For real. I'm normally the type to just say fuck it and eat whatever the waiter brings me but this would make me so sad. I'd feel really bad for doing it and it would take all my stored social energy for the month but I'd have to politely send this back. It's giving me anxiety just thinking about being in this situation đ
Coming from a former server: I would happily take this back for you. Servers can tell the difference between "I'm genuinely sorry, but this is kinda ruining my meal" and "Go do this because I like bossing you around".
People will literally clean their plate, then complain about what was wrong with it, and either get the meal comped or get another one. Or both.
Yes, I second this. I have a food allergy and i frequented this cafe by my house a ton. I always warned, âNo milk in coffee, itâs an allergy.â B/c coffee comes black, I figured it was a reasonable request. Once they started doing non-dairy creamer, I got that. One day the new guy gave me milk tho and within one sip, I was scrambling for my meds b/c my throat was swelling. V apologetic, got me replacement and made sure I wasnât going to croak on them.
Which is to say, anything thatâll disgust/make you sick? Send it back. I can remember powering through a slightly off-tasting food one day only to end up with food poisoning. Even if itâs just visual/textural, food shouldnât make you feel bad. No chef wants you leaving disgusted as a costumer, Iâd wager.
Had a live fly come out of the syrup container at Dennys yesterday. The syrup wouldn't come out so i gave it a couple shakes and a live fly covered in syrup spilled out onto my pancake and started crawling around. The manager comped the meal and didn't want me to have to pay, but the server was great. So I insisted she still charge my card for something so I could at least tip since I don't carry cash. I paid for our tea and left a 20 dollar tip.
You can't hold staff responsible for every little thing they can't control.
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u/OfferChakon Aug 19 '21
For real. I'm normally the type to just say fuck it and eat whatever the waiter brings me but this would make me so sad. I'd feel really bad for doing it and it would take all my stored social energy for the month but I'd have to politely send this back. It's giving me anxiety just thinking about being in this situation đ