What made you 'break up' with a restaurant?

[Anonymous]

Mexican place was known for great fajita's and frozen drinks. Portions were huge and provided leftovers for days! Now the platters are 1/2 the size, more expensive, all the fixings that used to come on/and with the sizzling platter are now extras and super tiny dollops for $$. The go-to drinks seem less alcoholic and in turn, they've invented super expensive drinks, desserts, and table side offerings--IMO, they strayed too far from their bread and butter offerings. We went weekly for years, sometimes a 1 1/2 hour wait. Now maybe 2-3 times a year.

[Anonymous]

Changing food sensitivity protocols. Started getting sick every few orders. Felt like cross contamination roulette. Also think there was some outright recipe changes. I was ordering a standard item, no changes to their listing once a week. Bummer.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Mexican place was known for great fajita's and frozen drinks. Portions were huge and provided leftovers for days! Now the platters are 1/2 the size, more expensive, all the fixings that used to come on/and with the sizzling platter are now extras and super tiny dollops for $$. The go-to drinks seem less alcoholic and in turn, they've invented super expensive drinks, desserts, and table side offerings--IMO, they strayed too far from their bread and butter offerings. We went weekly for years, sometimes a 1 1/2 hour wait. Now maybe 2-3 times a year.

Uncle Julio’s right? We stopped going altogether.

[Anonymous]

I saw mice scurry across the floor and disappear into a hole in the wall.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:As a way to offset rising costs, we have added a 3.5% surcharge to all checks. You may request to have this taken off your check should you choose.

Au revoir, Mon Ami Gabi.

Better than Al Dente who adds 20% EVEN IF YOU PICK UP FOOD! Arrivederci, Al Dente!

[Anonymous]

Local place we frequented weekly. Placed a carry out order for a chicken dish that my spouse and DD ordered every single time we at this restaurant. It was pan seared, bone-in, quarter chicken in a white wine pan sauce with capers. Got home and the dish was boneless chicken breast stuffed with a cream cheese and sun-dried tomato mixture. Under no circumstance will either spouse or DH eat cream cheese. Called the restaurant to let them know I was returning to pick up the correct dish and was told "Isabella's chicken has always been stuffed" Ummm... no, we've ordered it for 3 years now and it's never been. Was told I was thinking about something else and there's no chicken on the menu that's not stuffed. Haven't been back.

[Anonymous]

A piece of metal in my lo mein - never again.
A "Mexican" place that decided to substitute Velveeta for Chihuahua cheese in the vegetarian burrito. I called the waiter over and said I'd ordered that dish many times and it always had different cheese, so could I please have it the old way? He sent the OWNER out to talk to me who argued with me that "we've always made it this way." "Well, can I order another one with the cheese I want?" "No." They went out of business.
A different Mexican place (actually authentic) ...we sat down, ordered margaritas, two entrees and one kids' meal. Owner was waiting on us and asked about appetizers and we declined. He started ranting that it was a lot of trouble to wait on us and if we weren't going to order takeout the least we could do is get some appetizers because he's trying to make a living. Very awkward.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Smaller portions for more money

This attitude is why America is on GLP-1s.

Yep. I’ve literally never been to a restaurant where the portions were too small.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Mexican place was known for great fajita's and frozen drinks. Portions were huge and provided leftovers for days! Now the platters are 1/2 the size, more expensive, all the fixings that used to come on/and with the sizzling platter are now extras and super tiny dollops for $$. The go-to drinks seem less alcoholic and in turn, they've invented super expensive drinks, desserts, and table side offerings--IMO, they strayed too far from their bread and butter offerings. We went weekly for years, sometimes a 1 1/2 hour wait. Now maybe 2-3 times a year.

Uncle Julio’s right? We stopped going altogether.

This was my guess too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Mexican place was known for great fajita's and frozen drinks. Portions were huge and provided leftovers for days! Now the platters are 1/2 the size, more expensive, all the fixings that used to come on/and with the sizzling platter are now extras and super tiny dollops for $$. The go-to drinks seem less alcoholic and in turn, they've invented super expensive drinks, desserts, and table side offerings--IMO, they strayed too far from their bread and butter offerings. We went weekly for years, sometimes a 1 1/2 hour wait. Now maybe 2-3 times a year.

Agreed. This place went to crap! We use to go all the time. No more.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Mexican place was known for great fajita's and frozen drinks. Portions were huge and provided leftovers for days! Now the platters are 1/2 the size, more expensive, all the fixings that used to come on/and with the sizzling platter are now extras and super tiny dollops for $$. The go-to drinks seem less alcoholic and in turn, they've invented super expensive drinks, desserts, and table side offerings--IMO, they strayed too far from their bread and butter offerings. We went weekly for years, sometimes a 1 1/2 hour wait. Now maybe 2-3 times a year.

Uncle Julio’s right? We stopped going altogether.

This was my guess too.

Their service is now atrocious as well.

[Anonymous]

Drops in quality of food and/or never getting the order right. I get mistakes will be made, but it’s funny how all the errors are forgetting things that cost extra.

[Anonymous]

Automatically charging 20% tip. Service was meh at best. Never again.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The menu never changed. Ever. We all got bored.

[Anonymous]

Seeing a mouse run across the floor and go under my table while I was eating.