Maes
I like big butts!
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First school with a cafeteria I want was by the time I hit university. Italian universities have pretty well organized cafeterias, nothing to envy to a well-organized self-service restaurant. All kinds of pasta, meats, fish, cheese, salads, and, my favourite, unlimited soft drink fountains, including beer and wine ;-)
Greek universities are much more frugal in comparison, usually with a single dish and you'll be lucky to get some pretty generic-looking bread and fruit along with it. I'm pretty sure the portions would be considered "insufficient" by an American kindergartener, too :-p
In the Army, I had mixed experiences regarding the quality, but quantity was almost never an issue: lunches and dinners tended to be over-generous, especially in boot camp.
Breakfast was somehow disappointing though, especially to someone who like me is used to having milk + biscuits, cereals or cake + coffee. Single-serving margarine and jam spreads plus watery tea really weren't my idea of a "solid breakfast". At least they made up for it with "brunch" a few hours later, usually either packed croissants, sandwiches or similar stuff (all nearing expiry, heh).
In Reserve Officer school I had a couple of turns overseeing the kitchens and so saw first hand that we had pro-grade equipment in there, so it was all about who was the appointed "chef" of the day and how willing he was to cook things properly. In remote service units...well, it was just about bearable, but quantity was always more than adequate. Surprisinly, my best meals in a combat unit were during a week-long field exercise, using a mobile kitchen unit.
Of course, as a Reserve Officer I also had access to the Officer's Mess, which was generally very good: restaurant quality for a third/fourth of the price.
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