Avoid making a bad first impression by following our simple tips. Keep an eye on your budget and browse the menu beforehand.

If you really want to impress your date, brush up on your knowledge of food and wine, as 70 percent said it was an attractive quality.According to the 4,000 respondents polled, the top dinner date no-no is to flirt with the server, a deal breaker for 87 percent of singles. Gents who want to impress their lady friend should also watch their alcohol intake, as 70 percent of women said it was a big turn-off if their date drinks more than them.On the other hand, women who don't order any alcohol risk turning off their dinner companion, as 23 percent of men qualified a completely sober date as a turn-off as well.Here's the perfect way to make sure a dinner date ends in disaster: order for your dinner companion, flirt with the wait staff, refuse to try new foods and ask to split the check.That's according to the results of a survey conducted by online dating site and Today.com, web portal for the morning news program, which asked singles about their turn-ons and turn-offs when it comes to dinner date etiquette.