I'd complain but more than likely continue the meal, but I'd be on high alert to see if I could see anything else crawling in my food. Something like that shouldn't happen but unfortunately, sometimes it does.
For those who don't know what a weevil is, it's like a small maggot, in Australia, anyway.
Lots of beasties live in flour - weevils, mites, moths - it probably got into the food that way.
Finding one in your food isn't necessarily a measure of bad food hygiene on the restaurant's part - it could have been in a packet of flour opened that day. I'd put it down to bad luck on everyone's part.
I'd draw their attention to it, but continue the meal.
Not sure if it's true or not, but I have heard that use by dates on flour are there just so the beasties don't get big enough to be easily noticeable.
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The reaction of the staff would decide whether or not I continue the meal
I was just eating soup as i stumbled upon this thread...Lunch over.
If just reading it put me off my lunch, there's no way I could continue the meal.
Not that I'd think there are further beasties, it would just put me off eating anything at the time.
It depends on whether the lunch is at a Restaurant or at someone's home. If it's a restaurant I would complain and discontinue the meal. If it's at a friend or relative's home, I would not complain and discontinue the meal. I haven't voted yet, is the vote based on a restaurant or someone's home?
Complain, consider canceling. It would depend on how others felt and how the restaurant dealt with it as well as how it looked.
If I did keep eating I would be on the lookout.
Complain and stick to a liquid diet of vodka sodas or wine for the duration of the meal. Blecchhh... I wouldn't be able to continue. I'm really picky about food as it is and that would just turn my stomach.
I would quietly complain and not finish the meal. And depending on how they handled the complaint would determine what I did next. If they were sincerely apologetic, i would just let it slide but probably wouldnt return to the restaurant again.
I know things happen and ALL restaurants probably have little crawly things (and worse) in their kitchens. But when I see it first hand it would be hard for me to ever trust them again.
Sounds like cross contamination in the prepping of the meals .... a usual in a busy kitchen, even in the best of restaurants it happens. Most restaurants, those who care about their ratings/reputation usually compensate with style when such occurs after all they want to keep their customers of a return. Though such would turn me off in wanting to finish at that time, a return visit perhaps if the found issue is/was handled correctly.
A maggot would be so sick... How I would react would be totally up to my company though. A ten course meal isn't an everyday thing. If I was just with a girl or a family member I would probably ask if they wanted to stay or leave. I would point it out to the waiter and more than likely the meal would be free at a place like this. If I was by myself I would be as gracious as possible and leave, a maggot is just too sick.
If this was some big business meeting type thing though... I would drown the little fucker in sauce and skip that course and pray no one asks "hey you eating that, mind if I do, it was so good, shame to waste it..." Then I would carefully examine all my food after that and proceed with caution.
I'd probably retch, vurp and vomit all over the floor. Think that would let them know how I felt about the incident?
I'd get up, leave and run to grocer then home to prepare my own meal.
I wouldn't slag 'em online...but I would tell all my associates about my experience and then I'd never go near their joint again.
Screw that noise.
The same GQP demanding we move on from January 6th, 2021 is still doing audits of the November 3rd, 2020 election.
I'd complain, maggots are gross. I would be really uncomfortable to eat the next course of meals as well.
Once I bought a sack of potatoes from a small little corner store, didn't have time to go to the grocery and there were maggots all over it, the most horrid thing I've ever seen!
I went back to tell them and they apologized and offered to give me another one, I was like "NO". Then some time later the store ended up getting shut down. I'm glad they did,
just gross.