# Would you like to see restaurants offer small portions?

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Tags:** food-cooking\
**Created:** [April 30, 2026, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-like-to-see-restaurants-offer-small-portions/1029669 "2026-04-30T15:45:30Z")\
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> [@Guest-starring\_Id](#):
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> Not sure if already mentioned here, but don’t most high-end restaurants already offer wimpy portions

(please pardon the snip)

Upthread, we even linked to a current thread talking about high-end restaurants and this pattern:

> [@Would you like to see restaurants offer small portions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-like-to-see-restaurants-offer-small-portions/1029669/68):
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> In this thread: [Fine dining-- kind of a scam?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fine-dining-kind-of-a-scam/1029618) it was noted, semi-seriously, that if you pay a lot for a meal at an upscale establishment, large portions cease to be a problem…

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