I never really have a starter, only when we go to the local Italian and they do deep fried brie with a fruity sauce.
I normally will just get a side with the main, chips/garlic bread for example. Others members in my family normally have starters.
I always like to have a desert though, pub (Harvester/Toby Carvery) deserts are normally great,
I use to really like hot puddings, like sticky toffee pudding and chocolate fudge brownie etc, however I'm more into sundae's/cake now.
If there's set menu then I might be more encouraged, but I cant recall going to many places that do (more on the children menu I think), I think the local Italian does a set menu with like a starter/main/dessert.
I find eating out quite awkward, I'm one of those who likes to eat on their own as I've had experiences with chocking in the past and it was really embarrassing.