There’s A Nut, But It’s Not In The Food
(We’re serving a table of 30. In each set of dishes, there’s one labelled “no nuts”. The first starter labelled no nuts is a prawn cocktail, so I don’t bother specifying one as no nuts.)
Patron: “I ordered my prawn cocktail with no nuts. Are you sure there’s no nuts in this?”
Me: “Positive, madam. The prawn cocktail is made without any nuts at all.”
Patron: “I don’t believe you. Go and get it remade, and make sure there’s no nuts in it!”
(I walk back into the kitchen and go to the chef.)
Chef: “Is something wrong with that one?”
Me: “No, she just wants one that doesn’t have any nuts in.”
Chef: “But there’s no nuts in the Prawn Cocktail anyway.”
(Not wanting to waste a perfectly good dish, I take the same cocktail back out to the customer, albeit with some extra cayenne sprinkled on top to differentiate it. Not surprisingly, she’s delighted.)
Question of the Week
What is the absolute most stupid thing you’ve heard a customer say?