I'm out to lunch and our drinks have just arrived in

[SoftCoeur]

.. measuring jugs 🙃

Any guesses what the food will arrive on? Plates or, erm, something else?!

OP I hope you found a creative way to pay.

I think it was the Star at Harome that served their bread in a flat cap.....aye oop.

I initially misread that as 'cat flap' - which is no less bizarre, I grant you!

I am possibly the least fussy person ever when it comes to hygiene, but I couldn't eat something served in a flat cap.

Do they ever get washed? How? Wouldn't it ruin it? Even if I knew it had been washed, I'd be thinking of hair and dandruff.

No, just no!

I know - so many questions..... I could imagine a disgruntled waiter wearing one then sticking the sourdough in on top of his greasy dandruff

Bold presentation. Looks like olive oil and gravy on the rocks!

the Star, Harome

Panic over - looks like the cap is lined.

I know - so many questions..... I could imagine a disgruntled waiter wearing one then sticking the sourdough in on top of his greasy dandruff

....and then filling it with water afterwards for his whippet to drink out of

What possesses them to do this - to go out of their way to find less suitable, less hygienic, less-easily washed items than boring old plates? Do they think that their customers will be grossly insulted on being given their food on a porcelain plate, their drink in a glass made of glass and cutlery made of metal?

Do the staff wear clothes made of vegetables instead of cotton/linen/fabric? Do they set up in buildings made of cardboard instead of brick/wood/stone? Do they cook the meals over dragons in cages rather than metal ovens?

I'd love to know what percentage of their customers are delighted at their wacky methods of serving food, as opposed to the percentage thinking "But.... WHY?" and/or disappointed, even downright disgusted. Honestly, it just makes me think that their food can't be much good, if they have to rely on silly gimmicks to get the customers to keep coming in the door.

excellent 🤣

Why?

Do they set up in buildings made of cardboard instead of brick/wood/stone?

Well, the way the housing market is going I wouldn’t be surprised if a cardboard box on the street is all your average sous-chef can afford these days.

Clean garden container or starters in a small silver bucket or a wedgeware pottery ware of some kind that you wouldn't expect be used as Alternative plate

Was your food just put straight on a tray minus the actual plates

🤣 that is completely bizarre! I've experienced it with mason jars etc but Pyrex measuring jugs... this is way too far haha.

How long will it be until they just bring you a long pipe from the (presumably upstairs) kitchen to put in your mouth and wait for the food to be sent down - like an American-style garbage chute?!

No washing up at all - except for a jumbo-sized, bumper-length pipe cleaner down the pipes every week or so!

😂😂😂

Oh I am reading this at 2-30am and am crying laughing!! I love mumsnet!!!

Are you at The Works?

Ha ha
Baking trays of course or maybe a colander.

Are you at The Works?

I presume that's a fancy-pants posh restaurant? Because working-class me reads that and instantly can only start wondering how well it would go down to slop food directly on to heavily discounted books before serving!!

I'd be fuming and I'm only mid 20's so I suppose this should 'appeal to me' but it doesn't look quirky it looks scruffy

I am such a grumpy fucker these days if I can't avoid going to such places, I will either ask for it on a proper plate when I order (if it looks like that sort of plate, I nosey on the way in) or if it arrives on something stupid, I ask for it to be replated on a proper plate.

If I want to eat from a tupperware lid or saucepan or shoe I can do that at home when we've run out of clean tableware.

Meant to be edgy but a complete and utter fail.

First off I own that same measuring cup, love it! I’m in Canada and I like the sturdy handle.
i bet the food’s good. I’d expect fresh stuff.

It all looks a bit try hard to me lol