Eating outdoors yes or no?

[MadJohnShaft]

Drinking at an outdoor restaurant patio with some snacks yes, trying to eat a full meal No.

[I,Galactus]

Weather permitting, definite yes.  Stoner Rock al fresco.



BBQ, pick-a-nick basket, patio, euro-style street cafe, biergarten, etc.

[NCR600]

Given that I live in what is probably the ideal climate for outdoor activities for at least 9 months of the year, I'd have to give it a big "hell yes" for 6 hour multiple course boozy lunching, Mediterranean stylee, but honestly I don't like sharing my food with Mosquitos. Eating outside at night is for savages.

[RAGER]

It's been so nice we've been dining al fresco quite often.  Lunches and dinners.  We don't usually do this at restaurants though.  Too many people and their stupid kids screaming for moar ranch.  We're bar people.  Less crowded, no kids, better service.  I'm a get to know the bartender kind guy.  It has it's perks.

[MadJohnShaft]

Here it is always too damned windy - your tortilla chips will blow away and your food will be cold.

[Sparkle Motion]

My wife made us eat dinner outside last night.  The weather was nice but there were bugs every where and shit kept falling in the food from the tree below.


going to a friend's house for dinner tonight.  I will probably drink a shitload of beers outside.

[black]

In the American Southwest, in particular the High Dessert, there are many comfy and picturesque opportunities for al fresco dining, practically year round. No mosquito problems, but places near livestock can have lots of flies.

This place has a great patio for outside munching. Complete with a waterfall and koi pond, the tables are all nestled amongst trees and shrubbery, keeping the exposure to ill-mannered brats at a minimum.



Couldn't find a good picture of the outdoor part, you can see a bit of the waterfall and the lushness in the background. It's one of my favorites in a city that has many of these type of places.



At this place that was once a former railroad hospital and then a nut house, you can drink and dine on the roof (which was the patio for the old nurse's quarters) all fancy-pants, mjs style.



It has killer views of both the mountains to the east and the Rio Grande river and mesas to the west. Sunset city.



My backyard is pretty dope for this type of activity as well.

[Lumpy]

I don't like eating on the street in a big city, and it surprises me that other people like it... sit out on the sidewalk with traffic, foot traffic etc. Back garden yes, sidewalk noooo...

[I,Galactus]

I don't like eating on the street in a big city, and it surprises me that other people like it... sit out on the sidewalk with traffic, foot traffic etc. Back garden yes, sidewalk noooo...

Foot traffic only; people watching is part of the appeal.  Usually just coffee, lunches, or light meals. Stoner Rockin' Euro Style...

[Chovie D]

I don't like eating on the street in a big city, and it surprises me that other people like it... sit out on the sidewalk with traffic, foot traffic etc. Back garden yes, sidewalk noooo...

sums up my feelings as well.
go down to little italy in NYC and eat at that fucking clam joint on the corner  that puts their tables literally IN the NYC gutter. you can watch fish heads, condoms  and used needles float by while you eat your linguini with conch  

[I,Galactus]

I don't like eating on the street in a big city, and it surprises me that other people like it... sit out on the sidewalk with traffic, foot traffic etc. Back garden yes, sidewalk noooo...

sums up my feelings as well.
go down to little italy in NYC and eat at that fucking clam joint on the corner  that puts their tables literally IN the NYC gutter. you can watch fish heads, condoms  and used needles float by while you eat your linguini with conch 

Yeah I'd rather keep my al fresco dining experiences limited to, y'know, regular Italy and avoid it's diminutive off-shoots.   

[MadJohnShaft]

You mean like here, where we dined outside the kick-ass Parthenon?


I fucking rule

[JemDooM]

haha

we live right next to a huge park so have eaten quite a lot there on big throws on the ground, sometimes we take all sorts of stuff to bbq with loads of salad n stuff, I once cooked an Indian meal with starters and side dishes and we ate that in the park too, its awesome!! Only if its sunny and hot though otherwise definitely no way!

[deleted account]

You mean like here, where we dined outside the kick-ass Parthenon?


I fucking rule

this one time, I ate me some gelato at that there Parthenon fountain.

the answer to your thread question, Shaft, is yes-- but only if you wield the proper focus

[khoomeizhi]

i say mostly yes. cooking too when possible.

[EGO the Living Planet]

When it's good, it's good (like a picnic on a nice day) when is sucks it really sucks (sidewalk in the city, bugs, bad weather, etc.). Unfortunately most chances to eat outside are in the later category.

[Demon Lung]

Drinking at an outdoor restaurant patio with some snacks yes, trying to eat a full meal No.

i agree 100%

[Jor el]

FUCK NO

FUCK NO

[Demon Lung]

I don't want any nasty ass flies around my food. Chances are you won see nasty ass flies indoors.

[strangelight]

eating al fresco in old montreal in the summer is the best. most of the streets in old montreal are cobble stone and pedestrian-only. weather's perfect, food is fucking amazing, a+++.

[Adam]

Outside....absolutely, just as long its not windy or cold.

[I,Galactus]

When it's good, it's good (like a picnic on a nice day) when is sucks it really sucks (sidewalk in the city, bugs, bad weather, etc.). Unfortunately most chances to eat outside are in the later category.

I'll concur with this.  There's really no middle ground, mediocre outdoor dining experience.  It's either spectacular or horrible.

[mortlock]

its great in the summer..cant really do it in the winter..