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143 Times Restaurants Tried To Impress Their Customers Too Hard (New Pics)

There's a fine line between being creative and ridiculous, and even some of the best restaurants have passed it. I get it, competition in the food service is high. You need to think outside the box to attract more customers than that Turkish Kebab joint with questionable sanitary conditions around the corner. But that doesn't mean you have to embellish your dining sets with cocktails served in an actual umbrella. Or fried chicken on a sunbathing chair with kitchenware sticking out. Bored Panda has already shown you the 10+ Times Restaurants Went Too Far With Food Serving, but we've found so many more absurdly funny fails encountered while eating out, we just couldn't resist from making a successor list. Continue scrolling, check out the most hipster things that food has ever been served on, and upvote your favorites!

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This Chocolate Mud Pie Is Served Like An Actual Potted Plant

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London Bar Served My Girlfriend’s Cocktail In A Levitating Glass

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We Received Our Onion Rings On A Giraffe

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Food Looks Delicious... But A Toolbox?!

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Potted Bread

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It Has A Plate... But Still

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Self-Aware Absurdity? Apple Pastry Desert Served On An Image Of A Plate.... On An iPad

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Eggs In Egg Carton

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Salad With A Side Of Bleeding

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Why?????

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#11

It's Portable

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Breakfast On A Tray. Am I In Jail?

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My French Onion Soup Was Served In An Actual Onion

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Taquitos In A Cigar Box

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I'm A Simple Man. I See An Injection, I Take My Pants Off. Why Am I Being Kicked Out?

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#16

The Tree Of... Pizza?

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#17

Oh Brilliant, Just Serve My Cocktail In An Umbrella

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#18

Please Return Your Shopping Trolley After Finishing Your Coffee To Reclaim Your Tiny £1 Coin

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White Chocolate Filled With Miso, Served On A Flip-Flop

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The Most Hipster Beans On Toast I've Ever Seen

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"Would You Like Some Bread While You Wait?""I'm Forty-Eight Years Old"

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So I Went To Eat Hot Pot Today

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Randy Inbred 6 years ago

So you undress the dolls while you eat? If one was male it would be slightly less creepy. But still weird.

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UniversalMel 6 years ago

THE GENDER DOESN’T REALLY MATTER IT’S STILL WEIRD FOR ME

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Sunzilla 6 years ago

Looks like my 5th birthday cake... But with meat.

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Sally Appleton 6 years ago

I'm guessing the chef is making up for all the birthdays they didn't get one of those Barbie-with-a-cake-dress cakes for their birthday?

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d r e a m w o r l d 6 years ago

Hot pot? More like someone was ON pot...

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Chris Pitch 6 years ago

a certain celeb did this and people went gaga over it

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Nick P 6 years ago

So U undress them while eating. Weired.

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LoneWolfie 6 years ago

this is so wrong on so many different levels.

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Mel 6 years ago

Lady Gaga was the inspiration right?

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Mickey 6 years ago

Looks like someone was a fan of Lady Gaga's meat dress.

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Least-Angelic-Angel. 6 years ago

Scared of dolls? Scared of creepy food? Well, we have the perfect product to give you a heart attack!

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Agnes Jekyll 6 years ago

How do they WASH the dolls?

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Elsie Collins 6 years ago

It's ALL Lady Gaga's fault with that damned meat dress!!!

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Hypergamer 101 6 years ago

umm thats just an extreme creepy

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Laura M D 6 years ago

This looks like someone is trying to make a bad quality jamón (ham) look Spanish by creating a flamenco-like dress for each doll and putting a red flower on the right one. As a Spaniard, just "eww!".

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Kelly 6 years ago

It seems to be ham (prosciutto) rather than raw meat. Bad mise en place.

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Vinniegret 6 years ago

Prosciutto isn't actually cooked - it's cured.

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Kyle Hart 6 years ago

I heard about this place. They did it as a joke at first for a holiday, and then it became really popular.

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Nick P 6 years ago

Poor thing has to go through a lot of things...

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Heidrance 6 years ago

and the prospect of hair - even synthetic hair -- is not appealing.

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Hyunjinswife143% real 6 months ago

k but hot pot still tastes good even if this is weird.

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Connor Van Der Werf 3 years ago

hope fully its just a metal spine under there

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Paizleypie 4 years ago

Lady Gaga dolls?

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Gemma Gallagher 4 years ago

gettin serious lady gaga vibes here

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未周陸 5 years ago

When East Meets West ...... Chinese HOT POT served with Lady Gaga's Meat Dress on Barbie dolls! Creative!

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Laura Perkinson 6 years ago

This is Shabu Shabu? Not sure of the spelling, but one of my most favorite dishes

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未周陸 5 years ago

Chinese [Fire] HOT POT, it is! Up to NOW, You have been the only one paying attention to the FOOD, at least, for my to scroll all the way down Here. Shabu-Shabu is the Japanese Hot Pot, More on the Savoury and Less Sweet than the other Japanese version Sukiyaki. Glad to know you like Shabu-Shabu!

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Joyce Berman 6 years ago

More like Lady Gag, I think.

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Just Carmen 6 years ago

What in the hell?!

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Michelle Dodson 6 years ago

Just, why?

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Mike Mischak 6 years ago

Too many fingers involved and unsanitary presentation.

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anita wid 6 years ago

I hope the dolls wears underwear at least...

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kalle1724 6 years ago

seems offensive in todays world...but it is bacon..

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Kawaii Panda 6 years ago

Lady gaga cosplay

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Pandamious 6 years ago

Lady Gaga, is that you?

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birdhouse 6 years ago

I'm sure the chef thinks this is art but come on!

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glowworm2 6 years ago

Lady Gaga inspired?

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Janette Smith 6 years ago

Lady Gaga hot pots

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Bill Thomas 6 years ago

Didn't Lady Gaga do this already?

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BusLady 6 years ago

Who eats raw meat? ( Not Lady Gaga for sure)

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Steak And Mashed Potatoes In A Martini Glass

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#24

I Asked For A Pint Of Lager... Ended Up With A Science Experiment

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#25

Oh For F*ck Sake! This Has Got To Be The Worst

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#26

Fish Goo Smeared On A Floor Tile

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#27

This Dessert Trend Needs To Stop

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#28

Forgive Me, But There's A Plate In This One. In A Sink

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#29

A Motel Served Me This Breakfast Tray For $15 And Contains A Toaster, And A 2l Milk

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#30

I Received My Drink, Complete With Bird Cage Prison

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#31

Single Mini Macaron Topped With Basil On A Rock

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#32

Justice Is Served

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#33

Cheesy Triceratop

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#34

Uh, Ok Then

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#35

My Basket Of Chicken Wings, Not Quite What I Expected

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#36

A Poutine In A Dog Bowl... I Think They're Just Humiliating Us At This Point

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They Recommended To My Friend That He Get His Cheeseburger “In A Cup”

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#38

Pork Scratchings On A Plank, With A Mini Wheelbarrow Of Apple Sauce

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#39

We Are Almost At Peak Cake/Milkshake Stupidity

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#40

I Scream, You Scream, We All Scream For Icecream... Served On A Giant Block Of Frozen Flower Petals

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#41

Chocolate Pudding Served In An Ashtray With Sesame 'Ash'

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#42

Canalla Bistro In Valencia Really Know How To Serve Up A Pork Starter

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Communal Spaghetti Served On The Table

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#44

A Coal Iron On Steak

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#45

When A Restaurant Buys New Crockery And Glassware But The Road Leading To It Is Full Of Potholes

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#46

I Just Got Served My Pizza Oil In A Baby Bottle

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#47

In China, Having To Pull Pieces Of Fruit Off A Tree

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#48

Soup In A Bowl, In A Bag

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#49

Fish Served On An Empty Beercan In A Dirty Ashtray

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Fermented Plums Served On Pine Branches

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#51

Shoonk! French Fries In A Pneumatic Tube

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#52

Six Opportunities For The Waiter To Trip And Impale Himself

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#53

Creme Brulee In A Dish Too Thin To Fit A Spoon Comfortably. Can I Just Get A Bowl?

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#54

Is It More ‘Alaskan’ When Served On A Piece Of Tree?

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#55

Of Course I Want To Eat My Noodles From A Log. Silly Bowls And Plate Eaters I Tell You

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#56

Dear God Why Would You Bring An Entire Popcorn Machine To A Table

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#57

This Was Served To A Group Of 5K+(A Few Are A Million) Followers In A Restaurant In Stockholm. Yes, Those Are Tacos, Served In Shoes

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#58

Because Nothing Says ‘Fresh Bread’ Like An Old Man’s Flat Cap

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#59

Prawns In A Child’s Beach Bucket. On A Plate

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#60

How Am I Supposed To Pour My Bloody Custard Into This?

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#61

Friend Went To A Restaurant And They Served Him Paneer Tikka On An Iron

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#62

Fries Served In A Dustpan

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#63

They Even Managed To Make A Simple Croissant Look Unappetizing

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#64

But I Don't Even Need The Bucket It's A Damn Sandwich

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#65

Carrot Cake Served On Round Mirrors

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#66

Serving A Drink In A Flimsy Chinese Takeout Box Is Stupid

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#67

This Appetizer Was Well Balanced

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#68

Raspberry Ice Cream On A Twig, In A Hole Drilled Into A Rock

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#69

Nachos On Tap...

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#70

Whitefish Roe On Hardtack Bread. On A Mousetrap...

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#71

Cakes And Pastries On A Skateboard. Rad

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#72

It’s My Birthday Today And Someone Told The Restaurant. Birthday Brownie Technically Came On A Plate, However Said Plate Was Placed On A Board Propped Up By Two Tomato Cans

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This Hip Coffee Shop In Memphis Uses Dry Pasta As Stirring Sticks

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#74

Technically This Meat Is Served On A Plate, But...

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#75

Boss, We’re Out Of Plates.... Wait, Never Mind, This Will Work

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#76

Salt, Pepper And Brick Dust

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#77

Whipped Butter On... A Rock. Deliciously Impractical!

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#78

Gimme A Shot Of Salad..... Wait, Make That A Double!

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#79

When Recycling Goes Too Far

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#80

The Chopping Board Is The Least Of It. Inside The Camden Hells Can Is... Gravy

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Yeah I’ll Have A Crusty Can Instead Of A Glass I Guess

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#82

This Jungle Gym Is Supposed To Be My Salad

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#83

My Dessert Was A Literal Ashtray, Complete With A Cigarette And Some Chewing Gum

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#84

Anyone From Bristol (UK) Have To Deal With This Sh*t?

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#85

Reindeer Served On Reindeer Antlers

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#86

Breakfast On A Shovel (Eggs Benedict, Hollandaise, Spinach And Some Sort Of Waffle)

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#87

Now I Get Why It Was Advertised As "Half A Bottle Of Fries"... Fries In A Cut Off Bottle Of Wine

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#88

Ask For Plates, And You Shall Receive

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#89

Here's Your Beef In A Log, Now STFU

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#90

Just Bring It Straight From The Fryer And Dump It On My Morning Newspaper Please

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#91

First Aid

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#92

My Boyfriend Got His Creme Brûlée On A Porous Tile Plate With A Message. We Thought It Was Edible, But Nope! It Was Glue

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#93

Just Give Me A Fucking Plate. Not A Board With A Hole In It And A Half Broken Wine Glass

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#94

What On Earth

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#95

I Ordered Some Cheese Filled Cottage Cheese. It Came On Miniature Stairs. With The Dip On Top

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#96

In Iceland They Served Bread And Butter On A Volcanic Stone

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We Were Served Icecream In A Kitchen Sink At This Restaurant

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Beignets On A Tree

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#99

Creative, But Still Not A Plate

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Coffee Cake In A Can

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#101

The Food Is Somewhere In There

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Frozen Dessert Served On A Giant Lego Brick

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Rice In A Carved Out Rock

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#104

Watering Can For Chips (Fries)?

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Waitress Was Unable To Give Me A Knife As It Could Damage The Wooden Board...

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Huge Burger Served On A Small Frying Pan. Why? Just So You Can Make A Mess On The Table, Which Is A Barrel

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#107

Birch Please...

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#108

In Belize, My Burger Arrived On A Tiny Wooden Disc On Top Of Another Wooden Slab

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#109

Cheese Fries In A Glass

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#110

Fries Sitting In Ketchup In Shot Glasses, Getting Soggy

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#111

Do I Eat The Leaves?

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Chicken Wings Straight From The Supermarket

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Digging In The Garden

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"Chicken And Waffles" Served On A Beer...

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Can Be Useful When It's Windy...

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#116

The Pint Of Spaghetti Bolognese

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Greek Gyro Served In An Ice Scoop

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#118

Went To A Restaurant In Spain And Ordered Some Guacamole. Had To Crush My Ingredients By Myself

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#119

Worst Nachos Ever

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Crackers With Fried Ham And Dressing, Served On A Bone Resting On Barley Grain In A Bowl

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#121

Appetizing

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I Had To Eat Like A T-Rex Just To Get At The Lasagna

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Poutine Served In A Bag Of Doritos

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#124

Just A Spoonful

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#125

Burger On An Upside Down Hub Cap

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#126

The Caviar Kept Falling To The Hay

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#127

Brownie And Ice Cream Presented In A Cellophane Ball In A Bamboo Dim Sum Bowl. What The Eff Is This?

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Iced Tea Served In A Urinal + Tube

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#129

Steak With A Serving Of Tasty Newspaper Ink

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Half A Pint Of Mac And Cheese Please, Barkeep. On A Saucer Not Functioning As A Plate Yes Please. And A Parmesan 99 Sure

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Hans 6 years ago

Many creative ideas, and also some that are blatantly stupid or decadent. Nothing beats simple plates and bowls when you merely want to enjoy the food. And many of these ideas are very questionable frpm a hygienic point of view.

27points

Sasy 6 years ago

This is disgraceful, food is supposed to be a joy, and eating out an experience. Food presentation should not have you cringing, fearful or reminded of the bathroom. This is complete lack of respect for customers, and the c**p that they are pushing more and more to see how far they can push, if your food and service needs such a horrible gimmick, fire your cook/chef.

9points

Rafaella Bueno 6 years ago

I agree. If the food is really good, and the price is fair, you won't be needing this c**p to sell it. If this even works as a selling point, at most you'll get people to come one time out of curiosity, but never to actually eat.

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Imma Letchofinish 6 years ago

If you have to dress your food up this much, it cannot be that good and likely costs more than it should.

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birdhouse 6 years ago

Do any of these people just say "no , I'm not paying for this mess!"?

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Meeow 6 years ago

Some are very creative, I like. And wtf with all these shoes trends and dog bowls, very disrespectful!!!I will throw that shyt, get up and leave & forever blacklists.

1point

Laura Sherman 6 years ago

Any one been to Kirsch's in Massapequa, NY? they have a huuuge sundae with waffles served in a kitchen sink for an Ice Cream Eating contest. If you finish the whole thing you win a t-shirt, you get your picture on the wall and you don't have to pay the $40 for it. yea it's not great but it looks so funny. IMG_0569-5...3c5f1a.jpg

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Nikki D 6 years ago

Unless that's 10 pounds of ice cream, the price seems a bit steep!

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Katinka Min 6 years ago

Drinks in funny containers, ok, Fod, No. First of all, most these things aren't meant to have food on it and are full of BPAs - which are fat soluble. Then you wouldn't be able to put them in a dishwasher, so they'll never truly be cleaned at a high temperature and if the lack of hygiene wasn't putting me off, already, the garishness would and the fact that I WANT MY FOOD ON A GORRAM PLATE!!!

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Sasy 6 years ago

Drinks yes, I agree, the umbrella and rock were a bit overdone though, but I remember a club in Sydney doing ceramic toilets and baths for cocktails in the early 90's but they were ceramic and made for that purpose. I also worked for a place that used themed tumblers for events like Halloween, but again brand new and disposable after use for that event.

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FABULOUS1 6 years ago

I just wonder how many people new prior to ordering how the food was going to be presented and got it anyway. I think i would be most concerned with the ones that had the open cans with possible sharp edges that could cause injury. I would not even risk eating off of something like that. And worst part is they probably had to pay extra for the chef's "creativity."

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Tinpot 6 years ago

I'd love to see the prices for all these "delicacies".

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Nikki D 6 years ago

It'd probably give me a stroke!

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Ed Mo 6 years ago

Presentation run amok. These are all absurd & many look unappetizing.

1point

Hans 6 years ago

Wow, Hans-o-hater on the prowl. At least two downvotes on every comment within the first 30 minutes must be a new all-time best.

1point

Joyce Blodgett 1 year ago

I live smack in the middle of America---right in the very center of the most Midwestern area---and I'm very happy that all of our restaurants here serve food on/in the proper vessel for whatever is ordered. No idiotic "artisan" rocks, or shovels, or outhouses, just plain, simple, CLEAN plates, bowls, cups and mugs, each used appropriately.

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Amie Redman 3 years ago

What the heck? Chefs should let their flavors speak not the silly way they can plate.

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Rooster Red Gaming 3 years ago

The ice cream in the sink is literally called The Kitchen Sink for a reason...it was featured on Man Vs. Food a while ago.

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未周陸 5 years ago

A few repeats, but Still Fun to go through ......

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Deborah B 5 years ago

A few of these are good... the majority I would send back, or walk out. Put it on an appropriate plate. Bread can go in a basket. A wooden or slate underplate slab, fine. Sand? broken glass? bones? Ash trays? URINALS? Anything involving bark, hair, hay, twigs or dirt, or shaped like an animal or part of such, is a firm no. Seriously, a dead rat? Is that supposed to suggest good food hygine? A lot of these things look like they aren't intended for food service. They may not be food safe. Beautiful or interesting food presentation is great, but the food needs to be clearly safe, sanitary, and easily and neatly extractable and consumable.

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Freya the Wanderer 6 years ago

What the Hello Kitty were they thinking? Maybe the restaurant managers/waiters/whoever thought these ideas were cute and/or clever. A cocktail in an umbrella? I yi yi yi yi!

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M.J. J. 6 years ago

I'm thinking these "Creative" serving pieces can't ever be really gotten clean between customers, and puts an tremendous strain on the servers to assemble...

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Abby Rexroth 6 years ago

Just provide a decent meal at a decent price and forget all the artsy fartsy bulls**t!

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Sandra Luz 6 years ago

Nonsense marketing.

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Santiago Suarez 6 years ago

many of those are health hazards.

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Darius B. 6 years ago

This has gone too far. We'll have to shut down and start humanity again

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Darius B. 6 years ago

This have gone too far. We'll have to shut down and start humanity again

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Lyone Fein 6 years ago

So many of these seem like excuses to charge huge amounts of money for tiny amounts of mediocre food-----folks are just paying for weird presentation.

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John Anderson 6 years ago

This is the best Pizza in a Cup! Way better than the other Pizza in a Cup.........What a joke. These hipster douchbags need a swift kick in the a*s.

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H4unt3dF0r3sts 6 years ago

All of this food is making me hungry!

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frederic eeckman 6 years ago

Half of it feels like a big middle finger to hygiene though...

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Alia Ris 6 years ago

I feel so sorry to the waitres/waiter, having to explain the dumb idea over and over again...

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TC 6 years ago

Some restaurants suck.

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Rob Chapman 6 years ago

Any time I walk into a random restaurant, and see that it's a hipster place, with idiotic servings like those in the pics above, I immediately turn around and walk out. For several reason.. #1. I am NOT eating food out of a shoe, or a shovel, off an old license plate or out of an old tin can. #2 I am NOT paying $20 - $30 (or more) for $5 worth of food. #3 Hipsters.

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Kenny Kulbiski 6 years ago

A lot of these wouldn't even be appetizing on ordinary serving ware.

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Vincent Tiggelman 6 years ago

This reminds of te Black Books episode where Bernard and Manny try to turn the bookshop in a restaurant: "There's no more plates" "Use books with plates on the cover!"

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Smruti Rekha 6 years ago

See people using expletives for the food or presentation. But why go to a hipster place and expect normal plating? Did you not know about it beforehand? Stop bitching!!

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Nubmaeme 6 years ago

Food does not belong in shoes, trash, ashtrays, shovels, or whathaveyou. I can understand trying to be "trendy" and different but, please, have some common sense. If I would be served food on anything like in some of these pictures, I'd refuse it and leave.

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Tiffany Zhu 6 years ago

Some are extra, others are cute, and others are 100% instagrammable

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Nikol Böhmová 6 years ago

If I would received my food in any of these kind of servings I would send it back and ask to have it on plate! And looked normal

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Wanda Queen 6 years ago

Having worked many years, at a variety of jobs in the food service industry, I feel qualified to ask: what the actual f**k are people thinking?!

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Rebecca McManus 6 years ago

Heston Blumenthal has a lot to answer for. In case any aspiring chefs are reading, ANY deep fried food will go soggy if served inside a container, be it glass, metal, plastic or paper.. just don't do it.

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Bobbi Newell 6 years ago

I'd be concerned not only about the sanitation issue, but also about whether most of the creative serving items are actually food safe. Certain finishes can leach their chemicals into the food, and suddenly you're consuming stuff that's bad for you. Restaurants should avoid gimmicky presentations, and focus their energies on what really matters - THE FOOD!

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Lady A 6 years ago

I had to stop looking. Food served in/on non-food serving items is possibly very dangerous. I would have to send so many of these things back. (Flip flop?? Umbrella?? No, just NO!!)

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Meowton Mewsk 6 years ago

Human beings don’t deserve this planet.

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Kate 6 years ago

I really wish that they gave us context--like the name of the restraints or their themes

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Jessica Towns 6 years ago

Honestly, most of these would make me mad

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Agnes Jekyll 6 years ago

Oh, the barfing.

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SanchaTheSeeker 6 years ago

Why is this even necessary? It won't really get extra stars on zomato or any reviewing site. Just a waste of time and can also be unhygienic

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Hans 6 years ago

27points

Sasy 6 years ago

9points

Rafaella Bueno 6 years ago

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Imma Letchofinish 6 years ago

If you have to dress your food up this much, it cannot be that good and likely costs more than it should.

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birdhouse 6 years ago

Do any of these people just say "no , I'm not paying for this mess!"?

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Meeow 6 years ago

Some are very creative, I like. And wtf with all these shoes trends and dog bowls, very disrespectful!!!I will throw that shyt, get up and leave & forever blacklists.

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Laura Sherman 6 years ago

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Nikki D 6 years ago

Unless that's 10 pounds of ice cream, the price seems a bit steep!

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Katinka Min 6 years ago

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Sasy 6 years ago

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FABULOUS1 6 years ago

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Tinpot 6 years ago

I'd love to see the prices for all these "delicacies".

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Nikki D 6 years ago

It'd probably give me a stroke!

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Ed Mo 6 years ago

Presentation run amok. These are all absurd & many look unappetizing.

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Hans 6 years ago

Wow, Hans-o-hater on the prowl. At least two downvotes on every comment within the first 30 minutes must be a new all-time best.

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Joyce Blodgett 1 year ago

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Amie Redman 3 years ago

What the heck? Chefs should let their flavors speak not the silly way they can plate.

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Rooster Red Gaming 3 years ago

The ice cream in the sink is literally called The Kitchen Sink for a reason...it was featured on Man Vs. Food a while ago.

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未周陸 5 years ago

A few repeats, but Still Fun to go through ......

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Deborah B 5 years ago

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Freya the Wanderer 6 years ago

What the Hello Kitty were they thinking? Maybe the restaurant managers/waiters/whoever thought these ideas were cute and/or clever. A cocktail in an umbrella? I yi yi yi yi!

0points

M.J. J. 6 years ago

I'm thinking these "Creative" serving pieces can't ever be really gotten clean between customers, and puts an tremendous strain on the servers to assemble...

0points

Abby Rexroth 6 years ago

Just provide a decent meal at a decent price and forget all the artsy fartsy bulls**t!

0points

Sandra Luz 6 years ago

Nonsense marketing.

0points

Santiago Suarez 6 years ago

many of those are health hazards.

0points

Darius B. 6 years ago

This has gone too far. We'll have to shut down and start humanity again

0points

Darius B. 6 years ago

This have gone too far. We'll have to shut down and start humanity again

0points

Lyone Fein 6 years ago

So many of these seem like excuses to charge huge amounts of money for tiny amounts of mediocre food-----folks are just paying for weird presentation.

0points

John Anderson 6 years ago

This is the best Pizza in a Cup! Way better than the other Pizza in a Cup.........What a joke. These hipster douchbags need a swift kick in the a*s.

0points

H4unt3dF0r3sts 6 years ago

All of this food is making me hungry!

0points

frederic eeckman 6 years ago

Half of it feels like a big middle finger to hygiene though...

0points

Alia Ris 6 years ago

I feel so sorry to the waitres/waiter, having to explain the dumb idea over and over again...

0points

TC 6 years ago

Some restaurants suck.

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Rob Chapman 6 years ago

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Kenny Kulbiski 6 years ago

A lot of these wouldn't even be appetizing on ordinary serving ware.

0points

Vincent Tiggelman 6 years ago

This reminds of te Black Books episode where Bernard and Manny try to turn the bookshop in a restaurant: "There's no more plates" "Use books with plates on the cover!"

0points

Smruti Rekha 6 years ago

See people using expletives for the food or presentation. But why go to a hipster place and expect normal plating? Did you not know about it beforehand? Stop bitching!!

0points

Nubmaeme 6 years ago

0points

Tiffany Zhu 6 years ago

Some are extra, others are cute, and others are 100% instagrammable

0points

Nikol Böhmová 6 years ago

If I would received my food in any of these kind of servings I would send it back and ask to have it on plate! And looked normal

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Wanda Queen 6 years ago

Having worked many years, at a variety of jobs in the food service industry, I feel qualified to ask: what the actual f**k are people thinking?!

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Rebecca McManus 6 years ago

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Bobbi Newell 6 years ago

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Lady A 6 years ago

I had to stop looking. Food served in/on non-food serving items is possibly very dangerous. I would have to send so many of these things back. (Flip flop?? Umbrella?? No, just NO!!)

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