How does your Brkfst/Brunch Restaurant serve jams/jellies

[NFLDERS]

Years ago we would be offered a choice from a bowl full of sm packaged jams, jellies, and peanut butter. Recently this changed to a single sm pkg of strawberry jam. When I ask for more it is given sometimes with an explanation.

"Sorry, we are not placing bowls of preserves on the tables; patrons were going home with them".

This is not a problem but a single pkg. Why not at least two.
Maybe just me the amount is too little for my toasted bread.

What do they serve in your restaurants?

 

[Art 1]

I cannot believe that happens in Canada. Must be Americans on vacation.

 

[LBIJim]

Most places around here have a plastic or metal caddy on the tables for jelly packets. The few places that don't bring at least two packets with your toast or English muffin. Gotta request jelly if you order a bagel.

A few places are stingy with the fake sugar packs as well. (Equal, Sweet & Low, Splenda, etc.)

 

[kaytieeldr]

I'd just bring my own http://www.amazon.com/Kraft-Jelly-S...&qid=1413047014&sr=1-3&keywords=jelly+packets

 

[Gumbo4x4]

Majority have the packets on the table.

Those few that dog are pretty stingy with the jelly unless you specifically ask for more. It's really no different than ketchup packets.

 

[minnie mum]

I'm assuming you're talking about TS restaurants, and not CS like McDs or Tims. The places we go to have the usual caddies with different types of spreads.

 

[Ceila]

I cannot believe that happens in Canada. Must be Americans on vacation.

No kidding. Have you read some of the threads on the Budget Board?

 

[NHdisneylover]

There is usually a small dip sized bowl on the plate with jam. Or, at a buffet there will several wide mouthed jars of various flavours of jelly and jam and little bowl people can scoop theirs into.

I haven't really seen the disposable jelly packets in Germany.

 

[NewRVLady]

We just had 2 breakfasts at our fave deli in Connecticut
Homemade preserves in bowl came with house made bagels and toast

 

[NFLDERS]

We just had 2 breakfasts at our fave deli in Connecticut
Homemade preserves in bowl came with house made bagels and toast

We use to enjoy this offered up as well. We have since gone from the caddys to bowls with single servings to 2 singles on the plate to a single serving.

The Winery Restaurants are most likely still serving homemade recipes.

 

[Art 1]

No kidding. Have you read some of the threads on the Budget Board?

No. But I'll bet that crowd orders water, asks for extra lemon and sugar and makes their own lemonade. Then probably leaves a very small tip.

 

[Mokat76]

I recently had a waiter at Cracker Barrel say they have to account for them and that the supply is locked up now because too many people rip them off. We had asked for a selection for our biscuits and he kind of hemmed and hawed and seemed genuinely uncomfortable. Wow. If you can't afford to eat out without stealing the condiments, stay home. Put the money toward buying your very own jar of jelly.

 

[MIGrandma]

I can understand restaurants limiting the jam/jelly, as it seems more and more people are taking stuff like that home with them. As a PP said, if you can't eat out without stealing the condiments then you shouldn't eat out.

At some restaurants here they have the plastic caddy that holds 4 stacks of individual jam/jelly packets. I love those, so I can choose my own flavors. But at some restaurants they put a couple right on the plate from the kitchen so you might not have a choice. It seems like with those they give you one grape and one strawberry. I don't care much for grape jelly, so I generally ask just for strawberry if it's not on the table. Haven't had them limited at the Cracker Barrel restaurants yet. They always bring out a small bowl with several individual containers. But, we haven't been there in awhile for breakfast so, maybe it has changed.

Someone else mentioned ordering water and lemons and making their own "lemonade" with sugar packets and I can believe it. We once went to a restaurant in Lansing (buffet) for Thanksgiving and I asked our server for lemon with my water and she said they don't have lemons anymore, too many people were using too many to make their own "lemonade." Sad.

 

[tvguy]

Sort of like IHOP. They used to have real maple syrup on the table. Then they took it off the table and you had to ask for it. Now, all they have is fake maple syrup.

 

[discat73]

My favorite brunch spot usually brings a small bowl of jam with a spoon - not prepackaged. Our IHOP does the caddies.

 

[pat fan]

We have limited "diner" type places, but our favorite brings a caddy with 3 pots of homemade jams. They are always different, always delicious. As a food worker myself, I try and block out the mental images of someone double dipping/licking the knife and still using it etc and just appreciate the great flavors!

 

[Mokat76]

We have limited "diner" type places, but our favorite brings a caddy with 3 pots of homemade jams. They are always different, always delicious. As a food worker myself, I try and block out the mental images of someone double dipping/licking the knife and still using it etc and just appreciate the great flavors!

LOL!! It's amazing what we can bring ourselves to overlook. I'd most likely do the same.