Worst Dinner Ever!

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My boyfriends work had their Christmas party tonight, which was actually just dinner at a restaurant. It was horrible. When we got there, they didn't have our table ready yet and had to wait 20 minutes (after having a reservation). We ordered 3 trio platters of appetizers and they almost brought us the wrong appetizer. They were going to bring bruschetta instead of chicken wings. Then we started eating the appetizers and a few of us noticed the one spinach dip had something weird in it. I finally noticed something sticking out and pulled it out and there was a HUGE piece of plastic melted and baked into the spinach dip.
We were all so disgusted with that. There was more plastic than dip in the dish.

We told the waitress and she agreed that it was gross and talked to someone about it and they took $8.99 off our bill. Not too long after that, they brought out our dinners and I had ordered salmon and the bottom of it was black, it was burnt so bad.
When I told the waitress, she said oh my god I think I'm going to have a heart attack. She was complaining about the kitchen staff for a few minutes. We all were like its ok, we realize its not your fault. I finally got another piece of salmon but by that time everyone else was ready to order desert so I just got it to go. A few of us ordered shrimp skewers and they were burnt too.

After dinner, we ordered desert and that all went fine. Then when she brought the bill and saw we had to pay all in $25 and $50 gift cards she got mad and she was like wow I am so glad next week I am done working here. She got her manager to do the payment and then she (the manager) came over to the table and sat down and said "After all you put her through, you only gave her a $21 tip" and my boyfriends boss was like actually I gave her a $45 tip. The manager went and re-checked and it turns out she forgot to ring in one of the gift cards.
We couldn't believe she had the nerve to come and say that to us. We didn't do anything to her, it was the people working in their kitchen.


I hate that restaurant more than anything but we only have one actual restaurant in our town.
 

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I know what restaurant you are talking about..and I have always disliked it there.

That waitress sounded brutal as well as the manager..how UNPROFESSIONAL! IT is not of her darn business how much a server gets tipped!
 

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OMG! I'd be so upset and I wouldn't have paid the bill period. I certainly wouldn't have left a tip!

Next time have your party catered or do a pot luck at someone's house, or spring for a trip to a nearby town and have it there.
 

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oh my goodness!! I'm sorry that you didn't have a good dinner! It sounds like the bad restaurant could use some competition, or a trip from Chef Ramsey! (Kitchen Nightmares) at least you will all have a story to tell!
 
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Originally Posted by Trouts mom

I know what restaurant you are talking about..and I have always disliked it there.

That waitress sounded brutal as well as the manager..how UNPROFESSIONAL! IT is not of her darn business how much a server gets tipped!
Everyone hates it there, yet everyone still goes there because its the only restaurant in town. It would have been much better if we had come to London. I was shopping in London last night and had dinner at the Golden Griddle and it was sooooooo good.

Originally Posted by Natalie_ca

OMG! I'd be so upset and I wouldn't have paid the bill period. I certainly wouldn't have left a tip!

Next time have your party catered or do a pot luck at someone's house, or spring for a trip to a nearby town and have it there.
Our bill was like $400 so we couldn't have just not paid it. The reason why we went to this restaurant was because it is right across the street from the mall where we all work. Everyone lives in different cities. We live outside the town in the country, one guy lives almost an hour away and another lives in the complete opposite direction. It would be hard to get together at someones house or go to another town. I think this is the worst town ever.


Originally Posted by badninjakitties

oh my goodness!! I'm sorry that you didn't have a good dinner! It sounds like the bad restaurant could use some competition, or a trip from Chef Ramsey! (Kitchen Nightmares) at least you will all have a story to tell!
That would be funny to see.
 

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How yucky for you! When someone does open a competing restaurant, this place will have to straighten up or it'll be outta business. I hate when places take advantage like that.
 
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