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Going to a restaurant to order food then hardly eat any of it - why?

204 replies

doorss · 11/08/2025 16:27

I just don't get this. People come into a restaurant and order food. Its one of those restaurants you pay in advance. Food arrives, they just eat about a quarter of the dish - maximum. Then all leave with everyone in the group leaving loads of food left.

Why do people do this? If not hungry, don't eat. If pushing for time, don't eat. It's disgusting that people leave that amount of food. A bloody waste

OP posts:
Dangermoo · 11/08/2025 16:31

It's not your money, they are spending.

Whitehorses67 · 11/08/2025 16:30

Do they think they are on telly?

Gives me the rage when I see this all the time in dramas and films.

Seriously though, yes it is highly annoying and wasteful behaviour when many people live in poverty.

IntoTheFringe · 11/08/2025 16:30

Maybe they don't like it?

Bitzee · 11/08/2025 16:30

Pay in advance- do you mean like a fast food place where you order at a counter? Maybe the food is horrible and/or the portions are too large.