On restaurants

[Dingoeater]

My cousin has just returned from dinner at a reasonably posh (two-michelin-starred) restaurant with a couple of very pertinent questions which I hope you can help me with:

1. He ordered a bottle of wine which was brought with two glasses that he hadn't requested, may he consider these gifts and take them home?

2. After a four course menu, including dessert, he was still hungry (big lad, big appetite), is the restaurant obliged to ensure that he is full after a four course meal? As it was he bought some chips on his way home...

[Scotman84]

Please tell me this is a joke?

[kettledrum]

How was he proposing to drink his wine? Straight from the bottle?

[THECORBYLOON]

1. No

2. No

[Dingoeater]

No, not a joke at all. He was just very annoyed at still being hungry after ordering what was described as a "five course gourmet menu" It's clear that "gourmet" does not necessarily imply a full stomach. Thanks for the answers.

[Scotman84]

gourmet, according to the dictionary is just more or less someone who knows about food and drink. In my experience, I would NEVER go to a 'gourmet' restaurant as the portions are always miniscule. To my knowledge (apart from the advertised 'all you can eat' restaurants) nobody has EVER even implied that a person should not be full on leaving!
In any case, I was always taught that one should always leave the table at the 'just less than full' level in case your hosts had an extra surprise for you.