Here in London nearly every restaurant does this. It was probably the biggest insult in my life having my food served to me in half a wellington boot or having my chips served in a little metal basket (which allows the chips to touch the filthy table below it). There's really nothing more humiliating than the giggling as people stare at your culinary abortion presented before you and then degrade yourself as you eat out of a fucking dog bowl, dust pan, boot, mirror or whatever they can think of. It's pretentious and embarrassing.
I've made a habit of taking these non plates home with me. If I take enough of them home hopefully restaurants will have to resort back to using normal plates.
If I was EVER served this I'd push it onto the floor.
Tyler Bailey
Here's a good example.
Whenever I get served stuff like this, I just take it home and put it in the bin.
Luke Myers
That's for a fucking eating challenge you moron.
I bet you've never been served anything in unusual crockery; you're just bullshitting.
Lincoln Cook
That's in poor taste, I don't care how "artsy" you think you are.
Daniel Davis
why dont you just ask for a regular plate, or leave
Justin King
Leave the check on an armed Bear trap. Tell them it symbolizes Capitalism.
James Harris
Don't order it then you stupid cunt. Life must be a constant struggle for you.
Noah Peterson
is this theme based on ronald dahl's BFG story book?
Nicholas Perez
I ordered dessert at this fancy restaurant and they brought out a balloon for me to eat. I was so insulted I tried to throw it on floor but it just floated to the ceiling.
It's Japanese, poop is less disgusting because waste management is almost completely perfect. It's not like they're fine with the idea of shit in public, exactly the opposite, the concept of shit is just so distanced from social interaction that it becomes a humorous abstraction that merely resembles human waste. As far as I can tell, it's a joke and it isn't contextually in bad taste anymore than eating out of any other silly-shaped bowl would be in the West.
Blake Foster
How do you know it's Japanese? That pic could have been taken anywhere
Joseph Collins
>despise You sound like a hobo that look at people through the glass and gets mad he can't afford it
Zachary Gonzalez
Are you literally retarded/autistic?
I'm being very serious, are you? How could you possibly walk into a restaurant you don't want to be at and order something you didn't want?
Grayson Williams
lol this is pretty dumb. Also putting helium is probably borderline illegal.
Their waste management system has been perfected to such a point that people can eat their own shit.
Charles Williams
Food served in a boot? Is this real life?
Levi Sanchez
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Juan Gomez
I think you missed the point. He's not complaining about the food, he's complaining the presentation and the choice of serving dishes.
Jaxson Campbell
holy hell
Nathaniel Williams
often a restaurant will not describe their plating procedures on the menu
David Cox
truly a meme country
Lucas Price
If the ivy leaf is real you can sue them, it's a toxic plant.
Jack Price
Those fancy restaurants are common knowlege. They are expensive and demand to be put on a list weeks if not months in advance. You are full of shit to pretend not knowing what you'll get.
Angel Brooks
Kek
Easton Sanders
But that kind of crap isn't limited to fancy restaurants with a 3-month waiting list. Small, unknown places are doing it too.
I was visiting a friend in TX a couple weeks ago and he took me to a tiny local place attached to a microbrewery. Beer and BBQ. And they served the fries in perforated baskets and the meal on metal plates. The look of the presentation didn't bother me at all but it was a stupid choice of plating because the food was able to cool down so fast.
Colton Taylor
>to a tiny local place attached to a microbrewery. so, literally a hipster shithole. How can you pretend those places won't serve you fad and meme shit?
Brandon Russell
Bless you, sweet child of summer.
Jeremiah Rivera
It's true though. Ivy is toxic, and allergies are really bad. Don't put it near your food, even as decoration. Or even as a stamping model like you do for chocolate leaf. It's fucking nasty.
James Jenkins
>so, literally a hipster shithole
Yep. My point was that it wasn't "fancy", nor did it have a waiting list. In other words, it was an exception to what described.
Nicholas Wright
I'm chewing ivy leaf with the entire nursing home while I type this. We are all okay. Even the puppies are okay.
Aiden Wilson
Of these meme things the ones I hate the most of slabs of slate instead of plates and mason jars instead of glasses.
Ian Cooper
Because I see a toilet chair in the background of that photo and I read about the world's only toilet-themed restaurant in a physical Guiness Book of World Records collection my great-aunt bought me as a birthday gift about a decade ago. I don't know for sure if it was from Japan, but it was some Eastern Asian country. I also could have told you it's because of the bowl shapes, Japan is one of the only civilized countries that has both hole toilets and elongated toilets available to the middle class in even distribution. If you showed an American the bowl in the background he'd think it was some sort of baby carriage and if you showed an Eastern Indian the one in the foreground they'd think it was some sort of bathtub.
Further research shows that it's actually from a Taiwanese restaurant, "Magic Restroom Cafe", which is now closed.
Matthew Ross
Looks like Alenia.
How was the meal bro? Any good?
Carson Garcia
> goes to pretencious embaressing restaurants > gets embaressed
Make better life choices dude . You live in London . Stick to traditional Asian and European restaurants where they don't fuck around and they don't grow stupid Viking beards
Luis Evans
>pretencious >embaressing >embaressed >dude . You >London . Stick Who the fuck taught you how to type? Rich Vos?
Hudson Harris
I go to some pretty trashy bars for lunch, this is about the best I get.
The potato chips go cold quickly in those basket things, that is probably my only real problem with this.
Connor Nelson
>potato chips Those are fries.
Noah Turner
I FUCKING HATE WHEN THEY PUT SHIT THROUGH THE BURGER. FUCK YOU FUCK YOU FUCK YOU FUCK YOU
James Lopez
Chips, brah
It's not McDonald's
Samuel Davis
Go to bed it's late where you are
Aaron Sanchez
No, potato chips are thinly sliced potatoes that have been deep fried. French fries, commonly referred to as just "fries" are potatoes cut into strips and deep fried. If they're long and still have some soft potato in them, they're fries. If they're round and flat and completely crunchy, they're chips.
Adrian Morris
This doesn't seem so bad. I think the baskets are cute.
Caleb Thompson
Unless you live somewhere where the word chips means fries. Or did you know there are other countries And I ruined the joke?
Angel Thomas
I ate the chicken burger closest to the camera and it was really good tbqhf
Nathan Watson
French fries is what McDonald's sells, those are chips.
Liam Perez
No, these are chips.
Henry Brown
This. What kind of moran goes to restaurants?
Jose Cook
it's highly lethal to pets. Enjoy your dead toxic meat.
Brandon White
those are crisps
James Parker
No, these are crisps.
Jonathan Hernandez
>Anyone else despise food being served like this? I expect everyone does. If you're going to put my food on a plank of wood, at least put a fucking groove in it to stop shit dripping off the side.
I swear its fucking HR, sales, and marketing departments fucking it up for everyone in every industry.
Thomas Morgan
2 eggs a sausage, 2 hash browns, mushrooms and beans are not an eating challenge you donut.
I don't think you realize how common this is.
Jayden Hughes
Helium is harmless.
Jackson Davis
Corporate culture is anti-person.
James Martin
I don't see any snozzcumbers so i doubt it.
Jackson Edwards
I pick my dog shit up with a scoop very similar to that and I bet alot of dog owners do too. When you scoop up some clover and grass with the shit it looks pretty much liek that.
Why on earth would they think that is a good idea to serve, the only thing worse would be if they served chocolate mousse in the shape of a turd on it.
Julian Nguyen
white people the thread
and you make fun of the groes for eating the chicken from buckets?
Zachary Sanders
OOGA BOOGA BIP BUP POO DO DAT DUBBA SUMPIN CHIM BIMBO
Other people need to use the library computers, Mr. Washingthomasmith
Daniel Sanchez
This entire thread is concentrated, weapons-grade autism.
Jeremiah Johnson
Even my dogs get their food in a bowl, why would you want it in a trough?
Cameron Bailey
You've got to be fucking kidding me. Please tell me London chefs aren't stooping this low. Good food should always be served from white dishes which accentuate the colors and textures of the food, and of appropriate size to make the food look centered and appetizing Anything else (with the exception of sizzle platters or other specialty plates/bowls for some specific dishes) is out of the question. .
Noah Flores
kill it with fire
Thomas King
So much THIS.
Luis Ramirez
I don't mind alt presentation as long as it serves a purpose beyond "look how relevant and hip we are!!1!". That being said, I can only think of two chefs who do it that don't cause insta eye rolling (Dan Barber and Emma Bengtsson).
Jackson Johnson
>moran What kind of moron spells moron wrong?
Jackson Phillips
How new are you? It's a common joke around here.
Jonathan Lee
That's been a joke on the internet for about 13 years.
Nathan Smith
>not eat food out of a fucking clog
I mean it's CURRENT YEAR for gods sake
Julian Anderson
What exactly is the meal in OP's picture? I can't even tell what kind of food that's supposed to be.
Austin Rogers
it the cheese and pate plate. bread cheese pate and sweet shit to go with the cheese.
Jack Watson
don't argue with the britbongs user
you're literally arguing with retards
Cooper Bennett
Lets them get away with less food.
Don't like it? Stop eating in London.
Jayden Ortiz
Literally how?
Asher Thompson
I'd tell you to move North, but we don't want any of you wee Southern fairies here.
Ayden Phillips
Fast food automation when
Angel Richardson
>which is now closed How fitting.
Zachary Young
are those chocolates?
Andrew Perez
>Rich Vos KEK HOLY SHIT.
me and you can go way back.
Tyler Wright
Dylan?
Easton Roberts
Chef here, nothing wrong with boards and slates. They look nice.
Jack Bennett
chocolate covered mushrooms
Thomas Hall
a fucking wheelbarrow
Lincoln Williams
It's to cut the burger up you fucking autist, relax
The board is kinda of cringey, but not as cringey as the everlast shirt. At least it was big enough that shit wouldn't be constantly tumbling off
Christian Powell
I'm referring to the part where sophie and the giant met the queen for breakfast and he had to use spades and pitchforks for utensils
Jackson Evans
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Angel Sanchez
That thing looks like it would kill you then fuck your throat hole With its duck bill penis.
Zachary King
>helium is probably borderline illegal.
Yup, just like driving at the speed limit is borderline illegal. More often described as 100% legal until a law is created outlawing it.
Luke Turner
It's a hot dog bun with chutney for dipping. A London staple.
Carter Richardson
>calamari clog
actually clever compared to the others
Justin Miller
>borderline illegal
Literally retarded
Legality is binary
It either is, or it isn't. There isn't any fucking "borderline"
Nolan Ross
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Mason Williams
the wheelbarrow is cute. I would just leave without paying if they served me that, but it's still kinda cute.
Aaron Robinson
that burger is so poorly constructed that it would fall apart as you picked it up anyway.
Benjamin Young
This post is borderline offensive but you are definitely a retard
Thomas Young
>its an american tries arguing about the english language episode
Justin Sanchez
i love bugles they are so mediocre like my existence they are the snack i can identify with and you can put them on your fongers