The Most Common Restaurant Complaints by Diners [INFOGRAPHIC]

Are you a negative Nancy when it comes to restaurant dining? You know — the kind that whines about imperfect dishes or bad service? Well, you’re not alone (although you might be driving waiters up a freakin’ wall). According to a 2014 survey of 1,003 adults by Consumer Reports, the average folk has plenty to complain about in restaurants.

It turns out about 16% of diners think it’s a turnoff when too much nutritional information is available, while 27% hate it when servers don’t bring water to the table unless asked. But the most common customer annoyance are receiving dirty utensils (78%), dirty restrooms (73%) and impolite or condescending servers (72%).

Any of these hit a nerve with you? Check out the full scope of complaints below:

Restaurant Complaints

Let’s just let it all out at once, 1, 2, 3… UGH.

Feel better?

More content

Eating Out
George Lucas’ Long-Awaited Museum Is Getting Its Own Skywalker-Inspired Restaurant
On Tuesday, September 22, 2026, the long-awaited Lucas Museum of Narrative Art is set to open on Vermont Avenue in Los Angeles’ Exposition Park, and…
,
Eating Out
Domino’s Launches A Detroit-Style Pizza That Looks Like An Actual Domino
Domino’s has spent more than 60 years putting its name on pizza boxes. Somehow, it took until 2026 to put an actual domino inside one.…
,
InnovationProducts
Someone Invented A Beer Glass That Punishes You For Forgetting To Drink Water
We’ve all heard the responsible drinking advice before: Have some water between beers. Pace yourself. Hydrate. All sensible suggestions that become considerably easier to forget…
,
Burger
We Deliver!

Enter your email address below and we'll deliver our top stories straight to your inbox