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I had a conversation with Ronnie yesterday after we played golf. I mentioned that my wife and I were going out to dinner with mutual friends that Ronnie knows well. I said that my one concern was that they were the pickiest eaters I have ever known and that we had never gone to a restaurant with them when at least one of them, if not both, sent their meal back because it was not cooked to their expectations. That absolutely drives me crazy! I have sent a meal back twice in my life, both times when it was horribly wrong; so wrong that I asked the server to have the restaurant manager and chef taste it to try to learn why it was so bad. I refused in both instances to substitute a different item because my wife already had her food, and the evening was already ruined. McDonald's is always open. Ronnie agreed with me and began to tell me stories about his current, long-time girlfriend who rarely goes to a restaurant without pitching a fit about everything. She was once a movie star back when movies made stars. I could have pointed out to Ronnie the many times that he and Karen had us over for dinner and everything was over-cooked, and yet I didn't ask for a new meal. I think he knew.
I know that there are multiple sides to any situation, but I wonder what you think about this.
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I once sent a lobster souffle back because it smelled of ammonia. That ammonia smell meant the lobster meat had gone bad.
I think I switched to a burger or something. After that I avoided that restaurant.
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I have a vague memory of doing it once, maybe 20-30 years ago. Maybe because something was cool that should have been hot. And once at a Hardee's I asked for a new burger because the bun was utterly stale and dried out.
Several years ago, my wife and I used to go out with an older couple from time to time. The guy was easy-going, but the woman had a complaint for just about every restaurant she'd ever been to. I don't miss them.
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I may have sent a meal back, but I can't remember when. But my favorite aunt and uncle (who have both passed away) drove me nuts. Especially my aunt. She was never happy with her meal. Ever. We stopped going out with them, and invited them over to our house for dinner. That seemed to solve the problem!
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Only when a steak was overdone or eggs were runny. Maybe 2-3 times a decade, if I do return to the establishment it is to order something simpler.
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If I went back I'd do the same thing. I'd try to think of a meal simpler than eggs, and if I came up with one, then I'd order that.
[EDIT:] I just thought of one: hot tea. With the teabag on the side, which makes it simpler.
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