Unsatisfied Customer's Review Has Childish Waiter Fired For Lying About Dish, Redditors Support Their Decision

"The guy just kept pretending like he didn’t understand me"

Maryjane

• Published in Interesting
• December 11, 2023

Whether a favorable or negative experience hits an emotional chord, customers are more likely to submit reviews. Customers who have had a really bad experience—especially if they feel particularly mistreated or wronged—will post a review as a way to express their dissatisfaction and rage.

In a similar way, customers who have had an extraordinarily positive experience are inclined to support the business by leaving a positive review, which will aid in its growth. This is most often the case in small, locally owned businesses.

Customers have a sense of empowerment when their feedback exposes dishonest businesses, draws attention to those that stand out from the competition, and generally helps to make businesses better everywhere. In essence, reviews provide customers with a platform to publicly express their opinions.

The narrator of today's story and his friend went out to eat at an Indian restaurant. The first thing he noticed when they walked in was that they were the only people there who weren’t Indian.

It doesn't seem like a big deal, but it becomes relevant later on. So the OP ordered a Saag Paneer dish but noticed there wasn't any paneer inside.

He asked the waiter about it, but he claimed the paneer had melted into the food. The OP ate his meal and browsed about it, only to find out that the paneer didn't melt.

What did he do? He left a review that got the waiter fired. Read the entire story for yourself as you scroll down below.

OP kicks off his story

OP's no expert on Indian cuisine but he's never heard of paneer melting

The fact that he had the audacity to lie to their faces had the OP pretty pissed

OP has offered the following explanation for why they think they might be the AH:

I got a waiter fired for refusing to correct a clear mistake after he lied to our faces about it

And the comments from other Redditors roll in...

The waiter was clearly not doing his job

His bad performance got him fired

The OP was polite and asked a legit question

The OP only brought up his concerns about his food

The OP had this to add in the comments section

The only reason I brought it up is because I think this wouldn’t have happened if we were Indian, rationale being: why else would we believe that it melted if not because we’re unfamiliar with the cuisine?

I don’t think he was racist per se, just an a-hole trying to exploit our seeming lack of cultural context.

The OP only reported his actions

They just wanted to scrub the yelp reviews

The OP may not be the first person it's happened to

From a Redditor who's married to an Indian

Through reviews, customers can voice their opinions and make their point known to both the company they are reviewing and their peers. Redditors said that the paneer was obviously fished out on purpose and that as much as anything is tampering with customer food, it should be a health code violation.

The OP was declared not the AH, and you can drop your own verdict in the comments section below.

Maryjane