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It’s that time again, when we catch up with We Want Plates, the hilarious website and Twitter account dedicated to ill-advised food plating. It describes itself as a "Crusade against food on slates, chips in mugs and drinks in jam jars," something many of us can get behind.
We like to check in with them every now and again to see the bad food plating diners around the world have been sharing. As ever, you wonder how some of these food plating horror shows ever made it out of the kitchen, from the weird to the impractical, to the downright disgusting.
That's not to say you shouldn't be creative with food plating, but if there's anything to learn from this, it's that if it makes it harder to eat, think again before sending it out. Also, best not to serve food in receptacals we normally associate with trash, dirt or germs, like mini bins for example – just a thought.
Enjoy!
39 more plating disasters – you won't believe some of these!
“Here’s your beef Wellington starter. Is there anything else I can get you?”
“Tetanus shot, please.”(Pic: @AstridsTaste) pic.twitter.com/r3OV53qGgF
— We Want Plates ? (@WeWantPlates) April 23, 2018
Imagine how fast you would cut someone out of your life if they served you salad in an ice cream cone. pic.twitter.com/B472ldtlGS
— Molly Hodgdon (@Manglewood) April 20, 2018
Imagine going to spend your hard earned money on a full English and they bring it out on a BLOODY SPADE pic.twitter.com/fMnWX3Q0GY
— Chris Bradish (@chrisbradish) March 17, 2018
Please return your shopping trolley after finishing your coffee to reclaim your tiny £1 coin.
(Pic: Odran Doherty) pic.twitter.com/eUR0brdV1J
— We Want Plates ? (@WeWantPlates) April 27, 2018
DOWN IN ONE!
DOWN IN ONE!
DOWN IN ONE!(Pic: @tanner_ism) pic.twitter.com/IbE54dD3Qe
— We Want Plates ? (@WeWantPlates) April 10, 2018
CHEFS! Make the lives of the unfortunate souls who work in your 'cutting-edge' restaurant even more unnecessarily difficult by serving burgers with ridiculous Mozzarella buns which leak all over the table.
(Pic: @dcopem) pic.twitter.com/ZnPKADw3ee
— We Want Plates ? (@WeWantPlates) January 17, 2018
This is a real restaurant in Shanghai. I would make a joke about we want plates but when you’re this fucking avant garde who cares anymore? pic.twitter.com/27sFXw0TNV
— SymmetryBreakfast (@symmetry_fast) January 25, 2018
It’s #NationalPetDay. Here’s a one-eyed taco Chihuahua. You’re welcome. pic.twitter.com/nLrnqRxWmM
— We Want Plates ? (@WeWantPlates) April 11, 2018
"How was your meal?"
"Chips were rubbish."(Pic: @willdicki) pic.twitter.com/TQPTuW4pGZ
— We Want Plates ? (@WeWantPlates) August 2, 2016
What you order: gourmet Vegemite on toast.
What you get: a chopping board, cold toast, a leaf stuck on some butter and a reminder to take your dog to the vet.(Pic: Huon Oliver) pic.twitter.com/9Zp7EUSKQj
— We Want Plates ? (@WeWantPlates) April 17, 2018
Is this:
a) A crime scene.
b) A Turner Prize entry.
c) Sea bass nailed to a floorboard at James Martin’s Chewton Glen restaurant.(Pic: @Hannahgoesgreen) pic.twitter.com/U946DxCNj5
— We Want Plates ? (@WeWantPlates) January 28, 2018
Dear Chefs,
Plant pots + chips + vinegar = smelly tables.
Nobody wants smelly tables.
(Pic: @DJCParker87) pic.twitter.com/MJOYu0cLzh
— We Want Plates ? (@WeWantPlates) April 4, 2018
Fittingly, it’s brought to the table by a moustachioed waiter riding a child’s trike.
(Pic: HT @pearcafe) pic.twitter.com/SsRkqF75cR
— We Want Plates ? (@WeWantPlates) March 13, 2018
EATING INSTRUCTIONS:
Spoon of crumble,
Sip of custard,
Spoon of crumble,
Sip of custard,
Spoon of crumble,
Sip of custard,
Spoon of crumble,
Sip of custard...(Pic: @bowdren1) pic.twitter.com/QZYbtuthy6
— We Want Plates ? (@WeWantPlates) March 16, 2018
Cheated on my local this morning and went to a new place and this is what I got. A fucking smorgasbord of breakfast food. Why pls. Scrambled eggs deserve better. Please serve me food on a plate. pic.twitter.com/LI64a9S837
— Kristen (@KrissyPeterssen) March 7, 2018
“Chef, we had a complaint about the sweet & sour chicken noodles. It’s...”
“Too sweet?”
“the...”
“Too sour?”
“glass.”(Pic: Eleanor Briggs) pic.twitter.com/f4mjlLIyti
— We Want Plates ? (@WeWantPlates) November 23, 2017
“Sorry, I didn’t order coffee.”
“But you did order porridge.”
“Yes, but this is a...”
“Enjoy your porridge.”(Pic: @DeesbyM80) pic.twitter.com/KCdBNHpKip
— We Want Plates ? (@WeWantPlates) March 2, 2018
FUN FACT: The Fruity Newton’s Cradle was inspired by the obscure late-80s indie band of the same name.
(Pic: @john_shepherd) pic.twitter.com/kYktXoENAP
— We Want Plates ? (@WeWantPlates) February 28, 2018
Welcome to Norwich.
(Pic: Mara Webb) pic.twitter.com/EadyPSw659
— We Want Plates ? (@WeWantPlates) February 24, 2018
They served the slate on top of a plate and are just taking the piss now.
(Pic: @arlenemcd27) pic.twitter.com/PjyJcghgeR
— We Want Plates ? (@WeWantPlates) January 22, 2018
