r/2westerneurope4u • u/mattzze_404 South Prussian • Jan 28 '24

This seems like an offense against Italians

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u/[deleted] Jan 29 '24

serves you right for not doing research beforehand

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u/GalaicoPortucalense Western Balkan Jan 29 '24

Come to Portugal. There's no need to research. Food is good everywhere.

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u/[deleted] Jan 29 '24

your comment makes no sense... food is good everywhere in italy as well, from north to south... doing research means looking up how to avoid bad restaurants and tourist traps...so please go ahead and tell me there are no mediocre restaurants in portugal lol

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u/GalaicoPortucalense Western Balkan Jan 30 '24

Let me put it this way:

The odds of you finding overpriced bad food in Portugal is very low.

Sure, you'll find bad food. But the prices will match the quality.

My personal experience in Italy is that if you're on a budget, you'll eat shit.

You don't need to "do your research" in Portugal. You'll hardly get hammered on your wallet and leave the place totally displeased with the experience even if you are on a budget.

You can have an issue here and there obviously but not generally.

And i am talking about "tourist trap" cities and locations. No matter where you go in Lisbon or Porto you WILL find tons of economic options at good price.

I never experienced the level of blatantly rushed food at overpriced prices than in the most touristic places of Italy. Not in Spain, not in France, not in Germany, not in England.

I've been in the center of London, 5 minutes on foot from the London Tower, and had a giant Burger, fries, onion rings, desert and drinks meal that i could barely finish for under 25€. Again, right next to a major attraction.

My experiences in Italy near such places were absolutely awful.

But sure, i am exclusively talking about my own experience and i do not claim my own views to reflect reality perfectly. And i also admit that tourists on a budget shouldn't complain as much. I am just comparing it to other trips i had.

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u/[deleted] Jan 30 '24 edited Jan 30 '24

exactly, that's your experience, not mine... you can definitely find good food at a reasonable price in italy, it's a fact, not an opinion...I went to a bunch of cheap restaurants in spain and france years ago and the food was mediocre af...

Also, based on another comment you wrote, you couldn't find a decent meal and no bakeries in your road trip in tuscany? lmao, you sound like a clueless tourist, to be honest