Restaurant staff have been sharing the dumbest things said by customers – 17 tales of culinary blunders
10.
‘Worked at a BBQ place that served baby back ribs. It is on the menu several times. This lady comes in and orders ribs and they come out. She complains to me that her ribs are not baby back and are in fact St. Louis style. I was fully aware of what St. Louis style ribs are as I was taking meat science classes at the time. She struggled to believe me that we had only ever ordered and cooked baby back ribs in the store.
This lady came back months later and ordered ribs again. This time she complained about her half rack of ribs not being a “half rack” because she got the half where the bones get smaller. Some fucking people.’
-Enteroids
11.
‘A customer ordered popcorn shrimp for her daughter. Asked me where the popcorn was!’
-Berly915
12.
‘I was asked for directions over the phone (a long time ago!)
I asked the caller where he was coming from
He said he didn’t know, he was lost
I asked where I should start the directions from
He got mad and said he’d just told me – HE DIDN’T KNOW
I said I wasn’t sure how to provide directions without knowing where to start – even just a general area of the city (north, east, etc.)
I was about to ask if he’d like me to start from the airport – first major landmark that popped into my head – when he got mad again and hung up.’
-Nearby-Reindeer-6088
13.
‘A lady next to me at Applebee’s ordered fettuccine Alfredo. She was shocked that it was made with a cheesy white sauce. She told the server that she always makes it with regular (red) sauce at home…’
-Razaelbub
14.
‘AC broke on probably the hottest day of summer. Sign up on the door. Waiting tables sweating balls like Patrick Ewing in the 90s wanting to die. Woman asks me if I can crank the AC up for her. YEAH WE WERE JUST RUNNING IT REAL LOW, GOOD CALL.’
-JustAGuy910
15.
‘Years and years ago, when I was bartending my way through university, someone flipped out because I used a just washed glass for her drink. She literally thought I would get a ‘new’ one for her, as in an unused one fresh from the factory. What a dipshit.’
-YouMustBeJoking888
16.
‘“It was inedible”. Plate is clean.’
-BaconDoubleBurger
17.
I’d like to answer as the customer. I didn’t realize the red sauce on enchiladas is called chili. I ordered enchiladas with no chili because I thought it was something else. Got home and was thoroughly pissed. I didn’t make a complaint or ask for a refund, I just fumed alone at home. Later on I realized I’m a dumbass.’
-420bipolarbabe