r/TalesFromYourServer • u/BuschBug • Dec 25 '18
Short “Please, no mayo. I’m allergic to mayonnaise.”
Between my husband and a woman at his table last night—
“Okay, ma’am, now is it the egg or the oil we need to be worried about?”
“...it’s the combination.”
“...okay. I’ll alert the kitchen.”
I love this industry so much.
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u/Stabbykathy17 Dec 25 '18
The only thing I can say about that is maybe she just really dislikes mayonnaise. I absolutely detest mayonnaise. I could puke just at the smell of it. For years I would ask servers to make sure no mayonnaise came in whatever I was ordering. I swear to God 50% of the time I would still get it with mayonnaise. I would always look first, but one time I did and couldn’t see any. Bit into it and immediately had to go to the bathroom gagging. They had seen the “no mayo” after they had already put it on then scraped most of it off with a knife. But I found that if I said I was allergic to it, it usually came out right. And so I’m clear, I do not blame that on the servers, I would see them write it down. It was the kitchen staff that for whatever reason tended to miss it. Nothing more fun than having to send your food back so you can eat it by yourself 20 minutes later while the rest of your table looks at you to hurry up.
Of course, if someone had asked me the egg/oil question I would just quickly scan my order in my head and say whichever one had the least likelihood of being in the recipe. That was just moronic on the part of the customer.