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10 times restaurants took the absolute piss serving their food

Oh, for the love of God.

Jun 16th 2016, 10:34 AM 7,231 Views 4 Comments

LAST YEAR, THE Twitter account @WeWantPlates started doing the Lord’s work and shaming restaurants who refused to serve their food on plates.

Unfortunately, it seem that restaurants still haven’t gotten the message as the trend of serving food on scrap metal, auld boxes and toys from the 1970s continues unabated. Anything but a plate.

1. Hot chocolate in a mug? Too conventional.

"Just a hot chocolate please."
"Ah! You'd like our famous Willy Wanka!"
"You mean 'Wonka'?"
"No."

(Pic: @sleepypan) pic.twitter.com/Z4fS71DHIH
— We Want Plates 🍽 (@WeWantPlates) June 13, 2016

Source: We Want Plates/Twitter

2. Oh lovely. Peas in a cup. Just what everyone craves on an evening out.

Wimpy, Amersham. A lovely cup of garden peas. pic.twitter.com/KB6c4h5FWf
— bob stanley (@rocking_bob) June 5, 2016

Source: bob stanley/Twitter

3. What fresh hell is this?

"Would you like some bread while you wait?"

*five minutes later*

"I'M FORTY-EIGHT YEARS OLD."

(Pic: @megoizzy) pic.twitter.com/OKajYfWSl1
— We Want Plates 🍽 (@WeWantPlates) June 9, 2016

Source: We Want Plates/Twitter

4. “And here’s an avocado syringe.” “What am I supposed to do with this?” “shrugs”

Avocado Syringe. Surprisingly not a song by The Fall.
(Pic: https://t.co/8Si2jHzuFY) pic.twitter.com/Uuu9pUEoFJ
— We Want Plates 🍽 (@WeWantPlates) June 1, 2016

Source: We Want Plates/Twitter

5. We are living in a world where sausages are served on sausage hangers, people.

Sausage and chips, served to a three-year-old. Could get messy.
(Pic: @faulky5) pic.twitter.com/Ag0u2UuoJQ
— We Want Plates 🍽 (@WeWantPlates) May 20, 2016

Source: We Want Plates/Twitter

6. No no no no no no no.

Chips in a shopping basket ✅
Fish on rocks ✅
Plastic seaweed ✅
Fake fish-market crate ✅
Mini table ✅
(Pic: D Ryan) pic.twitter.com/MRGxLWeBx4
— We Want Plates 🍽 (@WeWantPlates) May 10, 2016

Source: We Want Plates/Twitter

7. A mound of slop served in a martini glass. Very appetising.

"What can I get you, Mr Bond?"
"Martini. Shaken, not stirred. With loads of mash and spring onions."
(Pic: @nar_Nia) pic.twitter.com/u9gCBduIGN
— We Want Plates 🍽 (@WeWantPlates) April 25, 2016

Source: We Want Plates/Twitter

8. Is this even edible? What the hell is this?

"How are the BBQ prawns served?"
"On a tree with a ceramic rabbit."

*blinks*

(Pic: @SStenlake) pic.twitter.com/4rjvEUZvxX
— We Want Plates 🍽 (@WeWantPlates) April 21, 2016

Source: We Want Plates/Twitter

9. GET MY MEAL OFF THAT MANKY MINIATURE BUS

"Our chef is trying something new with the tapas tonight."

*makes drinky-drink motion*

(Pic: @Beetrootrabbit) pic.twitter.com/2SrjnR0rL2
— We Want Plates 🍽 (@WeWantPlates) April 15, 2016

Source: We Want Plates/Twitter

10. “I wonder how/I wonder why/Yesterday you told me ’bout the blue blue sky/And all that I can see is a just another sausage tree”

Sausages.
In a tree.
A tree of sausages.
They served a tree of sausages.

(Pic: @9inelives) pic.twitter.com/031tBgyN2p
— We Want Plates 🍽 (@WeWantPlates) April 5, 2016

Source: We Want Plates/Twitter

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10 times restaurants took the absolute piss serving their food

Oh, for the love of God.

1. Hot chocolate in a mug? Too conventional.