I like the food... I didnt realize the first hours, that I can use it to heal xD But it was so usefull and failing (like a bad jump, running into fire,...) is less punishing. A lot of ppl would reload after doing that, if you just have a few options to heal. And with food, the rooms are so much more immersive... You find some meat on the skewer

! That made me looking around in every room way more.
If you are annoyed by item management and skillbar management, there could be other options, like a better way of clustering food and a skill like "eat until you are at last 90% life points". ^^