California Grill has one of my Favorite bread services ! I fill up fast though, but that should help w/ cost. Order water instead of Pops, etc... Apps are much cheaper than entrees, DH and I split a lot of the time and we save a lot of money in doing so0 but we mostly do this because we hate waste! Esp. the wonderful food they serve at CG! There have been times in which we split just 1 entrée and have never had an eyebrow raised. And since we are typically celebrating a bday or anniversary (usually when we plan our vacations) we end up getting complimentary desserts which is always nice too!