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It’s pretty rare that I will complain about a meal when I eat out, but I will do it.  If something is cooked wrong, or the order is wrong, I will certainly speak up.  But what about if you just don’t like it?

Last night I went to a local pub that I’ve been going to for years.  I’ve always liked everything I’ve ordered there, and considering how long I’ve been going there, that’s a pretty good streak.  Tried something new last night, and it simply was NOT my cup of tea.  (Actually, I used the word awful.)  There wasn’t anything wrong with how it was cooked, it was what I ordered, just not what I liked.

I gave it back to the bartender and told him so.  (Not mean, not upset, just “Wow, that was a very bad decision on my part!”)  The other bartender said he liked it, and I told him to knock himself out and feel free to finish it.  (It was a shrimp dish, so it’s not like it was a half-eaten pasta dish or something like that – it was an easily shared item.)

So, I was just happy that it didn’t go to waste.  But, my bartender insisted on taking it off the check.  And then we argued about it.  (Good naturedly.)  I told him they shouldn’t have to take it off the check just because I made a bad decision.  It wasn’t their fault – it was what I ordered and they didn’t cook it wrong.  I just didn’t like it.

I lost, and it came off the check.  (I still tipped on what the total would have been with the shrimp.)

I still think it’s not their fault!