Photo by Bruno Cervera: https://www.pexels.com/photo/woman-reading-menu-1224789/Three in 10 have “menu anxiety” when ordering food from a restaurant, according to new research.
The survey of 2,000 adults found younger generations were far more likely to have anxiety while ordering — 41% of Gen Z and millennials (aged 18–43), compared with only 15% of Gen X and baby boomers (aged 44–77).
Younger generations were also more likely to let others order first so they could see what they were getting.
Checking out the menu online in advance is another thing younger people make a habit of, with a quarter (24%) of those aged 18–43 “always” doing this, compared to 15% of those aged 44–77.
Conducted by OnePoll and commissioned by Avocado Green Mattress, the survey looked beyond “menu anxiety,” and it also asked respondents which factors were most important to them when ordering food.
Taste was understandably the most important factor (71%), followed by cost (57%).
The time needed for the food to be prepared (22%), how messy the meal would be (16%) and the foods’ environmental impact (15%) rounded out the top five factors.
Via SWNS
