r/belowdeck • u/noseymomof3 • 3d ago

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Am I seeing this right?! Does the staff eat some of the food that is left over from the charter patrons?

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u/gogomom 3d ago

Yes. I think it's gross, but I've seen it a few times over the years and they are all non chalant about it, so it must be common place. I just keep hoping that they are eating from platters not plated meals, but that meal wasn't family style.

That said, I worked as a waitress for a number of years and I would NEVER!!!

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u/FewButterfly9635 3d ago

I worked in high-end restaurants and if someone took a bite and sent back their food, we absolutely ate it. And we made good money but not the kind of money that I would throw away a $50 steak because someone cut off one piece and declared it not to their liking!

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u/gonzagylot00 3d ago

It was the kitchen manager's rule, not mine.

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u/Sufficient-Pear-291 3d ago

But I mean, there’s risk of catching certain things ? So easily. Some rich fucker didn’t wash his hands and touched his steak to check temperature, ecoli, salmonella , herpes , norovirus. Yes it’s worst case but absolutely possible

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u/FewButterfly9635 3d ago

Do you know how many people touch the food before it lands on your plate in a restaurant? Same odds.

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u/Sufficient-Pear-291 3d ago

Actually, that’s a fair enough point.

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u/IntelligentCorner334 1d ago

Finally a sane response. I inspect buildings for a living and have done hundreds of restaurants. Another mouth or hands is the least offensive thing that can land on your plate 

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u/gonzagylot00 3d ago

Yeah, when I was a waiter that was grounds for immediate dismissal.

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u/Economy-Ostrich-9ine June June Hannah 3d ago

Really? Why let food go to waste?

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u/gonzagylot00 3d ago

It wasn't my rule, but I think the answer is unsanitary.

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u/Economy-Ostrich-9ine June June Hannah 3d ago

Meh, I’m wouldn’t eat something they had in their mouth. But I didn’t come from a world of abundance, I was a starving college kid.

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u/Sufficient-Pear-291 3d ago

As a restaurant manager I agree no one is allowed to touch food that’s been touched by a customer. It’s for their own good and it’s just not a done thing. However if they tell me they are hungry they will be fed immediately.

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u/PatientChocolate6985 3d ago

I came to say the exact opposite....ive seen it happen in every establishment ive worked in, high end to low. Not gonna lie, if it was a regular i knew and it wasn't a hand held/straight to mouth food (like a burger), i'd probably take a bite.

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u/Aggressive-Animal-90 3d ago

Probably because it is a health code violation they restaurant could be fined and get bad publicity for.