International dining etiquette

Anonymous "I don't mind. Perhaps I'll leave that up to you."?

To me that could sound as though you are not very interested.

I'd go for something like "So many things look good. What would you recommend?"

Anonymous Part of my plan is that I do not want to appear demanding about what I want to eat.

That is a good plan, but you must show interest in your client's selection of the restaurant. If you know that this is a regular place that they eat, then you can ask what choices that they made in the past, and what they liked best. You can also ask about the chef's

This is my two cents. I am not sure what kind of restaurant he is taking you to, but my interpretation of "expensive dinner " for two could mean anywhere between $200 to $500 when the waiter presents the bill to the host at the end of the evening, depending on what has been ordered. Usually, a business dinner is a write-off expense so the host typically is pretty generous on the clients. Let's say