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Seriously it's hard to believe between two adults that neither had the social skills to rectify this very common situation. If I was with someone who I knew was unhappy about their meal and was too shy or whatever reason or scared to approach the server( you know the person whose job it is to handle requests during your meal) I'd take the initiative to fix the problem . This ain't rocket science. Where are you people eating that your too intimidated to ask for something else? Your not getting charged for something you send back and though inconvenient it's better then how this date turned out.
I dated a guy like this once. He would not check if certain ingredients were in a dish and would then not eat/sulk if something came with one of those offending ingredients. It was not an allergy issue and usually an item that could be picked out. The way I see it, it is on the person ordering to do something about it. Period. It is not your responsibility.
I have a friend I eat with now who is really picky and if she has something she dislikes, she will always see if she can send it back.
I would have scarfed down that burger myself but then, I'm a bit if a pig!
I certainly would not expect someone to eat something they didn't like and I can understand that perhaps they would feel a bit uncomfortable scraping off what they didn't like (although that's what I would have done).
Like others here said, I would have asked the server if she could order something else as sun dried tomatoes are not a common item on a burger (I know she is an adult and could do it herself but I still believe in a bit of chivalry). I don't think any restaurant would charge you for the burger but if they did, don't be such a cheap skate! How much could the frigging burger cost to begin with?
I would have scarfed down that burger myself but then, I'm a bit if a pig!
I certainly would not expect someone to eat something they didn't like and I can understand that perhaps they would feel a bit uncomfortable scraping off what they didn't like (although that's what I would have done).
Like others here said, I would have asked the server if she could order something else as sun dried tomatoes are not a common item on a burger (I know she is an adult and could do it herself but I still believe in a bit of chivalry). I don't think any restaurant would charge you for the burger but if they did, don't be such a cheap skate! How much could the frigging burger cost to begin with?
When it comes to something like that, I believe many women are different than guys about things like that. A guy probably would do just that, wipe the past off and eat it, but I just don't see many women sitting in a restaurant doing something like that. They would just have it taken back or order something else before doing all of that. Your dining experience shouldn't be about you sitting at a table taking things off your food you don't like.
I'm a woman and I sure as hell would. That's a complete waste of a burger.
went on a date recently where my date ordered something, she did not like one of the ingredients (sundried tomato paste on a gourmet burger) in the dish so she did not eat it. It was wasted and of course she went without eating dinner. I did not know what exactly to do, has never happened to me before. I could've asked the restaurant to take it back but that would not be fair to the restaurant... after all it wasn't their fault.
Could've offered to order something else but I did not feel like paying twice for her meal when the first one was wasted. I just did nothing in this case although I did feel bad that she was probably hungry. Personally I felt she was just too picky and if she was then she should've asked the waitress beforehand to make sure that ingredient was not in her dish. Thoughts?
If I ordered something and didn't like it, I wouldn't expect my companion to fix it for me. I would either make do or order something else, and of course, expect to pay for my meal(s).
Burgers usually come with a side...Did she eat that? I wonder if she was nervous and that affected her appetite and just used that as an excuse. When I'm nervous my stomach feels wonky.
went on a date recently where my date ordered something, she did not like one of the ingredients (sundried tomato paste on a gourmet burger) in the dish so she did not eat it. It was wasted and of course she went without eating dinner. I did not know what exactly to do, has never happened to me before. I could've asked the restaurant to take it back but that would not be fair to the restaurant... after all it wasn't their fault.
Could've offered to order something else but I did not feel like paying twice for her meal when the first one was wasted. I just did nothing in this case although I did feel bad that she was probably hungry. Personally I felt she was just too picky and if she was then she should've asked the waitress beforehand to make sure that ingredient was not in her dish. Thoughts?
Nothing wrong with politely asking for a replacement. 'I didn't realize there was this tomato paste on this burger, I'd like to get one without that, please'. or something to that effect.
I occasionally order stuff I don't like too much.. I do not waste it, I just eat it. I asked her if she could eat just the patty and take the paste off but she said no, it's integrated. Asked if she wanted to take it to go, again no. I do not know why she could not just wipe the paste off her burger and eat the rest.. that is what I would have done. Although she did not complain.
I wouldn't be able to scrape it off and eat it either nor would I be inclined to want to. There is a certain amount of waste built in to the prices of the meals. One should enjoy the meal they (or their date) is paying for.
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