After a mediocre meal at the hotel's café, Rafe headed out into the city.

The only time we had a meal better than mediocre was at one of the privately owned paladares.

Like every other critic, I also ate mediocre meals.

One evening, after a mediocre meal, the sweets saved the night.

I think of mediocre meals I have had in boring neutral locations.

Too many cooks in the kitchen can sometimes create a mediocre meal.

Business class gets you a separate check-in, the use of an airport lounge and, usually, a mediocre meal.

Eating a mediocre meal will always be better than staring at a photograph of a delicious one.

Desserts do not rise above the mediocre meal.

It's like heaping praise on a mediocre meal: the chef will serve up the same disappointing dish the next time.