Gothamist: Tidbits

nick

Sat, 09 Dec 2006 16:48:17 -0500

also, if you look at the scan on the menu, their "truffle fries" are only 7 bucks, so i dont think the dude was wrong in assuming that his truffle mac and cheese couldnt be terribly expensive

nick

Sat, 09 Dec 2006 16:46:11 -0500

i love that the dude went to a fancy restaurant and ordered mac & cheese and a pot pie. just head to the nearest marie calendar's sucker!

Shmurf

Sat, 09 Dec 2006 08:09:56 -0500

What the hell are "TRuffles"?

Mario BackAlley

Fri, 08 Dec 2006 16:42:58 -0500

I don't care if there were diamonds on it, $55 for Mac & Cheese is fucking ridiculous. And anyone who thinks that paying that much makes them special or of the upper class, then you're just as much of an idiot as Dubya!

Smac n cheese

Fri, 08 Dec 2006 16:09:44 -0500

Hey all - THE MENU SAYS "TRUFFLES" http://www.consumerist.com/consumer/receipts/the-55-mac-and-cheese-220379.php

Yvo

Fri, 08 Dec 2006 16:05:34 -0500

The thing is, the guy's letter makes it sound like he didn't know truffles would be on the item in question. That's BS because what waiter wouldn't say "truffled mac & cheese"?? That's the whole selling point. Also, why would mac & cheese be a special to begin with? The guy is just an idiot overall.

Jordan

Fri, 08 Dec 2006 15:55:42 -0500

The guy had also said he was with a date... Not exactly a good way to impress a date if you start asking about prices. If this had happened to me (and of course, it wouldn't have, because I at least have an idea of the price of the fresh truffles), I'd have been reluctant to start nickel & diming (or $5 and $10'ing, as it were) in front of a girl I was trying to impress.

warren the great

Fri, 08 Dec 2006 15:45:00 -0500

I have no way of knowing, but my guess is that the restaurant is probably banking on diners being too embarrassed or not wanting to appear cheap (and thus not saying anything about it).

Samantha T

Fri, 08 Dec 2006 15:44:03 -0500

If the restaurant had any class, they'd have taken the charge off of the receipt.

janelle

Fri, 08 Dec 2006 15:04:53 -0500

um, ok. i don't think "only an idiot wouldn't recognize the truffle's a) flavor, b) aroma, and c) shaving ritual". if someone had eaten them or been at a table where someone was, or maybe, gee, i dunno, SAW THE PRICE OF A TRUFFLE DISH ON A MENU before in their lives... then maybe i'd buy that defense. even if the menu did say "with truffles", it's unfair to pull this crap if there aren't prices on the menu. i get it, i get it, tons of status and in-the-know bullshit with this place, but give me a fucking break, already. it's dubious at best to 1) put the responsibility to the diner to assume there might be a mystery dish that costs disproportionately more than the rest or 2) put the diner in the awkward position of having to clarify any price.

Tim N.

Fri, 08 Dec 2006 14:25:21 -0500

Devin makes a fair point, but if it also doesn't say "Mac and Cheese with Fresh Truffles - FIFTY FIVE DOLLARS" then the restaurant has the problem.

Devin

Fri, 08 Dec 2006 14:15:11 -0500

It said "with fresh truffles" on the menu. If dude didn't know what truffles were then he just learned a valuable yet expensive lesson about NY dining. If he did know what trufflse were then he's an idiot for thinking fresh ones AREN'T going to cost that much.

oweije

Fri, 08 Dec 2006 13:44:28 -0500

Truffles on Mac and Cheese - the rednecks have finally risen up to the esteemed classes! What's next ... caviar and Cheetos? Who would've thought Britney Spears would truly be in this much vogue.

Truffe du cul

Fri, 08 Dec 2006 13:41:57 -0500

Only an idiot wouldn't recognize the truffle's a) flavor, b) aroma, and c) shaving ritual (ooh! luxury!) This is a dish/restaurant for wankers.

edEx

Fri, 08 Dec 2006 13:31:05 -0500

so they grated fresh truffle without the diner knowing? seems a little suspicious.