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Chinese all you can eat buffets are pretty much the furthest thing from a stylish place to take a date.

Azza, do you have a good tapas bar anywhere near you? If you're old enough to drink they are excellent places to go on dates.

 Corpsesarefun wrote:
Chinese all you can eat buffets are pretty much the furthest thing from a stylish place to take a date.

Azza, do you have a good tapas bar anywhere near you? If you're old enough to drink they are excellent places to go on dates.

Trust me, this is far from what you seem to be thinking from.
It is an amazing place and it is very classy and stylish.

Thanks for the entertaining answers so far, knew it would be a risk asking here, not asking if you think dinner is a good idea, asking for appropriate place (had already said she was interested in dinner). As for home cooked meal that she has asked for at some point but too soon for that.

Picnic, while nice idea, it has barely stopped raining here and we do have some flooding. Part of me is thinking about Nando's because she is Portuguese but it seems too casual though that does have a home theme for her. I also know she likes Italian, Cafe Rouge does nice food, but small portions for the price.

Whoever suggested the small something cheers, you gave me a great idea. She isn't allowed pets where she lives atm and misses her cat so small toy cat should bring smile to her face.

Cook her a really nice meal. Seriously. I've done it on a second date before, went great (on the other hand, the first date went extremely well, so it was fine).

 master of ordinance wrote:

 Corpsesarefun wrote:
Chinese all you can eat buffets are pretty much the furthest thing from a stylish place to take a date.

Azza, do you have a good tapas bar anywhere near you? If you're old enough to drink they are excellent places to go on dates.

Trust me, this is far from what you seem to be thinking from.
It is an amazing place and it is very classy and stylish.

Students.


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 Azza007 wrote:
Thanks for the entertaining answers so far, knew it would be a risk asking here, not asking if you think dinner is a good idea, asking for appropriate place (had already said she was interested in dinner). As for home cooked meal that she has asked for at some point but too soon for that.

Picnic, while nice idea, it has barely stopped raining here and we do have some flooding. Part of me is thinking about Nando's because she is Portuguese but it seems too casual though that does have a home theme for her. I also know she likes Italian, Cafe Rouge does nice food, but small portions for the price.

Whoever suggested the small something cheers, you gave me a great idea. She isn't allowed pets where she lives atm and misses her cat so small toy cat should bring smile to her face.

That'd have been me, and you're welcome!

Best of luck.

 azreal13 wrote:

 master of ordinance wrote:

 Corpsesarefun wrote:
Chinese all you can eat buffets are pretty much the furthest thing from a stylish place to take a date.

Azza, do you have a good tapas bar anywhere near you? If you're old enough to drink they are excellent places to go on dates.

Trust me, this is far from what you seem to be thinking from.
It is an amazing place and it is very classy and stylish.

Students.

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Hey, if you do not believe me then check it out for yourself:

http://www.thechinesebuffet.com/restaurants/preston/

ME never dating, this might not be trustable advice. But go to a hole in the wall, a nice place that is local, has good people, good food and so forth

If you trust the internet poll it's your own fault.

Got to 4chan. There their professional advisers can give you all the knowledge you need.

Personally I like to go to places that are loud and busy so that I can talk to whoever I'm eating with without too much fear of eavesdropping.

 master of ordinance wrote:

 azreal13 wrote:

 master of ordinance wrote:

 Corpsesarefun wrote:
Chinese all you can eat buffets are pretty much the furthest thing from a stylish place to take a date.

Azza, do you have a good tapas bar anywhere near you? If you're old enough to drink they are excellent places to go on dates.

Trust me, this is far from what you seem to be thinking from.
It is an amazing place and it is very classy and stylish.

Students.

:

Hey, if you do not believe me then check it out for yourself:

http://www.thechinesebuffet.com/restaurants/preston/

What you're not grasping, and what I was alluding to, is that an all you can eat buffet is never classy, even served in the Taj Mahal by the Queen.

It isn't the venue that's the problem.

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Clicked for gaks and giggles.
Yeah, I guess I'd have thought that place was classy once upon a time too. I've subsequently eaten in places where the cheapest bottle of wine the sommelier recommended was more than some people will earn in a week. Not bragging, as it was a one off for me too, paid for by my multi millionaire boss at the time, but it does give one a better sense of perspective.

OP: Bring her where you feel comfortable, your job isn't to impress her, but to connect with her on as honest a level as possible.

The venue is ultimately unimportant.

Make Dinner, Dun Dun DUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUN....

 master of ordinance wrote:


Hey, if you do not believe me then check it out for yourself:

http://www.thechinesebuffet.com/restaurants/preston/

The pricing and the words "all you can eat buffet" mean it's nowhere near classy for anyone over the age of 18.

 Corpsesarefun wrote:

 master of ordinance wrote:


Hey, if you do not believe me then check it out for yourself:

http://www.thechinesebuffet.com/restaurants/preston/

The pricing and the words "all you can eat buffet" mean it's nowhere near classy for anyone over the age of 18.

Myself, and my friends would disagree, but i acknowledge your right to your opinion, even if i disagree with it.

BTW we all want you to live tweet the progress of your romantic evening.

Podcast!

 Kilkrazy wrote:
BTW we all NEED you to live tweet the progress of your romantic evening.

Fixed. For, like, posterity, and stuff.

Skype it. In fact now si the opportunity to test out those Google Glasses.

 master of ordinance wrote:

 Corpsesarefun wrote:

 master of ordinance wrote:


Hey, if you do not believe me then check it out for yourself:

http://www.thechinesebuffet.com/restaurants/preston/

The pricing and the words "all you can eat buffet" mean it's nowhere near classy for anyone over the age of 18.

Myself, and my friends would disagree, but i acknowledge your right to your opinion, even if i disagree with it.

It's not that you're wrong, it's just your frame of reference is too limited to have an informed opinion.

Come back to us in 20 years and let us know if you still think the place is classy.

 Kilkrazy wrote:
BTW we all want you to live tweet the progress of your romantic evening.

Live stream it!

Come on, PLEASE!

I'll be very interested in live streaming of the end of the date if it went well.

/joke

Unfortunately the NHS has struck again. Not enough staff so been called in to work. So thanks anyway. (Know its not a blow off as they asked me to come in too, told them not giving up my holiday.)

Well, you can ask her out at the weekend and the advice regarding venues is still valid.

 Azza007 wrote:
So this is going to be the first time I will have a date for Valentines. I have asked out one of the nurses at work and she said yes, so far we have had 2 coffee dates but this is the first serious one. My question is, as it is early on where should I take her for dinner? Should it be something simple like Nando's or pizza hut? (thinking low end here). How about something more up market with Bella Italia, Browns or Cafe Rouge? Need advice on which would be acceptable, all help appreciated.

http://www.theoracle.com/dining These are the options I have to work with. Ruling out the Jamie Oliver restaurant though.

One of the nurses from work.

You're not 15 then? Good. I'm assuming you're 25+?

Did you really say McDonald's or Pizza Hut? Are you wanting to see this woman again?

If so, up market, dude. Bella Italia or Cafe Rouge. Somewhere you'll at least drop $60. Have a glass of wine, too.

 Azza007 wrote:
Unfortunately the NHS has struck again. Not enough staff so been called in to work. So thanks anyway. (Know its not a blow off as they asked me to come in too, told them not giving up my holiday.)

Pfft have the date at the hospital. If a dozen nightmarish godawfuul romantic comedies my wife dragged me to have taught me anything, its that fun dates at the hospital are both fun and heart warming. So heart warming you want to jump off the top of the roof...

 Azza007 wrote:
Unfortunately the NHS has struck again. Not enough staff so been called in to work. So thanks anyway. (Know its not a blow off as they asked me to come in too, told them not giving up my holiday.)

Probably not the worst thing, having worked hospitality, Valentines is a nightmare, probably much better to reschedule for another, less busy, less cliched and less pressured time.

 master of ordinance wrote:

 Corpsesarefun wrote:

 master of ordinance wrote:


Hey, if you do not believe me then check it out for yourself:

http://www.thechinesebuffet.com/restaurants/preston/

The pricing and the words "all you can eat buffet" mean it's nowhere near classy for anyone over the age of 18.

Myself, and my friends would disagree, but i acknowledge your right to your opinion, even if i disagree with it.

You're right dude, an opinion is an opinion. Some people like tomatoes others don't. Some folks want chicken fried, others like it roasted.

It really is a wide, wonderful spectrum of tastes out there. I mean some people think it's a good idea to model their life on the music of the band Insane Clown Posse, just like others might think that a cheap buffet makes for a classy date. It's all just different strokes for different folks and we shouldn't judge.

Graveyards. Chicks like graveyards, right?

Seriously though, take her somewhere nice.

 azreal13 wrote:

 master of ordinance wrote:

 Corpsesarefun wrote:

 master of ordinance wrote:


Hey, if you do not believe me then check it out for yourself:

http://www.thechinesebuffet.com/restaurants/preston/

The pricing and the words "all you can eat buffet" mean it's nowhere near classy for anyone over the age of 18.

Myself, and my friends would disagree, but i acknowledge your right to your opinion, even if i disagree with it.

It's not that you're wrong, it's just your frame of reference is too limited to have an informed opinion.

Come back to us in 20 years and let us know if you still think the place is classy.

Will do

 CthuluIsSpy wrote:
Graveyards. Chicks like graveyards, right?

If that's your opinion, then it's just as important and accurate as anyone else's, and above my judgment.

Make her a home-cooked meal using the succulent flesh of her closest loved ones, and a healthy variety of garden vegetables.

Oh, and for dessert, you can never go wrong with cheesecake.