What would make a restaurant think you’re an inspector?

[Lunificent]

I’m eating on my own in a pizza chain. I’ve asked for a couple of variations to the menu and asked where the loos are.
I suddenly thought: I wonder if they think I’m doing a secret inspection.
what would be the signs someone is actually an inspector or secret diner?

@Lunificent he just googled mystery shopping and applied to a company. He had to submit a write up based on a scenario they gave him to be accepted, as they assess your observation, diplomacy and written English skills, and then he worked his way up from mystering shopping in Pret, buying coffee and sandwiches mainly, and now is a platinum level mystery shopper so full evenings meals out and hotel stays.

Sounds interesting Myvern I have friends who mystery shop golf resorts. They do have to pay all travel costs so they only do it because they can afford to.

That's interesting.

I had a 1 hour wait in a station recently. Because I'm disabled I asked the bar staff if they could get me a sandwich from the other end of the bar / food bit.

Lovely lady came over, asked what I liked, I said I didn't like celery, agreed on a sandwich but when she brought it she had me read a statement that the kitchen prepared food with celery and that I understood the risk if I had an allergy, I then had to sign that I'd read and understood it.

Excessive given you hadn’t mentioned allergy just a preference!

I have done this sort of thing. It's usually easy to be hidden (I don't check my phone or write notes on the premises!!), but sometimes the company wants you to ask questions that there is no way you can ask naturally (i.e. ask at the bar what beers are on tap when it's a small bar so you have to literally be standing in front of the taps with all the beers clearly displayed!). Luckily pretending to be a bit dim comes naturally to me!

Better to be excessive than give someone food they are allergic to.

She also had a long list of what was in sandwiches and possible antigens. So if I did have an allergy and ordered, say a tuna mayo sandwich they had a list of everything that could be found in the bread, the mayo and the tuna.

I disagree

she asked what would you - an adult- like for a sandwich
you seemingly said anything other than you don’t like celery
she then came back, read a statement and made you sign something

I believe that is excessive. An ADULT said they didn’t LIKE a salad item