‘Whats the most pathetic complaint you have heard at a restaurant/bar in the UK?’ – 23 unbelievably petty grumbles
13.
‘Was at a cinema, but a guy wanted a refund because he didn’t enjoy the film, not that there were any sound or quality issues, he just didn’t enjoy the film. Safe to say he did not receive it.’
–RisingSunHiddenMoon
14.
‘That the chef had tattoos. To be clear this wasn’t a full face tattoo or anything offensive – they were on the upper arm so mostly covered by sleeves and the tattoo was of the Pokémon Eeveelutions.’
–Responsible-Life-960
15.
‘Multiple times customers will come in having booked a table for four but there will actually be nine of them because they think children don’t count, then start screaming because their five children don’t fit on their laps.’
–redesigncherry
16.
‘Not sure if it’s so much of a complaint, but I used to work in a backstreet boozer in a rough part of Blackpool. Some woman said she was on her way to my pub when she was offered a sleeve of knock off cigarettes for £20. When she got into the pub, she opened the sleeve and it was just filled with cardboard. Then she started crying and demanding £20 worth of free beer to make up for it. As if I was the clown that mugged her off. If she didn’t demand, I definitely would have. But the fact she held me responsible for her stupidity.’
–MustardKingCustard
17.
‘An American tourist on the next table to me complained about shot in her pheasant. Waiter asked if she’d prefer one that died of old age, which cracked me up.’
–mcbeef89
18.
‘Was in a cafe and a lady took the lemon cake back up to the counter and complained because ‘It’s too lemon-y’. Like, isn’t the whole point of lemon cake that the stronger it is, the better? Why didn’t you order Victoria Sponge if you don’t like flavour?’
–mattscazza
19.
‘I was once at a pub in Scotland with my now wife when we were much younger and less worldly. She ordered chicken of the forest, which we had naively assumed meant some extremely free-range chickens that lived in the forest.
The waitress came and asked how everything was, and my wife said to her ‘I don’t mean to be any trouble, but I think your chicken has gone off’. The waitress apologised, and went back to the kitchen to check. She came out a few minutes later and told us very politely, that it isn’t chicken, but it is in fact a mushroom. Cue embarrassment all round.’
–Whisky_Engineer
20.
‘I saw an elderly gentleman in Subway who was irate that they didn’t have a ready made sandwich with just cheese in it. ‘
–DeirdreBarstool
21.
‘I watched a guy write a review of a cafe over his shoulder (older guy with a text font on his phone that could alert nearby drivers if road closures), complaining about it’s ‘lack of atmosphere’. He was in front of me as they opened the place up at 8am, and left at 8.15 as the first few tables began to fill up.’
–Brutal-Gentleman
22.
‘I once read a review of Bicester village (near Oxford if you aren’t familiar with UK geography). ‘Bicester village is rubbish. It was miles away from our hotel in central London, and when we finally got there it was cloudy’.’
–barejokez
23.
‘Not pathetic but the funniest one is in a cafe/restaurant in Montenegro. ‘Nice restaurant, very attentive staff. Only deducted a star as there was a man murdered besides me towards the end of my meal’.’
–Dabzovic
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