Greedy restaurants

Here's a pet hate of mine: restaurants that fail to give full descriptions of dishes on their menu, encouraging customers to place side orders that prove to be unnecessary.

Last night, for instance, I placed an order for steak unaware that the plate would also contain grilled tomatoes (and mushrooms). Consequently, my £3.50 side order of tomato salad remained largely uneaten.

Either the waiting staff are ignorant of the dishes they are serving or this is shabby, cynical, money-making trick. Either way it reflects badly on the restaurant. And costs punters dear.

Next time it happens, the side order will be heading back to the kitchen.