‘The customer is always king’ except in these unhinged hilarious situations in Italy
The idea of "The customer is always right," is royally followed by several businesses across the globe. Whether it's corporate or large-scale workspaces or even customized businesses, every company aims to please its clientele. If you've been to a restaurant, you know that the server and management will go to lengths to serve customers what you need. A good example would be how servers ensure your meal is made with all your specifications- steak medium rare, salad well-seasoned but without tomatoes, etc. However, there is one such space where servers and restaurants will say no to your face and you just have to oblige and rightly so!
Italy is known for its otherwise welcoming hospitality and warmth. With genuine smiles and a heartfelt sense of kindness, all people will acknowledge your presence- until you break some spaghetti or refuse wine. The Italians are very specific when it comes to their etiquette and specialties tied down with tradition and love. Especially with food, every practice and dish is an emotion not to be tampered with. Servers go out of their way to even hysterically call out their customers if they mess with the Italian cuisine. Here are 10 adorable instances of servers from Italy shutting down customers and their bogus requests that has us in splits.
1. No ketchup on pasta, don't even dare!
i ordered pasta in 🇮🇹 and i asked for ketchup the guy said even if i had i wouldn’t give it to you😭😭😭😭
— dzu🌸. (@palesamashao_) July 17, 2024
2. If you want coffee in the afternoon, leave.
I ordered an americano in the afternoon while in Venice and I was told "it is not breakfast time" and was given a spritz.
— X Analyst (@topic_flow) October 23, 2024
3. Food combinations are not preferences but an art
I found the staff extremely polite in Italy but they will def steer you in the right direction with little to no prompting 😂 they denied me a certain red in favor of another that paired well w the meal. best damn pasta and sauce on the planet. Had a pistachio cream sauce I never…
— Rick Marciano✝️ (@puglistfan82) October 24, 2024
4. Mind your steak
This happens at high-end steakhouses. If you order steak anything more cooked than medium rare they will refuse your order & probably yell at you for trying to waste their meat.
— Nitish🌟 (@ImRealNitish) October 23, 2024
5. Respect the parmesan
In Sicily, we saw a manager being called because a waiter wouldn't bring parmesan for a fish dish
— Lord LeVesque (@Lord_LeVesque) October 23, 2024
6. Pineapple on pizza - Even asking is an abomination
Heading to Naples for pizza, the tour operator announced if we even mentioned pineapple we’d be kicked out of the country lol 🤣
— sue 💜 ᴾʳᵒᵒᶠ (@mae1947) October 23, 2024
7. Get it clear and right in your head
I was on a train from Rome to Venice and asked for a Coke with some ice. They handed me a can and said “This is Italy. No ice.”
— Joe Agostinelli, PT (@DPTJoe67) October 23, 2024
8. The only response to wine- Sì!
The only time I ever had a waiter give my table a weird look in Italy was when my sober stepdad said he didn't want a glass of wine. I guess we weren't breaking any of the food rules.
— Tori Tyrrell (@tiboribi) October 23, 2024
9. Don't question the specialties. Just eat.
These are extreme fun examples but I absolutely agree that the restaurant offers you meals one of which you choose.
— El Jibbety (@Rustmouth1) October 23, 2024
No alterations or deconstructions. Eat the meal.
10. Pasta is important. Don't ruin it.
i ordered coffee with my dinner cus we had just flown in on a red eye and the waiter said WITH PASTA?!? fully disgusted and clutching his pearls
— nik 🇵🇸 (@nikmuk_) October 24, 2024
