The way food is served has an impact on a customer’s overall experience. This is why restaurants try their best to come up with fun and creative ways to serve their food.
Unfortunately, not everyone succeeds in that. Some people end up using items that aren’t supposed to be on people’s plates while others come up with ideas that make their recipes look repulsive.
Whether you’re a restaurant owner or a home cook, take a good look at the 30 photos below. Make sure you don’t commit the same mistakes they did when serving people with ridiculous food.
1. How?
It looks good and it probably tastes good. The problem? How are you going to eat this pie without making a mess?
2. Can you guess?
In case you’re curious, this one’s supposed to be a type of salad. It’s just hard to determine the exact type because of how it looks. Everything is terrible.
3. No, thanks.
There’s nothing wrong with being creative when making a dish. Just make sure you’re using safe materials and ingredients. You wouldn’t want your customers to end up needing tetanus shots after eating your dish, right?
4. The rubber ducky
Although the rubber ducky makes the cocktail drink look unhygienic, it still looks adorable. It can make you order one ASAP.
5. Sustainable and environmentally friendly- not
The shop was telling the truth when they said their dishes are environmentally friendly and sustainable. They just didn’t mention anything about the polystyrene block they use when serving the dishes.
6. Nasty nachos
It feels like the restaurant ran out of plates and just grabbed the closest thing they have in the kitchen. If I were the customer, I’d feel more than just ‘disappointed’.
7. Unnecessary
There’s no reason to put the cocktail inside a cage. There’s no way it could fly and escape.
8. Not what you think it is
The ‘fork’ was unnecessary. It made the chocolate truffles look like horse turd.
9. Hub caps aren’t plates.
Upcycling is good. Just don’t do it when serving food. Hub caps aren’t made for that.
10. A huge mess
This doesn’t look appetizing at all. It’s like several cats threw up at once.
11. An orthodontic mold
It’s hard to understand why people would do this kind of thing. Do they think orthodontic molds look nice when used for plating food?
12. Gravy, anyone?
This person probably hasn’t seen a urinal in her entire life. Otherwise, why was she alright with using one for her food? It’s just gross.
13. On a deer antler
Usually, people hang deer antlers on their walls. They don’t put them on tables to serve food.
14. On a ceramic decorative pillow
They tried hard to make their corndogs look presentable. Unfortunately, despite their best effort, it didn’t work.
15. Take one and have a seat.
This doesn’t look hideous at all. Apart from the fact that the back of the clipboard is touching the front of the food- it’s forgivable.
16. One espresso to go, please.
It’s kinda cute but it’s not something that can make people crave espresso. They may even find this repulsive.
17. A big no.
Chocolates are great to eat with your hands. Just make sure you don’t do it while it’s in liquid form. You may end up looking like you’re eating something you’re not supposed to.
18. Is that even edible?
What is that meat? And more importantly, why was it served with a piece of wire? This food comes with a lot of questions and I don’t think we’re all prepared for the answers.
19. In Japan
Bento boxes are quite popular in the country. However, this one’s a bit weird. I’m pretty sure phone boxes aren’t made to be used to hold food.
20. In a rock
Making those cuts isn’t easy. This probably required a lot of effort.
21. Biryani?
It’s actually a very simple dish. That’s why people are confused as to how the chef managed to ruin this one.
22. On a shovel
These people probably ran out of ideas and picked the next thing they could find in their yard. The shovel ruined everything.
23. On paper
This restaurant could have used paper plates if they wanted to save money and reduce waste. Putting fish and chips on paper isn’t really hygienic.
24. A tower of onion rings
Onion rings are usually served as appetizers. This one, however, is a totally different story.
25. In a box
How do you even drink this one? Let’s hope it comes with a straw or an instruction so people won’t end up getting wet from their own drinks.
26. Just stop.
Kids may find this amusing. But adults? It’s probably a hard no.
27. In a jar
Putting breakfasts in a jar doesn’t seem like a good idea. Everything will turn soggy in just minutes.
28. Just no.
This is probably the most absurd way of serving food on this list. Your footwear shouldn’t hold your food- period.
29. Hangin’ bacon
There’s nothing wrong with serving bacon strips on a plate. Someone should tell that to the chef.
30. Is that a tree?
At first glance, you wouldn’t even think that it’s food. It looks more like an accent piece for the restaurant.
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