"The menu offered a choice of sausages or avocado, with an option to add an extra item for an additional cost, which I did by selecting steak. Despite this, the server insisted that adding the steak meant my choice of avocado was no longer valid. I tried to clarify the menu to her, and she seemed to understand, but then returned about ten minutes later—after everyone else had placed their orders—to announce that I was mistaken and that the steak incurred an extra charge. I explained that wasn’t the issue; my concern was her insistence that avocado was off the table because of my steak add-on. She appeared confused again but then went back to the kitchen.
To make matters worse, the other dishes came out before mine, and when we asked for cutlery, the server let out an annoyed sigh as if it were an inconvenience. Did she expect us to eat steak and eggs with our hands? When she finally returned, she dropped a handful of forks and knives in the middle of our table, creating a loud noise that left us all in shock. At that point, half of our group wanted to get up and leave.
After some discussion, we decided to quietly finish our meals and never return. To top it off, my dish arrived after most of the table had finished eating, and—surprise, surprise—there was no avocado! All this for a meal that left us frustrated. We paid the bill and left a standard tip, which seemed to surprise the server, perhaps because she was used to 99% of patrons not tipping at all."
