This is NOT a Taste Test!

I think there may be a bit of confusion in the straight-world about what ordering food actually is so I would like to attempt to correct that right now.

When you order something off of a menu at a restaurant, it is not free for the restaurant to make. It costs the owners of the place money to prep it, prepare it and serve it to you. Sounds like an easy concept, right?

Perhaps then someone can tell me why on numerous occasions if an order is made correctly, but just doesn't suit someone's taste, they throw a hissy fit to have it taken off of the bill! If something on the menu looks like something you *might* like, please be willing to risk the fact that you also might not, and you will DEFINITELY be paying for it either way.

I'm sorry, this is not some sort of food tasting or taste test for you. You can't have the chef whip up anything on the menu for you and refuse to pay for it. It just doesn't work that way. We can get you a small sample of a wine by the glass or draft beer without question, it's a sip.

We cannot however, prepare an entire salmon entree, have you take a bite, decide you don't care for it and take it off of the bill. Someone's got to pay for it!

Don't get me wrong, if something just isn't tasting right or if the dish isn't up to it's true form, of course we will take it off the bill for you, that's our mistake. I am just getting so tired of people making us run in circles because they're picky!

And for fuck's sake never ever EVER take it out on the server for not taking the offending item off of your check! I can guarantee that your server has spoken with the manager or owner about the situation and is only doing what they were told to do by their boss, how dare you dock their pay for doing a good job!

In conclusion, DON'T ORDER IT IF YOU DON'T WANT TO PAY FOR IT!