What is the number one reason you have chosen to not return to a restaurant?

I reckon the number one reason would have to be a lack of cleanliness, for us. The next reason, though it runs pretty close to number one, would be a poor grade of service.

Rudeness that's for sure. I live in a small town, population 35 thousand, so end result our choices are somewhat slim. And there were times that we preferred to rather stay in as to go out, and start hunting for our food. That is what I call it. Because you start at a particular restaurant and if it is not satisfactory you move on to the next, and the next.. That's why I call it hunting. Here is a true story that happened to us, it was even in our local newspaper. A waitress at a particular restaurant, treated us so badly that my husband wanted to see the manager, which she replied, she is the manager, then I stood up and went to reception, there I asked who the owner was, they told me, it is the waitress who served us. We could not believe or ears or eyes, nevertheless we decided not to eat there but to finish our drinks.My husband gave a 2 cent tip, and wrote on the the bill "Here is 2 cents to phone lifeline and get a life" We got up and as we walked to the door here comes the 2 cents flying through the air inches from my head. They had to constrain my husband, he was so mad. The next day it was in the newspaper, with the heading, customer almost beheaded in restaurant. For weeks people commented on that, and told how they got treated at the same restaurant. She closed down about 3 months later. Thank God. Now we laugh at this but at the time it was not funny at all:)

there is a restaurant near my house,you cant exactly say it a restaurant its like a small hotel and dhaba but the rates are high ike a five star hotel ...ah thats too much for them.

I really hate it when we get lousy service at a restaurant, but cleanliness is much more important to me than service. One time my sister and I went into a restaurant in a nearby town. We had gotten our drinks, but not our food yet when a cockroach ran across our table. Needless to say, we did not stay for our meal and have not returned to that restaurant since.

That's a tough call. I suppose my number one reason would be if they really didn't have any food I liked. A very close second would be if the restaurant smelled too smoky to the point where you can smell the smoke in the non smoking areas. Smoke bothers my allergies and asthma so I really can't tolerate an eating atmosphere like that.

that would be my privacy.. the other day when i went to a restaurant with my girl. it was a table with 4 seats. i was lookin forward to talkin a lot when they accomodated 1 more couple rite in fron t of us as the seats were limited. i swore that very moment not to go there.

that would be my privacy. the other day wen me n my girl went to a restaurant downtown to ve a private talk we were given a table which can accomodate 4 people. as soon as i started talkin they accomodated 1 more couple in front of us on our table thus spoilin our day and their day. i swore then and there not to go there ever.