Dinner before or after...

[WickedGinger]

Posted: 5/3/14 at 6:11am

If you were seeing a broadway show would you normally go for food before or after the show?

[tazber]

Posted: 5/3/14 at 6:44am

During.

Pick up a bucket of KFC and take it with you.

[brdway411]

Posted: 5/3/14 at 7:40am

Or get some deli sushi and bring that in and eat it "because sushi is cold and does not smell."

Seriously, it depends, we usually eat after matinees, or before an evening show.

[~~tiny3~~]

Posted: 5/3/14 at 8:14am

after, if you're a new Yorker
before, if you're from out of town.
just eat after. then discuss the show.
eat before at a crappy place and you might end up at the ER

[muscle23ftl]

Posted: 5/3/14 at 8:26am

I prefer after, because I tend to want to go to the restroom after I eat. I pee a lot. Just being honest!

[gleek4114]

Posted: 5/3/14 at 9:03am

^ That was my thought. If I have a choice I pick after. I hate to leve for the bathroom mid show. You never know what's gonna agree with you.

[Jane2]

Posted: 5/3/14 at 9:13am

Definitely before. There's nothing worse than feeling hungry and trying to concentrate on the show. Also, I'm not a fan of having a meal as late as 10-11 pm.

[tazber]

Posted: 5/3/14 at 9:44am

How about a light meal (like an appetizer or something) before to tide you over and then dinner after.

Personally I always dine after because as others have mentioned I'm nervous about having to run to the restroom during the show.

[Gothampc]

Posted: 5/3/14 at 10:00am

After. If I eat the wrong thing, I'll get sleepy and then spend the performance fighting to stay awake.

[henrikegerman]

Posted: 5/3/14 at 10:06am

When does the show start? When is it over? What am I doing the rest of the early evening? What am I doing late night? How busy was my day? How early my next morning? When will I be hungry? How hungry will I be? What restaurant is available and when? What do the people I'm seeing the show with want to do? Is it a weeknight or a weekend night?

[sallyann]

Posted: 5/3/14 at 10:43am

What they're trying to say is it doesn't really matter, just do what suits you best.

[muscle23ftl]

Posted: 5/3/14 at 10:47am

But lately I avoid Midtown/HK restaurants at all costs. Food isn't too good at most and they tend to be overpriced.

[Marianne2]

Posted: 5/3/14 at 11:21am

I'll usually eat something light before a matinee and a larger meal after. I sort of have to eat something before an evening show because most of the time I have to catch a bus back home.

[AC126748]

Posted: 5/3/14 at 12:16pm

If I'm seeing a matinee, I will have brunch/ lunch 2-3 hours before the performance. That way, by the time I get to the theatre, I haven't just finished eating and have given some time to digest.

If it's an evening show, I eat after. A heavy meal before a show puts me to sleep.