Garlic Bread

I can think of nothing more plain, boring and basic than garlic bread as an entree on the menu.

Yet this is so popular in restaurants it's just not funny. O.K. so there are different ways of serving or even preparing garlic bread, whether it be a cob loaf, a baguette, a ciabatta bread, basic sliced loaf, pizza bread, what ever it is it's still bloody garlic bread.

Before my arrival in the land down under I had never served garlic bread in any of the restaurants that I had worked, that has since changed as it is every where. Fortunately my place of work now does not have it on the menu, it was one item that I quickly removed. Although if asked we do prepare a pizza garlic bread or ciabatta toast.

What I can't understand is that some dinners prefer to order and pay $12 for bread when they could have a different entree for the same if not a bit more and get something that you can't buy on the shop shelves.

I do understand that the waiter does ask if you would like a bread while still deciding on what to order or while you wait, but often the case is that the bread was enough and go straight to main meals.

Another thing is that they often share one bread between 4 and that's about one slice each, hey didn't you just come out for dinner, not just a snack, then you get up and leave saying that your still hungry, go figure.

Oh well if you really want to eat garlic bread or what ever bread for that matter then go a head but don't whinge if you find the menu boring or to expensive, stop eating and paying for basic garlic bread and try something different, chances are you will be surprised at what you get and you might enjoy your night out a bit more and talk to you friends about something different than garlic bread for dinner!!