warnings against sending food back, especially more than once. The service was otherwise good, and very pleasant. My meal was by no means ruined, but I don’t think I’d have send the dish back again even if it had... (21 replies, last updated by Whippet August 1, 2007)

I keep trying to tell my friends and family this: If your food is no good, SEND IT BACK. Even when I was a cook, I never begrudged a customer asking for me to fix my own mistakes. I am terribly sorry your server suggested that... (66 replies, last updated by Scottso March 22, 2006)

what is the proper way to send food back? a while ago a friend and i decided to have lunch at boulevard. i ordered a steak, and asked for it to be cooked medium rare. unfortunately, it came to the table cooked medium. i... (15 replies, last updated by AJ April 8, 2001)

In addition to the obvious (wrong order, spoiled food, etc) I will send back anything that arrives on a dirty plate. Ditto for glasses. Recently a martini was served to me in a glass with a huge red lipstick mark on it and back... (45 replies, last updated by keencook1 February 20, 2009)

I wanted to edit the OP in my "Do you send food back often" thread http://www.chowhound.com/topics/477965 since now I’m curious. How often (percentage of dishes) do you send food back? This should normalize for the... (17 replies, last updated by MeffaBabe January 25, 2008)

removing plates and properly replacing flatware after each course. They should also be pulling the food off the pass before it gets cold. The majority of the time, these expectations are met, and if they aren’t, I either... (53 replies, last updated by punkin712 January 24, 2008)

It’s often suggested that one should send food back if it’s not prepared to the standard/price of the restaurant. But sometimes I just don’t feel it’s appropriate to the occasion! Extreme example, the... (22 replies, last updated by hsk August 16, 2009)

I agree with the majority of the other posts. If you don’t like it, don’t send it back- everyone has different taste in food. If it was not properly prepared- e.g. undercooked, found a hair, really really cold etc,... (33 replies, last updated by jgg13 August 18, 2008)

question, I send back pizza from time to time. Like any other food. Don’t sweat it. In this case, there’s nothing to worry about because it’s such an easy fix! (13 replies, last updated by Niki Rothman December 22, 2005)

I don’t send food back (unless, I was obviously served the wrong dinner). If it’s bad, I just don’t eat it. If asked why I didn’t eat any/much, I usually explain my problem. Sometimes, charges are taken... (37 replies, last updated by TampaAurora March 20, 2009)

There was o thread on this topic a couple of months ago on the "Not About Food" board. http://www.chowhound.com/topics/show/319005?user_name=&query=sending+food+back (26 replies, last updated by Andiereid December 9, 2006)

done. Despite the temperature problems, she was hungry and didn’t want to wait, so she ate it and enjoyed it fine. But it caused us to question if this was the best approach. Should a restaurant reheat the steak you send... (41 replies, last updated by Soop January 27, 2009)

I went to a new sushi place last night and ordered the sashimi deluxe. The waitress came back with sushi deluxe. I’ve never heard of someone sending back sushi. I didn’t want to offend the chefs, who were five feet... (14 replies, last updated by scubadoo97 April 25, 2007)

Hi everyone! I’m looking for recipes that will hold up well to shipping. My SO’s brother is being deployed to Iraq Thanksgiving weekend and we’d like to send him some things. I’m not even sure what the... (17 replies, last updated by Jillym November 14, 2009)

. Also, Bradley Food on arlington road in Bethesda sends condolence platters (9 replies, last updated by Jacey August 3, 2009)