Food Orders That Were Taken Far Too Literally Or Were Hilariously Misunderstood

Many people find pleasure in life by eating out. Food seems to always taste better when it’s made by someone else, right? Whether you’re going out for an expensive meal or treating yourself to a McDonald’s burger, there is huge satisfaction to be found in food. Unfortunately, sometimes your order doesn’t come out how you expected it to. This could be due to being in a different country, or, maybe it’s as simple as your server misunderstood you. Although these situations can leave you disappointed, they can also be hilarious. Take a look below for some interesting food mix ups!

The waiter did not understand what an ‘Affogato’ was. (It is meant to be a scoop of vanilla ice cream topped with a shot of espresso coffee)

avocado with ice cream and coffee
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When your blueberry muffin has literally one blueberry in it…

blueberry muffin fail
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Yum! Cheesy onion rings, anyone?

chees squares with raw onion rings
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The pizza person mistook 8 cheese sticks for 8 cheesecakes…

cheescakes instead of cheese sticks
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Be careful if you ask for a cheeseburger with just ketchup inside. 

cheeseburger with only ketchup
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A chilli burger we would have to avoid! 

chilli burger fail
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This person asked for coffee with Baileys…

coffee with bay leaves
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This one is easy… coffee with cream.

coffee with seperate cream
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Not what you would expect when asking for an extra cup…

extra cup inside drink
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This guy wanted extra frosting, he certainly got it!

extra frosting on cinnamon biscuit
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An ‘extra mayo’ OVERLOAD! 

extra mayo in sandwich fail
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This person wanted extra onions in their chilli…

extra onion in chilli fail
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If you ask for extra pickles at Subway, make sure you watch how many they put in!

extra pickles at subway overload
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What you might receive if you ask for a fruit salad in Marrakesh…

fruit salad in marrakesh
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Some of these food order fails have left us really bemused! Thankfully for us, it’s easier to see the funny side than it would have been for the customers at the time. These images prove that even if you think you’ve been clear, it’s always good to double check. We think some of these mix ups must have been intentional jokes by the servers, they had to be, right? Or, maybe, the people responsible for these food creations really did think they were doing the right thing. Guess we’ll never know! Keep going to see more hilariously misunderstood food orders!

When you ask for mayo on the top and bottom of your burger…

mayo on top of chicken burger
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An ice cream sandwich courtesy of McDonald’s… 

mcdonalds ice cream sandwich
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Disney know best how to make ‘nothing’ fabulous…

nothing as a dessert
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This person asked for double pepperoni. Their wish was certainly fulfilled! 

pizza covered in pepperoni
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A side of onion rings… how disappointing… 

side of onion rings fail
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When you ask for a small orange juice and you are basically given a shot…

small orange juice
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‘Sour cream on the side’

sour cream on the side fail
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This girl wanted a mango, pomegranate and strawberry margarita, she got her order, sort of!

strawberry pomegranite mango margarita
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We can laugh because we weren’t the paying customer. If we were, we would be shocked! 

tomato salad with feta cheese fail
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Expectations of a veggie bean burger vs reality. 

veggie burger baked beans burger
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This person was expecting to receive a burger on a few lettuce leaves…

a lettuce burger
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What a ‘small beer’ in Berlin could look like!

a small beer
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If you received a side order of chocolate chips instead of potato chips, would you be happy or disappointed?

chocolate chips instead of normal chips side
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