Yikes! $270?! I glanced at the menu...didn't look like that it was that kind of place.
Don't get me wrong, I definitely blow money eating out. We do it on average once every 1-2 weeks. I've never broken $100/head in my life though...even with drinks involved I hope I never do.
Glad it was worth it though.
It does make me thankful that both DW and I are incredibly happy visiting far simpler haunts. We start to feel antsy at bills that approach $60 total. I guess that's our value line in the sand. No doubt many here would find our restaurant spending a bit on the high side...
I'm certain we could afford more, but we get so much enjoyment at the types of restaurants we already go to. We really enjoy different ethnic foods and there are so many good cuisines around here that just don't cost much at all. And the food is so amazingly good! At the moment, we can't enough Ethiopian and Indian. Peruvian is a close third.
If we had to have steak, seafood, or 'farm-rubbed, orgasmic, frontier-range jackelope', we definitely would be paying through the nose. Maybe we're missing out. i hear jackelope is indeed to 'die for'.
We don't celebrate financial milestones though. I like to think that we celebrate out solid financial habits every day of the year by finding what works best for us every day. Its worked well so far. To each their own though!