Dinners From Hell - Dining Disaster Stories, Weird Dining News, Foodie Fun

Dinners From Hell

Welcome to Dinners From Hell, your source of dining entertainment and information.
See restaurant and dinner party disaster stories, news, advice, videos, and stores - plus resources for dining reviews, blogs, etiquette, tipping, and more - for all of your foodie fun!

We've all had those dining experiences when things went dreadfully wrong. Perhaps it was a social blunder, an obnoxious diner, a waiter with an attitude, an embarrassing faux pas, or a food or beverage incident. Relieve the stress by submitting a story and sharing your own personal experiences!

A special thank-you to all who have shared their dining hell experiences with others - and to those who have contributed comments about them. See Latest Stories for excerpts of the most recent stories. Looking for your story? Click here for help finding it.

DINING HELL STORIES

Find out what others have had to endure by reading dining stories that feature true tales of dinners gone bad written by restaurant patrons and staff, dinner party guests and hosts.

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A HAIRY ORDEAL

My hairy ordeal happened in a local establishment that I use to frequent quite often. This day I decided to order a grilled cheese. They make a fabulous grilled cheese using three different cheeses and sour dough bread. It's awesome...

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See Latest Stories for more excerpts from current stories. Complete stories are posted in these categorized pages:

Tipping & Etiquette	Kids
Food & Drinks	Illness & Medical
Servers & Chefs	Insects & Animals
Diners	Sanitation
Couples	Odds & Ends
Accidents & Mishaps

DINING NEWS

It's a weird and wacky foodie world out there!

- LATEST NEWS POST -

Chicago Waiter "Delighted" Over $4,000 Tip From Johnny Depp (RadarOnline) - 6/23/09

The waiter who received a $4000 tip from Johnny Depp has told RadarOnline.com about his night with the superstar...

Read the rest of this story and lots more weird and interesting articles in Dining News.



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Stories With The Most Comments
Four Star Restaurant Gets The Boot
(25 Comments)

Our Server (23 Comments)
Stiffed By Brits (21 Comments)

Relieve the stress by submitting a story and sharing your own personal experiences!

DINING FEATURES

Here you'll find articles and videos about dining-related topics.

- RECENT FEATURES -

DECIDING WHAT TO SELECT ON THE MENU

We've all been in the situation where everyone else is ready to order but we just can't make up our mind on what to select from the menu. So we tell the server to take everyone else's order first. The pressure mounts...

ROST IN TRANSLATION

Traveling in Eastern Asia affords one the opportunity to try many wonderful cuisines which would be difficult to find in Western countries, especially in their authentic forms. Meal description translations on menus don't always come out as intended...

See the rest of these posts and more in Dining Features.

ASK THE DINING DEVIL

Dev answers your questions about eating out.

- MOST RECENT QUESTION -

Hey Dev,
We just returned from a wonderful dinner out with our two sons and their girlfriends. My husband made reservations earlier in the day. Our entire party arrived early and checked in. We waited in the bar for approximately 5 minutes which...

See Dev's answer to this question and others in Ask the Dining Devil.