Buzz·Posted on 11 Mar 2015The 13 Worst Things Restaurants Have Used Instead Of PlatesWe want plates. Not slates. Not tiles. Plates. H/T @WeWantPlates.by Bim AdewunmiCulture Editor, BuzzFeed UKLinkFacebookPinterestTwitterMail Why did restaurants start doing this to us? What happened to plates? We loved plates. 1. The Bread Slippers of Switzerland™. We Want Plates @WeWantPlates Confirmation of the Bread Slippers of Switzerland. You're welcome. #wewantplates 07:30 AM - 10 Mar 2015 Reply Retweet Favorite It's bread. Inside slippers. 2. This wooden board spread, which includes thick-cut chips in a tiny shopping trolley. Luci OBrien @GasolineShorts @WeWantPlates on a board. With a shopping trolley. 11:42 PM - 09 Mar 2015 Reply Retweet Favorite Cleanup in aisle ARRRRGHHHH 3. This fish and chips served in a garden box, with mushy peas in a flowerpot and tartare sauce in a watering can. We Want Plates @WeWantPlates Three reasons. "@TheBotanistNCL: Why not try Fish & Chips with Mushy Peas and Tartare Sauce on your next visit?!? ” 07:47 AM - 09 Mar 2015 Reply Retweet Favorite A pox on your house! 4. This unconventional butter dish. Jamie @jme129 @WeWantPlates the little pieces of butter were served on a broken bathroom tile. 07:45 AM - 10 Mar 2015 Reply Retweet Favorite Shout out to Mr Muscle bathroom cleaner. 5. This...thing. We Want Plates @WeWantPlates Just because you can, doesn't mean you should. http://t.co/5daAbLgSV7 #wewantplates 09:02 AM - 07 Mar 2015 Reply Retweet Favorite Look at your life. Look at your choices. 6. This rosemary-sprig-garnished fever dream. We Want Plates @WeWantPlates *blinks* "@Billy_Bell99: @simon_price01 @WeWantPlates Remember that time they served bangers & mash in a wine glass? ” 12:13 PM - 04 Mar 2015 Reply Retweet Favorite Yes, but...why? 7. This affront to serious gardeners everywhere. Phinky @CardinalPhink I wish @Quoink hadn't pointed this out but she did, u suffer you suffer, mushrooms served on a fucking trowel 12:07 AM - 10 Mar 2015 Reply Retweet Favorite "Ye go too far." 8. This picnic bench which deserves to be rained on. Benjamin Jones @jonesyb .@WeWantPlates "Our classic afternoon tea, served on a traditional picnic bench. Plant pots, buckets, jars" 08:51 AM - 11 Mar 2015 Reply Retweet Favorite 9. This regional delicacy: bread in a flat cap. Marina O'Loughlin @MarinaOLoughlin Bread in a flat cap, Yorkshire @WeWantPlates 09:23 AM - 10 Mar 2015 Reply Retweet Favorite "Our secret ingredient is...head sweat." 10. Are these potato croquettes in some sort of silicone shoe? Robin Slonina @RobinSlonina Strangely enough this isn't the first time I've been served food in a shoe! Thanks @joseandres @bazaarLA 04:51 AM - 23 Jul 2014 Reply Retweet Favorite It's not even the first time this person's been served food in a shoe. *weeps* 11. This sizzling brunch skillet plonked directly on to the table. 12. This blatant disrespect for health and safety guidelines. Paul Philpott @kickboxerlad Steak in the theme of American Psycho; served on a meat cleaver! #food #Budapest 06:36 PM - 05 Mar 2015 Reply Retweet Favorite 13. This salad served on a plate, yes, but crucially, under a wine glass. Rhodri Marsden @rhodri Of all the things mentioned in that piece, this is surely the most ludicrous: Salad Under A Wine Glass @WeWantPlates 01:45 PM - 10 Mar 2015 Reply Retweet Favorite "Santé!" What's the worst thing you've been served food on/in?