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People Reveal What Absolutely Ruins A Restaurant Experience For Them

Sometimes we need a night out or to take a break from our cooking, and it's nice to go to a restaurant.

But from bad food to even worse service, there are details about the dining experience that can ruin the whole night out.


Redditor raymorude asked:

"What ruins a restaurant?"

Yelling at Your Date

"When the background music is too loud."

- CrystalQueen3000

"WHAT?!"

- ColoradoScoop

"WHEN THE BACKGROUND MUSIC IS TOO LOUD."

- CrystalQueen3000

Not to Mention Terrible Acoustics

"We went to a small restaurant that had a live band rocking out on a Wednesday night while a bunch of families tried to eat their dinners."

"We couldn't hear one another at our own table, couldn't hear the waitress, etc. Unsurprisingly, they went out of business."

"Live music is great if you're not eating in a shoebox-sized restaurant, and the band isn't trying to void the warranty on their speakers."

- dragon_wryter

Full Disclosure

"When they don’t put a price on the menu. It makes me not want to order anything just in case it comes out to $30 per dish, but I also feel embarrassed to ask for the price of each item."

- Theoldage2147

Over-Stimulating

"I personally like a dark and quiet atmosphere where I can sit in a high-backed booth and enjoy my meal with my family. Restaurants that are too open, too bright, and have loud music playing in the background ruin it for me personally."

- X_brokeham_X

"People underestimate how much atmosphere can make somewhere a lot less appealing."

"Once I found a chill, quiet, British-style pub with nice wooden booths and furniture where you could relax with a beer and actually talk to people, I realized why I hated going out before. I just needed a better atmosphere."

- PolkaWillNeverDie00

That Luke-Warm Feeling

"Slow service coupled to food not served hot enough because it's been sitting in the kitchen too long waiting to be delivered."

- Back2Bach

Hilariously Bad Food

"There's a famous restaurant in Denver called Casa Bonita that had legendarily bad food. I went there once as a kid, hated it, and never went back."

"But people love it and will try to convince you to go. If you point out that the food is terrible, they will even agree with you but say that it's worth it for the atmosphere. And I'm always like, it's a RESTAURANT! Who cares about the atmosphere if the food is terrible?!"

"I heard a few years ago that it's under new ownership. No idea if the food got any better."

- KatieCashew

Just... Bugs.

"A lot of good answers here but bugs top them all for me. The restaurant could have a 10/10 atmosphere, food, drinks, waitstaff, etc… but if I’m trying to swat flies away from my face and food every 10 seconds, my experience is ruined."

"I’ve left places due to this. One of my favorite places in a downtown area has an amazing outdoor patio, but there’s a bee problem there they refuse to deal with. It’s a deal breaker!"

- Strongbad23

Declining Food Quality

"Cutting quality to save money. Sometimes prices need to change, I get that as frustrating as it can be (and in all fairness that can ruin a restaurant for me just because of my budget, but I think that's an exception), but cutting quality to save money doesn't just make your food worse, it makes your image worse to your regulars."

- ParkityParkPark

Young Diners

"Children on loud devices, so d**n annoying."

- Salt_Section_651

Too Many Options

"A menu that's way too freaking big, saying this as a food service worker."

- N1hili

Not Enough Choices

"When you see a menu with like four items to choose from, you better believe all four options better be perfectly delicious."

- zuck_my_butt

So Fast-Paced

"I personally can’t stand when the bussers or servers are going at 100% speed. Makes me feel anxious and like I need to be eating quicker."

"I worked at a restaurant like this and they were borderline abusive and my coworkers would literally be sprinting around trying to get 10 things done at once. I prefer a relaxing environment and I’ll wait a bit longer to get my food."

- reignthepain

Not All Karaoke is Good Karaoke

"I went to a small restaurant that I've liked before. For some reason, the owners decided to put up a karaoke machine in the middle of the place. With the size of the place and how loud the machine was, you could hear everything at any table."

"We sat down, heard a kid trying to sing 'Let It Go' full-blast and all decided to leave."

- KingOfSheepX

Unhappy Staff

"When they don't treat/pay their staff well. You can tell, especially if you've worked in the industry, and it seeps into every aspect of the place. You can practically feel it oozing out of the walls."

- Hey_Its_Crosby

Nightmare Fuel

"Waitstaff walking towards me carrying a cake and singing Happy Birthday..."

- ccl_now

While dining out can be an awesome experience, there are obviously things that can ruin the whole vibe. But it's clear from these diners that there are certain details that will be a deal breaker, no matter what.

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