35 Times Chefs Served Dishes On Anything But A Plate

Ever since MasterChef became a global hit, the idea of “plating” has entered everyday vocabulary. Restaurant chefs now push visual presentation to new extremes in an effort to impress guests and offer a novel dining experience. After all, many diners are eager to try something different, unusual, and fun.

#1 Vegan Dish Served On A Bone

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#2 Serving Dessert On A Cast Of The Chef’s Sneaker

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#3 I Mean I Think The Round Base Is Technically A Plate?

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Restaurant in Guadalajara, Mexico. This used to be a great place to taste amazing gourmet Mexican food, but now this is just sad and expensive

#4 Scallops Served On A Bed Of Wood Chips

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#5 Paid $26 For This Charcuterie Board. I Literally Had To Peel The Plastic Off

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#6 Hope You Haven’t Already Seen This One A Million Times

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#7 I Can’t Even Pour The Syrup On Or It’ll Get Everywhere ??

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#8 Our Hummus Was Delivered On… An Art Canvas?

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We ordered a hummus plate at a very normal hotel bar in the Midwest. This was brought out without context?

#9 I Love Scraping The Nonstick Coating

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#10 This Japanese Guest Did Not Enjoy The Food At Alton Towers Resort… (To Be Fair, They Have A Point!)

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#11 Roasted Brussels Sprouts Served In A Toilet

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From a restaurant called “The Meat Wagon” in Las Vegas, Nevada USA

#12 Check Out Those Knife Marks. Is That Sanitary For Next Customer?

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#13 Served In A Jar

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Szechuan noodles served to us in a high-end resort in Sharm El Sheikh (Egypt), resort is called Meraki, some of the worst presentation ever.

#14 We Want (The Other 3/4s Of The) Plate

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#15 Fish Are Friends Not Food

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#16 Dumpling On A Skull On A Board

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#17 My Ceasar Salad On A Log….split In Twain

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#18 Linguine Fishbowl

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#19 It Arrived In A Chocolate Bowl, Which Was Promptly Smashed On The Table

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#20 Wrong Kind Of Plate!

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#21 Strange Way To Eat Strawberries And Cream

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#22 There Is A Plate Right There. What Is The Point?

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#23 Brownie And Ice Cream On A Slice Of Wood With A Big Crack In It

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#24 A First For Me: Had My Burger And Chips Served To Me In A Lunchbox That Was Burning Hot

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#25 Who Needs Plates When There Are Dysfunctional Metal To Go Boxes

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#26 This Meatball Martini That Was Served

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#27 Easily One Of The Worst Salads I’ve Ever Had…

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#28 This Is How They Served Me A Fish… It Was Good Though

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#29 Sushi On A Ceramic Hat

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#30 A Glass That Can Only Be Kept In Its Dock In A Certain Way? This Is A We Want Cups Situation

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#31 When The Waiter Said “I’ll Just Go And Get Your Vegetables” I Didn’t Expect This

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Sunday roast in a rural English pub

#32 A Little Too Transparent About The Portion Sizes Maybe?

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#33 I Brought Myself Here

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#34 It’s Not Even A Real Cast Iron Pan. It’s Plastic!

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#35 Burger On A Couple Of Bent Licence Plates

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