16 Times Restaurants Replied To Negative Reviews

These individuals should really stop trying to defame these restaurants.

Restaurant reviews can get brutally honest, but sometimes the replies are even sharper than the complaints. In this roundup, diners left negative feedback, and the businesses answered back with sarcasm, receipts, and a little bit of attitude.

From mix-ups over orders to complaints that seemed wildly off base, these exchanges show what happens when restaurant staff decide not to stay quiet.

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Here are 16 times restaurants replied to negative reviews and made the whole thing more entertaining.

1. "Don't recommend us to a friend of yours"

1. "Don't recommend us to a friend of yours"u/fuckthegards via Reddit
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2. Time for the manager to set the record straight

2. Time for the manager to set the record straightu/--shannon-- via Reddit
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3. Guess you should get your phone checked out

3. Guess you should get your phone checked outu/vtwinsf via Reddit

4. Note to self: don't lick the cupcake toppers

4. Note to self: don't lick the cupcake toppersu/Leah8329 via Reddit

5. I wonder if Kobi wrote this for you...?

5. I wonder if Kobi wrote this for you...?u/StonerCPA via Reddit

That reply did not leave much room for debate.

6. I especially like the edit done afterward

6. I especially like the edit done afterwardu/V0RT3XXX via Reddit

7. "The charity money got wasted"

7. "The charity money got wasted"u/Antonaros via Reddit

8. I hope this manager is also running the social media account with their investigative skills

8. I hope this manager is also running the social media account with their investigative skillsu/BRANN0N via Reddit

This one comes with a very confident correction.

It echoes the question of whether you’d be wrong to critique your partner’s cooking after their fancy dinner party disaster, in this debate.

9. Guess Marcel was having too much fun if he was only there for a short time

9. Guess Marcel was having too much fun if he was only there for a short timeu/3789460947994 via Reddit

10. If only you had booked a table

10. If only you had booked a tableu/mrmojofilter via Reddit

11. This one is just sad for a multitude of reasons

11. This one is just sad for a multitude of reasonsu/Mewwtant

12. This person has a very interesting business strategy

12. This person has a very interesting business strategyu/Votality via Reddit

13. Who doesn't pull their firearm out every time they eat?

13. Who doesn't pull their firearm out every time they eat?u/thehospitalinc via Reddit

That complaint aged badly in a hurry.

14. This must be from an existing restaurant nearby

14. This must be from an existing restaurant nearbyu/your_dankesty via Reddit

15. Maybe don't order an item that isn't offered on the menu...

15. Maybe don't order an item that isn't offered on the menu...u/DooWopExpress via Reddit

Clearly, the owner was not impressed in the slightest

Clearly, the owner was not impressed in the slightestu/DooWopExpress via Reddit

17. Someone needs a lesson in fine dining

17. Someone needs a lesson in fine diningu/tobeornottobeugly via Reddit

Some restaurants really do keep the same energy in the replies.

Want the dinner-party drama version? Read how a friend got uninvited for criticizing cuisine choices in this AITA.

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