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AIBU?

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Or is the Toby Carvery?

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SauvingnonBlanketyBlanc · 22/05/2019 19:57

Me,parents and ds 5 went out for an early dinner,we were asked for our order then told that all salads and hummus were off.
Dm is vegetarian and was really looking forward to one of the salads but she sucked it up and ordered a cheese sandwich,all good..so far.Server then came back and told me I couldn't have lettuce on my sandwich because of the salad situation,ok then.
Finally my sandwich came,I had ordered Turkey stuffing bacon and mayo.It came with no stuffing,no mayo but with bbq sauce which I dont like so I sent it back resulting in me eating alone as everyone else had finished.
The server came over and said they weren't going to charge me for my meal I replied well good because I didn't feel like paying for it,we've been messed about and you didn't get my order right! Am I an entitled bitch or is my reaction reasonable seeing as there was a lot off menu and then they got it wrong?

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Fairylea · 22/05/2019 20:01

I would have just said thanks when they said I didn’t need to pay. It’s not worth getting heated about it, but yes it’s annoying.

Yerroblemom1923 · 22/05/2019 20:01

You were BU....people are human, mistakes happen, pubs run out of stuff...

SauvingnonBlanketyBlanc · 22/05/2019 20:01

Er why ? U okhun?

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SauvingnonBlanketyBlanc · 22/05/2019 20:02

It just seemed like it was error after error tbh,I'm usually polite in these circumstances.

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Sparklesocks · 22/05/2019 20:02

It’s annoying when you go out and your meal doesn’t go to plan, but they already acknowledged that your experience had been sub par by preemptively taking your food off the bill. It was unfortunate all the issues they had, but they took steps to rectify it, so I don’t think it was fair to give the server an attitude.

Sirzy · 22/05/2019 20:03

You are being rude.

An error happened. They corrected it and didn’t charge you for the meal.

nc100 · 22/05/2019 20:03

Ugh, Toby Carvery is shit. YANBU

CloserIAm2Fine · 22/05/2019 20:03

Well YABU for going to Toby Carvery for salads and sandwiches tbh

They messed it but there was no need for you to be so rude about it when they were already accepting the mistakes and giving you free food

SauvingnonBlanketyBlanc · 22/05/2019 20:03

@CustardCreamlover surely youd be pissed off in my situation?

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bitchfromhell · 22/05/2019 20:04

You were rude. Do you think she made it? Do you think she likes it when they get orders wrong?
I take it you've never had a service job Hmm

DaisyDoo02 · 22/05/2019 20:04

Why did you go to Toby Carvery and not have carvery? Confused

xSharonNeedlesx · 22/05/2019 20:04

Yabu purely for the fact that you went to Toby Carvery and didn’t have a carvery!

nancy75 · 22/05/2019 20:04

You did eat the food, they didn’t have to take your meal off the Bill, you were unnecessarily rude

TacoTeabagging · 22/05/2019 20:04

Eh?! Toby Carvery for a salad and a cheese sandwich?! Confused

mimibunz · 22/05/2019 20:04

Very rude of you. They were having an off day, it happens.

SauvignonBlanche · 22/05/2019 20:06

YWBVU to take it out on the waitress.

Am I an entitled bitch, I wouldn’t have chosen such words but if the cap fits...

SauvingnonBlanketyBlanc · 22/05/2019 20:06

Yep I am definitely being unreasonable going there! I'm not afraid to speak my mind I'm afraid and I thought the service was below par tbh.They knew they had fucked up,me agreeing with them shouldn't be such a big deal surely?

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Teateaandmoretea · 22/05/2019 20:07

Toby carvery isn't shit at all.

But the clue is in the name, it is the last place on earth I would take a vegetarian for lunch. I can't imagine they'd find looking at the carcases particularly pleasant.

WigwamPumpernickle · 22/05/2019 20:07

YABU to go to Toby Carvery and order a sandwich

AwdBovril · 22/05/2019 20:07

They made a mistake and apologised for it. They can't help running out of a particular item. You were rude and ungracious when you responded to their apology. They didn't do it to spite you!

SauvingnonBlanketyBlanc · 22/05/2019 20:07

@SauvignonBlanche you might be right but at least we have the same taste in wines so still could be friends Smile

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Malbecfan · 22/05/2019 20:09

YANBU. Toby Carvery is rubbish. Staff are rude. I got banned from the one near my old house for complaining that they removed my plate before I finished when I took small DD to the toilet. Had they apologised, I would have left the matter, but they got really defensive and told us to leave when I put on my best teacher voice. Their loss.

Absolutepowercorrupts · 22/05/2019 20:09

Yes you were very rude. Lack of certain food in any restaurant is NEVER the fault of the waiting staff. Anyone who is rude, for no good reason, to waiting staff is despicable. Also yes you are an entitled bitch to treat another person like that, just because you could.

Comefromaway · 22/05/2019 20:10

You were rude, they acknowledged they’d made an error and didn’t charge you.

Incidentally I went to our Toby Carvery yesterday & didn’t have carvery. I had the turkey carvery bap with a dish of roasts and it was lovely. The salads can be ordered with meat from the carvery.

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