Saturday, January 30, 2010

If you like breasts so much, order the chicken.

One 86YOURSELF reader/ fellow server now living in Australia decided he would generously share a restaurant story with us all today. This fine young man was working at an asian fusion restaurant, WaterMoon, on a particularly slow lunch shift when an "interesting" looking couple walked through the door. They may have had a slight resemblance to this lovely pair:

(i.dailymail.co.uk)


Or maybe this one (too soon?):

(bbc.co.uk)

Anyway, when it came to taking their food orders, the "mature" looking gentlemen, in obvious hopes of impressing his young hot lady friend rudely "asked for Maui Maui in a white wine sauce with white beans and crispy vermicelli noodles. So I promptly inform him that although that dish sounds delicious, none of the aforementioned ingredients are on the menu and therefore not stocked in the kitchen." (Don't you just loooove special orders!)

After minutes of his complaining as his date cringed in embarrassment, the man finally accepted to order the salmon dish "which was awesome by the way." As the seafood was delicately placed in front of him, he immediately exclaimed that it was not "aesthetically pleasing enough."

Now, old man river, obviously aesthetics are a major part of your life, but if you like breasts so much, you should have ordered the chicken.

Eventually, our waiter managed to convince the kitchen to change the plate arrangement (and we all know how much the kitchen loves that kind of stuff). But in honor of this server and all those who have dealt with this type of clientele, let's all make sure that we stick to the "if it's not on the menu, don't order it" motto.

If you have any experience with the "special order" types or odd couples... please share!


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