• dQw4w9WgXcQ@lemm.ee
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    1 hour ago

    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.

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    4 hours ago

    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.

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      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.

  • CosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    18 hours ago

    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.

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    17 hours ago

    Honestly, I would have eaten that burger, before the point the shards glass were introduced. I completely relate.

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    21 hours ago

    If there are glass shards in your burger, making a new one in the same kitchen probably won’t help.

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    23 hours ago

    If anyone needed a summary of British politeness and not wanting to cause a fuss, this is it.