You shouldn’t be searching for the best deal on a restaurant menu

I’ve never met a restaurateur that rubs his hands together and laughs an evil laugh because you’ve just ordered the steak. But somehow in our value-obsessed universe, we’ve decided that breaking down the psychology of restaurant menus is critical to make sure that said restaurateur, who has an average salary of $36,000 a year according to SimplyHired, doesn’t get one over on us. 

A recent piece on Moneyning looks at the five ways you can decode a menu to make sure you get the best value in what you’re ordering. While the idea that a restaurant is trying to push high-margin dishes is absolutely true, it shouldn’t affect what you order at all.