Restaurant Servers Spill The Beans On Weirdest Requests

From Redditor u/frostandtheboughs:

I served a lady a Long Island iced tea. She got mad the ice floated on top, not the bottom. I told her, "Sorry ma'am, I'll just change the laws of physics and make you a new one."

From Redditor u/Honestnt:

A woman sent a grilled chicken salad back because it was cold. We cooked new chicken, sent it back warm. She sent it back again. The whole salad lacked heat.

We microwaved her salad. She ate it. I don't know, man.

From Redditor u/rohothemadlad:

A middle-aged lady claimed she disliked soda water or sparkling water. Instead, she asked for a white wine spritzer without the white wine. A white wine spritzer needs white wine and soda water.

From Redditor u/waffle-house420:

A man ordered a large garden salad. He looked me in the eyes and said seriously, "No purple in it." I just acted like, "Yeah, sure, okay with no follow-up questions." I ended up picking out anything purple in the salad and nervously watched him pick through it. I felt satisfied and left a good tip.

I can never forget purple things in my salad now, but I still eat them.

From Redditor u/Sunless_Tatooine:

A lady ordered pizza with chicken for the table. The others argued they were vegetarians. She could have chicken on her pizza alone. She stated chicken is vegetarian, refusing to grasp her friends' goal for a vegetarian meal.

From Redditor u/Xiegfried16:

While cooking in the military, someone asked for a BLT sandwich without bacon or tomato. He was serious; he only wanted bread and lettuce.

From Redditor u/himechans:

I worked at Olive Garden. A lady came in weekly. Staff called her the "pepperoncini lady." She would ask us to open a new bag of pepperoncini used in salads and pour the juice into a cup. She would drink the juice. She also ate a bowl of pepperoncini.

From Redditor u/mrfancypantsssss:

A gentleman sh*t himself at a booth and asked for a tablecloth so he could walk out wrapped in it. I still serve him; that was about 15 years ago, no shame. He returns weekly. We never asked about getting the tablecloth back.

From Redditor u/Sub_pup:

A couple came in with their own tea set. The man asked if I had time to "learn a few things." They were the second table, so I agreed. He showed me a specific way to steep and pour tea over a sugar cube. I tried it a couple of times with water. The process felt neat. He then asked if I would serve them their tea that specific way. They were very kind, even though the man had an intense presence.

I filled the pot with hot water. He showed me how to carry it out, and I poured their tea exactly as he showed me. He looked pleased but said nothing, not even looking at me. I felt fancy doing it; it was no trouble. I refilled their tea once while they were there. He also asked me to keep his wife's water glass full always. When I first came by, refilled her water glass, and asked if they needed more tea, the man gave me $20 and brushed me off. He did that two more times that afternoon. They paid with no tip (I thought), but $60 and a good lesson sufficed for me.

My manager found me an hour later. He gave me an envelope and said they told him they would only come in when I work from now on. The envelope held $100, a business card, and a handwritten thank-you note. They put this request up for many fine dining spots. I was the only one who got it right and handled it "graciously." This felt odd. After the first lesson, they treated me like I was invisible, backed up by the fact they didn't tip me in person. Every return trip was the same.

If you didn't know the deal, they looked like jerks. But they tipped well, and I treated them like VIPs every time.

Redditor u/rainysunbun:

A guy entered with a large group. He must have had recent surgery or something; he asked for his meal to be blended. He ordered a lasagna…

Redditor u/janeusmaximus:

Flavor Flav entered the restaurant where I worked. It was a fancy seafood place. He ordered only a plate of cucumbers for himself; everyone else at his table ordered normal food. I guess he dislikes seafood? Funny. He wore a giant clock chain and let the staff take pictures as he shouted, “Flavor Flav!” He was a nice guy.

Redditor u/shadowgnome396

A very thin, middle-aged woman entered. She weighed less than 100 pounds soaking wet. She asked what our biggest steak was. I told her it was the 24-ounce rib-eye. She said, "Okay, I'll have that." Our steaks came with two sides, so I asked which ones she wanted. She said, "I don't want sides." I told her they were in the price, and she still refused them.

I brought out her steak, and she started eating. She ate about a third of it when I asked, "How is everything?" She replied, "Great. Bring me another steak." I asked, "Is there anything wrong with that one?" She said, "No, it's great. I want a second one."

I went back to the chef and told him. He could not believe it. But we served her another steak. She ate all 48 ounces of steak and left me a $40 tip.