I once shared a house with three chefs, who each told me that if you’re sending food back to the kitchen, it’s better to state you don’t want anything else. Get the item removed from the bill and eat somewhere else. If you are with a group, suck it up and go hungry while they eat.
Not all chefs will do something but for some. their egos can’t handle that the food wasn’t right and they take “revenge”.
It’s safer not to risk it.
What? That’s not what happens. I’m a cook by trade. You would get fired so fast.
We just want to get through the day and remaking a dish and cooking it in the first place is no different.
All customers are assholes but I’d never mistreat their food.
I’m glad to hear that you’re a decent human being.
One of these chefs had worked in a top restaurant in Sydney, and said some of the crew were like animals, especially towards the end of a long and busy shift.
But to this day their warning always stuck in my mind. So I understand the glass reference.
If anyone needed a summary of British politeness and not wanting to cause a fuss, this is it.
I didn’t know that I did, but now I know that I did and do
Also a decent summary of the stereotypical Jewish mother and her love of suffering. Also illustrated by the following joke:
Q: How many Jewish mothers does it take to change a lightbulb?
A: It’s all right, I’ll just sit in the dark.
Sure, but drunk Brits are the least polite people in the world
What was colonization then?
We knew it was wrong of course…. But we didn’t say anything because we didn’t want to cause a fuss.
Misplaced aggression for not voicing their concerns out in public?
I once ate a steak that was cold because of this. The memory will haunt me forever.
At least it wasn’t well done, was it?
Ah yes. Chewy boot leather. No it wasn’t. It was medium. I still wonder if they pulled the meat out of the fridge and didn’t give it a chance to warm through when searing it, but it didn’t seem all that rare in the middle. Just… cold.
Ribeye sashimi
If there are glass shards in your burger, making a new one in the same kitchen probably won’t help.
This is what is known as “a coward”.
You sound like one of those Trump voters
That’s something an obnoxious idiot would say
Enjoy your burnt, broken glass, burger, yellow belly.
Don’t try to wiggle your way out of calling socially insecure or shy people cowards.
“I needed to try something new anyway, I always get the same thing”
“Looks like Fate has other plans for my dinner.”
My biggest problem with sending food back is that now you have to wait while everyone else at your table eats. Then when your food arrives, everyone needs to wait for you while you eat.
This usually isn’t too much of an issue if your table has a lot of people because you can just chat and the length of time to eat a meal is higher since you all are talking. But when you’re on a date, it’s super annoying and awkward.
That’s such an American take. I’ve not once left within half an hour of everyone being finished eating.
whats american about this?, i dont get it. not america btw
I think it’s hitting on with the fact that Americans are super impatient with anything and when they go to a restaurant they sit down they eat and then they leave there’s no big wait period of socializing(usually), it also could be because it’s frowned upon because we don’t pay the waiters livable wages here, so for every minute that we’re still sitting and not ordering anything we’re taking money out of the Waiters pocket.
That’s how ass backwards the US. But no the Tipping structure is apparently a better system lmao
But if those fries are limp, so help me
Honestly, I would have eaten that burger, before the point the shards glass were introduced. I completely relate.
yeah, feels wrong to waste food just because its not what i had ordered.
It all depends to be honest I’m paying money for the food and I want the food to be done correctly. I receive a burger and it’s ice cold in the center or the fries aren’t done I’ll send it back, however if it’s just cold because it’s been clear that it sat out for a little bit or they put the wrong ingredients on it I’ll suck it up and eat.
Being said, If I receive something that I didn’t order in replacement of something I did order I’m going to mention it. If the restaurant decides to throw it out that’s not me wasting food that’s the restaurant wasting food they could very easily have offered to give it any discount or gave it away. I refuse to have the blame of the kitchen be put on the consumer, the food wouldn’t have been wasted in the first place if the order was correct and there are many outcomes that the business can do that would prevent the food from being wasted before and after its cooked.
yeah, it really depends on how it happens.
if i receive some other dish that also pleases me, im not sending it back cause i dont want it to go to waste. and if its cheaper than what i had ordered, im paying the price of what i got, at most. If what I receive is shit food, i really dont mind sending it back and it going in the trash or whatever. I believe the restaurant that takes a plate that someone has already taken a bite of and reserves it to someone else at a discount is infringing some sanitary law… at least where i live.
I ordered ramen at a restaurant. I should have guessed that they misheard me when they brought me latex gloves. A few minutes later, they carried out a platter of crab and other seafood.
