This isn't what i wanted may i order somthing else with no SPIT PLEASE THANKYOU!

I've worked in restaurants for twenty years. You have every right to request the food you ordered. Mistakes happen, tickets get misread, food gets under/over cooked. It's the nature of the business. An effort to correct the mistake should be the first priority for the kitchen and your server. I've always worked in higher end restaurants, but I can honestly say I have never seen that kind of vindictive behavior. I have heard horror stories. I know that it happens. I believe it's a fairly rare occurrence. I will say this: if the people that I hire don't have the utmost respect for what comes out of my kitchen (that goes for servers & bartenders too) they will never set foot in my place again. I used to take offense when I would go to a table, find out they didn't enjoy the meal, and were afraid to send it back. I guess with all of the negative publicity in the hospitality industry I can't blame them. That's one of the biggest reasons I like observation kitchens. You can watch your food being prepared.

I'm also afraid of things like that. That is why when I order food i try to be nice as possible. I think that people who work on this places should have loads of patience. They applied for this job so they should put a lot of patience on it and expect there would be complaints once in a while. That is very unethical and unprofessional. I wish that they won't. I can just imagine it right now and its really gross. haha

I almost always inform the waiter when something is wrong with my food. I'm always courteous about it as the waiter isn't the chef, but if I'm paying good money for food I deserve to get what I paid for. I'm not going to eat undercooked chicken or a meal I didn't order out of some fear that they have a disgruntled cook. If I have reason to believe they are spitting in my food or otherwise degrading it when I ask for it to be fixed I will kindly inform the manager. A customer is far more valuable to an intelligent manager or owner than a chef who spits in the food. That chef is costing them money everytime a plate gets sent back and he's costing them a lot more money when they lose a customer. Customers on the other hand are GIVING money to the restaurant to eat there. I worked in a restaurant for a year when I was younger and I NEVER saw anything bad done to food just because a customer complained. If I ever saw it happen I would tell my manager and if my manager saw it happen, she'd fire the person on the spot.

H3idimich3ll3, As for me, it will depend on the place and the dinning environment especially the latter, where some places just does not give you the confidence that your complaints will be "properly" addressed. So rather than barking up at the wrong tree and wait for it to fall flat on my face - I'll just take the easier way out by ordering another item on the menu. I just do not believe in putting the wrong food into my mouth, not even one bit because it will just spoil my enjoyment and most of all affect my gastronomic well being. But, I would not compromise if the food is fond to be unhygienic or has a foreign object or is found bad and I cannot be bothered what establishment it is - it will be a demand for the manager's attention. However, I must specially mention that there are some restaurants especially the fine dinning ones who will not stop short of pleasing their customers. So, if the order does not turn out the way it should be, which is rather RaRe, you just need to raise your hand without second consideration and you'll be assured of a seventh heaven experience. On the hindsight, just being concern for you actually, I do not know what your boyfriend's issue is with his food, however, you should make it a point to tell him that you are not enjoying the evening or feel a tinge of discomfort when you find his outwardly upfront behavior too much for you. You just do not need to put up with it, if you know what I mean. Take care and have a great weekend.

Naturally, I would rather have my food made or prepared right. But like you, I would hesitate to let the waiter or the chef know because like you said, you don't know what happens behind the close doors of the kitchen. We've all heard the stories. And we all know what nasty thing people do when they get complaints about their work. So, I would just rather eat my not-so-right food, if it means it doesn't have any spit on it.

well if i am in a fast food chain i go back to the counter carrying my wrongly prepared food and complain about it si they would replace it. even if its a big time food chain i dont care i want the value of my money. and usually they replace it right away no question asked