all your mains something lots of people do
I wouldn’t take masses of stuff but I see nothing at all wrong with a pastry and a bit of fruit the waste is probably huge and you ve paid for it

I think there is a distinction between the more formal breakfast set up that is standard in British hotels and b&bs as opposed to the setting tourists find themselves in when confronted with continental breakfasts buffet style., In some hotels breakfast consists of multiple options and really just way too much food.

Aveline

You pay for bed and breakfast. Not bed and breakfast and as much as you can take away for lunch. 😑

Please explain to me what the difference is between someone who eats a massive cooked breakfast and lots of stuff from the continental section, and someone who perhaps only eats scrambled eggs on toast then takes a piece of fruit for later?

Your character was never in question JaneJudge.