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 laugh! 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". ^^