--- title: "10 Going Restaurant Quotes by 10 authors" description: "Browse 10 Going Restaurant quotes by 10 authors. Discover the best Going Restaurant sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c58/albert-brooks-4220_acceptance_acceptance-is-going-to-a-restaurant-wher_440144.jpg" --- > [Acceptance is going to a restaurant where the salad's not great, but the steak is fine.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albert-brooks/acceptance-is-going-to-a-restaurant-where-the-salad-s-not-great-but/) [Albert Brooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/albert-brooks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c58/albert-brooks-4220_acceptance_acceptance-is-going-to-a-restaurant-wher_440144.jpg) > [Marriage is like going to a restaurant and order your choice from the menu, And then look at neighbouring table n wish…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/marriage-is-like-going-to-a-restaurant-and-order-your-choice-from-the/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/017/anonymous-1_marriage_marriage-is-like-going-to-a-restaurant-a_421668.jpg) > [When I used to go to school, the teachers used to say to my mum, 'Hector looks like he's going to a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hector-bellerin/when-i-used-to-go-to-school-the-teachers-used-to-say-to-my-mum-hector/) [Hector Bellerin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hector-bellerin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/095/hector-bellerin-5590_go_when-i-used-to-go-to-school-the-teachers_968586.jpg) > [The only things that are important are your family and the way your mind thinks. It's about doing things at the right…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-woodgate/the-only-things-that-are-important-are-your-family-and-the-way-your/) [Jonathan Woodgate](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-woodgate/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a49/jonathan-woodgate-18915_doing-things_the-only-things-that-are-important-are-y_2732756.png) > [Here is what I am not going to do: I am not going to go to a restaurant, take pictures of my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-dee/here-is-what-i-am-not-going-to-do-i-am-not-going-to-go-to-a/) [Jonathan Dee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-dee/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7fd/jonathan-dee-12196_am_here-is-what-i-am-not-going-to-do-i-am-n_931137.jpg) > [Growing up as a young kid, I was in a restaurant. So, you know, I always had a very good understanding of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/grant-achatz/growing-up-as-a-young-kid-i-was-in-a-restaurant-so-you-know-i-always/) [Grant Achatz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/grant-achatz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/db1/grant-achatz-17278_always_growing-up-as-a-young-kid-i-was-in-a-res_1458025.jpg) > [I'm just a bit frustrated that in London we make such an effort to ape the New York restaurant scene. I have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/giles-coren/i-m-just-a-bit-frustrated-that-in-london-we-make-such-an-effort-to/) [Giles Coren](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/giles-coren/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/616/giles-coren-11329_effort_i-m-just-a-bit-frustrated-that-in-london_939524.jpg) > [My grandfather used to be a chef and I remember going to his restaurant to peel potatoes and clean his floor. He…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gino-d-acampo/my-grandfather-used-to-be-a-chef-and-i-remember-going-to-his/) [Gino D'Acampo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gino-d-acampo/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e5e/gino-d-acampo-5671_chef_my-grandfather-used-to-be-a-chef-and-i-r_2836015.jpg) > [Going to a restaurant is one of my keenest pleasures. Meeting someplace with old and new friends, ordering wine, eating food, surrounded…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-gopnik/going-to-a-restaurant-is-one-of-my-keenest-pleasures-meeting/) [Adam Gopnik](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-gopnik/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/901/adam-gopnik-6789_civilised_going-to-a-restaurant-is-one-of-my-keene_719094.jpg) > [I was in a restaurant, and it just struck me, something I'd never thought of before. And it's menus in the restaurant…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-shalhoub/i-was-in-a-restaurant-and-it-just-struck-me-something-i-d-never/) [Tony Shalhoub](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-shalhoub/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/19f/tony-shalhoub-13089_kitchen_i-was-in-a-restaurant-and-it-just-struck_1241049.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/going-restaurant/#itemlist", "name": "Going Restaurant Quotes", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Acceptance is going to a restaurant where the salad's not great, but the steak is fine.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Albert Brooks" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albert-brooks/acceptance-is-going-to-a-restaurant-where-the-salad-s-not-great-but/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c58/albert-brooks-4220_acceptance_acceptance-is-going-to-a-restaurant-wher_440144.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c58/albert-brooks-4220_acceptance_acceptance-is-going-to-a-restaurant-wher_440144.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c58/albert-brooks-4220_acceptance_acceptance-is-going-to-a-restaurant-wher_440144.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Acceptance is going to a restaurant where the salad's not great, but the steak is fine.” — Albert Brooks", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Marriage is like going to a restaurant and order your choice from the menu, And then look at neighbouring table n wish youd ordered that.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Anonymous" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/marriage-is-like-going-to-a-restaurant-and-order-your-choice-from-the/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/017/anonymous-1_marriage_marriage-is-like-going-to-a-restaurant-a_421668.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/017/anonymous-1_marriage_marriage-is-like-going-to-a-restaurant-a_421668.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/017/anonymous-1_marriage_marriage-is-like-going-to-a-restaurant-a_421668.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Marriage is like going to a restaurant and order your choice from the menu, And then look at neighbouring…” — Anonymous", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "When I used to go to school, the teachers used to say to my mum, 'Hector looks like he's going to a restaurant.' 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