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35 People Who Got Some Of The Most Ridiculous Food Servings In The Restaurant Business (New Pics)
The competition in the restaurant industry is brutal. So, it's only natural that establishments want to offer people something the joint down the street still doesn't have on its menu. But if the sole purpose of standing out is simply to stand, it can quickly lead to something hilarious. Or ridiculous. Or even worse, both.
Bored Panda already wrote about restaurants trying to impress their customers too hard here, here, and here but people continue posting pictures of absurd food servings, so we continue covering them. From eating spaghetti off the fricking table to receiving your starter in a sink, continue scrolling to check out the newest batch of Gordon Ramsay's nightmares.
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#1
Here's My Cocktail. With Ducks. In A Bath
Mademoiselle Mirage 5 years ago
Those ducks are so cute, I would totally play with them while I'm drinking and maybe keep one
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Becca Gizmo the Squirrel 5 years ago
Rubber ducks get slimy and moldy inside. No way these things get excruciatingly cleaned after every use. Maybe not with alcohol, but with water. You have to get all the water out after cleaning. Dirty ducks.
BluEyedSeoulite 5 years ago
Only if they have a hole at the bottom, not all do. And you can toss them in the dishwasher to be sterilized. I did this with my daughter's bath toys when she was an infant. I won't buy the ones with holes because of the mold issue. The ones gifted to us never go near water
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Randy Klefbeck 5 years ago
There is actually a cocktail called a duck fart. Irish cream, Kahlua, and either Amaretto, or Frangelico (can't remember the last ingredient). All poured off the back of a spoon to make layers in the glass.
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Emily Ashley 5 years ago
I think it's called Duck, Duck Joose (orange liqueur, cinnamon whisky, banana puree, egg white, pineapple and lime juice, coconut and berry energy drink, and served in a mini bathtub with rubber duckies) from what I gathered on the site anyway...
Charlotte 5 years ago
Omg I don't think I've ever heard a worse ingredient list! Does it come with a puke bucket on the side?
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Most of these pics were featured on We Want Plates, a community of regular people and dedicated foodies who came together to get restaurants to serve food on actual plates, not on “bits of wood and roof tiles, chips in mugs and drinks in jam jars.”
“I started the campaign in 2015 after a friend posted a picture of an average-sized steak on Facebook, which had been served to him on a large chopping board," Ross McGinnes, the founder of the We Want Plates said in an earlier Bored Panda interview. "It was captioned, unironically, 'That is a big meal!' It wasn't a big meal — he'd fallen for all this style-over-content hipster gastropub nonsense. I searched Twitter for an account which would allow me to vent my spleen with like-minded people, but found nothing. We Want Plates was born. Four years later we have over 150,000 followers on Twitter, and three quarters of a million across all social media platforms."
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#2
This Whole Thing Is Just Wrong!
"So I went on a date today and we went to a nice restaurant before going to the movies and I ordered the “iced grape popsicles” for dessert because I love grape Popsicles so why not right?…..so the waiter brings out the “iced grape popsicles” aND THEY WERE LITERALLY 3 FROZEN GRAPES ON STICKS…..I HAVE NEVER BEEN MORE OFFENDED IN MY LIFE…SINCE WHEN ARE 3 [FRIGGIN] FROZEN GRAPES IN A [FRIGGIN] VASE AN ACCEPTABLE SINGLE DESSERT ORDER..ITS NOT EVEN FROZEN GRAPE JUICE OR SOMETHING ITS LITERALLY JUST A 0.02$ GRAPE THAT WAS PUT ON A STICK THEN FROZEN…LIKE SOMEONE ACTUALLY WROTE THIS DOWN ON THE MENU THINKING “OH YEAH PEOPLE [FRIGGIN] LOVE COLD GRAPES” AND SOME OTHER ASSHAT SAID “BRAH. HEAR ME OUT, HOW ABOUT WE PUT THEM ON STICKS AND SERVE THEM IN A VASE WITH NOTHING ELSE” LIKE YOU COULDNT EVEN SERVE IT WITH A [FRIGGIN] SECOND FRUIT OR EVEN [FRIGGIN] LEAVES OR WHATEVER… IM SO MAD. [FRIGGIN] FROZEN GRAPES ON A STICK.
AND THEY WERENT EVEN SEEDLESS GRAPES…"
The Emerald Triangle 5 years ago
Did you read the fine print under the description of the item you ordered? That was the exact fricken comment I got from a waiter once.
Monday 5 years ago
That's a fair comment from the waiter. You are expected to actually read the description of the food you order.
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Toasty 5 years ago
At least dip them in simple syrup and roll them in sugar and vanilla before freezing them. That is pretty damn lazy.
WillemPenn 5 years ago
For those who want a low calorie treat post meal, these are actually perfect. Something I do in my home quite often. Would love to see on a menu, but probably not at the price they were offered.
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Blackheart 5 years ago
These are the same restaurants against paper napkins and plastic straws. But let's kill trees for individual grape skewers, and spend untold amounts of water and electricity on unnecessary tableware.
As We Want Plates continues to grow, McGinnes said the worst food serving he has ever encountered was when he got a piece of cake on a table tennis bat in Barcelona around 2008. "It still gives me sleepless nights," he said.
It's style over content, and McGiness thinks too much time is spent faffing around balancing six chips in a mini wheelbarrow. When these stunts become the focus, the flavour becomes secondary. And that's not a good thing.
#3
Though This Really Is The Stairway To Heaven
EA 5 years ago
Like the idea but this would make the pizza get cold very quickly, so it’s a no from me!
RaroaRaroa 5 years ago
Not to mention they unnecessarily handled each piece of pizza to get it on there, also taking time to let it get cold instead of getting it straight to the table.
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Farid Red 5 years ago
Do they have a massive sink to wash that? or just re-use for next customer?
Becca Gizmo the Squirrel 5 years ago
That is where my mind went too. If hate to be the dish washer washing those.
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Donna Leske 5 years ago
That restaurant needs to have the Health Inspector in more often. Is that plant stand really thoroughly washed? Is the paint lead-free and not chipping due to the high temperature washing? Not cute.
GumShoe359 5 years ago
This makes me feel like someone man-handled my pizza....not sure I'd eat that....
#4
Most Expensive Restaurant I've Ever Been. Chef Literally Made The Starter In Our Hand
MagicalUnicorn 5 years ago
looks like what my uterus produces monthly to announce lack of occupation
Rose the Cook 5 years ago
Apart from defying all hygene laws, just what was it supposed to be?
F. H. 5 years ago
Pretentious definitely, but as soon as it gets inconvinient, the chef should start questioning his skills.
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Cold Contagious 5 years ago
So disgusting 😡. Looks like spaghetti sauce with raw liver on top, finished with whipped egg yolk and spinach. I wouldn't feed that to my dog and I would be pissed if it was put in my hand.
#5
My Friend Was Served A Single Potato On A Tiny Chair
Vaida Kuodytė 5 years ago
Most wooden dishes/chairs are near impossible to clean properly. So it's also a hygiene concern.
Angela Van Kell 5 years ago
Exactly what I was thinking and all those crevices, nooks and crannies that you can't clean well are just a breeding ground for bacteria. Yuck.
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Douglas Campbell 5 years ago
That's not a single potato on a chair. It's a potato filled with caviar, topped with creme fraisch, garnished with dill and caviar.
The Emerald Triangle 5 years ago
All I can picture is my grandma's creepy a** antique doll sitting in that chair before "you got served".
Lyone Fein 5 years ago
How do they even clean a wooden surface like that between customers? Things like this are just unsafe.
#6
The One Vegetarian Entrée At This Restaurant Is Served Inside The Shell Of A Dead Sea Creature
Mewton’s Third Paw 5 years ago
“Haha, a dead animal for a vegetarian!” - how a******s act
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LittleMissPanda 5 years ago
Reminds me of Portugal... the vegetarian menu consisted of fish :D there was nothint that did not contain some sort of meat :D
Toasty 5 years ago
I'm assuming it was a simple oversight by the chef. We often times use scallop shells for presentation purposes at my restaurant. After they are dirty, you just throw them in the dish washer and reuse them.
Charlotte 5 years ago
You'd hope a professional chef would be a bit more conscious of such issues! Not only would this be disgusting and possibly upsetting for a vegetarian or vegan, but it could be deadly to someone with a shellfish allergy. It would totally destroy any faith in the kitchens ability to avoid cross contamination. I'd be walking out.
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#7
Carrot Served On A Telephone
The Emerald Triangle 5 years ago
Not just....why? More like WTF and you charged me how much for it?!
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Charlotte 5 years ago
That is literally the only acceptable explanation for this. I've been to his house (which is preserved as a museum) and it's full of bonkers stuff like this, including a lobster-phone, if I remember rightly.
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Kimberley Thomas 5 years ago
what the fluff fluff? This is a weird prank. "Whats Up Doc?" "My fist up your a*s!"
#8
Saw This On A Friend’s Instagram. The Horror
Samantha Lomb 5 years ago
If so it didn't work. They killed him and are feasting on his remains
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RaroaRaroa 5 years ago
It's on a table-cloth or paper. Still a big no from me. One person's utensils goes in, utensils go in mouth, utensils return to communal food along with mouth germs. No thanks.
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#9
Saw A Bird Nest Post Here And Thought This Was Comparable
Lauren Caswell 5 years ago (edited)
Lol my bf worked as a cook in a fancy restaurant with a long driveway: some diners reported a poor pukeko (chicken sized native bird) was dead in the drive, hit by a car. My bf was sent out to remove it (to dispose of!) But as he had his kitchen uniform on he get a lot of horrified looks from ppl lol. Shouldn't be worn his kitchen gear out there XD
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nanashi 5 years ago
chicken feet are a delicacy where I'm from, but THAT is definitely not appetizing looking
Kimberly Greenock 5 years ago
Are you from Malaysia. I iced there for a while and I couldn't do the chicken feet or the fish with heads and eyes. NOPE
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Nannychachi 5 years ago
A possum got one of our chickens last night. We found that exact same mess in our yard this morning.
#10
Spaghetti Bolognese In A Bread Cone
EA 5 years ago
How is it possible to make one of the best meals to eat, universally loved, look SO unappealing...
#11
Our Sharing Starter Came In A Sink
LittleMissLotus 5 years ago
I mean this isn't terrible.... it stores the food well, and it's easily washable lol
Karol Bondon 5 years ago
That's just a lack of creativity. Just putting it in something, what no one has done before, does not make it good. Or am I missing anything?
#12
It’s Getting Out Of Hand
David Martin 5 years ago
Okay, I realize this is entirely not the point, but it's how my mind works; Why is it The Bodyguard? Is there a reason for THAT movie that I'm not getting? Do they just have a massive backlog of video cassettes in the kitchen that they rotate through? Do you have the option to take your movie/plate home at the end of the meal, and if not, could you conceivably steal it and the wait staff not notice, just to show your friends and tell the tale? I MUST KNOW THESE THINGS O.O
Jodie Johnson 5 years ago
How can that be sanitary, I mean you can't wash the VHS cover in hot soapy water.
RaroaRaroa 5 years ago
That's the real problem. It may be weird, it may look bad, but the worst part is you just cannot clean that. Even if you use it once and throw it out, there is no way to clean it properly for the first use.
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#13
“Don’t Eat The Rocks” - Waiter Upon Serving
Natalie Scott 5 years ago
This would be better if the waiter whispered 'they're not rocks' after his warning, then walked away and left you guessing what they are.
Blackheart 5 years ago
This may have a purpose to make you think, visually, that you received a larger portion than you actually received.
Kelly Gore 5 years ago
I knew you could order a beverage on the rocks, but this is something else entirely... I hope they got Rocky Road ice cream for dessert, or perhaps a granité.
Bill Taylor 5 years ago
Probably a smart move, the rocks probably are probably baked in the cast iron skillet and are sterile, if the stones are hot they also probably help to keep the appetizer warm.
Martha Meyer 5 years ago
This looks like really sad meal. Like someone found half a tablespoon of pesto left at the bottom of a jar and put it on the last 8 frozen croquettes found at the back of their freezer...
Samantha Lomb 5 years ago
This seems like a lawsuit waiting to happen. Also do the run the rocks through the dishwasher?
#14
The Jello Tasted Alright, Nothing Special
chi-wei shen 5 years ago
I'm a man and I agree. It definitely is disgusting.
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Tara Stevens 5 years ago
I do not believe for one second that this was served in a restaurant. No one could be that oblivious to how truly disgusting this is. I call BS!
Samantha Lomb 5 years ago
Thats nasty as hell and no way food safe. Most pads have some sort of perfume/ deoderizer in them
VICKI Spachner BLYTHIN 5 years ago
to say the least......one can hardly say anything....just gasping!
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Beeps 5 years ago
Given the dish the pad is served in makes we wonder whether this is really in a restaurant, or whether it's just a joke played at some sort of nurse's leaving or graduation party or something. (The diner's short and clean finger nails would further indicate medical profession.)
Charlotte 5 years ago
I was thinking the same - how many restaurants have stainless steel tables like that? Looks more like a mortuary table. Which would also fit with the dark sense of humour.
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#15
Not Shown: The Sauce Proceeding To Spill Onto My Lap
Stannous Flouride 5 years ago
Now eating this with a close friend while sitting in a bathtub might be sweet pleasure.
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Michael Se 5 years ago (edited)
The majority of chocolate is harvested by child and slave labor. People are being killed over vanilla orchids because of Hershey's and Nestle's greed. And THIS is how restaurants treat these products. First-world privilege in one picture.
Loki’s Lil Butter Knife 5 years ago
A lot of food stores in the United Kingdom have boycotted selling Nestle's products due to very shady ethics including child labour/trafficking, environmental pollution , etc.
Load More Replies... Donna Leske 5 years ago
This person felt it was more important to take the photo than protect their lap. Round #1; the chocolate syrup.
AzKhaleesi 5 years ago
This looks delicious. And depending on what you and your SO are into, save the lap sauce for later. ;)
Steve Cruz 5 years ago
Not shown: me using both hands to smear that all over the entire restaurant.
#16
Just Why??
JessG 5 years ago
This looks like something a cartoon cat would dig out of the alley garbage can
Seth Stephens 5 years ago
Exactly what I thought. That cat from Tom and Jerry that uses the trash can lid as a plate and always finds one of these and an orange for garnish
Load More Replies... Loki’s Lil Butter Knife 5 years ago
This looks like some avant-garde artwork made my an University student instead of an actual meal. There's a very fine line between innovation in the kitchen and pretension.
Cold Contagious 5 years ago
Waiter, this is unacceptable. Tell the chef we have a bone to pick with him.
#17
Not A Plate, But An Actual Glass Would Be Nice
Kimberly Greenock 5 years ago
I lived in Malaysia for several years and this is how most fast places and food stalls/food trucks hand you the drinks.
Saint Thomas 5 years ago
That's pretty common in Asia, when you get a drink from a street vendor.
hispanic! at the disco 5 years ago
Oh some latin american sell their drinks like this, especially street vendors. But that looks like a fancy restaurant so idk
danielw 5 years ago
a fancy restaraunt upmarking street food...er, drinks, because... it's 'street food' and slumming it is in vogue.
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Jonathan Montaño 5 years ago
This is how traditional mezcal is served in Mexico City at tenochtitlan.
Citizen Morena 5 years ago
We are trying to reduce plastic by reusing glass. Not the other way
Hans Van Der Veen 5 years ago
Never been in Thailand? every street food comes in a plastic bag. And careful, it is HOT!
Wendy Emlinger (ManyTotems) 5 years ago
I'm with her, give me a dang glass! I don't want to sit there the entire meal trying to keep my drink from escaping the baggie and running all over the table.
#18
Cheese Served On A Mouse Trap
Samantha Lomb 5 years ago
Looks like it snapped several mouse necks before this. Greasy and rusty. No way food safe
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ruthenium the ruther 5 years ago
oh... they didn't mean to put that on your table. that's just to take care of their mouse problem.
hispanic! at the disco 5 years ago
Wonder if the mice are peeking over to see how its done.. although if there are mice the restaurant has a bigger problem
#19
We Demand Plates
Blackheart 5 years ago
This literally is box mac and cheese with dinosaur chicken nuggets. You can do this at home with a plate.
Ashasaurus rex 5 years ago
That doesn't quite look like a restaurant. Looks like someone's dining room table to me.
Loki’s Lil Butter Knife 5 years ago
When University students want to dine in style. I present to you Kraft macaroni imported from Tesco with an artificial formage reduction, garnished with all white meat Dino nuggets, and served in a wine glass. Bon appetite! (Okay, I'm tired and need to go to bed)
ruthenium the ruther 5 years ago
MY problem is that the so-called "dinosaurs" look more like birds than anything else.
zims 5 years ago
They say modern birds are descended from dinosaurs, partially due to the physical overlap between the two. Plus it's made from bird meat.
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Lily Ramos 5 years ago
I like the idea but why this place looks nice I would understand is it was a kiddie restaurant but no
#20
I'm Gonna Swing From The Chandelier, From The Chandelier
Cold Contagious 5 years ago
The Cenobites are back. Did you find Frank's box?
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von Funnyname 5 years ago
Good news is, you leave the hooks there long enough and the empties will re-load themselves with unassuming drive-by patrons
#21
Steak And Mashed Taters In A Sombrero
Aahzmandus Pervect 5 years ago
The food is in the transparent container, though.
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Fluttergirl 5 years ago
This is at the Big Texan Steak Ranch in Amarillo. It's from the kid's menu. They get to keep the hat.
Lana Jig-maker 5 years ago
Kids menu? Isn't that a 5 to like 7 ounce steak? Seems like a lot for a kid.
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When you think it cannot get worse you get a sombrero instead a plate.
Wendy Emlinger (ManyTotems) 5 years ago
Can't be cleaned, too many openings in the material forming the hat, and how the heck are you supposed to cut the steak? Anything sharp enough to cut the steak is going to go right through the top of the hat.
Sam T Godfrey 5 years ago
I have this image in my mind of Quick Draw McGraw putting that on his head!
#22
This Broccoli On Barbed Wire
The Emerald Triangle 5 years ago
Just 4 pieces? That better be gold flakes on the sh*t if I got to pry it off of Bob wire.
Abigail Johnson 4 years ago
OOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! what's bob wire
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Megan Navonod 5 years ago
It it really worth risking tetanus for 4 bites of broccoli? Looks like a trap from the Hunger Games
#23
Sorbetto With Foam Served In A Lightbulb On A Bed Of Dried Grass
Strawberry Hellcat 5 years ago
Famine - the Terry Pratchet and Neil Gaiman version from "Good Omens".
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#24
Dinner At A Corporate Christmas Party. Mashed Potatoes, Roast Beef, And Peas In A Martini Glass
Blackheart 5 years ago
I have a friend who cannot stand it when her food touches each other. This is her nightmare.
Lauren Caswell 5 years ago
I can't stand anything touching my mashed potatoes but peas are the worst!
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Tara Stevens 5 years ago (edited)
Are there utensils? Or are you supposed to chuck that back like a shot?
Nicole Tomme 5 years ago
How can you make such yummy comfort food look so gross? Apparently putting it in stemware works.
#25
Didn't Expect My Appetizer To Be Served Inside A Dresser But Ok
zims 5 years ago
Looks like they're lined with foil at the bottom, but yeah, that probably won't cut it
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Kimberley Thomas 5 years ago
Yeah, tell them to keep their pants on & closed.
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At first I thought this was like a tortilla steamer but nope. guarantee you can't sterilize this
#26
The Syrup Is Already Going Down His Arm
TheDivineMs.M 5 years ago
Exactly- how do you walk and eat pancakes anyway?
Load More Replies... Samantha Lomb 5 years ago
what a mess, though this feels more like a photoshoot than a restaurant.
Craftyparrott 5 years ago
What is with all these places putting food on something that can not be properly cleaned??!!?? I'm not eating off an old dirty vhs tape, wooden chair, wood or my hand! GIVE ME A PLATE
Blackheart 5 years ago
People invented plates for a reason, and most plates have some sort of rim.
#27
My Friend's Ramen Was Served In A Beer Mug
The Emerald Triangle 5 years ago
Nah! Just a really big worm in the tequila bottle. (Okay maybe a tapeworm).
Tara Stevens 5 years ago
Who could possibly think that looks appealing? These chefs are trying way to hard to be pretentious.
#28
Gordon Got Served A Steak On A Roof Tile
chi-wei shen 5 years ago
If not, it should be because this really looks like a nightmare.
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Becca Gizmo the Squirrel 5 years ago
I see the pot of fire under it right? That gel fire like for fondu in the '80's (that is the only time I used it). And it's heating the tile and cooking or keeping the steak warm. So good idea I guess? More productive than a lone tiny potato on a chair.
Telmo Belo 5 years ago
it's actually a Portuguese dish. another chef was offended because said dish was NOT served on a roof tile. it's called "Bife na Telha"
Wendy Emlinger (ManyTotems) 5 years ago
Well, you can clean it, but I wouldn't want to try and cut a steak on a loose tile propped over an active flaming can of Sterno. That's a disaster waiting to happen.
Sue Sanders 5 years ago
This actually doesn't bother me too much, as long as they cleaned off any pigeon poop.
#29
Burgers As Garnish In A Bloody Mary
Nicole Tomme 5 years ago
Make it ketchup and give me a huge side of fries and all is forgiven.
Imelikoledvõi 5 years ago
Didn't know what a burger bloody mary was this morning and now i want 2 of them. Nom
Evil Little Thing 5 years ago
This is a legit New Orleans thing. You pay extra for the slider.
danielw 5 years ago
can I get it on the side? aside from being soggy, they look delicious.
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Katie Allen 5 years ago
I've seen this with the burger not getting soaked because it was on top of the glass, I thought that way was pretty cool
#30
Lol Excuse Me?
Miztre 5 years ago
Is that Styrofoam? What country uses Styrofoam as an egg carton? That stuff has been banned in Australia for decades.
Wendy Emlinger (ManyTotems) 5 years ago
Now these egg cartons can be bought fresh and clean and would make a decent carry out for someone who want to take an appetizer home. Flip the top closed and you're good to go.
#31
$500 Tasting Menu, And This Is How Dessert Was Served...
ebony1k124 touch 5 years ago
There should be a discount if my body parts are included as serving vessels.
Damon Gates 5 years ago
Another example of how creativity, in and of itself, isn't necessarily a virtue.
#32
At A Conference In Houston
Lauren Caswell 5 years ago
It looks like they spilled it then tried to pass it off as artistic display
danielw 5 years ago
until you notice the bucket is on a stand (bottom right corner.).
Load More Replies... Nicole Tomme 5 years ago
Here we see salad tongs in their natural environment. They feast upon the native flora that cover the lands in spring. Soon the salad dressing rains will come.
Mario Clouâtre 5 years ago
Salad? In Houston? No one's going to eat it anyways so it doesn't really matter.
ebony1k124 touch 5 years ago
I hate when the tongs are in the food and random hands start digging into the food to access the tongs. Yuck!
#33
Not In Need Of A Plate, But A Bowl Would Have Been Nice As Opposed To This Wine Glass For My Soup, Which Was Poured At The Table Out Of A Wine Bottle
LottieH 5 years ago
All glasses served in bars are are extremely heat proof, due to the extreme heat of the glass washing machines 😊
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Wendy Emlinger (ManyTotems) 5 years ago
Someone got a lot of brandy snifters cheap and decided to serve soup in them. They're too thin to keep the soup warm for long. And too deep for a spoon so you'd have to drink your soup. A stoneware bowl would be a better choice and keep the soup warm to the last drop.
Sue Sanders 5 years ago
Just a reminder: certain shapes are meant specifically for certain purposes/food. I''ll check the library, but don't believe that a wine glass is meant for serving soup.
Chris Sprucefield 5 years ago
What could possibly go wrong with pouring hot liquids into glass not made for it?
#34
This Is Not Acceptable.
Christy Smith 5 years ago
It looks like a rubber ducky floating on a monthly bloody mess.
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Becca Gizmo the Squirrel 5 years ago
Ok this duck looks more plastic than rubber. Maybe it won't mold inside. If you have never picked up a rubber ducky that hasn't been played with for a few days then you squeeze it and black moldy water shoots out then you were never a child or have no children.
Wendy Emlinger (ManyTotems) 5 years ago
Now this is where they should have used those brandy snifters. Deep enough and wide enough for the drink and the ducky.
#35
Scrolling Through Instagram This Morning And Found This
Ana.V. 5 years ago
But how much will they pay for that showoff, only to have a drink in a fancy bottle, I wonder?
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Yugan Talovich 5 years ago
In Taiwan, home of bubble tea, it's an inexpensive beverage for youngsters. Putting it in perfume bottles is like serving bubble gum in Gucci bags.
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Aimee Simmons 5 years ago
if it's ever had perfume in it, there is no getting rid of the soapy chemical taste. ever...
Nancy Cousintine 5 years ago
Curious as to how you know this? Please do share your data!. Ever is a jinkies of a long time.
Load More Replies... GumShoe359 5 years ago
Or I could get a normal boba drink and have a full cup and the fun giant straw...
Wendy Emlinger (ManyTotems) 5 years ago
Another example of something bought on the cheap and repurposed. Quite practical.
#36
Frozen On A Cactus
Samantha Lomb 5 years ago
So you kill a plant that too years to grow ( cause cutting into it like this will kill it) for a one use dessert? its not a cactus to eat, the spines stab you and you can't clean it. What a waste of a life
Tiny Dynamine 5 years ago
That basically sums up humans. The worst thing to ever happen to this planet.
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StrawberryParfait 5 years ago
That's a cruel thing to do to a living thing that prefers hot climates.
#37
Cheese Foam That Is Spooned Onto The Back Of Your Hand By The Waiter And Then You Have To Lick It Off
Becca Gizmo the Squirrel 5 years ago
I love cheeses of all kinds. I never knew there was a cheese foam. I draw the line at foam.
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#38
My Friend Got Served This Grilled Cheese Monstrosity
chaos kitten 5 years ago
the cheese is supposed to drip into the soup- weird idea, bad execution heres threadbangers vid recreating it https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kM0z5bdlsbk
#39
My Tiramisu Came In A Moka Pot, Scraping The Food Out Of There Made The Most Awful Sounds
#40
The Ridiculously Stacked Bloody Mary Trend Seems To Have Taken Over Milkshakes As Well... (Photo Not Mine)
Bunzilla 5 years ago
Just how do they expect anybody to eat this without it all falling apart?
djinnjeannie 5 years ago
How is anyone suppose it to eat it without vomiting halfway through and then falling into a sugar coma. I feel sick just looking at it. Dessert for at least 5 people.
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StrawberryParfait 5 years ago
A bunch of cheap ingredients ruining a perfectly good milkshake. Unless that s**t is artisanal and actually delicious, get it off.
Lana Jig-maker 5 years ago
I have diabetes, and this scares just to look at it lol. What are people eating this monstrosity for?
Katie Allen 5 years ago
that actually looks pretty tasty if you can eat/drink it without knocking it over
#41
Friend Of Mine Just Posted This From His Dinner Out. Rope As A Plate. Some Sort Of Fruit Roses.
Jasmine Donald 5 years ago
why would you use a rope as a plate?? It's probably not sanitary...
Just Carmen 5 years ago
And people wonder how they got sick after eating there. I wonder.... 🤔
#42
I Was Stumped...
#43
My Drink Was Served In A Takeout Box
John Baker 5 years ago
When I was a kid, we used to bring goldfish home from the store in containers like that.
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#44
Finally Happened To Me!
#45
Steaks On A Bell
#46
A Glass Of Wings With A Bucket Of Fries
Bunzilla 5 years ago
At least it's sanitary. And reasonably easy to eat. .... I have such low expectations after the rest of this post, lol.
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#47
Just Some Food Served On Unedible Dead Fish
chi-wei shen 5 years ago
I would ask the waiter if he could recommend a nice fast food restaurant in this area.
Samantha Lomb 5 years ago
piranha.watching and judging you and either decaying a bit or leeching embalming chemicals into your food, yum!
Loki’s Lil Butter Knife 5 years ago (edited)
This is from a restaurant in Lima, Peru called Central (one of the world's top restaurants) and it is part of a 17 course tasting menu. Supposedly they are piranha fish heads served with wafer and coconut. I normally don't like my sushi with a head, but if your into that stuff than all the more power to you.
#48
Truffled Caviar Bumps At Grant Achatz's Next Restaurant In Chicago
Jon S. 5 years ago (edited)
Isn't there something traditional about serving caviar on the back of the thumb. I think I vaguely remember it from some movies? This takes the concept and at least gives you a surface rather than a damp hand. Would still prefer an egg cup though.
Samantha Lomb 5 years ago
not that i know of. usually Russians serve it on open face sandwiches with butter
Load More Replies... Koalamonster 5 years ago
between the title and the image all I can think is how much that would hurt going up your nose...
Aunt Messy 5 years ago
This is actually clever, but I have to wonder just how clean they can get that wood.
#49
These Artful Potatoes
Rose the Cook 5 years ago
I hope it is some kind of plastic, boards are difficult to sanitise properly.
Toasty 5 years ago
Commercial dishwashers wash at temperatures of 180 degrees. As long as they are run through one of those bad boys, they are fine.
Load More Replies... Martti Laurson 5 years ago
After you have finished eating the boomerang plate will swing back to the kitchen
Craftyparrott 5 years ago
It looks dirty....may because YOU CANT REALLY WASH IT!!! If my served food on something like this I might just have a Karen moment. Give me a plate!
Lana Jig-maker 5 years ago
Just offend Bob Ross, and Gordon Ramsey at the same time, why don't you...
Loki’s Lil Butter Knife 5 years ago
This looks like a hipster twist on Spain's famous tapa, "patatas bravas" (potato wedges served with a delicious and slightly spicy sauce). They are a staple in bars as they are cheap, super yummy, and filling. I find the presentation kind of cute, but when I want to eat patatas bravas I don;t want to eat a little dinky portion.
#50
Sauce In A Cup Of Ice Cream On A Rock. Better Eat It Fast
#51
We Want... Bongs?
#52
This Is Just A Whole New Level Of Laziness
Hans 5 years ago
I do not think serving in pans is bad per se. It fits cozy, old-style restaurants. However, this looks like 50 cent pasta with generic tomato souce...
Dynein 5 years ago
I agree. I've been served food in the pan plenty of times and have never considered it lazy. But the pans in question were small and nice-looking and complemented the restaurant's aesthetics, and the food was arranged to look appealing with a bit of garnish. And come to think of it, the pan usually came on a plate to protect the table from the heat........... is this really the pan the food was made in? It doesn't look as dirty as it should be!
Load More Replies... Tara Stevens 5 years ago
Personally I wouldn’t want to eat out of a giant frying pan! It’s reminiscent of being a student too lazy to wash up! I can smell the clogged dirty sink just thinking about it...🤢
Just Carmen 5 years ago
They don't even use the pan they made it in. God, it must be a nightmare for dishwashers in that place!
David Martin 5 years ago
I wish I had a picture now, but my all time favorite barbecue place brings out the family platter in an upside down garbage can lid (washed and lined with paper). I about died laughing the first time my friends took me there for that. For me, there's a difference between quaint and homey, and the items on this list that are foolish or unappetizing...I can handle being brought the frying pan
#53
When You Have Lunch At 12:00 And Tennis At 12:05
Becca Gizmo the Squirrel 5 years ago
I would end up hitting the handle and have food flying everywhere.
#54
My Appetizer Came Locked In A Box
Becca Gizmo the Squirrel 5 years ago
Valid question. Don't know why you were down voted.
Load More Replies... Loki’s Lil Butter Knife 5 years ago
The box reads: "Four pleasures". I really hope that you can lock pick.
#55
Steak On A Rock With Pebbles Underneath
Nicole Tomme 5 years ago
What is with these placing expecting people to eat off their hands and rocks!?
Bill Taylor 5 years ago
Same reason they serve you a steak on a red shot plate at Ruth's Chris steakhouse, the plate and the pebbles keep the steak warm. Nice presentation.
#56
Digging For Chicken In A Shovel Full Of Peppers
Lorraine R 5 years ago
Holes in the porcelain, filled in with transparent glaze.
Load More Replies... Anggi Santika 5 years ago (edited)
The plate isn't normal but it's a normal Chinese dish you can find in restaurant in China. Forgot the name, it's always yummy but yeah you gotta dig in to find the chicken
Blackheart 5 years ago
This goes with the trough. Grass, shovels, hay, and troughs. There is a pattern here, they must think we are livestock.
Tiari 5 years ago
I have been living in Germany all my life and have never seen that...
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#57
Saw This On Instagram
Rani Johnson 5 years ago
Gag on venison. Ate venison 1x & got seriously sick.
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#58
I Don’t See Any Birds In This Cage
David Martin 5 years ago
If you bring me a bird cage, at least put poultry in it; Think people
#59
Dinner Chow On Fort Bragg
Chelseayaknow 5 years ago
This definitely looks like a TV dinner slapped on some cardboard. Easy profit.
#60
Main Course On A Picture Frame, The Dessert Came In A Wooden Box
Panda with Heart 5 years ago
Do the customers just pick pickup the mest fred flintstone style or cut directly on the glass?
Becca Gizmo the Squirrel 5 years ago
Is this like an awesome creepy Victorian restaurant?? Do they have dolls hanging from chandaliers?? Other than hygiene issued I like it. I can already hear the music box playing in the background.
#61
Fried Chicken Served On Hay
Fred and George Weasley 5 years ago
u cant even eat it. not trying to be gross but there could be hay mites in that
Becca Gizmo the Squirrel 5 years ago
The plucked up the live chicken and the hay it was sitting on and brought them back together after the chickens death.
#62
Mmmm... Community Table Salad?
#63
Condiments For Bread Served On Baking Paper
Damon Gates 5 years ago
I see an irate customer strangling a chef in this particular Rorschach image.
#64
Maple Bacon Wings. This Was After The Waitress Went To “Clean It Up” When We Told Her It Had Been Pouring Off The Board As She Was Walking Across The Restaurant And It Almost Got All Over My Boyfriend
Pablo Simmo 5 years ago
Why they insist on serving dripping food on a flat board. That's just stupid
#65
Not Sure If This Belongs Here But My Friend Got Her Smoothie In A Lightbulb
Tiny Dynamine 5 years ago
At a street festival? That'll look good when it's smashed on the floor. The kids and dogs will love it!
#66
Drink Served In A Bag With A Rubber Duck
Koalamonster 5 years ago
My first thought was that it's probably mint. Just based on other drinks I've seen- either way it just looks... not good here.
Load More Replies... Koalamonster 5 years ago
I've seen bags like this that are in fact reusable- but I have a hard time seeing them being properly sanitized in a commercial setting.
#67
Choo Choo! All Aboard The Impractical Train.
Truth Monster 5 years ago
if it had a track that drove it to the table and trains were the theme, ok.
Devyn Nagy 5 years ago
I went to a restaurant in Prague, CZ, that had model trains running throughout the place that would bring your food. It was cool!
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Asked For A Bowl For My Yoghurt - We Don’t Want Plates!
#69
I Refuse To Eat Off Of The Three Seashells!!!
Dynein 5 years ago
Cleanable, don't soak through, bowl-shaped. Not far-fetched as plate substitutes go. I'm more bothered by the corn.
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StrawberryParfait 5 years ago
Scallop shells. Not so bad. This is also how you serve Coquille St. Jacques.
#70
This Is An Interesting Way To Serve Food. First Drink Then Eat Out Of The Same Bottle
Tiny Dynamine 5 years ago
Pretty unlikely that they make those bottles straight after you've drunk from them.
Lauren Caswell 5 years ago
Pls don't serve that to the real housewives of anywhere. Dinner served in a weapon
#71
Bacon On The Move
Rose the Cook 5 years ago
Here is your food served where somebody's dirty shoes/feet have been earlier.
banana 5 years ago
I assume they cleaned it and bought it new. And the food is on paper. Still weird though.
Load More Replies... Leslea Freeman 5 years ago
Can you imagine how many small children pitch a fit when they realise that the skateboard has to return to the kitchen and I isn't theirs tho keep. This is a bad idea.
Koalamonster 5 years ago
This is only okay if I get to take the skateboard in the parking lot to play with after.
Damon Gates 5 years ago
I'm not sure I want to have to be this careful when picking up my food.
J-Yogi-Temp-Mom 5 years ago
all i can think about are the dirty feet that once rode that board. ew.
#72
Meat On A Silver Ox Skull
#73
Tacos. In Shot Glasses. All Of The Filling Slid To The Bottom
#74
Fries In A Little Car... Yes, The Price Label Is Still On It (And All Other Cutlery Too)
Kelly Sullivan 5 years ago
If you look closely, the price tags actually has the name of the dish, the server #, etc
#75
Got My Chocolate Cake Served On This Old Tile Today
Rose the Cook 5 years ago
It is illegal to use chipped tableware in most countries and where it isn't it should be. Bacteria breed in the crevices.
hobbitly 5 years ago
In which country is using chipped tableware illegal? Unsanitary, yes. illegal, no.
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Dessert, Waiter Instructed Us To Make Sure We Licked Our Hands Clean. In Their Defense It Was Delicious
Blackheart 5 years ago
You are not a cat. You do not pay someone to eat out of your own hand. People everywhere can eat out of their own hands, standing over a sink, at home.
Rani Johnson 5 years ago
Youre not an animal. You shouldn't be licking s**t off of your hands.
#77
My Boyfriend Ordered Nachos And We Thought This Would Fit Here
Leslea Freeman 5 years ago (edited)
The only issue is how do they clean untreated wood? Do you know how many people who love nacho's and have ordered this same "dish"? The wood can't be washed properly or sanitised. They could have put a plate or parchment paper beneath the food to separate the wood from the food and even then, it still wouldn't be clean. Right?
Load More Replies... Biljana Malesevic 5 years ago
this is the least horrible thing I saw here. It's not great but it's not utterly gross.
Suzanne Clark 5 years ago
I don't see how they could reuse the wood, do you get to take it home as a lovely parting gift?
#78
Spaghetti Juice Leaked All Over The Table And Me
Nadine Bamberger 5 years ago
The juice of the spaghetti fruit is notoriously hard to get out of cotton.
#79
Ah Yes, The Infamous Salmon Dryer Hanger
Natalie Bohrteller 5 years ago
I guess that's the reason why they would serve it like that; showing off cutting skills.
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#80
Grilled Cheese Served On A Hook, Dripping Into The Soup Below
#81
Trash Can Kids For The Big Game At Fuzzy's
von Funnyname 5 years ago
ha! we've got a place, BJ's, that does the same thing. Best pub nachos I've ever had
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#82
Waitress Asked If We Wanted Another Plate For The Tacos We Were Splitting. I Assumed She Meant A Small Round Piece Of Ceramic. Not Another Chunk Of Wood.
#83
Syrup Running Through The Thumb Hole
#84
My Friend Snapped Her Dessert In A Tree
#85
Onion Rings On A Funnel
Koalamonster 5 years ago
I don't know where this picture is from but I've seen this thing done in the Midwest at a couple places... I feel like they can give you fewer onion rings than they would give you on a plate while still making it look like they've given you a lot.
#86
Margarita In An Old Hubcap Anyone?
it's me again 5 years ago
Multiple straws? So you all have to drink from the same container? Blech!
#87
A Delicious Disaster
#88
We Wheely Wanted Plates
Koalamonster 5 years ago
Given the background it looks like a fun place, and very carnival or circus feeling, so the lil ferris wheel to serve food makes sense.
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Cristina S. 5 years ago
This is amusing and at least the food is actually in a container not just thrown in the wire baskets.
#89
My First Restaurant Meal In Jaipur, India. I Had No Idea Why They Put A Toolbox With A Plastic Syringe On My Table
#90
Soup Has Been Served In A Flower Pot
Jon S. 5 years ago
It is a bowl shaped like a flower pot rather than an actual flower pot. Flower pots have holes at the bottom. At least this one is appropriately themed for a garden centre.
djinnjeannie 5 years ago
The ones that are hygienic, either on baking paper or non porous surfaces like this and are on theme I can tolerate but still, there’s a reason that plates, cups and bowls have remained relatively steady staples for many thousands of years. They’re the most practical.
Load More Replies... chi-wei shen 5 years ago
Compared to the other things on this page it's quite close to a soup bowl.
Biljana Malesevic 5 years ago
I have seen in one restaurant chocolate mousse masked as soil in flower pot with decoration in form of mint plant on top. It kinda looks cool but this makes no sense.
Dorothy Parker 5 years ago
Too many decorative flower pots have glazes that contain lead. Yes, some china does. Only a big issue if you're eating foods with acid like oh, tomato soup.
#91
Indoor Snowboarding Place Cafe Serves Pizza On Real Snowboard
Monday 5 years ago
This seems fine. Fits the theme of the place and a snowboard is a decent enough plate.
Magpie 5 years ago
And it is not a dribbly problem unlike some. But I would like baking paper or similar. Do not know how hard it is to properly clean a board to food standards.
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The Nacho Cone
#93
A Balkan Breakfast
chi-wei shen 5 years ago
I've been in countries on the Balkan before and usually they do better.
#94
Shrimp Served This Thing And The Server Immediately Asked “I Assume You’re Going To Need A Plate For This?”
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What do you think ?
giovanna 5 years ago
Apart from being ridiculous and disgusting, these are all very unhygienic. I cant understand how a restaurant who serves food over an old VHS can remain open.
Biljana Malesevic 5 years ago
most of these "serving plates" are extremely hard to wash or clean so I was thinking the same.
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troufaki13 5 years ago
They're trying too hard to be edgy and forward, but food is all about taste. Simplicity in styling wins every time (for me at least!)
Lauren Caswell 5 years ago
Exactly. Plain white plate, let the food just be food!
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Demi Zwaan 5 years ago
I’ve seen this before and I’ll say what I did then; I would get up and walk out. This is just plain disrespect and I’m not paying a lot of money in expensive restaurants to be disrespected.
Becca Gizmo the Squirrel 5 years ago
I would walk away if it was unsanitary. Not because I felt entitled.
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Rose the Cook 5 years ago
A lot of these are so unhygienic and even more poorly presented. Where are these places? Do they bribe the health inspectors or are there none?
Charlotte A. 5 years ago
Not sure where the pics are from, but apart from being unappetising, many of these serving solutions would be illegal at least in the EU, as items used to store or handle and serve food has to be tested, approved and labelled as usable for foodstuffs.
Foxxy (The Original) 5 years ago (edited)
Is there a competition in who can create the most bizarre and preposterous meal experiences or something coz most of these are just plain ridiculous. Or are they trying to overcompensate to try and divert your attention away from either the c**p food or the portion sizes?
Yeah, you heard 5 years ago
Yes there is a competition: people put the on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter etc, and name the restaurant, and get presto, free advertising
Load More Replies... Raine Soo 5 years ago
I scrolled through a few of the photos, and realized that most of them were going to be the same: Some restaurant trying to be on the forefront of 'haute' cuisine, when all they are doing is serving pedestrian food in the most gimmicky and unhygienic way possible. There is nothing wrong with a plate, bowl, or glass. Concentrate on refining your food please.
Tiny Dynamine 5 years ago
I'm glad I've never been to one of these pretentious restaurants. I'd tell them to take it back and put it on a plate or I won't pay.
Paul Martin 5 years ago
But where is this happening? I travel the world constantly, I go to good and bad restaurants and I have never encountered this s#it. Sometimes the portions are ridiculously big or small, but I have not seen this anwhere.
giovanna 5 years ago
Apart from being ridiculous and disgusting, these are all very unhygienic. I cant understand how a restaurant who serves food over an old VHS can remain open.
Biljana Malesevic 5 years ago
most of these "serving plates" are extremely hard to wash or clean so I was thinking the same.
Load More Replies... troufaki13 5 years ago
They're trying too hard to be edgy and forward, but food is all about taste. Simplicity in styling wins every time (for me at least!)
Lauren Caswell 5 years ago
Exactly. Plain white plate, let the food just be food!
Load More Replies... Demi Zwaan 5 years ago
I’ve seen this before and I’ll say what I did then; I would get up and walk out. This is just plain disrespect and I’m not paying a lot of money in expensive restaurants to be disrespected.
Becca Gizmo the Squirrel 5 years ago
I would walk away if it was unsanitary. Not because I felt entitled.
Load More Replies... Rose the Cook 5 years ago
A lot of these are so unhygienic and even more poorly presented. Where are these places? Do they bribe the health inspectors or are there none?
Charlotte A. 5 years ago
Not sure where the pics are from, but apart from being unappetising, many of these serving solutions would be illegal at least in the EU, as items used to store or handle and serve food has to be tested, approved and labelled as usable for foodstuffs.
Foxxy (The Original) 5 years ago (edited)
Is there a competition in who can create the most bizarre and preposterous meal experiences or something coz most of these are just plain ridiculous. Or are they trying to overcompensate to try and divert your attention away from either the c**p food or the portion sizes?
Yeah, you heard 5 years ago
Yes there is a competition: people put the on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter etc, and name the restaurant, and get presto, free advertising
Load More Replies... Raine Soo 5 years ago
I scrolled through a few of the photos, and realized that most of them were going to be the same: Some restaurant trying to be on the forefront of 'haute' cuisine, when all they are doing is serving pedestrian food in the most gimmicky and unhygienic way possible. There is nothing wrong with a plate, bowl, or glass. Concentrate on refining your food please.
Tiny Dynamine 5 years ago
I'm glad I've never been to one of these pretentious restaurants. I'd tell them to take it back and put it on a plate or I won't pay.
Paul Martin 5 years ago
But where is this happening? I travel the world constantly, I go to good and bad restaurants and I have never encountered this s#it. Sometimes the portions are ridiculously big or small, but I have not seen this anwhere.
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