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30 Times People Would’ve Rather Had Plates And Glasses Instead Of These Disasters (New Pics)
Let me tell you, when your mashed potato gets served in a glass vase or your soup is poured in a stiletto, you’re at a crossroads. One one hand, you can call the absurdity out, complain to your waiter but don’t expect much. After all, if that restaurant is guilty of anything, then it’s trying hard to impress you. Another option is to ignore the serving and enjoy its content, but that would end in a strong longing for simple life where plates are a thing.
However, such try-hard food servings seem to be everywhere and it’s become impossible to ignore them. And the internet’s beloved project “We Want Plates” is a safe space to talk about hard things, aka the plate drought in restaurants.
According to their website, it’s “the global crusade against serving food on bits of wood and roof slates, chips in mugs and drinks in jam jars.” It’s also home to an impressive collection of some of the craziest, most wondrous, and ‘what is dat thing?’-kinda food servings people encountered.
Psst! More pics of, let’s be honest, barely edible craziness can be found in our previous posts with “We Want Plates” here, here and here.
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#1
Beautifully Plated, But Not A Plate, Not Even Over A Plate
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#2
Got Sandy Feet As A Dessert
#3
Caesar Salad Or Charlie Brown Christmas Tree?
Getting your soup served in a stiletto is bonkers, no doubt about that. But have you noticed that those super fancy, very detailed, often bizarre food servings come from luxurious restaurants? I mean let’s be honest, your local Chinese takeaway couldn’t care less about putting that sweet & sour curry in anything other than a plastic container. Do you complain about them not being elaborate enough? Well, probably not. So why, then, is it so frustrating when restaurants are genuinely trying to stand out and make us impressed? Now this is some food for thought.
#4
First Patio Since Covid And This Is What I Get. I Told The Owner I Was Going To Post On This Sub And He Said He Would Bring Me The Sandwich On A Plate Next Time If This Post Blows Up
#5
Chocolate "Horse Turd" Truffles On A Manure Fork. Just No
Brian Bennett 3 years ago
This establishment is next to a race track - Waste not want not! (please want not!)
#6
Can You Spot My Lamb Chop?
Fancy restaurants are also notorious for serving small portions. A walnut-sized piece of cod, anyone?! But if we take a closer look at this common phenomenon, we may find some solid reasons why restaurants do that. First, it’s the pricing of the ingredients. The more high-priced ingredients they use for the dish, the more expensive the dish will be. Moreover, small portions can reduce costs for purchasing ingredients. As a result, less money gets wasted, adding to a higher profit margin for a restaurant.
#7
Blood Pancakes In A Mask
#8
Whats Up With All Of This Food On Your Hand Trend?
#9
My Cocktail Came In A Box
The second reason is that eating at a fancy restaurant is about savoring every bite. Food served in smaller portions will help you relish and savor every bite. This is part of the experience and so it’s defo not for the hangover-induced munchies.
Moreover, smaller portion sizes are said to lead to a better customer experience. Because the truth is, by the time you sit down and finish your substantial meal, you really don’t get the full dining experience. A large portion does a great job at filling up your stomach, but fine dining is not just about that. It’s giving those taste buds a well-deserved workout and it’s all about being in the moment.
#10
Our Corn Chips Came In A Rusty Bucket
#11
So I Went To Alinea This Weekend
Loki’s Lil Butter Knife 3 years ago (edited)
I'm sorry if you are eating at Alinea you should expect bizarre, over-the-top plating. At Alinea you are shelling out the "big bucks" for an interactive food experience at the 15th best restaurant in the world . Totally not my thing, but I suppose there are some people out there who have the money to have a Jackson-Pollock style dinner.
ForgotMyPWSendHelp 3 years ago (edited)
Well, it better taste really f***ing good!
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Caro Caro 3 years ago
I would walk out. This is outrageous and pisses me off on a huge level I can't even explain. Friggin idiots chucking food on a table and thinking it's cool and then those moron customers even paying for this sh!t. I'm so furious..
Lyn Arnold 3 years ago
People who go to Alinea know exactly what they are going to get. It's an incredibly famous, expensive restaurant and reservations are months out. I know it's nuts, but patrons pay for the experience.
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Must Be Bored Again 3 years ago
Is there any food actually on there to consume, because all I see is a bunch of different colored sauces and berries sprinkled around them?
I like trains 3 years ago
NOW THIS, this is a great date food. Just think about licking this mess up, very sensually infront of your long time crush. Showing them you' re a real animal right away. Just horrible....
Brian Bennett 3 years ago
Well this dude ain't going there - looks like my little brothers hgh ichair tray when he was learning to feed himself!
Logic and Reason 3 years ago
Well yeah; it’s Alinea. They’ve had a dish that’s a balloon made of sugar that actually floats. Normally I find this sort of food preparation pretentious, but Alinea is artistry.
Patricia Healton 3 years ago
Why would you even start eating that? I would have immediately asked for plates.
Dorothy Parker 3 years ago
The photos are making it look very tempting. https://www.yelp.com/biz/alinea-chicago
Loki’s Lil Butter Knife 3 years ago
That's why I'm so confused at posts like this. You're eating at Alinea-- an experimental restaurant that pushes the boundaries between food and performance art. You know that you're know what you're getting into when you shell out hundreds of dollars to eat at a place like this.
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Cassidy ChillRose 3 years ago
Finger painting for adults, I'd say. This makes the kids seem like the pinnacle of neatness!
Mayrene Chester 3 years ago
How did they serve this? Did the Chef do the art right at the table?
Emmydearest 3 years ago
If they placed a big plexiglass tablet on the table and then squirted the Pollockian dessert all over it, it wouldn't have been that bad. But directly on the tablecloth? 🤢
Deja Katz 3 years ago
Alina “conceptualists” must be guffawing down their sleeves at idiots paying over the odds to eat a pack of supermarket blueberries and half pint of icecream smooshed across a tabletop. They know they could literally get their patrons to eat steak tartare off the restaurant toilet floor if they set the price high enough.
velocirrober 3 years ago
And when they leave, the staff cleans the table with the same damp rag they use to clean the rest of the tables.
#12
Japan
#13
Friend's Mother Went To A Restaurant And Got A Glass Of Pasta! Upside Down!
#14
Nachos On A Rusty Bin Lid
#15
Especially In This Times, Don't Want To Eat From One Table With Like 10 Other People
#16
Why
#17
Gravy In A Urinal
Mad Dragon 3 years ago
This is not a restaurant. This is someone’s house, and I’m betting this was some sort of family joke.
#18
Uhm.. How Do I Drink It..?
#19
Please Take A Charcuterie And Have A Seat
#20
Can You Spot Our Appetizers?
#21
A Friend Ordered Tiramisu In Scotland. Why Sugar The Lid?
#22
I Just Thought You Guys Were No Fun, But I Get It Now….
#23
The Sauce Was Dripping From The Holes
TahJia Williams 3 years ago
because you're taking to long to eat it. once you receive it, you're suppose to shove it in your mouth hole and breathe in real fast to swallow.. psh nuubs
#24
At A 2 Michelin Starred Restaurant
#25
Served In An Ashtray
#26
Saw This On Instagram And It Sent Me Into A Fit Of Rage
Raven Sheridan 3 years ago
I think the fit of rage, was over them not being able to have any. 😏
#27
The Churro Shoe
#28
Venison Cubes On A Deer Antler (Was Actually Incredible)
#29
Syrup Kept Spilling Over
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What do you think ?
Caro Caro 3 years ago
I had to stop after getting all furious and frustrated. The idiocy just oozes off these photos and joints doing this makes me believe they had little to no respect for their customers.... which might be a thing as these customers who think this is ok are morons. end of rant. Have a lovely weekend dear Panda's.
Devil's Advocate 3 years ago
Guarantees you getting all over social media...as they say, all publicity is good publicity... I'd just walk straight out and find another place to eat
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Roger Haywood 3 years ago
I would have been angry if I had been served most of those. Give me a sodding plate, please waiter.
John Baker 3 years ago
This crap is absurd, and anyone who'd pay good money for it is an idiot. Do you ever get the feeling that these hipster restaurants are deliberately trying to see how badly they can get away with insulting their customers before they start losing business?
Caro Caro 3 years ago
It is an insult isn't it. And the disrespect for food, God, I just can't ...
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Caro Caro 3 years ago
That might be a good thing seeing the number of obese.
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Nikki Sevven 3 years ago
None of this is remotely creative. Quite a lot of it creates unsafe conditions. All of it is pretentious and stupid.
Remi A. Paulin 3 years ago
Honestly, you'd swear that the so-called chefs who concocted those culinary disasters are all heavily tripping on acid...
Filipe Vieira 3 years ago (edited)
What worries me most about these pretentious presentations is the hygiene of the accessories used
Valerie Heath-Harrison 3 years ago
I look at all of these and every time I think, "What the hell is that?"
Brian Bennett 3 years ago
Most were disgustingly stupid. My guess no health department was notified, and they wonder why diseases are contracted. Like Forrest Gump said "You never know what you're gonna get."
Susan Green 3 years ago
I’m certain that some of these restaurants think they are being quite unique and clever doing this, but they don’t realize how absurd this is.
Stargazer66 1 year ago
I'd get up and walk out. These 'restaurants' need to be shut down by the health department.
Theoretical Empiricist 3 years ago
Um...shouldn't "plating" be an exercise in arranging food to look MORE appetizing? Oh, yeah...the whole "plate" thing again.
Oskar vanZandt 3 years ago
I must not be the right sort of sophisticated to not appreciate these types of "over-the-top" food presentations. I just want my food plated up tidily on a clean plate, accompanied by clean cutlery and clean whatever the food I ordered comes in/on.
Sagtiya Sieelan 3 years ago
Omg! I bet all these 'creative culinary art' (lol!) are waaay expensive & the idiots who pay for this kind of food or go to these kind of 'high class' restaurants are pathetic.. ugh!!
karin artinian 3 years ago
I would have demanded a “ plate” immediately. These offerings are repulsive and disgusting….but that’s just me.
Belle Miles 3 years ago
Ok, so you want to eat like a dog. Just have a food fight and then eat it off the floor without a fork. Put your face down... on the floor and lick it. This kind of service is disrespectful to the customer and the food. Zero dignity, disgusting.
Tiny Dancer 3 years ago
Thank goddess we can't afford to eat in these kind of places. At least a greasy spoon type diner respects the process and just serves me well-cooked food in generous portions. At least, that's what I consider a good restaurant. These dishes are just art installations, right? People aren't really paying good money to eat this nonsense, right? SMH
Jo Choto 3 years ago
This post has made me realize I am extremely particular about food hygiene.
Jamie Ward 2 years ago
Exactly! How do they even clean most of these contraptions? Nope!
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Caro Caro 3 years ago
I had to stop after getting all furious and frustrated. The idiocy just oozes off these photos and joints doing this makes me believe they had little to no respect for their customers.... which might be a thing as these customers who think this is ok are morons. end of rant. Have a lovely weekend dear Panda's.
Devil's Advocate 3 years ago
Guarantees you getting all over social media...as they say, all publicity is good publicity... I'd just walk straight out and find another place to eat
Load More Replies... Roger Haywood 3 years ago
I would have been angry if I had been served most of those. Give me a sodding plate, please waiter.
John Baker 3 years ago
This crap is absurd, and anyone who'd pay good money for it is an idiot. Do you ever get the feeling that these hipster restaurants are deliberately trying to see how badly they can get away with insulting their customers before they start losing business?
Caro Caro 3 years ago
It is an insult isn't it. And the disrespect for food, God, I just can't ...
Load More Replies... Caro Caro 3 years ago
That might be a good thing seeing the number of obese.
Load More Replies... Nikki Sevven 3 years ago
None of this is remotely creative. Quite a lot of it creates unsafe conditions. All of it is pretentious and stupid.
Remi A. Paulin 3 years ago
Honestly, you'd swear that the so-called chefs who concocted those culinary disasters are all heavily tripping on acid...
Filipe Vieira 3 years ago (edited)
What worries me most about these pretentious presentations is the hygiene of the accessories used
Valerie Heath-Harrison 3 years ago
I look at all of these and every time I think, "What the hell is that?"
Brian Bennett 3 years ago
Most were disgustingly stupid. My guess no health department was notified, and they wonder why diseases are contracted. Like Forrest Gump said "You never know what you're gonna get."
Susan Green 3 years ago
I’m certain that some of these restaurants think they are being quite unique and clever doing this, but they don’t realize how absurd this is.
Stargazer66 1 year ago
I'd get up and walk out. These 'restaurants' need to be shut down by the health department.
Theoretical Empiricist 3 years ago
Um...shouldn't "plating" be an exercise in arranging food to look MORE appetizing? Oh, yeah...the whole "plate" thing again.
Oskar vanZandt 3 years ago
I must not be the right sort of sophisticated to not appreciate these types of "over-the-top" food presentations. I just want my food plated up tidily on a clean plate, accompanied by clean cutlery and clean whatever the food I ordered comes in/on.
Sagtiya Sieelan 3 years ago
Omg! I bet all these 'creative culinary art' (lol!) are waaay expensive & the idiots who pay for this kind of food or go to these kind of 'high class' restaurants are pathetic.. ugh!!
karin artinian 3 years ago
I would have demanded a “ plate” immediately. These offerings are repulsive and disgusting….but that’s just me.
Belle Miles 3 years ago
Ok, so you want to eat like a dog. Just have a food fight and then eat it off the floor without a fork. Put your face down... on the floor and lick it. This kind of service is disrespectful to the customer and the food. Zero dignity, disgusting.
Tiny Dancer 3 years ago
Thank goddess we can't afford to eat in these kind of places. At least a greasy spoon type diner respects the process and just serves me well-cooked food in generous portions. At least, that's what I consider a good restaurant. These dishes are just art installations, right? People aren't really paying good money to eat this nonsense, right? SMH
Jo Choto 3 years ago
This post has made me realize I am extremely particular about food hygiene.
Jamie Ward 2 years ago
Exactly! How do they even clean most of these contraptions? Nope!
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