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Offended by friend’s comments about party food

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LinsMum22 · 28/04/2025 20:45

We hosted my friend, her husband and three kids yesterday afternoon. Our sons are in the same football team and we said we’d put some food on at ours after and watch the Liverpool match who they both support. My friend agreed to party style food being the best option as everyone could pick at it as and when.

Amongst other things, there was - Indian selection, tempura prawns, sausage rolls, mini pizza’s, mini sausages, chips, breaded chicken. So a good mix all from Iceland where we’ve had positive comments on the food before.

I could tell my friends’ youngest looked unimpressed when they tried one of the items, and pulled a face to my friend. She made no
attempt to get them to try another item and basically said ‘I know’. I noticed five minutes later she had barely ate anything herself either.

15/20 minutes later, the youngest moaned again and this time my friend said ‘don’t worry, we will stop at McDonald’s on the way back as I’m hungry too.’

I text her after they left to say sorry if they didn’t enjoy the food. She replied to say they didn’t realise it would be that sort of food and that they’d have got something else before coming round if they realised!!

AIBU to find this really snobby and ungrateful? The fact she then took the kids to get a McDonald’s makes no sense!!

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Judiezones · 28/04/2025 20:51

They were rude and if I were you I wouldn't bother offering to feed them again. My children would have loved an opportunity to gorge on party food, with nobody trying to force broccoli into them! It was supposed to be a treat and they were ungrateful.

DisforDarkChocolate · 28/04/2025 20:49

I'm not a fan of Iceland party food but it's as good as McDonalds.

neverknowinglyunreasonable · 28/04/2025 20:49

If it's good enough for Kerry Katona it should be good enough for everyone.

JudithOnHolidayAgain · 28/04/2025 20:49

They were rude......but I wouldn't want Iceland party food either.

Fatrosrhun · 28/04/2025 20:48

They sound like fussy eaters and pretty rude too! Did you ask her what she was expecting?

WhatDidIComeInThisRoomFor · 28/04/2025 20:48

I was going to say it sounded like a bit of a brown buffet (no shade, I love all that sort of party food) but maybe she wanted cucumber sticks and something green. But going to Macdonalds as the alternative seems odd! And yes they were rude.

User79853257976 · 28/04/2025 20:47

What did she think party food would be!? Ask her out of interest (pretending you’d like to know for next time).

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