There's a fine line between being creative and ridiculous, and even some of the best restaurants have passed it. I get it, competition in the food service is high. You need to think outside the box to attract more customers than that Turkish Kebab joint with questionable sanitary conditions around the corner. But that doesn't mean you have to embellish your dining sets with cocktails served in an actual umbrella. Or fried chicken on a sunbathing chair with kitchenware sticking out. Bored Panda has already shown you the 10+ Times Restaurants Went Too Far With Food Serving, but we've found so many more absurdly funny fails encountered while eating out, we just couldn't resist from making a successor list. Continue scrolling, check out the most hipster things that food has ever been served on, and upvote your favorites!
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This Chocolate Mud Pie Is Served Like An Actual Potted Plant
London Bar Served My Girlfriend’s Cocktail In A Levitating Glass
We Received Our Onion Rings On A Giraffe
Food Looks Delicious... But A Toolbox?!
Potted Bread
It Has A Plate... But Still
Self-Aware Absurdity? Apple Pastry Desert Served On An Image Of A Plate.... On An iPad
Sometimes words can't convey how you feel when you see something so stupid. This is one of those times.
Eggs In Egg Carton
Salad With A Side Of Bleeding
This looks like an art piece instead of a salad. This is a Salart. This will be a thing now. I invented Salart.
Why?????
It's Portable
Breakfast On A Tray. Am I In Jail?
My French Onion Soup Was Served In An Actual Onion
Taquitos In A Cigar Box
I like this one. I wonder if the box smells like cigars, that would be a plus for me.
I'm A Simple Man. I See An Injection, I Take My Pants Off. Why Am I Being Kicked Out?
The Tree Of... Pizza?
Oh Brilliant, Just Serve My Cocktail In An Umbrella
Please Return Your Shopping Trolley After Finishing Your Coffee To Reclaim Your Tiny £1 Coin
The trolley looks so cute, someone needs to return it to the Walmice right now!
White Chocolate Filled With Miso, Served On A Flip-Flop
The Most Hipster Beans On Toast I've Ever Seen
"Would You Like Some Bread While You Wait?""I'm Forty-Eight Years Old"
So I Went To Eat Hot Pot Today
So you undress the dolls while you eat? If one was male it would be slightly less creepy. But still weird.
Steak And Mashed Potatoes In A Martini Glass
I Asked For A Pint Of Lager... Ended Up With A Science Experiment
Oh For F*ck Sake! This Has Got To Be The Worst
Fish Goo Smeared On A Floor Tile
If I had fish goo I'd put it on the floor tile too... or on any floor the restaurant had.
This Dessert Trend Needs To Stop
Forgive Me, But There's A Plate In This One. In A Sink
A Motel Served Me This Breakfast Tray For $15 And Contains A Toaster, And A 2l Milk
I Received My Drink, Complete With Bird Cage Prison
Single Mini Macaron Topped With Basil On A Rock
Justice Is Served
Cheesy Triceratop
Uh, Ok Then
N O J U S T N O I A M S O S O R R Y B U T N O (does anyone know how long double spacing takes lol)
My Basket Of Chicken Wings, Not Quite What I Expected
A Poutine In A Dog Bowl... I Think They're Just Humiliating Us At This Point
What would be funnier is if u had to eat it with ur hands tied behind ur back. Get the full K9 experience.
They Recommended To My Friend That He Get His Cheeseburger “In A Cup”
Pork Scratchings On A Plank, With A Mini Wheelbarrow Of Apple Sauce
We Are Almost At Peak Cake/Milkshake Stupidity
I Scream, You Scream, We All Scream For Icecream... Served On A Giant Block Of Frozen Flower Petals
Chocolate Pudding Served In An Ashtray With Sesame 'Ash'
Canalla Bistro In Valencia Really Know How To Serve Up A Pork Starter
Communal Spaghetti Served On The Table
A Coal Iron On Steak
When A Restaurant Buys New Crockery And Glassware But The Road Leading To It Is Full Of Potholes
I Just Got Served My Pizza Oil In A Baby Bottle
In China, Having To Pull Pieces Of Fruit Off A Tree
Soup In A Bowl, In A Bag
Fish Served On An Empty Beercan In A Dirty Ashtray
Fermented Plums Served On Pine Branches
I hope they washed those and it doubles for toothpick too so win-win.
Shoonk! French Fries In A Pneumatic Tube
Six Opportunities For The Waiter To Trip And Impale Himself
Creme Brulee In A Dish Too Thin To Fit A Spoon Comfortably. Can I Just Get A Bowl?
Is It More ‘Alaskan’ When Served On A Piece Of Tree?
Of Course I Want To Eat My Noodles From A Log. Silly Bowls And Plate Eaters I Tell You
Dear God Why Would You Bring An Entire Popcorn Machine To A Table
This Was Served To A Group Of 5K+(A Few Are A Million) Followers In A Restaurant In Stockholm. Yes, Those Are Tacos, Served In Shoes
Because Nothing Says ‘Fresh Bread’ Like An Old Man’s Flat Cap
Prawns In A Child’s Beach Bucket. On A Plate
At least they are trying to stick with a common theme. Better than tacos in shoes.
How Am I Supposed To Pour My Bloody Custard Into This?
Friend Went To A Restaurant And They Served Him Paneer Tikka On An Iron
Fries Served In A Dustpan
Worker: Oh no where out of plates! Janitor: I got you covered.
They Even Managed To Make A Simple Croissant Look Unappetizing
But I Don't Even Need The Bucket It's A Damn Sandwich
I'm absolutely sick of hipster food layouts...but that sandwich looks pretty good... now I want bacon...thanks a lot.
Carrot Cake Served On Round Mirrors
Serving A Drink In A Flimsy Chinese Takeout Box Is Stupid
This Appetizer Was Well Balanced
Raspberry Ice Cream On A Twig, In A Hole Drilled Into A Rock
Best eat it fast, before it melts slightly and immediately falls on the table.
Nachos On Tap...
How many do you see? I see...let me count, uno, dos, tres, cuatro, sinko!
Whitefish Roe On Hardtack Bread. On A Mousetrap...
Cakes And Pastries On A Skateboard. Rad
It’s My Birthday Today And Someone Told The Restaurant. Birthday Brownie Technically Came On A Plate, However Said Plate Was Placed On A Board Propped Up By Two Tomato Cans
If they had just skipped the tomato cans (or propping it up at all) it would have actually been nice.
This Hip Coffee Shop In Memphis Uses Dry Pasta As Stirring Sticks
Technically This Meat Is Served On A Plate, But...
Boss, We’re Out Of Plates.... Wait, Never Mind, This Will Work
This one at least look like it has some extra coating on it specifically for this purpose.
Salt, Pepper And Brick Dust
Those look like they've been used for something else (like their original purpose) before this.
