I’d absolutely love to see the shittest dish you’ve ever received at a fine dining establishment please (I will x/post this on the discord as well, so sorry for the duplication to those who frequent both).
This steaming, festering turd of a dish was served at World’s 50 Best (top 100) and Michelin Starred Lyle’s in London…..and was just as bad as it looks.
cmaassadfsdaf on
I keep clicking through those 2 pictures… it is like a car crash, I can’t look away…
No-Establishment6240 on
This looks insane. What’s the sauce?
Kitchen-Programmer78 on
So many dishes at Leo in Bogota. Worst of which was a cold, grey, gummy crab ball.
kytran40 on
Wish we could reply with pics
Grilled pork from Momofuku Ko. Sat at the counter salivating as the cook expertly grilled it on the Japanese grill. Shit tasted like ham. Shittiest 2* I’ve been too. Deserved to close much sooner.
achachairuu on
oh that’s not…
burberrycondom on
Did they cook it with a space heater?
Your__Pal on
I recieved a dessert dish last month with a big gaping hole in the middle of it.
It was an iconic dessert at a 3* Michelin restaurant, with pictures all over the internet.
And they decided to serve it to me with a big crack and a hole right in the middle of it.
It was still delicious but it was completely baffling.
theacgreen47 on
Quintonil 2017. Sweetbread taco. The texture was very off putting for me. They weren’t crispy at all and felt like what you’d imagine the texture of them raw would be. My wife literally spit hers out
Fun-Book-1848 on
Went to Osteria Francescana around Christmas 2018. To this day, my wife keeps harping on this weird pomegranate risotto that they served. It was an odd ingredient choice for a risotto. Everything else was fine. But this one dish is the one thing we will always remember from our visit.
ArgusRun on
I don’t have a picture of it, but back in the day I went to WD50 with some friends. The meal overall was disappointing. I’ve never left a tasting menu hungry, but I did that night.
His famous “pizza pebbles” came out. Took a bite, looked over at the guy who was the same age as me (we must have been around 26), and we both said “Combos”. If you had ever eaten the filling from a pizza flavored combo without the shell, it had the exact same flavor and the same gritty texture. It was so stupid.
VastStory on
Is that Tyler’s Bullshit?
Sheik-mon on
First plate at Mugaritz in San Sebastian was sorta the progression of cheese or something but the first couple were NOT good, like sorta intentionally not tasty so you would understand the journey of the food as it becomes more tasty. Um ok, I’d rather more bites of delicious food, it was confusing and pretentious.
bjlyan on
L’Oeuf at l’Atelier du Joel Robuchon: a poached egg with a bacon and cream sauce, served in a martini glass. Looked and tasted like someone regurgitated mediocre carbonara.
buginarugsnug on
They haven’t even stuck a candle up the cows arse!
ShwarmaSauce on
Hands down the Meat Tiramisu that was served at Mugaritz. I almost threw up
FidgetyFinance on
The worst dish is actually something my wife and I 100% agree on:
Partridge in chocolate at Azurmendi. Closest I’ve been to spitting it out, it made both of us just immediately unhappy!
666Tropzden on
That is f***ing disgusting! Like… who the hell thought of this?
chicity311 on
The wagyu beef dish at Oriole that had fruit flies swarming around it that I had to swat away while eating.
Optimusprima on
Went to Alinea, advised them in advance that I was pregnant and wouldn’t eat raw fish or unpasteurized cheese.
They took it upon themselves to decide that meant I wanted a well done steak.
They cooked everyone’s steak in the dining room and served them and then bought me this well
Done steak. I asked if I could have some of what they served everyone else – they said no – they only portion it for the number of diners that night. 🤷♀️
GlitterCunt5000 on
I was very disappointed with Lyles
Suspicious-Clue-668 on
Sea snail salad at pujol in Mexico City. It had like a beet fruit roll up it was terrible. Over thought and under executed. My only real thought was how is a salad soooo chewy lol. Sea snail didn’t have any flavor really but was like chewing gum and the beet fruit roll up thing didn’t help. 0/10 would not recommend.
mateesaanchez on
You can still hear the cow mooing
Megaminisima on
Looks like it’s from a bad hotel wedding where you wished you’d ordered the chicken
skatripp on
Slow roasted lamb shank. Sent back three times…
1. Lamb was still gross, dry and gristly, inedible
2. Same – this time I cut it open with server who apologized and took the dish back.
3. Chef came out with another plate. Apologized. Said this was the best he could find. He cut it open. It’s wasn’t great, but much better. Offered to make anything else in addition.
The meal was mostly comped.
Ive never sent back a dish before. I was shocked at how it was received. Outstanding service.
alilyspider on
Leroy’s in London. I remember having a dish with asparagus and hazelnuts and I think those were possibly the only two ingredients on the plate. I was so sad.
Nordicpunk on
I went to a NYE dinner at a really good restaurant near me that we frequent (won’t name for reason below). They did a tasting menu once where they usually do high end Mexican but fairly casual a la carte style so it wasn’t their forte so I give them a pass, BUT…
They didn’t hit the mark on the tasting menu or service at all, and the first dish was….corn water. Probably two oz of what tasted like the water they boiled some corn cobs in. My wife and I still laugh about it. They said it was some steeped water, blah blah, ancient grain, but it was corn cob water in a small ceramic cup. Really set the stage. There were some good bites along the way but nothing warranting the price.
AlienRemi on
Salt and pepper lobster at red paper clip in nyc. Forget michelin stars, it was one of the worst meals I’ve had in NYC.
flitcroft on
Mine was at Osteria Mozza (*). We ordered a special that turned out to be a 3/4″ thick pork fat steak. White, undercooked, jiggly fat on a plate for $40. We sent it back immediately and the waiter said more than half are sent back to the kitchen. It still shocks me that that restaurant has a star. It’s far outside of the top-10 Italian in LA.
BeastCoast on
First one that comes to mind was at Maude in LA recently. Excellent 10 course tasting menu except for the bowl of melted goat cheese right before the full dessert course.
All the other courses were these beautifully plated thoughtful and playful combinations… then hot liquid cheese soup.
MiaouMiaou27 on
New post tag suggestion: Crimes Against Gastronomy
DarthBaio on
I greatly enjoyed my meal at EMP last month, but the final savory dish was a huge letdown. It was a piece of asparagus and some potato wrapped in spinach or something. The asparagus was served tableside out of some smoking contraption and sprinkled with rice vinegar powder, but the dish tasted like…a piece of asparagus and some potato wrapped in spinach.
MeasurementPlenty596 on
At Noma I was served a “Japanese rice” dish which tasted exactly like a very mediocre porridge you’d make in a hurry at home. The consistency was awful (very mushy and sticky) and it was incredibly bland compared to everything else I ate that night. For me, that was the worst dish I’ve tried thus far.
lofibb on
Lamb at Pujol, CDMX. It looked and tasted like tinned cat food.
The courses came out in a weird way (we had to wait for one main course to be finished so we could get the next one) , even though we made it clear we weren’t interested in sharing.
Then after a long wait came our Beef Wellington. The pastry – soggy. The duxelles was falling apart, and the meat was chewy and bland.
Surprised the place has a Michelin star to this day – yes, the interior is nice, but the food and service are abysmal.
Emgee063 on
Moooooooo 🐮!
Any-Statistician-318 on
Wyd was that like what?!!! Need more context
Comfortable-Cap7110 on
Looks like it’s still alive and beating
rlcoyote on
Hall’s Chophouse downtown Nashville about 3 months ago. The absolute WORST lobster I’ve ever seen in my life. It was inexcusable to serve such a horrible dish. My wife also had (lobster linguine?) I believe and the lobster in that was fishy. I was really surprised at the attempt to let food like that leave the kitchen.
PinkGagball01 on
Well at a restaurant in london i had a pre-order of a whole menu, which was needed due to preparation, build around a single peeking duck.
At our fourth course the waiter whom was suppose to cut up the duck at the table fucked up and served the table beside us. Two chinese Girls wearing airpods and on their Phone (the way they behaved screamed old money). We ended up waiting 20 minutes and being served the two breast, of a different duck, pre cut (Hard to hide their expressions with a open kitchen starring at us). Still fabulous, a little cold, but my foodie heart felt it… Out main waiter told os before we left that somebody fucked up. My girlfriend and me both worked in service when we were younger so we understood. But still quite a stupid mistake when the price is around 550-600 a head for wine and food.
Great food though besides the mistake
Negative_Tree_8624 on
Mugaritz in 2017 was one of the most disappointing meals I’ve ever had. Off the top of my head during that meal:
1. Chicken cartilage sandwich: it was crunch and almost impossible to chew. I watched the woman across the table from me spit it out into her napkin.
2. Fish with fins and scales: tiny pieces of raw fish interspersed with chopped up fins and scales. No seasoning, salt, acid, in addition to having to eat the fins and scales.
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I’d absolutely love to see the shittest dish you’ve ever received at a fine dining establishment please (I will x/post this on the discord as well, so sorry for the duplication to those who frequent both).
This steaming, festering turd of a dish was served at World’s 50 Best (top 100) and Michelin Starred Lyle’s in London…..and was just as bad as it looks.
I keep clicking through those 2 pictures… it is like a car crash, I can’t look away…
This looks insane. What’s the sauce?
So many dishes at Leo in Bogota. Worst of which was a cold, grey, gummy crab ball.
Wish we could reply with pics
Grilled pork from Momofuku Ko. Sat at the counter salivating as the cook expertly grilled it on the Japanese grill. Shit tasted like ham. Shittiest 2* I’ve been too. Deserved to close much sooner.
oh that’s not…
Did they cook it with a space heater?
I recieved a dessert dish last month with a big gaping hole in the middle of it.
It was an iconic dessert at a 3* Michelin restaurant, with pictures all over the internet.
And they decided to serve it to me with a big crack and a hole right in the middle of it.
It was still delicious but it was completely baffling.
Quintonil 2017. Sweetbread taco. The texture was very off putting for me. They weren’t crispy at all and felt like what you’d imagine the texture of them raw would be. My wife literally spit hers out
Went to Osteria Francescana around Christmas 2018. To this day, my wife keeps harping on this weird pomegranate risotto that they served. It was an odd ingredient choice for a risotto. Everything else was fine. But this one dish is the one thing we will always remember from our visit.
I don’t have a picture of it, but back in the day I went to WD50 with some friends. The meal overall was disappointing. I’ve never left a tasting menu hungry, but I did that night.
His famous “pizza pebbles” came out. Took a bite, looked over at the guy who was the same age as me (we must have been around 26), and we both said “Combos”. If you had ever eaten the filling from a pizza flavored combo without the shell, it had the exact same flavor and the same gritty texture. It was so stupid.
Is that Tyler’s Bullshit?
First plate at Mugaritz in San Sebastian was sorta the progression of cheese or something but the first couple were NOT good, like sorta intentionally not tasty so you would understand the journey of the food as it becomes more tasty. Um ok, I’d rather more bites of delicious food, it was confusing and pretentious.
L’Oeuf at l’Atelier du Joel Robuchon: a poached egg with a bacon and cream sauce, served in a martini glass. Looked and tasted like someone regurgitated mediocre carbonara.
They haven’t even stuck a candle up the cows arse!
Hands down the Meat Tiramisu that was served at Mugaritz. I almost threw up
The worst dish is actually something my wife and I 100% agree on:
Partridge in chocolate at Azurmendi. Closest I’ve been to spitting it out, it made both of us just immediately unhappy!
That is f***ing disgusting! Like… who the hell thought of this?
The wagyu beef dish at Oriole that had fruit flies swarming around it that I had to swat away while eating.
Went to Alinea, advised them in advance that I was pregnant and wouldn’t eat raw fish or unpasteurized cheese.
They took it upon themselves to decide that meant I wanted a well done steak.
They cooked everyone’s steak in the dining room and served them and then bought me this well
Done steak. I asked if I could have some of what they served everyone else – they said no – they only portion it for the number of diners that night. 🤷♀️
I was very disappointed with Lyles
Sea snail salad at pujol in Mexico City. It had like a beet fruit roll up it was terrible. Over thought and under executed. My only real thought was how is a salad soooo chewy lol. Sea snail didn’t have any flavor really but was like chewing gum and the beet fruit roll up thing didn’t help. 0/10 would not recommend.
You can still hear the cow mooing
Looks like it’s from a bad hotel wedding where you wished you’d ordered the chicken
Slow roasted lamb shank. Sent back three times…
1. Lamb was still gross, dry and gristly, inedible
2. Same – this time I cut it open with server who apologized and took the dish back.
3. Chef came out with another plate. Apologized. Said this was the best he could find. He cut it open. It’s wasn’t great, but much better. Offered to make anything else in addition.
The meal was mostly comped.
Ive never sent back a dish before. I was shocked at how it was received. Outstanding service.
Leroy’s in London. I remember having a dish with asparagus and hazelnuts and I think those were possibly the only two ingredients on the plate. I was so sad.
I went to a NYE dinner at a really good restaurant near me that we frequent (won’t name for reason below). They did a tasting menu once where they usually do high end Mexican but fairly casual a la carte style so it wasn’t their forte so I give them a pass, BUT…
They didn’t hit the mark on the tasting menu or service at all, and the first dish was….corn water. Probably two oz of what tasted like the water they boiled some corn cobs in. My wife and I still laugh about it. They said it was some steeped water, blah blah, ancient grain, but it was corn cob water in a small ceramic cup. Really set the stage. There were some good bites along the way but nothing warranting the price.
Salt and pepper lobster at red paper clip in nyc. Forget michelin stars, it was one of the worst meals I’ve had in NYC.
Mine was at Osteria Mozza (*). We ordered a special that turned out to be a 3/4″ thick pork fat steak. White, undercooked, jiggly fat on a plate for $40. We sent it back immediately and the waiter said more than half are sent back to the kitchen. It still shocks me that that restaurant has a star. It’s far outside of the top-10 Italian in LA.
First one that comes to mind was at Maude in LA recently. Excellent 10 course tasting menu except for the bowl of melted goat cheese right before the full dessert course.
All the other courses were these beautifully plated thoughtful and playful combinations… then hot liquid cheese soup.
New post tag suggestion: Crimes Against Gastronomy
I greatly enjoyed my meal at EMP last month, but the final savory dish was a huge letdown. It was a piece of asparagus and some potato wrapped in spinach or something. The asparagus was served tableside out of some smoking contraption and sprinkled with rice vinegar powder, but the dish tasted like…a piece of asparagus and some potato wrapped in spinach.
At Noma I was served a “Japanese rice” dish which tasted exactly like a very mediocre porridge you’d make in a hurry at home. The consistency was awful (very mushy and sticky) and it was incredibly bland compared to everything else I ate that night. For me, that was the worst dish I’ve tried thus far.
Lamb at Pujol, CDMX. It looked and tasted like tinned cat food.
gin cured ahi tuna at a one micheilin star
fucking grossest fish i’ve ever had.m
[This dish](https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/474989352687108107/1257756065685176360/PXL_20240207_234941217.NIGHT.jpg?ex=6685901e&is=66843e9e&hm=ba6b8d98895fb3209f36a8656e42f638412c22e1756d8349720ec60866e615b0&😉 from Eleven Madison Park was far and away the blandest, least interesting, worst plated thing I’ve ever had at a michelin starred restaurant.
It was at oka in paris. A simple shrimp, that’s all, that was the dish. And the overall experience was AWFUL
[Beef Wellington at The Duchess, Amsterdam](https://i.imgur.com/oehcsxn.jpeg)
The courses came out in a weird way (we had to wait for one main course to be finished so we could get the next one) , even though we made it clear we weren’t interested in sharing.
Then after a long wait came our Beef Wellington. The pastry – soggy. The duxelles was falling apart, and the meat was chewy and bland.
Surprised the place has a Michelin star to this day – yes, the interior is nice, but the food and service are abysmal.
Moooooooo 🐮!
Wyd was that like what?!!! Need more context
Looks like it’s still alive and beating
Hall’s Chophouse downtown Nashville about 3 months ago. The absolute WORST lobster I’ve ever seen in my life. It was inexcusable to serve such a horrible dish. My wife also had (lobster linguine?) I believe and the lobster in that was fishy. I was really surprised at the attempt to let food like that leave the kitchen.
Well at a restaurant in london i had a pre-order of a whole menu, which was needed due to preparation, build around a single peeking duck.
At our fourth course the waiter whom was suppose to cut up the duck at the table fucked up and served the table beside us. Two chinese Girls wearing airpods and on their Phone (the way they behaved screamed old money). We ended up waiting 20 minutes and being served the two breast, of a different duck, pre cut (Hard to hide their expressions with a open kitchen starring at us). Still fabulous, a little cold, but my foodie heart felt it… Out main waiter told os before we left that somebody fucked up. My girlfriend and me both worked in service when we were younger so we understood. But still quite a stupid mistake when the price is around 550-600 a head for wine and food.
Great food though besides the mistake
Mugaritz in 2017 was one of the most disappointing meals I’ve ever had. Off the top of my head during that meal:
1. Chicken cartilage sandwich: it was crunch and almost impossible to chew. I watched the woman across the table from me spit it out into her napkin.
2. Fish with fins and scales: tiny pieces of raw fish interspersed with chopped up fins and scales. No seasoning, salt, acid, in addition to having to eat the fins and scales.