Offended by friend’s comments about party food

I was going to agree with them but they lost me at McDonald’s.

I always do some fresh french stick, cheese, pate, prawns. Lots of veggies meats and salad.

Fresh fruit salad, ice cream and cream.

It doesn’t take an eternity to make and always goes down a treat

Honestly I would expect something fresh on there, some fruit and salad veg, but it was ok and I would just give the kids something healthy at home to make up for the lack on the buffet. They would eat pizza and chicken and sausages, not the rest of it though. I wouldn't allow them to be rude about food provided for them by a host.

She was unhappy with sausage rolls, mini pizza, chips and breaded chicken, so went to macdonalds instead? I don’t really know what food she was expecting? If she was expecting healthier stuff, she wouldn’t have substituted with macdonalds, and if her children don’t like that sort of food, again I’m surprised they like macdonalds (and if they’re so fussy that only macdonalds chips will do, and not oven chips, then I don’t know what you could have served them that would have been deemed acceptable).

Can’t be bothered with organic food mostly, don’t think I’ve ever seen an organic strawberry in any supermarket I’ve been in. So you can take your reverse snobbery and shove it.

Nope, didn’t watch the boat race. Might watch a bit of the olympics but haven’t watched a team sport in forever. Just not interested.

It's not the turning your nose up at Iceland but going via McDonald's that is the pinnacle of hypocrisy here.

It's thinking you're too good for Iceland but not too good for having basic manners and raising your children with some of the same.

If you expect caviar on crackers then at least have the social fucking etiquette to go with it!!

And I enjoy beige party food, one of the best bits of party season. Also ... I've never attended a gathering to watch any sport and been served fruit and veg. Sometimes it really is ok to just go with party food/fast food.

Rude!

So as part of the buffet there were chips and chicken nuggets. Both of which they sell at McDonald’s. I get it if she doesn’t like Indian food maybe but there was stuff she and her child could eat if they were going to McDonald’s. She was being rude for the sake of it

Its just bad manners pure and simple. There was nothing wrong with the food you provided for the occasion and who is she to turn her nose up at Iceland food when she eats macdonalds!!!

They were incredibly rude. Iceland party food is minging but they could have pretended.

Who the fuck doesn't like mini sausages and tempura prawns? These people were impressively rude and definitely don't deserve to be fed by you in future!

I don't like Iceland party food but if you'd been kind enough to invite me round to watch TV over snacks, I would fill up my pate, eat it and sincerely thank you. Your friend was needlessly rude, and encouraged her child to be the same.

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Id asked her out of sheer curiosity what she considers party food?

Plates sandwiches?

Crumbs it's a hard crowd with some of you posters..... my mum often put on wee picky tea like this as a special meal and we loved it! I'd give everything to come home to that again.
If you served me cucumber sticks I'd think you were mental!
You've been lovely and a great host.

An Iceland beige buffet is pretty grim. But my family would have just got on with it and said thanks after.

You don’t ’watch sport’ ??

not even the boat race with some organic strawberries for Jacinta and Araminta?!!

Bloody hell it doesn’t matter if you’d prefer a Waitrose charcuterie, authentic pizzas tossed by an elderly Neapolitan man, wild boar hog roast or whatever, it was for some little kids watching a footie Matt h and it was very kind of OP to offer and spend her money!

some of you weren’t raised by a certain type of northern mum who would tell you to eat it and say thanks even if it was ‘shit wi’ sugar on’ !! 😂🫢

For the kids. I don’t know, I don’t watch sport but I didn’t realise fruit wasn’t allowed!

Iceland buffet and McDonald’s seem on par with each other, I’d expect everyone just to eat the buffet without fuss.

To be honest if I was bringing kids around for party food, I’d have expected some sandwiches, maybe grapes or carrot sticks, dips and crisps.. I wouldn’t think they’d be any tempura prawns and Indian snacks. However - she was rude to say she was going to McDonald’s in front of you. I wouldn’t invite her again.

Was the item the child tried and mums "i know" comment about something from the indian selection by any chance? Some people are very funny about "foreign" food/spicy food.

I agree it makes no sense to turn your nose up at oven chips and go to McDonald's so that's all I can think of.

TYour friend was rude I wouldn’t go to any trouble for her again

Fruit! While watching the footy
Fucking hell 😂 😂 😂

What an awful ignorant woman. Whatever food you’re served as a guest you eat a bit even if you don’t like it, and don’t make any comment apart from oh it’s lovely thanks so much for your kindness or some such.
if you invite them again say you’re serving nibbles, and offer crisps, olives and cheesy biscuits.

If anyone is providing you with free food it’s pretty bloomin rude to complain about it. Make them bring their own in future, if there is one!

That does sound like a whole load of stodge.

No sandwiches, or crudités and dips, no crisps, no fruit.

Your friend was rude, no doubt, but I’d rethink your party food.