Ever had a restaurant dish land on your table looking like it barely survived the trip from the kitchen? Some meals arrive with toppings in the wrong place, sauces splashed like abstract art, or barely cooked. Not every plate that leaves a professional kitchen goes according to plan, and when things go wrong, they really go wrong.
From strange presentation choices to meals that appear to have taken a spill, these food mishaps are unforgettable for all the wrong reasons. Let’s dive into 20 restaurant fails that look like kitchen accidents.
1. This breaded pork tenderloin must have been in the freezer for years
2. They must have done the old “15 seconds per side” cooking technique
3. “Yes, this was from an actual restaurant.”
4. The cheese on his eggs was only an extra $10 at this restaurant in LA
5. Five shrimp for $20 at this beach restaurant
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6. Thumbs up for this meal called “the dump.”
7. Would anyone like some brown and grey?
8. Ah, yes, a $13 salad with no dressing and no toppings
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9. “I paid a fortune for this lemon and prawn tagliatelle. It tasted better than it looked.”
10. This is a Yelp photo for a local restaurant
11. This “hamburger pizza” was from an actual restaurant, believe it or not
12. The saddest cheese steak that has ever been created
13. I guess you can call these microwaved chicken nuggets chicken karaage
14. This garbage was on a 2-Michelin-Star restaurant’s page
15. This “side of mac n cheese” was $7
16. “This cost me $14.”
17. Would you try these “pizza fries?”
18. This is a “pizza” we ordered in Altoona, PA
19. This bruschetta features an entire ball of mozzarella
20. This Chinese restaurant must run to McDonald’s every time someone orders their coconut chicken
Want to see more fails?
Check out 23 Electrician Fails That Could Have Ruined Houses Entirely, or take a look at 27 Plumbing Fails That Ruined Houses Entirely. Finally, if you want to see the worst car fails imaginable, check out 23 Automobile Fails That Escape All Rationality.
