Is there any fixed usage to describe that the food's amount is too little (far less than expectation).
For example, one scenario would be :
That restaurant's food tastes good, but (food/dish's amount is too little)
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3The portions (1.2) are (very) small.– Weather VaneMay 25, 2020 at 16:55
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"... but you don't get much."– GreybeardMay 25, 2020 at 17:01
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1As per @WeatherVane, "The food is good, but the portions are too small."– Richard KayserMay 25, 2020 at 17:22
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1I once saw, in a review: "portion size: we were lucky there was a KFC on the way home".– Michael HarveyMay 25, 2020 at 19:07
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“It was good, what there was of it.”– XanneMay 26, 2020 at 2:48
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How about ". . the portions are disappointingly diminutive"
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Since there are quite a number of ways to say this, including several that would be simpler, you might want to explain what you'd be trying to convey by choosing this particular expression. May 27, 2020 at 13:03
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Point taken. This might be appropriate if the speaker were pretentious.– gorluxMay 28, 2020 at 19:43