Redditor u/ntnvctr asked a question: "Waiters of Reddit, what's the worst first date you've ever seen?" Redditors provided answers that described dates that ranged from absolute cringe to total dumpster fire.
1. "Man and woman cozy in a booth. Different woman storms in through the front door literally dragging two kids behind her, right past the hostess station to stand defiantly in front of the couple and proceeds to BITCH. Dude was nailed."
2. "Had an obvious first date where the lady was grilling the guy on how much money he makes, and he didn't really want to answer. It was awkward serving steak and salad during an interrogation, LOL."
3. "I work at IHOP. About once a week two middle school/early high school age kids come in and sit a table away from each of their parents and kiss and hug on each other excessively. One time I think the guy was getting a handjob underneath the table. The parents just maintain conversation and pretend not to notice."
4. "Served a couple a few months ago. Everytime I walked over, he would always be the one talking, and she would just be sitting there not having a good time. At the end, I asked if it was one bill or separate, and she immediately piped up, "SEPERATE." I go and take his payment, and as I hand over the Debit machine to the girl, I see the guy take his phone out and start swiping through Tinder."
5. "I was working at a Mexican restaurant at the time. I was waiting on a couple, and I could tell it was a first date by the questions I heard them asking each other. Anyway, toward the end of their meal, there was this Hispanic girl sweeping next to their table, and the woman looks at her, holds out the remains on her plate, and says, 'Would you like to take this home to feed your kids?' I stood there in complete shock. This woman spoke no English, but she could tell this random woman was completely degrading her. The sad thing is she seemed like she really thought she was doing a good deed. Her date looked so embarrassed."
6. "More a story of a non-date: I worked at a cafe, and it was a small local chain, so there were two other locations in the city. This guy sits down for about an hour and comes up to the counter and asks if we can call around to the other locations to see if this girl was there because they had a date planned, and he was sure she must have just gone to the wrong location. We called to the other two locations, and they said they never saw anyone fitting that description. The guy stuck around for another couple of hours, buying two more drinks and a sandwich just waiting until we finally closed for the night. I felt so awful for him! He seemed so crushed."
7. "Once witnessed a date where the dude talked about how special he was and how his mind wasn't like other people's for the entire date. The girl was politely nodding along, and every time she tried to get a word in, he'd cut her off. Absolutely brutal."
8. "I work at a Japanese restaurant, and one couple comes to mind. We offered 'private' rooms that have sliding doors, and this couple clearly was hitting off very well, to the point that after a few drinks, she had moved to his side of the table and they just went at each other's faces and bodies for about two hours."
"They could have done all that with the doors closed, and it would have been less cringey — still cringey nonetheless. But no, the sliding doors were wide open for all the patrons to see. Kids, big groups of people, waitstaff, runners, etc. If I remember correctly, they tipped pretty bad, too, so it was not a fun time." —u/alwaysfrozen
9. "I'm a waitress at a mid-range priced bar/grill. Just yesterday, a younger couple came in, and as I greet them I ask if they want anything besides water."
10. "I once had a guy come sit at my bar who was waiting for his blind date. He orders a couple of drinks to calm his nerves. Well, he probably should have slowed it down to keep his mouth from working faster than his brain... Anywho...she shows up and is waaaaaay out of his league. She is absolutely beautiful. She orders a drink, and they start talking. I come back to check on them, and I hear him talking about how much he hates children."
"He was saying things like how he hopes he never has any, and that he will never be stuck taking care of them, and how he wishes that kids couldn't be taken into public places so that he wouldn't have to be around them. She looked him dead in the eye and said, "Well I have a daughter, and I love her very much." She grabbed her purse and walked out on him. ... The look on his face was absolutely priceless." —u/Rivalbrew483
11. "Served two yuppies at the bar. Girl was 9.5/10. Guy was good looking, too, but you could tell had confidence issues."
12. "This happened last summer/fall 2016. A couple comes in, approximately in their late 40s, early 50s. The gentleman (term used loosely) proceeds to tell me they are here on an "internet date" and he "didn't realize his date was gonna be a big Black woman." They proceeded to order dinner, and the guy makes her order a steak, cooked the way he wanted it, and a shot of tequila. He also orders a steak and a shot. He leaves for the restroom, and she explains to me she doesn't think the date is going well, so she has called her daughter to pick her up."
13. "I work in an Italian restaurant. A few years ago I waited on a guy and girl who met for the first time upon arriving at the restaurant. There were awkward pleasantries exchanged at the door, and then they were seated."
When I was taking their order, the guy asked if we had soup because he had mouth surgery a few days prior, and chewing food was still a little rough. We don't have soup, so I explained that the "softest" food on the menu was gnocchi. He ordered the house gnocchi and proceeded to cut each tiny dumpling into four or more pieces and slowly chew each piece. He ate that entire dish over a three-hour period, and the girl stuck it out for the whole thing. She looked miserable, and I'm pretty sure they never saw each other again." —u/_laceyface_
14. "Olive Garden, around 2014 or so, from like 7:30 to close on a weeknight. Middle-aged man of sub-average attractiveness was sitting alone at a table with a glass of water, insisting that his date would be 'just a few minutes, there's traffic.' At around 9:15, manager had to come out and let him know that the restaurant would close at 10, and if he'd like to place a food order, he should probably do it now."
15. "So there was this couple on a first date, seated at a table in the back. At first I didn't think much of it, wasn't even aware that it was a first date until the restaurant's phone rang. A man called to let me know his son was there on his very first date ever (the son was in his late 20s). Obviously, this was a big deal to him, and he called the restaurant to make sure we would do our best to make sure they have a pleasant evening."
