Would you use your own classy gents folder at a fancy restaurant?

A Laguiole is ideal, classic and elegant. A Perceval Le Français too.

 

Always have, always will. If they don't like it I'll take my money elsewhere. Plates don't scare me for I know how to sharpen my knives.

 

Shun higo-no kami? Sure, why not.
But I don't use my own knife to look unique...if I use my own knife in a restaurant, it's because the provided cutlery wasn't doing the job.

 

Absolutely not.
Even if I did go to a fancy restaurant ( not that they'd let my ass in because my most dressy cloths are a nice flannel shirt my favorite jeans and clean pair of boots )
I would not be using some special fancy knife to cut a steak to make myself look fancy.
I'd pull out whatever slipjoint is in my pocket wipe it off, then cut my food as needed wipe it off and put it away.

Now if I had to choose one of my knives for steak it would probably be the case Slimline trapper.

 

Not to get attention...no one noticed or cared.

Used their crappy knife too...hey, double the knife fun!

 

Did you ever hear about The Tragedy of the Over Done Steak?

 

I like em just this side of burnt.
People think bringing a knife is weird?
I might just bring my own grill to cook it more when they bring it to me.

 

You gotta find one of those Korean BBQ joints.

 

We got a good one in town here.
I have to go there again.

 

I’m surprised nobody here said they bring their crock sticks and a strop to sharpen the supplied steak knife while they had appetizers.

 

I wouldn't judge someone else for doing it, but it feels a little socially awkward to me, at least here in the US. Also, I don't like the idea of cutting on ceramic. I'd rather dull the restaurant's knives. I've never had an issue with cutting steaks easily with the restaurant's utensils.

 

I think this is the perfect time to use a real knife as the plastic stuff sucks. The picture isn't bad.

I haven't done it yet, but I think my Mini Kephart would work really well in a restaurant. But stuff like this is not a priority. "Bring me another knife. This one is dull."

 

Exactly. I don't carry a knife to use at restaurants.

 

I use whatever is on me at the time, not scared of cutting on a plate. An Opinel 8 works great as do my traditional customs. Texas Roadhouse is about as fancy as I get, great steak grilled right every time.

 

Been a slow couple of days or a week. 58 posts about using your own knife in a restaurant..... gotta love it!

I very seldomly go to nice restaurants any more. They are just too damn expensive for what you get. Plus I can't eat steak any more anyway with my red meat allergy.

 

A Benchmade 531 is about as fancy as I get. I guess you could say it is my best dress knife. The other two are a Victorinox Cadet or the Christy knife on my pocket watch.

And, no, I normally would not use my dress knife as a statement of something when dining.

Besides, a nice steak is something that I rarely get to enjoy anymore. Just not in the budget. The last time I enjoyed a steak was because of the kindness and courtesy of @South paw draw.

 

Yes , on a camping trip or picnic .

I don't expect to supply my own cutlery ( or toiletries ) at a restaurant .

My knives stay concealed unless somebody tries to steal my food or drink .