We don’t know what we ever did to deserve being scammed, but some of us have fallen into some pretty hilarious restaurant traps. Whether you’ve been underserved, overcharged, or left feeling downright duped, we feel your pain. We scoured Reddit looking for the shadiest of restaurant scams, and honestly, we don’t know how some institutions have gotten away with this stuff. From poor signage to incredibly questionable house rules, some of these restaurant scams are so bad they’re actually funny. In fact, we have to give credit to some of these places for even thinking of these bizarre rules and regulations in the first place.
Luckily, many who have been blinded with restaurant scam rage took a minute out of their tirade to snap and pic and post the absurdity to Reddit. The restaurant trap rabbit hole is a deep one, so if you have the time, definitely scroll through some of the comments left on these posts. The entire story will get funnier and even more aggravating. Keep your eyes peeled for scammers, people. They’re everywhere.
Oh wow, a huge bucket of French fries!... Never mind, there's a huge paper ball inside taking up the entire space.
Tastes like sweet, sweet disappointment Pardon, but there seems to be a balled-up piece of paper underneath my six French fries? Oh, that’s supposed to be there? Oh…um…
Restaurant almost got me with their Suggestive Gratuity.
We were never the brightest in our math class. However, we sense something is amiss with the suggestive tips.
Restaurant I ate at in Kansas City, Missouri charged more on the buffet if just all men were ordering Okay, ladies.
New rule: all men must pay an additional $2.00 to do anything.
Salt and Pepper mills, made to look like they’re full. Tablespoon for comparison.
Wouldn’t it make more sense to put the salt and pepper in smaller containers? Why go through the extra effort to pull the wool over our eyes?
This sign at a restaurant in Martha’s Vineyard that I just saw. Do our eyes deceive us?
Or is this restaurant deceiving us?
My local restaurant places 2 water bottles on the table without saying anything.
In case you drink, you pay for it, even though you have not ask for it. No. Just tap water. No, please — just tap water.
Only in America would a restaurant display on the wall that they don’t pay their staff enough to live on the use of “survive” here is wigging us out.
If it wasn’t for us…we don’t even want to know what would happen.
Just flipping the seafood pancake photo instead of taking a photo of the vegetable pancake Plus, they’re both called Ji Ji Mi.
We have a strange feeling there is actually no difference between the pancakes in the picture nor in real life.
A "Caesar salad" at Red Robin Do they expect us to just pick those things up and dip them into that dressing?
Because that’s exactly how we would eat this, just to spite them.
Because that’s exactly how we would eat this, just to spite them. 10. This is either evil or genius.
We’re not yet sure. Honestly, kudos. This B-rated restaurant deserves an A for effort.
Not against tipping, but option 3 is aggressive.
No offense, but we feel…attacked.
“Straw Free” but overloading on plastic cutlery.
The people in charge *must* see the irony in this sign. They must!
This caused a lot of confusion at the restaurant I was in last week.
At the monthly staff meeting: “Hey gang, I have an idea. Let’s make life harder for our customers.”
Side salad vs full-sized salad It wasn’t love, it wasn’t love.
It was a perfect illusion (perfect illusion).
Difference between a small and a large beer It was a perfect illusion.
Somewhere in all the confusion.
This restaurant's water is kept in a foggy glass bottle to make it look like condensation from the cold, but the water is actually lukewarm.
Our senses would be boggled. And then we would be mad.
This tablet at Olive Garden prompts you with this if you hit Play on one of the games. The purchase price is listed smaller than the big Let’s Play button.
All a kid has to do is press and you’re charged. That feeling of panic is so tangible. It’s sadly something we’ve all experienced.
TIL after complaints that their "footlong" sub was 11 inches long, Subway said, "With regards to the size of the bread and calling it a footlong, 'Subway Footlong' is a registered trademark as a descriptive name for the sub sold in Subway Restaurants and not intended to be a measurement of length."
Okay, we agree that this is frustrating. However, on the flip side, who brings a measuring utensil with them to a Subway?
This restaurant leaves out the price of the desert, and you have to ask a server for the price of each individual item What is the price of this one? And also this one?
And also this one?
Why I don't eat fortune cookies... Sad.
Just…sad.
I thought this was a Gordon Ramsey restaurant (read again, fool)
This week on Kitchen Nightmares…
Restaurant leaves 2 water which they put in bamboo holders which hide the price of a 6 dollar water Shady AF.
And also, where do you get off charging $6 for water?
Customers who request less ice get less soda, even though it costs the company more money to supply the ice than the soda (and the ice machine is cleaned far less frequently)
We see what you’re trying to do there by ordering “no ice.” We won’t stand for it.
The salad this restaurant gave me. It’s made with the best iceberg lettuce.
And the finest of shredded carrots. So…enjoy!
Local Chinese restaurant has a candy machine with M& M’s and Skittles mixed. I feel betrayed by humanity. Sure, they look the same.
But they are definitely not of the same candy species. And don’t think you can hide, jelly beans. We see you.
This ad for gum in my fortune cookie If you’re going to do someone dirty like that, at least give them a coupon.
Agreed?
Ordered the Brisket Nachos. Got a pound of Kraft Singles.
Kraft Singles should *never* be melted onto tortilla chips, especially in a restaurant setting. Did they even bother taking the plastic off?
The name and tagline of this restaurant we guess the only way to find out is to send your lactose intolerant friend in there and see what happens.
Sorry, pal.
Server came and took his plate.....while he was still eating
Looks like you’re kind of done. Want the check? Here, take the check. Please, take the check!
Restaurants that serve cold butter, causing the bread to break when you spread it Are you trying to make us cry?
What’s your end game, restaurant?
I ordered the salad at the fanciest restaurant in town This is a joke, right? It’s not funny, but this has to be a joke. Right?!
If you have evidence of a restaurant scam you’ve witnessed, please share. They’re so bad, yet so good.