Dinners From Hell offers true stories about restaurant dining disasters written by diners, servers and chefs.

We've all had those dining experiences when things went dreadfully wrong. Perhaps it was a social blunder, an obnoxious diner, a waiter with an attitude, an embarrassing faux pas, or a food or beverage incident. Find out what others have had to endure by reading stories about dinners gone bad.

Flying Food

February 5, 2010 Accident & Mishap Stories

When I was at college my friends and I decided to treat ourselves to a meal out at a well known fast food chicken restaurant. My friend’s meals were prepared before mine, so they told me they will be waiting upstairs for me.
When my meal arrived I found my friends upstairs, but as I was [...]

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Lack Of Restaurant Security

February 5, 2010 Odds & Ends Stories

I was robbed during BROAD DAYLIGHT at CB while parked along the sidewalk on the side of the building. When I asked the clerk to call police, their first response was “the same thing happened last week.”
They don’t have security cameras in place to help catch criminals. They sent a letter saying they “aren’t responsible for [...]

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Question About Tip

February 5, 2010 Tipping & Etiquette Stories

I decided to sneak out with my daughter for a certain dessert. We arrived there and got a table quickly, and ordered a single dessert to share. The waiter never brought us water. After 10 minutes I had to flag down another waiter to ask for water. It took another 15 minutes to get the dessert.
I realize [...]

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Outlaw Tea From Restaurants

February 5, 2010 Dining Hell Commentary

I have wanted to get this off my chest for 20 years. I absolutely think they should outlaw people who order hot tea.
OK, I know you’re thinking that I’m crazy, but now that tea, especially green tea, is supposed to be so good for you, everyone is ordering it. When you’re a server with 12 [...]

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Crazy Restaurant

January 23, 2010 Odds & Ends Stories

This is the same author who wrote Grief For My Boss and I would like to tell some stories of my crazy life as a kitchen assistant. Aside from dealing with snooty and bad tempered guys like my poor boss had to deal with in my first story, my workmates and I have experienced all [...]

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On The Commode With A Companion

January 18, 2010 Insect & Animal Stories

Several years ago, I was visiting Boston. I was near Harvard Square and decided to have lunch at a small Chinese restaurant. The meal was OK, nothing great, but nothing to complain about.
After I ate and paid for my meal, I went to use the restroom. The restroom was one of those one-person restrooms, so [...]

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Forgetful Waitress

January 14, 2010 Server & Chef Stories

Me and my girlfriend love to eat Asian cuisine. We decided to go to a new Asian restaurant near where I live because we have both heard good news about it, and so we both assumed it was good… boy, were we wrong though.
It all started when we came through the front doors of the [...]

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Grief For My Boss

January 9, 2010 Diner Stories

I work as a kitchen assistant at a restaurant and I feel compelled to tell this story of what happened to my boss. He works both as the restaurant’s manager and host, so he has to meet everyone that comes in and show them their seats. I feel sorry for him as he has to [...]

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Bratty Kids Ruin Meal

January 3, 2010 Kid Stories

When I was in my late teens I used to frequently go to a local restaurant in my hometown in the UK to treat myself. Sometimes I brought my girlfriend with me. I new one of the members of staff at this restaurant so I really liked the place.
But one afternoon a family consisting of [...]

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Bad Food And Bad Tempered Staff

December 11, 2009 Server & Chef Stories

This happened to me a long time ago when I was a little boy but I remember it well. My mother and I went out to eat at a restaurant in our local shopping centre. The restaurant looked nice and we were taken to our seat. It was only when a waitress arrived that the [...]

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