Septic Guy Vs Fancy Restaurant
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- čas přidán 22. 06. 2023
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Alright James, now we need to get a full video series of you reviewing terrible restaurants!
I second this. The aim of the game is to take him places so terrible that he actually breaks and loses his sh1t.
I agree with this, as long as we get a video of him in a really fancy restaurant, and see his reaction to not only the food, but paying 10 bucks for a glass of water. That would be comedy gold!
"septic guy vs fancy restaurant" 😂 it would be one hell of an interesting series
@@fozzy20😂😂😂😂😂 pleeaaase?
@@timsmith4685Yes!! 😂😂😂
I was a chef (let's be honest, a cook with extra responsibilities) at a very overpriced French restaurant. While we made some really amazing food, a lot of it was crap specifically designed just to take advantage of ignorant people because the owner was in massive debt and had to have his father in law bail him out multiple times just to keep the place open. This was the kind of place where the server would ask if you wanted bread implying that it was complimentary and not tell you that you'd be charged for it. His wife also used the restaurant as her personal grocery store. I was so glad that I never had to keep a straight face with the customers. I made a scene and quit after I caught someone higher up clocking me out while I was still working. I reported them to the Department of Labor and the Better Business Bureau for fraud and they were put under investigation. For anyone who's curious, the restaurant was Aixios in Kansas City, Missouri and the chef/owner is Emmanuel Langlaude.
Thank you for naming them. I'm a chef too, and too many people are afraid to say something.
😮 Thx for the heads up! We go to KC and usually try a new restaurant every other trip. (BBQ is almost always why new isn't every time 😅)
Good for you!!
Wow. I lived in KC back in '05 through to '15, and had been to Aixios nearly 20 years ago. Place was pretty decent back then.
Shots fired when deserved...... clocking you out lol I would have fought him. Im in construction now but I played that game before too. Lol worked at a pizza joint. In naples fl where I grew up. Started as a dishwasher then got to prep station and said fuck this and started seeking beers in the walk in. Them walk ins can get wild lol.
I wouldn’t have gotten past the reservation guy. I would’ve grabbed my phone and called them to make reservations right in front of him, while maintaining eye contact. My wife doesn’t let me out much for obvious reasons 😂
You conned some poor girl into marrying you?
Fucking righteous bro!
She must be a Saint.
Same way here. Lol
I was thinking exactly the same thing!
me as well gentleman
We really are a bunch of smartarses. Better than being a pretentious Maître d' though. 😂
#1 rule never eat a empty restaurant. Who knows how old the food is.
I was going to say that duck is considered very delicious but chances are this place held onto it too long. Probably reduced and then refrigerated. I highly doubt that place made it all fresh.
I have to agree with the original comment. An empty restaurant is always a big red flag. Places that have good food will constantly have people in them. I've even seen one restaurant that was in a building that was falling apart and past food from the kitchen to the dining area in a hole that was knocked out of a brick wall. That place had amazing food and was always packed. I never found a time of day they didn't have a line of people wanting to get in.
I bet your buddy was loving your reaction the whole time you were there! Lol
His buddy probably enjoyed the lols as much as I did. James ripped into that place worse that Gorden Ramsey would have. I didn't think that was possible (to be harder than Ramsey). But James did. Well done.
That's a good friend. I do the same thing with my wife. For the same reason. And it gives me the same joy.
A new restaurant opened near home, and we heard it was good so gave it a try without checking it out online. We were seated, given menus & water... and quickly realized they didn't have a single dish on rhe menu that sounded like anything we wanted to eat. We're talking "Pistachio encrusted African parrot, seaweed foam, braised leek, toasted fennel frond, raspberry seed oil, 48" level of fine dining. We waited for the server to show up - they didn't - so we dropped $5 on the table for their trouble and left. And enountered the server on our way out of the dining room. They were HORRIBLY offended (and vocal about it) that we would be so rude as to leave without even ordering. That restaurant failed within a year of opening.
Fast forward a couple years, on vacation in Niagara On The Lake ON, and someone told us about a FABULOUS pop-up restaurant, no name on the building, no website, but the food is AMAZING, you should check it out. So we went, and the place was packed except for two seats at the bar. Good sign. The bartender could not possibly have been more gracious and inviting, welcoming us like long-lost friends. Water & menus... and this time there wasn't anything on the menu we even recognized as food. Bizarre even by the most exclusive fine-dining standards, and entrees (at least, I assume they were entrees) started at $70. We told the bartender that unfortunately the menu was a little out of our reach and we would be moving on. He was gracious and seemed genuinely sad that we wouldn't be spending the evening with him; he said the menu changes every day, so we should perhaps stop by tomorrow and see if they have something more to our liking; he very graciously refused the $5 I laid on the bar because "sir, please, no - I haven't served you anything, and you"re clearly not satisfied with our menu offerings tonight, so no, please, put this back in your pocket and perhaps we'll see you again tomorrow." There's a right way and a wrong way, and that guy did it the right way.
You know great service when you see it. I have gone exploring the world mainly for the food it's always so fascinating to try things that would never cross your mind. Or just to try a food from a different culture.
So morale of the story is your broke
I've done the same thing once, I still feel horribly awkward about it. Their menu wasn't online and my mom and I went in, and we couldn't tell what half the ingredients were, and couldn't find anything we would eat. So we just... left
I live in Niagara Falls Ontario and know a few restaurant owners in NOTL.
I'm going there this weekend wine touring on rental e-bikes
Which restaurant was it so I can pass this on to the owners?
@@TheGordohhh it was several years ago, and it was a pop-up with no name, so... 🤷♂️
When I was in college, I went to this thing where they taught us how to attend a formal dinner.... We learned about all the forks, where to put your napkin, everything. One thing they suggested is stopping at McDonald's on your way to the formal dinner so you're already full before you even start. 😊
If someone has to suggest stopping for food before you even get there, I wouldn't attend the function at all. That is telling people the food is horrible and will likely give you food poisoning.
@@dirtybird437 Nope. In some circles, "Formal Dinner" spells 'Socializing with a whiff of food'. And there, you'd not want to turn up hangry because of the served portion sizes...
@@Flamebeard0815 as I said, if it is suggested that I stop and eat before hand, then I just will not go to the function. And if I was told there would be Food, and it turned out to be pre-proportioned hor dervs, F* THAT, I'll walk out and go home.
Ex military here. I’ve been to formal events with foreign VIPs. Some so damn formal that you dress uniform inspections a few days prior. In those cases you don’t have a choice but to go. You also know that the portions will be small with food you won’t be familiar with or like. So yes, you eat before hand and you nibble. One of the worse things you can do is enjoy the meal to the point were your focus is on eating and not conversation with people around you. Assuming you all speak the same language.
@@superdave8248 Show up, walk around 1 time, then excuse myself and leave.
“I’ve never had reducted fat in my mouth…”
It’s these moments of chuckle that make this channel so endearing.
I would love to hear Gordon Ramsay's response to "I'd rather eat dogshit off the cement than go back to that place"😂😂😂😂
Probably be something like "what in the bloody hell is this God awful rubbish"
@@doctorwhodude82 I read that in Gordon Ramsay's voice. Pretty sure he's said that before lol
😂😂😂
The "We are a reservation only restaurant" at 01:30 is the point where I would have said "oh sorry to have bothered you then" and promptly walked out, ignoring any calls or shouts. If enough people do that they would stop pulling that crap. I certainly wouldn't have stayed.
I am from the UK and regularly visit France and do occasionally visit the odd high end restaurant, but I have literally zero tolerance for snooty and obnoxious pratts like that.
He should have said, "Very well! Can I get a reservation for.....NOW?"
I'm with you on that! Asheville isn't exactly hicksville, but it's in the mountains of North Carolina, with a population of 94,000 The Biltmore Estate is there, lots of museums, and some decent colleges. Still, it's not known as an urban center. People aren't very likely to speak or understand French. Needing reservations for ANY restaurant in the area, would only happen during holidays, and maybe Saturday evenings.
One of the main tenets of business, is know your customers. This place obviously didn't get that. FWIW, a genuine French restaurant would have PAID its server, and not relied on a mandatory tip. Tax would have been included as well. It's funny how they revert to American customs when it comes to money.
The point is trying to make people feel important... but they squeeze everyone in.
@@cariwaldick4898 If is mandatory, then is not a tip.
GO FULL AUSTRLIAN. Get bad food? Tell them, This Sucks. 'HIGH END' ==> send it back, tell them, replace this with an normal cheddar cheeseburger, fries, and a coke. Don't have it? Invent it, or I'm leaving, and you can read what I have to say on YELP.
BTW, 'full australian' == when dealing with snooty-entitled people, easy and frequent use of the C word that rhymes with hunt. Sure, low class, but someone's going to be snooty-entitled, be so australian that c-word is 'friendly', the watch entitled go apoplectic and laugh.
As someone who has eaten at expensive restaurants, and consider myself to have a good palate, it's not an acquired taste, it's just bad food. There's expensive good, and expensive bad. You had bad. But also some of the best restaurants I've been to are hole in the wall family style restaurants.
My wife and I and her parents wound up at a fancy restaurant when we'd originally been aiming for something at the level of Applebee's/Chilli's/etc. The maitre'd asked me if I had a reservation... I was so close to saying "Yes, but we've decided to eat here anyway"
I enjoy the subtle and insidious wit of the alternate meaning. It reminds me of the American POW writing a Red Cross letter. He wrote that there were censorship rules. Time after time he wrote, "I cannot mention [some detail]." Then he wrote, "The guards are also unmentionable."
Your buddy is an evil genius, he would have had a blast!! 😂
I can just imagine your friend across the table with a grin ear to ear, eyes darting from your face to servers face, JUST waiting for the moment you snap.
Watching that forehead vein get bigger and bigger
Can't beat a good ol'mom and pop restaurant for good food, fair prices and friendly staff.
Your point about "expensive isn't always better" rings SO TRUE to me.
I recall a family trip to Washington D.C. when I was 18. The hotel we were staying in had a restaurant, and there was a burger on the menu. It was gosh-awful expensive, and the staff seemed put-out that we were asking to be served. I remember biting in and the patty was rubbery, and when I looked at it, my dude, that frickin' meat was somehow a weird shade of _BLUE._ Like Superman's hair in the comic books, kind of a blackish-blue. Worst burger I'd ever had and I traveled 3500 miles to my nation's capital to consume it after enduring 2002's T.S.A. security theatre. Frickin' wild.
You can visually see him reliving the rage 😂 I feel you dude . I worked in the restaurant business cooking for 13 years from bar to fine dining . As soon as you get fine dining, you realize everyone is so up they're own ass they think their own farts are gunshots or backfiring cars .
You are a good storyteller and your reaction to prettiness is right on. I am not rich but very comtortable and wear old close and drive a older car, all of that fancy shit is just a waste of time and money.
If there arnt any holes (in outdoor wear) or if the holes are teeny tiny little things with no Indecent Exposure problems and they still fit? Who cares! I had my Holey Shirt until the hole was so big my gut was hanging out (around house wear).
Shoes are good until they hurt your feet or your toes are poking out...or the bottom falls off (walked a hole in a pair before). Water proof ones are good until the waterproofing is gone.
Underwear...until they stop functioning or start falling off cause the band is shot.
Comfort is key, cheap prices are king.
*Pettiness. I had to! Lol.
@@jed-henrywitkowski6470 Funnily enough, prettiness works too.
Reduced duckfat faux cheese is *_exactly_* why a high-end restaurant sits empty at peak lunchtime.😂😂
My favourite quote I love for these situations: “Sometimes things that are expensive are worse”
Masterful storytelling James. Hilarious and informative. That's why I subscribe. You never know what James will be sharing with us today. Keep up the great content.
Glad you enjoyed it
This reminded me of the time a few years back I went to a anime convention that was hosted in a 5 star hotel. This hotel had a restaurant that served gourmet "tacos" and I use the term tacos very loosely.
The restaurant was packed and had to wait 20 minutes to get a table so I figured if it was this packed the tacos are amazing. But as I was being a led to my table I started to notice it was nothing but hipsters I'm pretty sure I was the only Mexican in that building.
I looked at the menu I kid you not not including drinks/wine there were only 12 items all were tacos and each tacos were over $18 not including drinks. And these could barely qualify as "tacos" there were no fajita, bean, cheese, chicken, egg, chorizo or barbacoa it was tacos with avocado, tacos with lettuce or tacos with escargo.
I was starving and didn't feel like walking a block to get something else so I tried ordering a plain steak taco but they said they don't serve steak so I just get me a taco and sprinkle some cheese on it.
When I got my 2 regular ass cheese tacos that costed a total of $20 btw. It was served to me on a fancy plate with garnish I never thought you could make a taco look pretentious.
The tortillas were dry and flavorless and as a Mexican who grew up with a family who made homemade tortillas from scratch I could tell the difference between mass produced and homemade tortillas. There no flavor or fluff it was just a flat round dough trying to pass as a tortilla. I left that restaurant feeling insulted and ashamed. I was exhausted and starving and as a Mexican I felt like I committed a cardinal sin by eating those sad excuse of a taco.
As soon as I see hipsters, I know I'm in a crowd of idiots.
My condolences, sir.
I fully understand that tex-mex isn't Mexican food so what we call "taco's" are not authentic but what you've described doesn't even sound like good tex-mex and thats just sad. I hope you found some hole-in-the-wall place that sold infinitely better food later on.
That sounds a lot like the edgy "chili" restaurants that serve nothing resembling chili and most of their offerings aren't even good soups.
That sucks man sad to see people disrespecting tacos like that they did nothing wrong they just existed and they want to put snail in them ugh
This is the funniest fucking video you have done yet. You need to start doing restaurant reviews like once a week. My wife asked me 3 times why I was laughing my ass off, and I had to let her watch it. She damn near wet herself and the New Yorker in both of us came out....and she's from Ohio! Bravo brother. Bravo.
Your buddy owes you a lunch at Burger King! LOL
With how expensive 5 Guys is it might as well be considered fancy lol.
5 Guys used to not be that expensive. Over the last 10-15 years they've really jacked up their prices.
Facts!
@@brianleeper5737 Just about every restaurant has increased in price in the past few years with their excuse of supply chain issues that lets them raise prices on a whim.
@@IaIaCthulhuFtagnwhile ceo gettin 5-6 digit bonuses
@@IaIaCthulhuFtagn Five Guys has increased their prices much more than any other "fast casual" restaurant.
Agreed! I lived in Japan for a few years. They have cheap sushi bars where you can get sushi for $1 a piece. But I was in a big city which is famous for sushi, so I went to an expensive sushi restaurant. It was closer to $10 a piece. And... it tasted exactly the same to me. Perhaps if I had a more refined palate I would have tasted a difference but... nope. Dollar sushi it is from now on lol.
LOL that kind of sounds like a dollar mango vs. A $20 mango hahaha
I ain't eating that but I'm am with you on that note
The best Shusi I ever had was a hole in the wall right next to the Tsukiji Fish Market. It had a very midwest diner vibe to it and everything we had, was swimming 6 hours before, so was worth whatever they charged us.
Chances are the fancy restaurant and the cheap one use the same rice and fish supplier.
I would say that I have a refined palate, but from my experience you’re not far off on that assumption. $1 sushi vs $10 sushi? Most likely, that $1 sushi was priced fairly and the $10 sushi should’ve been maybe $1.50. Somewhat better, but not by nearly enough to justify the price difference
I always love your tool reviews. Down to earth, honest, and above all they are forklift focused.
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This is priceless! I am chuckling and I can’t stop!
For what it’s worth: many French recipes are intended to be very affordable, easy and simple to prepare, delicious, and nutritious.
A baguette’s ingredients consist of water, flour, salt and yeast.
Beef bourguignon is essentially brisket and flavorful vegetables slow cooked in burgundy.
If you ever have a chance to visit southern France, find a restaurant in a countryside inn and you will experience great home cooking that takes a couple of hours to enjoy. It is SO different from restaurants in the USA, so much more relaxed, and is reasonably priced.
Damn James, you need to do these reviews more often, this had me rolling. 😂
I love hearing you impart your knowledge and humor on us😊
That was an amazing story. Who knew James Butler would sound like such a fancy Butler. I was LMAO more and more as the story continued.
James, your storytelling is the best, I was in stitches within the first minute
A hole in the wall diner is what ya need. With a waitress named Sally, who has a surly attitude, but makes sure you're taken care of.
This was such a funny story. I love hearing your stories, always a good time!
I haven't laughed so hard in a long time! This was an awesome video, James! 😂
I was starting to worry about James' blood pressure in this video. I remember going to a "snooty" new restaurant one time. The waiter was wearing a tux that looked like it had been liberated from a high school drama department. The steak I ordered was served on a plank (very classy), with browned mashed potatoes piped around it, and it all looked fantastic. I commented to my date that it looked fantastic and the only thing that could spoil it would be if the mashed potatoes were instant (I was joking). The waiter paused with the plank in mid-air for a second, guiltily, I thought. And sure 'nuff, the spuds were instant. Never went back.
You need to think of a way to show your friend how much you enjoyed it 🤣👍
I haven't read any comments yet, but I'm guessing other people will pick this up as well. Your service was so good because your server didn't have anything else to do! He was probably tickled pink that you're eating sitting there.
That kind of pretentious nonsense won't last, so be prepared to have a Bubba Gump restaurant there or something else pretty soon.
I’m a cook who grew up bouncing between resort towns because my dad’s a ski instructor, mostly settled down in Aspen area. Anyway, from your initial description of the place, I was terrified that you’d ordered shellfish, because pompous slow places are almost guaranteed to have spent enough and sold little enough for their shellfish to wreck your week.
I personally hate going to fancy restaurants, if not for being looked at like an animal when I walk in, because exactly what you described is always the case. I went to a local high end restaurant once, not a place I'd pick but someone get us a gift card, the place was full of black dresses and 3 piece suits, the burger came, it was lousy, an attempt to make it fancy that failed miserably. And it was way overpriced. We've never been back. I like hole in the wall mom and pop shops. That's where the good comfort food is at
I remember a place that closed because of the name. It was called "Georgia Crackers". They actually had a box on a display shelf. It was a simple hardtack saltine. But some people thought it was probably backwoods.
It wasn't. It was special buffer. All southern comfort favorites, fried chicken, butter beans, mashed (not whipped) potatoes, corn bread, fried ocra, the whole range, brought to your table in little serving dishes, whatever you wanted, till you said stop. It always costed under $10. The waitress didn't expect a tip. She was just there to keep you from having to get up, as though eating at a relative's home. I tipped anyway. Definitely, fancy isn't always best. It made me angry when oxtail soup went from an economical, succulent working class secret, to a yuppie gourmet overpriced morsel.
The point of going to a fancy restaurant isn't to eat a fuckin burger, you get something you wouldn't normally get, something you can't make yourself, something the place might be known for.
@dand412 if they can't make a burger and not screw it up I don't want anything else they make either. The place is known for steak, I don't care for steak, and if you can't make a good burger, your steak probably sucks too..
@@Beandiptheredneck maybe just stick to Wendy's and 711 then
Your content is amazing. Priceless reaction 😂 Thank you.
I hear ya. When my wife and I lived in San Francisco her brother was a “connoisseur” (😂) of expensive restaurants. Now I was raised in a southern town of ~1200 people and ate home cooked meals my entire life, even the “fast food” joints were hand made burgers and such. IMO, the food was usually never worth the price. He also made it a habit of poking at the food I grew up eating, always comparing it to the “fine dining” that we were eating. I finally looked at him and said I’ve eaten some unusual (in city folks eyes) things, but if we wanted frog legs I just went down to the pond and caught them for way less than $30 for four of them and I’d never even considered eating SNAILS before, I mean come on. Have you ever seen the snail snot they leave behind when they go by? It was the last time we were invited to dinner with them. 😂
My husband loves frog legs. He frog gigs and gets them himself and fries them himself. 🐸
@@t.h.8475when I had frog legs, they reminded me of slightly more complicated chicken wings. They were okay? I know my taste buds are not that sensitive, but it honestly just tasted like okay chicken. DO they taste like something other than chicken, to people who like them? Because I've wondered ever since.
@@Cec9e13 too much work without enough gain.
@@Beachtrader0007 which is why I don't go nuts over wings
@@Cec9e13 exactly!
OMG James, you have totally convinced me to go there next Asheville visit 😂 yes, I do love duck fat and French food 😂
After reading the title, I couldn’t hit play fast enough.
Damn James, you crack me up. F'n love your honesty.
Absolutely hysterical. You remind me of my husband: not a fancy place/food kind of guy. For future reference, don’t go to a fancy French restaurant and expect American cuisine, especially if you can’t decipher the menu. 😂
You are an amazing story teller!!
Visited France for two weeks and nearly starved to death. People raved about how good the food was before we left. I imagine that to some people the food is excellent. I could not understand most of the menus and when the food was presented it was not what I expected. Some waiters were helpful, but most did not speak English. I did not expect them to speak english (we were in France) and my French is terrible, at best. I did get some very good meals, but most sucked. I ate a lot of charcuterie plates. Just a heads up for people planning to visit. Found that people outside of the big cities were a lot more friendly and helpful (fancy that). I think the food in Italy was better and the people were a lot more helpful. Spain was worse that France. I found most of the people very rude and I only got by because I speak Spanish and could translate some of the words (Mexican Spanish and Peninsular Spanish are not the same).
I don't know about France, but I had the same experience when I was in Spain for a class trip about 30 years ago. The best meal I had was lunch at a Burger King. There was a decent dinner one night in Madrid, but beyond that I barely ate the entire week. The sangria, on the other hand, was the best I've ever had to this day.
Oh they speak English. It's a snobby way of not helping you. I experienced this when I was attempting to drive from Quebec city to Toronto ON and had to stop for directions. I knew enough french to ask if they spoke English, order a cheese omelette, and tell someone I'd sleep with them tonight 😆 I was always met with "no" or "little bit"
I left the gas station and as the door was closing, I heard the clerk I just asked, say in perfect English, "I can't stand Americans" 😂😆
People in Quebec Def don't like Americans, that is a fact.
@@D-Rock420canadians are secretly bad people confirmed
@@D-Rock420Same experience in France 50 years ago. They do speak English but just don’t want to. Rude people. Very sad when you are being polite.
this is the first video i have watched in a long time that i have legit laughed out loud. thanks james
I was expecting a horror story about a customer, this was soooooo much better lol love your shit man keep it up
Even a blind squirrel finds a nut once in awhile but not yours he found duck fat😅 don't forget to check the health rating on the side of the door . It could save your life
I often wonder if the chefs actually taste any of the food they cook.
I've watched enough Gordon Ramsey shows to know that many "Executive Chefs" don't have what you might call.. taste buds
On shift? Probably not, if they're worried about health code violations or speed. Off shift? They really should.
Fat chefs cook good food. Skinny chefs don't
@@OffGridInvestor Never trust a skinny cook!!!
@@josephplatt7622depends on the dish, like no burgers, no steaks and shit like that but pasta yeah, but we taste the food we send at my place like 8/10 times, it takes like 5 seconds to taste and 10 seconds to remidy any potential issue unless the flavours are all wrong then we scrap it or give it to the dishie
As for health code violations, don't double dip your spoons
We need a new monthly series: James Butler Reviews Fancy Restaurants.
Thank you, James. Too funny. I immediately shared this with my coworkers living in Nashville. You clearly missed your calling as a restaurant critic.
I'm so happy I'm not the only one who has thoughts like this at a restaurant that is just trying to be fancy. This was hilarious.
I utterly hate pretentious wank.
I cannot stop laughing!! The story telling is phenomenal and Yes, let's get a cheese burger!
I think you been there one too many times. Your "okay" is next level. 😂😂😂😂😂
I love your dry, sarcastic sense of humor! I rarely laugh out loud as I watch your videos but this one had me cracking up 😂😂😂😂
Thank you James, you should start a restaurant review channel - they would COWER BEFORE YOU
We just recently found out that Perkins in Kingsport is the virtual kitchen for Mr. Beast Burgers. My son is a huge Mr. Beast fan so I had to get him one. They are some of the most amazing burgers. You should try it. I talked to the lady at Perkins. She said that they can't use any of their stuff on the Mr. Beast burgers. They have to order in specific burger meat and buns. Even the condiments that are used are special Mr. Beast requirements. They are also priced reasonably. We got a burger, fries and soda for about $15.
Red Robin is the virtual kitchen in Rockford Illinois and the food is hit or miss.
Had me laughing in the first minute and then pretty much nonstop. TOO FUNNY.
Absolutely love these stories.. MORE OF THIS
I just want to say thank you for making me laugh so hard like that
They “Frencha fyied the menu “😂🤣
I always enjoy your stories!
Bro I’m freaking dying with your impersonation 😂😂😂😂😂
Yeah... I've had similar experiences. Food is way over priced, they try to make it seem super fancy, but what they've actually done is taken perfectly good food and ruined it. There's usually a reason a restaurant is empty at peak hours, and that reason is 98% of the time due to food rendered inedible. But they want to you pay $100/plate.
Next time a restaurant is empty at peak times, just walk away.
And if you see lines out the door, IT'S GOOD
Duck fat is very healthy for you. But you can still mess it up.
Now I gotta change my pants from laughing too hard, keep it up James!
I don’t think I have laughed this hard in a while thank you.
I'm genuinely sorry about your experience, but I desperately wish that I had been sitting the next table over to observe this glorious event in real-time. 🙂
James, I love how working class you are.
Without a voice to back it up I love the tone where I imagine how that sentence is said with the full period at the end
I'm with you James! That would've drove me crazy! Your friend is awesome for bringing you there 😂
I love a good rant, and that was an excellent rant. Thank you.
This should TOTALLY be a thing! Restaurant reviews by Jacques (french for James) Lol
Next time your friend does this, tell the server that you are more of a cheese burger, meat, potatoes kind of guy and ask what he/she recommends. They will probably steer you towards something that you won't hate.
Hey boss man your French server impression was gold😂😂
When I saw the thumbnail, I was thinking this is going to be gooooooood! I wasn't disappointed one bit either! LoL
I would've said I scoop shit for a living I don't want it served to me on a plate. Expecially by a pretentious Maitre D'hotel who thinks his shit doesn't smell.
Respect to your friend who had obviously been there before, and for paying for it
Just to prove a point.
Don't worry the restaurant will close down soon.
Not everyone is as forgiving as you.
Tell me about it, went to bougie burger place, I read double smash burger (5oz) with cheese, caramelized onions and sautéed mushrooms. Sounds pretty good. Except no one told me it was 5oz to make 2 paper thin patties... just like you I couldn't eat it not out of it being gross but I was just so pissed that they charge such prices and give no meat.
Thats.... the weight was in the menu item but you got sad it was lil?
5oz was probably the whole burger weight
5 oz was the weight of the meat prior to cooking it. That's how most restaurants describe their food.
@@chrstfer2452 since it wasn't clear for you, I expected 5oz pattieS with an S so 10oz of meat. Not 5oz divided in two. And yes, when you pay 33 dollars for a small fry and that bs they called a burger, you'd be a lil sad too.
Too funny! Nicely made point.
Funny AF, I would love to see you do reviews for resteraunts
I'm alright with fancy every once in a while but I absolutely hate pretentious and stuffy restaurants. Let people dress casually, and make sure a normal person can read the menu!! Amaze us with the food not a stuck up attitude!
It at least sounds like he had no issue with the server and that the server which is doing his job. , blame the pretentiousness on the owner and how he functions because that does not sound like a server issue. Most likely and I know you. Didn't bring up the server but still he probably came off as pretentious, most. Likely. What happened was? The server was told to after certain way and he acted that way and. Doesn't feel like that was an issue. But to act as if you're beneath people the restaurant itself not the server. Is ridiculous?.
@@happyblobfishgaming9231 It sounds like the restaurants management needs an attitude adjustment! I live in the San Juan Islands North of Seattle. There are plenty of yacht owning millionaires that show up to fancy restaurants in shorts! It's nice because the restaurants are casual and they don't judge people like they would in a big city!
No. Some restaurants should be formal. Not everybody wants to show up to a restaurant in their sweats and gaggle of crotch goblins. Some people like to go out for a special meal. Stick with McDonalds if that’s all you can handle.
They are French. Stuck up attitude is part of their culture.
@@darlenefraser3022 At that point, you aren't really going out for a meal, you are going out to be seen and the food is just a prop intended solely to look expensive and convince others you can afford it.
Great story, for the best meal make your own burger. I guess your friend got the entertainment value for the bill since he knew what was going to happen. Kudos to you for keeping it professional and not going all Karen on the server.
Your description and response is absolutely awesome and phenomenal!
I just discovered you a week ago. As a chef, this is by far the funniest video I have seen from you so far😂💀
I feel certain that the terms "melange" & "reduction" appeared somewhere on that menu 😂 damn! I knew it 🤣
I'm dying here James!
To be fair I wouldn't get a burger at a restaurant like that. I try to stick with something that would be on theme for the restaurant.
Ya know, they probably asked if you had a reservation so they could record you showed up. If you'd made a reservation and they didn't ask, they might think you blew the reservation off.
Of course they'll ask if you had a reservation, so they can record that you shoed up. But they're not required to act like they can't take walk ins wheb the place isn't even nearly full. That's just silly.
that would only be needed if there were any reservations that were supposed to show up, this story implies there were only 2 other guests the whole time :D
@@Megacheez The servers are probably going off a script. It's not a red flag that the script says "check if they have a reservation first" it IS a red flag that the script says to say you need a reservation even when you're not booked up. The purrpose of the former is to check if people have arrived/have a specific table already set aside for them, the purpose of the latter is to create some fake cachet and be snobbish. OR at best a restauranteur who is so ignorant of the market they were just sure their pretentious restaurant would always be fully booked.
This has got to be one of my favourite videos you have made! I'd love to go to dinner with you at a fancy restaurant to watch your reaction too your mate must of had a right laugh
You nailed it ! I totally agree .😂
I'd love to see that menu. I learned a bit of French in school (Canada) and see enough that I can probably sus out if it's actually French, or the Nashville version of chinglesh...
But damn, I don't even pay $36 for great steak at a restaurant anywhere I eat!
That was my reaction when I heard the description. I was in French immersion and now work a job where I listen to French customer service calls for quality control.
I'd be very curious if that menu is French or not.
The audio level seems really low on this. I had to crank the volume to hear it. In other news: This cracked me up!
*_"Just because it's more expensive... doesn't mean it's better."_*
Gentlemen, I present to you... Snap-on.
This was incredibly validating, thank you. Fancy bullshit like that has always seemed so absurd to me. We used to have a local brewpub that served great basic pub food and awesome beer. They got some new pretentious chef and tried to make things fancy, and lost all of their regular customers, and they closed not very long after that.
I really hope they see this review lol 🤣🤣🤣
Is it wrong that i wanna go to this place just to see it with my own eyes?
Awesome story, thank you very much😀
You have like 50 tables open. Too funny😂😂😂
Hahaha you're just like me. I hate snobs