Tackiest thing ever seen at a Disney Buffet

[ducklite]

I'm seriously allergic to nuts, and at buffets I have them bring my dessert from the kitchen due to cross contamination issues on the dessert buffet.

I've got a tacky story ripped right from the Dis...

A few years ago now, someone told of arriving for their PS at the CP. They checked in at the podium and were given a pager. An hour later they checked back, and were told they were already seated.

Turns out someone who didn't have a PS had walked up, seen a party the size of the posters, and claimed to be them. The manager went to their table while they were in the middle of eating and confronted the father who admitted it, and laughed about it. They were tossed out. The sad thing is that I think breakfast had ended by then and the family who had been waiting were unable to be accomodated if I recall the story.

Anne

 

[Texa]

A few years ago now, someone told of arriving for their PS at the CP. They checked in at the podium and were given a pager. An hour later they checked back, and were told they were already seated.

Turns out someone who didn't have a PS had walked up, seen a party the size of the posters, and claimed to be them. The manager went to their table while they were in the middle of eating and confronted the father who admitted it, and laughed about it. They were tossed out. The sad thing is that I think breakfast had ended by then and the family who had been waiting were unable to be accomodated if I recall the story.

Anne

That's just......There are no words............

 

[mrsbelle]

Man- this thread reminds me of why I don't eat a buffets! I am a total germaphobe- and some of these stories are so yucky!

 

[jennifer293]

We were at a local buffet recently and were seated near the restroom area. For a good 10-15 minutes we could hear screaming from two little girls. Apparently they were playing around and patrons were coming in and out of the ladies room looking stunned as there seemed to be no parents around. A while later the girls went up to the drink dipsenser and started playing with the ICEE machine and had made a disgusting mess. Then one of them opened wide while the other girl pressed the button on the ICEE machine so it would pour into her mouth. Yuck! Again, no parents to be found. I must've had a horrified look on my face because my son turned around to look at what I was gaping at and then said, " Oh no." He knows how I feel about unattended children at restaurants. I politely went up to them asked them to go find their parents and ask for help. Well, it seems the parents were within viewing distance of their kids because the father immediately came up and asked what the problem was. I pointed to the mess the girls had made, and although maybe I shouldn't have, I suggested that he may want to monitor the activities of his children a bit more. To that he replied that since I don't work there I shouldn't say anything. Again, maybe I was wrong but I found the behaviour disgusting and and very unappetizing.

I watched a little boy do that very thing with the soft serve ice cream dispenser at Ryan's one night. I found it quite amuzing to say the least because he got the flow going pretty good and it started going up his nose...I have no clue as to where his parents were but he made quite a mess. All I wanted to do was walk over to him and throw a spoonful of spinkles on his face I thought it might give him a nice finishing touch..

My dad called today and wants us to go to Ryan's to eat tonight!!

I will post back if I see anything CRAZY!!!!

 

[offwegotoneverland]

I never fail to be amazed at the brazeness of some guests. A week or so ago my DH, DSD25, DD3 and I were having breakfast at Kona. At a table nearby the hostess seated 2 women and a child of roughly the same age as my daughter, so 3 or 4. The women looked at the menu and when the server came to take their order, they asked if they could get the child a doughnut. The server politely explained that Kona did not have doughnuts, but the coffee bar did. Much discussion ensued after the server left with their order about how to get the kid a doughnut. Finally one of the woman left the table and walked off. When she came back a few minutes later, it was with a bowl of cereal, some breakfast pastries and a banana, apparently from the Ohana character buffet. I'm still wondering how the one managed it.

Ohana is not a buffet but a family style service (ie platter's at table only) they likely went to captain cooks which is a quick serve to go of both hot and cold items.

 

[mickeyfan2]

My dad called today and wants us to go to Ryan's to eat tonight!!

I will post back if I see anything CRAZY!!!!

Are you going to get any ice cream?

 

[maddhatir]

I watched a little boy do that very thing with the soft serve ice cream dispenser at Ryan's one night. I found it quite amuzing to say the least because he got the flow going pretty good and it started going up his nose...I have no clue as to where his parents were but he made quite a mess. All I wanted to do was walk over to him and throw a spoonful of spinkles on his face I thought it might give him a nice finishing touch..

My dad called today and wants us to go to Ryan's to eat tonight!!

I will post back if I see anything CRAZY!!!!

dont forget the whipped cream and cherry!!

 

[MOMTOMOOTOO]

This isn't from Disney, but a few months back, I went to dinner with some old friends I hadn't seen in a long while. We went to a pretty upscale restaurant that had a salad bar with peel and eat shrimp, after my bud, Billy, got his 6th or so heaping helping, the waiter came over and politely asked him to "please save some shrimp for the other patrons". I nearly fell off my chair from laughing so hard. Poor Billy, ( a strapping 6'4'' hunk) turned pinker than the 100's of shrimp he had already consumed.

 

[TiggerTails57]

this thread is putting me off buffets!

 

[tabrizia]

Ah yes, and I almost forgot...This one happens at EVERY buffet...
People use one spoon to get everything that they want, instead of using the spoon designated for that food. I guess it's not so tacky as it is unsafe. It annoys me immensly because I am a vegetarian and don't want to have someone putting a meat spoon into my potatoes (or what have you), but I always feel awful for someone who may have food allergies, and could get really sick from it. That's a pet peeve of mine, I suppose...

This one is a huge issue for my husband. He is vegitarian (well he eats fish too but no meat) and not from choice, but because meat makes him ill. It is really unpleasent for him when he ends up eating something that has been cross contaminated with meat. He can't even eat things that are done in the same oil (ie chicken fingers and fries both cooked in the same vat of veggie oil). This is a major reason we only have one buffet on our list of places for our Disney vacation and why we never go to buffets in our normal life, it is too risky since he prefers not to be sick for 4 to 6 hours+ after eating food.

 

[crisi]

Thanks guys for thinking about us veggies (and allergic people too)

i understand that people who are not vegetarians would not even think twice about "double dipping" not that you dont care- but i am sure you are not even thinking about it.

when you are a veg (or allergic) you are constantly aware of everything that is going on with your food and making sure your order is correct-- sometimes if meat comes with say, breakfast- i will ask for it on a whole different plate so DH can have it for himself. when i ask this- a lot of times i just get a stare. i am not one to constantly say-- I AM A VEGETARIAN AND I WANT SPECIAL TREATMENT - but sometimes you have to explain why you are making "odd" requests or people dont get it.

THANKS AGAIN---AND I DID POST A SEPERATE THREAD ON THIS FORUM-- NOT SURE IF ANYONE WILL READ IT THOUGH.

Religious issues as well. I don't have them, but I have some friends who keep "reasonably kosher" (or other religious requirements - Hindus don't eat beef, Muslims have dietary restrictions). Its a real pain to try and keep your meat and dairy seperate.

(Keeping strictly kosher involves cooking in kosher kitchens - and at Disney, ordering specially prepared kosher meals. The people I'm talking about keep a moderate kosher diet- no cheeseburgers, but they will eat in a non-kosher restaurant.)

 

[bdg100]

This isn't from Disney, but a few months back, I went to dinner with some old friends I hadn't seen in a long while. We went to a pretty upscale restaurant that had a salad bar with peel and eat shrimp, after my bud, Billy, got his 6th or so heaping helping, the waiter came over and politely asked him to "please save some shrimp for the other patrons". I nearly fell off my chair from laughing so hard. Poor Billy, ( a strapping 6'4'' hunk) turned pinker than the 100's of shrimp he had already consumed.

How embarassing. Sure, Billy should have checked his shrimp intake, however, was it really necessary for the waiter to embarass him like that? C'mon, was the restaurant really going to run out of shrimp or was the waiter just trying to embarass poor Billy?

 

[bdg100]

This isn't from Disney, but a few months back, I went to dinner with some old friends I hadn't seen in a long while. We went to a pretty upscale restaurant that had a salad bar with peel and eat shrimp, after my bud, Billy, got his 6th or so heaping helping, the waiter came over and politely asked him to "please save some shrimp for the other patrons". I nearly fell off my chair from laughing so hard. Poor Billy, ( a strapping 6'4'' hunk) turned pinker than the 100's of shrimp he had already consumed.

In fact, another poster on this thread related a story where a waiter asked the poster's mother or maybe mother in law if he should pour the coffee in her purse after he witnessed her put extra candy in there. What is it with these smart aleck waiters? I agree, tacky, tacky, tacky, but is it really necessary to embarass people like this?

 

[PrincessAurora]

In fact, another poster on this thread related a story where a waiter asked the poster's mother or maybe mother in law if he should pour the coffee in her purse after he witnessed her put extra candy in there. What is it with these smart aleck waiters? I agree, tacky, tacky, tacky, but is it really necessary to embarass people like this?

As a former server, perhaps they feel that a little embarassment will cure the offender of the poor behaviour. Now I have been known to wrap up a cookie and put it in my purse but a whole purse full of gummy bears? I might have made a remark as well.

 

[Disneybabe84]

It was at Cape May where I saw a family of four bring tupperware and fill their tupperware with ever single thing they could find at the buffet. I was completely mortified, and embarrassed.

 

[Disneybabe84]

It was at Cape May where I saw a family of four bring tupperware and fill their tupperware with every single thing they could find at the buffet. I was completely mortified, and embarrassed.

 

[waughzee]

I was at the Boma Breakfast Buffet when I saw a grandmother and her grandson at the buffet in their pajamas!

 

[maddhatir]

I was at the Boma Breakfast Buffet when I saw a grandmother and her grandson at the buffet in their pajamas!

HEY-- thats the most SANE thing i have read on this thread so far!!

after reading all of this gross stuff- i would be happy to see grandma walking around in her PJs!

 

[bdg100]

I was at the Boma Breakfast Buffet when I saw a grandmother and her grandson at the buffet in their pajamas!

Yuck. But it is kinda funny. I have seen people at hotel buffets without shoes though. Tacky, but probably not the end of the world.

 

[philaround]

Not at DW but at a local place called The Home Town Buffet. I don't know how other buffets handle it but at Home Time they staple a strip of paper to your receipt [you pay before you eat] and put the total number in your party on the strip. You place this strip on your table with the number facing up so the table staff knows how many should be at the table. When you are done you flip the strip over so the back is showing. This lets them know to clean up the table for the next group.
Well I went all by myself once and had my slip with the number 1 face up on my table. I first went and got a bowl of soup and a plate of salad. After I finished these I got up to get my main course, leaving my slip on the table as you're supposed to, along with my newspaper and my jacket and hat on one of the chairs. When I got back to my table 2 rather scrungy looking men were sitting at my table, without a slip of their own, eating off of 2 overflowing dishes of food. They had turned my slip face down so no one could see it was only for 1 and had put my newspaper, hat, and jacket on the floor under the table. I confronted them, placed my dish on the table, and went to get the manager. When we got back to the table they had gone.