You get what you pay for?

There is a common myth that the more one pays for something, the higher the quality, the better the experience, etc.

That is not my typical experience when it comes to many things, including restaurants. In the last month or so I had lunch at a new local eatery and watched in astonishment as the waiter picked up a fork that was lying on the floor and put it back on a place setting. eeeuuuu. I jumped to a hasty (and it turns out incorrect) conclusion, that this was because it was an inexpensive venue.

Not a week later I was having lunch at this higher end, very popular joint, and wouldn't you know that exactly the same thing happened. Now at the 2nd place, the fork was picked up off the floor within the 10 second rule, but it too ended up in a nicely folded napkin at a nearby table. Makes you wonder what goes on that you cannot see doesn't it?