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The Terrible Restaurant Experience Thread

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I think cuisine falls under the category of culture. Share your horrible restaurant experiences here. They can revolve around anything that ruined the experience, whether bad service, bad company, bad food, bad atmosphere or whatever else, so long as it’s bad.

One time I was berated by a waiter at a Chinese restaurant for not ordering food with shrimp in it, even though I told him I was allergic. (Granted: that last part was a lie, but he didn’t know that.)

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One time I ordered fish and chips with a side of salad (and I think I even specified a large Salad) expecting that the salad would be a proper side that took up a healthy portion of the plate.

You know those small containers delivery places put the dip in? The salad came in one of those. I can’t say I was amused. That said, I was probably under 16 at the time and didn’t know how to properly address the issue.

I think it’s probably a good thing that was the only really bad experience I can remember.

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That’s why you always have to order the Big Salad. If it isn’t an option then you should ask the waiter if they can at least put the normal salad in a big bowl.

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I ate out in a restaurant only once. I ordered barbequed chicken. It was exactly like the packaged barbeque chickens they sell in the local supermarkets. It’s like they just bought one of those chickens and reheated it.

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DuracellEnergizer said:

I ate out in a restaurant only once. I ordered barbequed chicken. It was exactly like the packaged barbeque chickens they sell in the local supermarkets. It’s like they just bought one of those chickens and reheated it.

So you’re saying 100% of restaurants are bad then?

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TV’s Frink said:

DuracellEnergizer said:

I ate out in a restaurant only once. I ordered barbequed chicken. It was exactly like the packaged barbeque chickens they sell in the local supermarkets. It’s like they just bought one of those chickens and reheated it.

So you’re saying 100% of restaurants are bad then?

Like I said, I ate in a restaurant only once. My sample size is pitifully small.

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When I was very young, I ordered a cheeseburger with just cheese. They gave me a slice of cheese between two buns. It was cold.

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Handman said:

When I was very young, I ordered a cheeseburger with just cheese. They gave me a slice of cheese between two buns. It was cold.

Troll cuisine.

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Handman said:

When I was very young, I ordered a cheeseburger with just cheese. They gave me a slice of cheese between two buns. It was cold.

I was once given that at McDonald’s but I hadn’t made any sort of misunderstood request like you did. My only mistake there was going to McDonald’s in the first place.

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I once served a salad with a small well-marinated living frog in it. Manager only comped the salad. They didn’t seem to have much of an appetite after that.

The blue elephant in the room.

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A friend of mine once got a fried grasshopper with their chicken tenders at Wendy’s. Strangely enough, that’s where I got my cheese sandwich. Don’t go to Wendy’s.

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Handman said:

A friend of mine once got a fried grasshopper with their chicken tenders at Wendy’s. Strangely enough, that’s where I got my cheese sandwich. Don’t go to Wendy’s.

I’d eat it.

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CHEWBAKAspelledwrong said:

Did you still get a tip?

A modest one.

I never go to Wendy’s but on recent travel stopped at one. They mistakenly gave me an extra order of fries and a cheeseburger in addition to my order.

The blue elephant in the room.

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I once got chicken nuggets instead of an Egg McMuffin. This happened two days ago.

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Mrebo said:

CHEWBAKAspelledwrong said:

Did you still get a tip?

A modest one.

I never go to Wendy’s but on recent travel stopped at one. They mistakenly gave me an extra order of fries and a cheeseburger in addition to my order.

100% overage rate confirmed. Go to Wendy’s more.

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Mrebo said:

CHEWBAKAspelledwrong said:

Did you still get a tip?

A modest one.

I never go to Wendy’s but on recent travel stopped at one. They mistakenly gave me an extra order of fries and a cheeseburger in addition to my order.

Must’ve been the burger and fries they forgot to give me the last time I went to Wendy’s.

TV’s Frink said:

I would put this in my sig if I weren’t so lazy.

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DuracellEnergizer said:

TV’s Frink said:

DuracellEnergizer said:

I ate out in a restaurant only once. I ordered barbequed chicken. It was exactly like the packaged barbeque chickens they sell in the local supermarkets. It’s like they just bought one of those chickens and reheated it.

So you’re saying 100% of restaurants are bad then?

Like I said, I ate in a restaurant only once. My sample size is pitifully small.

I find this claim astonishing.

You probably don’t recognize me because of the red arm.
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