Having a little giggle when you’re asked this

“Can I have a pint of pepperoni please?”

• Kayleigh, Miller & Carter 

Having a smashing time

“The fear of smashing a glass knowing the guests and team will shout WHEYYY”

• Courtney, Vintage Inns

Who said romance was dead?

“Two seagulls once consummated their relationship on the roof to a packed-out beer garden. Once they had finished the garden erupted in cheer and applause. Who said romance was dead?”

• Lewis, Premium Country Pubs

The guests who don’t speak French

“I once had a guest ask ‘Do you have dolphin nose potatoes?’ When serving, I almost responded ‘Bone apple tea!”

• Ally, Toby Carvery

When the plates are just too clean…

“A guest once said to me, ‘Excuse me but our plates are too shiny, and we can’t cut our food properly.’ We now refer to it as shiny plate day!”

• Suzanne, Harvester

Calamari confusion

“Have you ever stared at food so much that during a busy weekend you forget the name of basic items? I once put down a pot of tea and said ‘Here’s your calamari!’”

• Maderson and Kirsty, Miller & Carter

Birthday blunder.

“I once put a note in bookings for a table celebrating a 60th birthday, the waitress wrote a card and a sign, then the guest arrived, and it was her 50th birthday! Thankfully she took my typo with a good heart!”

• Alison, Miller & Carter

Christmas chaos

“Once after a busy festive period, I was doing a food shop at my local supermarket and found myself shouting ‘mind your backs’ to strangers who were in my way!”

• Ben, Premium Country Pubs

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