Kids: Today, I went out with my kids to eat at a nice restaurant. While...

By JamesK - 15/12/2016 23:23

Today, I went out with my kids to eat at a nice restaurant. While I was in the bathroom, my 7-year-old daughter ordered 15 plates of "pearls" on the menu. Those "pearls" turned out to be salmon caviar. Guess who got a 425$ bill. FML

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Same thing different taste

By morg2000 - 17/02/2009 23:23 - Mexico

Today, I went out to dinner with my family. I was given a kids menu when the hostess sat us down. I'm 24. FML

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Brilliant

By BrokeAsFuck - 18/10/2012 23:52 - United States

Today, my mom and I went out to a fancy and expensive restaurant per her request; she told me it was her treat. After we ate our meals and the large check came, she excused herself to the bathroom. She didn't come back. I was dine-and-dashed by my own mother. FML

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By Anonymous - 25/06/2011 20:39 - Switzerland

Today, my family went out to dinner at a seafood restaurant. While we were eating our food, my grandma demanded to see the manager, and loudly complained that her fish was "too fishy". FML

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By Anonymous - 01/05/2011 05:50 - United States

Today, I wanted to take my girlfriend to a nice dinner before prom. Her parents followed her in, and joined us to "keep an eye on me." They interrupted all our conversations, ate an expensive meal, then got up and walked out when the waitress brought the $95 check, leaving me to pay for it. FML

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By JJ_V3N0M - 03/01/2015 10:48 - United States - San Francisco

Today, it was my girlfriend's birthday, so I decided to take her to a fancy restaurant and give her an expensive $400 necklace that I had bought. Being traditional, I asked the waiter to arrange it nicely on the tray when he came with our dessert. Neither he nor the necklace ever showed up. FML

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By bigdaddy - 16/07/2009 03:53 - United States

Today, I went out to a nice restaurant with my extended family. It was expensive, and when the bill came, I whispered to my brother, "We may need to make this one a Chew and Screw". When the waitress came back to the table, my five year old son decided to ask aloud "What's Chew and Screw?". FML

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Hair-raising

By what the fuck????? - 17/02/2022 16:01 - United States - Denver

Today, while at a restaurant, I watched in horror as my daughter picked a hair out of her food and continued eating it. FML

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By sushi hater - 13/03/2011 18:55 - United States

Today, I went out for some very expensive sushi. Two hours later, I found myself on the toilet, violently voiding my bowels. I essentially paid to have liquid orange shit. FML

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Where d'you go?!

By Anonymous - 27/09/2009 05:16 - United States

Today, I thought it would be nice to take my girlfriend out to a nice restaurant for my birthday. She got a little headache after we ordered, so she went outside to get some air. I ate a $100 meal and had Happy Birthday sang to me by the restaurant staff. Alone. FML

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Fussy eater

By germaphobe - 19/08/2021 20:59 - United States

Today, my kids and I went to have dinner with a coworker. After everyone ate, the kids went to play while I helped clear the dishes. To my horror, instead of individually wrapping the kids leftovers, she scraped all the uneaten food back into the main pots. I wanted to puke on the spot. FML

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captain_hero89 22

Friday 16 December 2016 14:49

what kind of restaurant takes an order from a 7 year old without an adult around

Joshwarrior 39

Friday 16 December 2016 14:49

I would have talked to the manager that waiter took advantage of the situation. This is one of those few instances that I would not tip. I hope you enjoyed your pearls though (:

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staffsgtkiba 5

Friday 16 December 2016 22:32

what kind of parent leaves a young child unattended in a public place I honestly say you deserved it

princesscorkey 16

Saturday 17 December 2016 0:51

I agree that you should have fought the bill, IF you did it right away. I get frustrated with people who take advantage of ordering errors and expect to be compensated for a meal that they finished. If you tell them about the problem and they let you keep the meal instead of throwing it away, great! But don't wait to say anything until after you've eaten it all.

vandj8 9

Saturday 17 December 2016 1:28

You're in trouble there - that's a kid with expensive tastes.

RavenousRiley 2

Saturday 17 December 2016 1:46

Wow, for being 7 your kid sure is dumb..

waaaat 0

Saturday 17 December 2016 2:29

Ordering food is a verbal contract to pay. Minors can't legally enter into contracts. The restaurant is legally in the wrong for entering into a contract with a minor who most certainly not know what they were ordering, pearls. You shouldn't have paid for the dish.

emmahz 2

Saturday 17 December 2016 3:18

I feel like in the 5 minutes you were in the bathroom they wouldnt have had 15 plates sent to the table for that long. You couldve sent them back having not actually ordered them.

Bearsmomma 30

Saturday 17 December 2016 11:42

I doubt they were brought to the table that quickly. Probably OP learned of it after being back at the table and all the plates showing up a bit later. Actually, I doubt that this happened at all, but I believe OP intended the story to read that way.

cailey1234567890 24

Saturday 17 December 2016 4:45

I work in a concession stand and when kids order something without their parents paying attention I will not get it until they are aware of what their child is ordering.