AIBU to feel frustrated with restaurant?

More likely that it was eating late etc than one coffee to be honest.

Nevermind - sounds like you had a good time and I'm sure you'll survive work 😂

After ONE coffee? 🤦🏻‍♀️🤣

I was working in a bar, one night we ran out of regular coffee beans. Two ladies ordered decaf and so no need for me to tell them we had no regular. Later they said they would sue the bar as they both were affected by “ the regular coffee they had been served”. The bar owner had a lot of fun as there were already comments on trip advisor saying it was a shame about lack of regular coffee and there was a note on every menu as well as on the bar board.

Caffeine gives me horrible palpitations, I would have been annoyed by this too!

I’m the same. I drink coffee all the time, a cup every hour or even more often..and my final drink at bedtime is coffee. I have sometimes wished it would keep me awake. I never drink coke or any soft drinks other than fruit juice, just coffee. I’ve always heard people are affected by caffeine but I can drink shots of black coffee from the coffee machine all day. Costs a fortune in beans lol

I am extremely sensitive to caffeine. It makes me dizzy and sick. My heart races and it causes palpitations. When I order decaff I do the same as others have mentioned, and confirm when the server puts it down that it is actually decaff.

I was in Venice many years ago and ordered tea as usual, but they didn't have it and so I had a coffee. I only had a couple of sips and I was almost out of it. I travelled up the Grand Canal on a waterbus and I had no recollection of it at all. I have only just started to drink decaff after many years of not having coffee.

I would let them know OP. Many people can't have caffeine and it may make them more aware of how important it is to serve decaf

I always order decaf and I think waiters find it annoying that I make sure it's decaf when it is handed to me

Apparently Pepsi Max has lots of caffeine

I'm the same, I've been so surprised reading comment after comment from people who are so affected by caffeine.

I have a coffee in the morning, sometimes decaf, sometimes not - makes no difference to me.

Sometimes have a cup of tea before bed - fine

Sometimes a can of coke - also fine

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I'm really not that sensitive to caffeine. I'm amazed people have such strong reactions to such small amounts.

I'm not a big coffee (or tea) drinker. But I have one coffee in the morning.

Sometimes caffeine, sometimes decaf. I can't tell the difference when I'm drinking it, or after.

I don't drink alcohol but will occasionally have a coke in the evenings. Never noticed the caffeine affecting my ability to sleep.

Lidl sell a beer with 0.0% alcohol in it. It's lovely too 😊

That’s what this person would drink. Must’ve not have been a serious allergy, but can only go off what they told me.

@b0rnSad I’m like you. I often take a mug of black coffee up to bed with me to drink in bed before going to sleep!

Do you had adhd? I have a double espresso in bed to put me to sleep. Stimulants work differently for people with adhd.

In my partying day (a long time ago now!!) I used to have the best nights sleep of my life after cocaine 😅

Someone with a caffeine allergy shouldn't be drinking decaf coffee.

No. It's happened to me too and it's only if I have coffee afterwards

I think you should complain. I know someone with an allergy to caffeine and so if they drink coffee would drink decaf. You could have been pregnant or had an allergy to caffeine yourself, it’s their responsibility to serve what has been requested. The only other thing I can think is that they might not have heard or understood the ‘decaf’ precursor but that’s unlikely.

@b0rnSad no, plenty of people are the same as you, don't worry!

Not at all. My DP is the same. He has strong tea before bed and it never affects him.

People react differently to caffeine, which is why I guess many cafe workers don't take it seriously. They think it makes no difference.

(Absolutely not the point) but after reading some comments I'm a bit worried about myself
I can fall asleep after any caffeine, sometimes I've even fallen asleep after drinking a redbull I could have a coffee or tea or can of coke at 9.30 and be asleep within my usual falling asleep time, is there something wrong with me?

I can't have caffeine due to heart issues and it was my cardiologist that told me that the term decaf is essentially a marketing term, it's just less caffeine than it's equivalent. You need to be asking for uncaffeinated, and those options do exist in limited places.

@DuckBee yeah I understand that, but my point was if he's that sensitive he shouldn't ordering decaf full-stop as it still contains caffeine, albeit in tiny amounts.

It’s surprising the amount of products that contain caffeine and he can have coffee flavoured products as they don’t have caffeine in them so making sure a restaurant serves the right product is important.

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Whereas for many people, it's infinitely more preferable than just lying there staring into space 🤷‍♀️