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When I came back from the bathroom and saw a waiter taking my unfinished meal and drink. (i.imgur.com)

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[–]emlgsh 98 points99 points ago

This is why I always bring my food with me to the restroom.

[–]slaya771 16 points17 points ago

What else could those fold-out trays in the stalls be for?

[–]Beaver420 10 points11 points ago

drugs

[–]HappyCakeDayPoopFace -1 points0 points ago

Happy Cake Day!

[–]NewspaperBlanket 44 points45 points ago

My wife and I stepped outside to have a cigarette after eating, leaving over half of our meals on each plate. We told the server we would be right back but the busser came and took everything before we could get back. The waitress apologized and had the kitchen cook us each almost an entire new meal each. I rep that restaurant so hard now. In the Daytona Beach area? Go to Hooligans, those fuckers know what's up.

[–]TheOnlyHighlander 3 points4 points ago

Any place you go to will get you a new dinner if they clean it up prematurely haha. It's fuckin mortifying to clean off a table and then see the guy come back looking confused.

[–]Odin043 43 points44 points ago

Place a napkin on your seat to signify you'll be back.

[–]Conflikt[S] 33 points34 points ago

I wasn't expecting my girlfriend to go to the bar while I was gone but I didn't know that the napkin thing worked so I'll try that next time.

[–]Jumin 4 points5 points ago

Was the meal already paid for? Seems weird that they would take it without consent if not D:

[–]Eurobob 22 points23 points ago

The correct etiquette is to leave your cutlery in the 25 past 5 position when you have finished your meal. Keep them apart when you have not. Unfortunately I have still lost a meal despite my manners :(

[–]BeatlesForSale 3 points4 points ago

Nothing is worse than bad table manners. Elbows off the table damn it!

[–]KrishnaS124 21 points22 points ago

nothing is worse than people insisting strict table manners are important. My elbows are comfortable here damn it!

[–]BeatlesForSale 9 points10 points ago

It's people like you that cause the downfall of civilisation!

[–]MutantNinjaSquirtle 5 points6 points ago

/r/firstworldanarchists

[–]bombsonyourmoms 3 points4 points ago

At least we can spell civilization.

[–]BeatlesForSale 8 points9 points ago

Civilisation is an acceptable spelling. It's the British English version.

[–]bombsonyourmoms 13 points14 points ago

Bollocks

[–]poo-poo 0 points1 point ago

Fuck that. I'm moving to France where people keep their elbows on the table!

[–]Lampmonster1 10 points11 points ago

As a former waiter I've never heard this. However, I didn't take people's food away without permission so I guess it just never came up.

[–]derekdanger 8 points9 points ago

Former waiter and I second this, the placement of your napkin means nothing to me.

[–]Jzkqm 0 points1 point ago

I took a neat ettiquite course today! It's polite to excuse yourself to the people on both sides of you, then stand up, put your napkin on your chair, then leave to go take a call/a shit/whatever.

I guess this is more for high dining stuff, though. Not trying to be rude toward whatever restaurant you worked at.

[–]MadAdder163 1 point2 points ago

To me, napkin or silverware placement is irrelevant. If there's a decent amount of food left on the plate, the waitstaff should check to see if the customer would like a doggy bag. The check is still open, so barring a dine and dash, somebody should be back in a few minutes. Hold off on clearing the table to avoid misunderstandings.

[–]dlpwillywonka 1 point2 points ago

Write a note on the napkin that promises to maim whoever touches your food.

[–]daveofstrength 20 points21 points ago

WHERE ARE YOU TAKING THAT

[–]MangoScango 4 points5 points ago

WHERE'S MY DINNER!?

[–]daveofstrength 1 point2 points ago

i swear i didn't know!

[–]ieatbreakfast 3 points4 points ago

AHHHH!!!!

[–]solidwhetstone 5 points6 points ago

So this actually happened to me in a big way once. I take my 2 small kids to brunch once a week (our little tradition) and we were at a nice little pancake house. As they used to do (before I figured out that I need to take them right when we get there) they started whining about having to go to the bathroom halfway through the meal. So I got up having only eaten probably 1/3 of my food and took them to the bathroom. I got back and my entire table was clear. I just stood there like an idiot for a little bit then wandered up to the front to let them know that my food was gone. They apologized profusely and gave me a voucher for a free meal which I used next time I was there. Still- pretty bummed when I got back and my food was gone :(

[–]fodrox04 0 points1 point ago

You could have gotten that meal paid for plus the voucher if you were more passive aggressive about your complaint, but I guess it's too late now.

[–]shorty6049 2 points3 points ago

like if he/she posted a note on the fridge in the restaurant's breakroom that said "please stop taking food off of people's tables before they're done, assholes"

[–]RonanOverendable 38 points39 points ago

i laughed way too much at this.

[–]sirzachary 7 points8 points ago

Another victim of not knowing the resting place for utensils during a meal. have no fear, Ms Post is here! Never get your meal taken away from you before you are done again! http://imgur.com/ZGF6F

[–]new_math 8 points9 points ago

A busboy working minimum wage isn't going to be aware of this.

[–]dlpwillywonka 2 points3 points ago

Hahah. They don't teach this at most restaurants.

[–]Rocco427 6 points7 points ago

I worked six summers bussing and serving tables when I was younger and I have never heard of this.

[–]gochung 4 points5 points ago

the lips. oh god the lips are easily the best part of this gif.

[–]grondin 5 points6 points ago

This happened to me at Hofbräuhaus in Newport KY (don't ask why I was there).

The bus-boy apparently cleared our drinks when I went outside with my pal who smokes (even though you can still smoke inside in Kentucky). By the time we got back inside the waitress had replaced the drinks with new (full) ones and complimentary food.

I was confused for the longest time why we had free stuff, but rolled with it... :)

[–]Fr4t 14 points15 points ago

A bug's life. Love this movie. (though I liked Antz slightly better because of the awesome termite-war scene...)

[–]Eurobob 26 points27 points ago

Antz is a shameless rip off of bugs life. Katzenberg stole the idea from Pixar when he left Disney to form dreamworks.

At that early stage dreamworks lacked the tech, and more importantly the talent that Pixar had, but due to negotiations and disputes struck a deal to be able to release Antz before bugs life. Because of this critics looked unfavourably on bugs life because it "felt like everyone was just doing bug movies now" despite bugs life having much better story and much better animation, including vast, colourful scenery that just wasn't matched by the bleak and dreary Antz. Watch them both again, the war was impressive but the bugs life is the better movie by leagues!

[–]YourBestIsAnIdiot 5 points6 points ago

But...but...but Antz has Stallone in it!

[–]pineyfusion 0 points1 point ago

Agreed on A Bug's Life. It's definitely Pixar's more underrated movies. Not their best by far, but still very good. I mean where else would you see a mix of Seven Samurai and Three Amigos tailored for kids...with bugs!

[–]raxelson 2 points3 points ago

It's a rock...

[–]caboose_moose 2 points3 points ago

Must be an ant thing.

[–]pineyfusion 0 points1 point ago

Must be a circus thing...

[–]vicpmar 1 point2 points ago

I wanted this is in gif form for so long. I just didn't know it yet

[–]RelaxRelapse[!] 1 point2 points ago

I can never watch Antz again because the last time I watched the movie was the first time I ever got sea sick...

[–]rowtuh 11 points12 points ago

This is comedy gold.

... I wish gold tasted better.

[–]apullin 3 points4 points ago

That's happened to me before (because I always eat alone). It was at a nice steak-house, too. I left my napkin on my chair, my phone and a pencil on the table, too, just to try and really show that someone was coming back. Still, half of a meal and bottle of wine got whisked away.

[–]poo-poo 0 points1 point ago

This angers me. Everything else here I could forgive, but not a god damn steak dinner and bottle of wine.

HULK SMAAASH.

[–]the_god_damn_batman[!] 15 points16 points ago

That's what you get for eating alone.

[–]Conflikt[S] 21 points22 points ago

It actually happens that my girlfriend had just gone to the bar to get a drink. This added extra panic as I saw the waiter with my plate and no one there to stop it.

[–]_awk_girl_ward_ 30 points31 points ago

As a server, I would never take a plate of food of the table that I wasn't absolutely sure the customer was finished with. If I arrive at a table and no one is there, but you haven't yet paid yet, then I will only clear off trash and dishes that are empty. I mean, you're paying for your food, what gives me the right to assume you are finished with it unless you tell me you are.

[–]Chainmail_Danno 3 points4 points ago

In that case, what would you do with the customer who is now without his food?

[–]_awk_girl_ward_ 1 point2 points ago

Most often, when a plate is cleared off the table with any sort of food left on it, that food is immediately dumped in the trash and the dish is put in a bin to be taken to the dish room. In this scenario, unless the customer was able to catch the server before getting back to the kitchen with the plate, it is likely that their food will already have been dumped in the trash. In that case, it would be up to the manager to do something. If the customer was definitely not finished and feels upset or disappointed in any way, it is certainly worth their while to speak to one. Most managers will want to remedy the situation, whether it be by comping something on the check or offering a free dessert or offering a discount for the next visit.

[–]DMitri221 0 points1 point ago

Why didn't she just order the drink at the table?

[–]shorty6049 0 points1 point ago

no idea where OP lives, but something kind of odd that I encountered in Washington at a bar/restaurant called Katie Downs (great food by the way) was that you had to go up to the bar to order your food and/or drinks. (we also sat ourselves even though it seemed like a relatively normal restaurant, i.e. a place where you'd kind of expect someone to seat you )

What made it even stranger was that it seemed like if there were staff avialable , they'd still come by your table and ask if you wanted another drink .

but annnnyway, maybe it was a place like that, which would explain OP's girlfriend at the bar

[–]Conflikt[S] 0 points1 point ago

At the place we were at they make you get your own glasses and bottles from the bar if you want water. Happens in a lot of restaurants here in Australia.

[–]KillerCh33z 1 point2 points ago

wtf? i swear ive seen these comments before. "i laughed way too much at this" "thats what you get for eating alone" have i seen the future?

[–]cold_fire149 2 points3 points ago

I don't understand what is going on in the busperson's head. This happened to me once at a burger joint. I had only eaten 1/3rd of my burger and taken two sips out of my drink when I walked off to take a phone call. Came back, and my table was cleared off. WTF?!

[–]WitherSlick 1 point2 points ago

Dude, as a busboy, we're expected to work really fucking fast. And you would be absolutely appalled if you knew how many people order food and eat literally none of it. Like not even a bite. I throw away at LEAST 60Lbs of good food a day.

[–]cold_fire149 0 points1 point ago

Man, that's way to much. I can be wasteful at times too. :( I should be more mindful about how much I throw away.

[–]WitherSlick 0 points1 point ago

At the place I work, people have ordered 50 dollar lobster tails and not even eaten any of them. Needless to say, I put that shit in a to-go box and eat it myself.

[–]cold_fire149 1 point2 points ago

Some people would call that gross, but a fellow server I worked with would graze off people's finished plates all night long. Dude was never hungry.

[–]myuu 0 points1 point ago

I usually leave my keys on the table, any server worth their salt knows that's the universal sign of be right back.

[–]dabeaner -1 points0 points ago

Any server worth their salt knows that's the universal sign for a free car.

[–]Duste 1 point2 points ago

Wow, has this movie ever aged.

[–]Eddyoshi 1 point2 points ago

that is prefect!

[–]aqualis 1 point2 points ago

I did this once by accident. I felt like such an ass.

[–]fooosh 1 point2 points ago

Would have been fair to ask for replacements. "It's my cake day!"

[–]qrj -1 points0 points ago

Someone was eating out by themselves.

[–]strangergirl000 1 point2 points ago

people go to the bathroom in the middle of a meal?

[–]sweettea14 5 points6 points ago

Gotta make room for the rest.

[–]ThunderGyra 0 points1 point ago

Oh, man. That was my favorite movie as a kid.

[–]pcoon43456 0 points1 point ago

I saw it was your reddit birthday and, having realized I missed mine, gave you an upvote even though you left food unattended at a table.

[–]trevlacessej 1 point2 points ago

if you go to a resturant by yourself and need to go to the bathroom, take your plate with you. while youre at it, you might as well just finish your meal in there.

[–]WitherSlick 0 points1 point ago

As a busboy, my advice is to leave something like your keys on the table, or even write "Not finished yet" on a napkin. We're expected to work really fucking fast sometimes, and I don't want to clean your food if your not done. But sometimes its really hard to know if somebody just went to the bathroom or is actually gone.

[–]HappyCakeDayPoopFace 0 points1 point ago

Happy Cake Day!

[–]Ratisan 0 points1 point ago

I actually laughed out loud! ;)

[–]ChibbleChobbles 0 points1 point ago

a good catepillar never leaves his food unguarded

[–]theseekerofbacon 1 point2 points ago

I've heard putting your knife and fork crossing like an x on your plate lets the restaurant staff know you're not finished.

[–]Derpster123 -3 points-2 points ago

This is why we don't eat alone like a freak

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[–]shorty6049 0 points1 point ago

didn't downvote you, but it's probably because that's (from a purely customer perspective) kind of a shitty policy to swarm tables regardless if you know the person/people were done eating or not (and not really seeming to care about whether you're taking someone's meal from them or not) It also kind of sounded like even if I were to go tell someone I wasn't finished eating, my food would have probably already been cleared off the table before that message was relayed to the table bussers (buspeople?)

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