Who should decide where to go for a business meal?

Who should decide where to go for a business meal?

In deciding where to go for a business meal, if you cant afford to say "Where would you like to go?" in case they may say The Ivy, or some place that's very expensive that you cant afford to take them, it's OK to suggest a place a place to go, that's somewhere you can afford to take them. You can suggest to go to Houston's, or someplace that's a nice restaurant, that allows good ambiance and good service that's not too attentive. But scope out somewhere and find out where you can go for a business meal, where you can actually have a good long business chat, and where you can afford to take someone. And if your company does offer you a carte blanche and give you a business card, then feel free to ask them where they would like to go. And if they're people of a certain age and they're retired from business life and you're entertaining them, you may also ask if you'd like to pick them up instead of meeting you at a restaurant, especially if it's at night. Oftentimes people of a certain age don't enjoy driving at night when on their way to a business meal.