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.

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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Tumultuous Toddler In The Tearoom

November 22, 2009 Kid Stories

My husband and I spent our honeymoon over Christmas in London a few years ago. We had heard Christmas tea at the Ritz was (while of course a bit touristy) a special thing to do in London around the holidays. So I booked a champagne tea for two months in advance and swallowed our sticker [...]

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Welcome To Our Updated Site!

November 14, 2009 Dining Hell Blog

Welcome to the updated Dinners From Hell website! You’ll still find all of the stories and comments that the previous site had. But you’ll also find that surfing through our pages offers a much more enjoyable and satisfying experience.
Changes were made out of necessity as well as for desired improvements. The software previously used – Microsoft [...]

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I Thought We Had An Understandin’

October 31, 2009 Server & Chef Stories

One night my boyfriend, my roommate and I decided to go out to dinner to a local steak and buffet restaurant. We each ordered entrées and sodas, placed the tickets on our table, and then went to the buffet line for some salads. When we returned, our tickets were still on the table. No big [...]

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Tableside Service Goes Up In Smoke

October 24, 2009 Server & Chef Stories

I must admit that after a number of years in the “food service” industry, inevitably there are some “Dinners from Hell” I have been responsible for. Whether it be an accident or not, I’ve always owned up to the mistake, made it right and continued on with life. However, there is on “Dinner from Hell” [...]

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Server Makes A Spectacle Of Diners

October 20, 2009 Server & Chef Stories

A couple of months ago my husband and I were out running errands and decide to meet up with some friends at a local “Mom & Pop” restaurant. These friends of ours had just ordered their lunches with their 9 month old daughter when we arrived. My husband and I decided to just order a [...]

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Loud Disabled Kid

October 16, 2009 Diner Stories

My girlfriend and I decided to go to a local Italian restaurant that we sometimes go to eat at during our regular evening dates after work. Being in our late teens we try to spend as much time together as possible. It wasn’t my favorite restaurant but it was still okay. When we arrived it [...]

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Arrogant P.O.S.

September 23, 2009 Diner Stories

It was a busy Tuesday night at Downtown Disney and I was having a horrible day already. My back was killing me and the hosts and managers had no sympathy for my pain.
There was a family of 4 with 2 young children that was seated in my section. The husband was an arrogant P.O.S. right [...]

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Separate Checks

September 18, 2009 Diner Stories

Oh how I love getting to work right before the dinner rush comes. Pick up a few tables from lazy servers who stroll in 15 to 20 minutes late coffee in hand. I myself enjoy stealing those tables and picking up the extra 50 to 60 bucks. But of course not on this day.
I had [...]

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Hell’s Bells

September 4, 2009 Ask Dev

Hey Dev,
I am allergic to several foods and one night I ordered my usual at my former fav Mexican restaurant. I asked for no bell peppers and I always tell them that it will make me very sick (hospital sick) if they are in the dish. This time they forgot and left the peppers in [...]

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