Do you consider it <span title="rude/disrespectful/immoral">rude/disrespectful/immora...</span> to dine in one establishment, while eating food from another?

Question

While going to lunch with my co-workers today at a pizza place, one of the 5 of us chose to eat from a sandwich shop next door. Upon getting his food there, he brought the food over to the pizza establishment to eat it with us.

The (I assume) manager pointed out the "no outside food or drinks" sign on the door, and followed up with a "Just for next time". This basically let him know that he's not going to make a big deal out of it, but next time please consider otherwise.

I think this is a fair and reasonable request from establishment owners.

I am the only one of the group who sees this as being disrespectful or rude, the others all agree with it. What are your thoughts?

Answer 1

I agree with you!

Answer 2

I agree, especially if the manager has a sign up.  If you don&#039;t want to eat the food where you bought it, that&#039;s fine.  Just find a picnic bench or something.

Answer 3

I work as a waitress, and we will tell the person that we do not allow outside food. UNLESS it&#039;s a child. We are mothers and we know how children can be.

I think it is very rude. It&#039;s like taking Burger King into Mickey D&#039;s.

I had a lady bring a DD coffee in one day and then ordered her mother a coffee. They didn&#039;t eat or anything. I told her it was rude and she actually understood. People just don&#039;t realize what they do.

The guy should of ordered a sandwich from the pizzeria. That would of been the right thing to do.

Answer 4

I dont know if I think it is. Once my dad was kicked out of a 4 star resteraunt because he ordered a pizza to be delivered to the resteraunt after they took too long to take his order.

Answer 5

I think that as long as some of the co-workers were paying money to eat at the pizza place it should not matter if one of them brings food from another establishment.  The other option would to have no one eat at the pizza place and everyone eat somewhere they could all agree on.  That being said does the pizza place really want to lose the money from the five people eating there just to have one person not bring in outside food or drink?  If it were me I would take the money.

Answer 6

I highly believe it&#039;s rude &amp; disrespectful to bring in outside food &amp; drinks.

There is no such thing as a BYOF Restaurant. You want to use our serviceware and don&#039;t think you should be charged for it.

That&#039;s like going to a bar with a six pack and saying &quot;No thanks, I brought my own.&quot; I&#039;m also sick of people wanting to bring cakes to a restaurant. We have desserts on site. A pastry chef that went to school for years to put her stank on said desserts and you want to insult us by bringing in some grocery store c**p cake and get mad that we charge a cutting and plating fee. It&#039;s to discourage you from bringing in outside food people.

I think it was totally fair. Most places don&#039;t even give that first chance.

Answer 7

Sensible, reasonable people don&#039;t do that, period.

Answer 8

The restaurant&#039;s policy is fair and reasonable.  I think anyone who has ever owned a business would understand that.  If some of your friends don&#039;t get it, I would hope that they are very young, and in the near future, will understand what is obvious to other people.