아웃백스테이크하우스 남포항점 — Restaurant in Pohang-si

We've always enjoyed the Western-styled food at Outback, since our early years in Korea (starting in 1996!). Over the years we've seen prices inflate and portion sizes shrink.

The cutlery seems to have also shrunk, from the big 'thot's not a knoif, this is a knoif' bowie knife one used to be provided for one's steak, solid enough to fend off a juvenile crocodile, to positively flimsy pieces with meagerly serrated blades that just about make it through the free bread.

I will say that flavour has not suffered: the food still tastes as good as ever. A special note to the coconut shrimp and their citrusy dip that would make a cardboard cutout of a shrimp edible.

And service is fast, friendly, thoughtful. They make an effort to find a server who speaks English every time they see us come in - never a mix-up on our orders, careful to respect allergies, and attentive.

So I'd say that my 3/5 rating is mostly for the fact that dishes are nearly twice what they used to be, and even allowing for post-pandemic costs, inflation, etc. it's almost priced out of our range now. If you have the cash, don't hesitate to treat yourself, but otherwise consider this a rare birthday or anniversary indulgence!

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