15 Dining Experiences That Resemble Scenes From a Hollywood Blockbuster

When you go to a café, you think, “I’m going to have a delicious meal and relax!” But in reality, everything is not that simple. A waiter can tell you something unexpected, or a strange woman will suddenly pour a glass of water on you, confusing you with someone else. Café workers have a lot of stories like this, so it’s like a movie.

• I worked in a coffee shop. A guy started coming round, and he was always making awkward advances. And I was just polite.
  And then one day he came in very sad, said he was going away for a month, but promised me a surprise tonight. And he didn’t lie. He brought me a 25-pound bag. I open it up, and there are coins in it up to the top of the bag! That was my tip in advance... © Caramel / VK

• Today in a café, some lady stared at me from the next table. After a while, she walked toward me with a cup of coffee, apologized, and then poured the contents of the cup on me. I looked like her husband’s mistress. After that, she just ran outside. What was that?! © Overheard / Ideer
• I decided to try one of the old pickup tricks. I’m sitting in a café, and there are 2 girls at the table in front of me. I wrote on a napkin, “Let’s have dinner. Smile if yes, do a somersault if no.” Passed the napkin through the waiter.
  The girl read it, looked at me, smiled, stood up and did a somersault! I was not prepared for that... But in the end we met, had dinner, she turned out to be a gymnast. © Overheard / VK

• On my first day at the coffee shop, I was very nervous. 7 a.m., the first guest comes in and orders a cappuccino. I let some steam out of the stamper (a thing in a coffee machine to whip up the milk foam). But I turned the handle too hard and instead of steam, a jet of water came out of it... Right into the guest’s face!
  Good thing he was standing quite far, and while the water was flying, it had time to cool down. But it was terribly embarrassing! I apologized a hundred times. I started frantically handing him napkins, but he didn’t wait for his coffee, turned round and left with the words, “Thank you. You’ve charged me with energy better than a morning coffee.” © Chamber 6 / VK
• I work in a coffee shop. In the evening right before closing time, a noisy group of friends comes in — 2 guys and a girl, obviously after a fun meeting. They order takeaway coffee, chat and laugh. And they were so infectiously happy that without a second thought, I blurted out, “Oh, I wish you’d take me with you!”
  They looked at each other and said, “Let’s go!” Well, you don’t have to ask me twice. As a result, I had one of the funniest evenings of my life, and the most talkative guy of the group is my boyfriend now. © Chamber 6 / VK

• I woke up in the morning and didn’t find my boyfriend around. I wanted to call him, but I found a note that told me to put on a red dress and go to the coffee shop where we met. My loved one wasn’t there, but there was a huge bunch of roses, a cup of my favorite coffee and another note on the table.
  There was an assignment: enjoy the coffee, take the flowers and head to the bridge where we first kissed. On the bridge, I saw a circle of people and a balloon hovering above them, showing me to stand in the center of the circle. When I got in, I saw all my family and my boyfriend’s family. Then the boyfriend himself appeared, went down on one knee and proposed to me! © Caramel / VK
• I work in a coffee shop. I give a man and a woman 2 coffees. She asks, “Which one is which?” To which the man, without waiting for my answer, dips his index finger into the coffee and stirs it. Pulls his finger out, licks it and says, “This one will be mine.” No one objected. © Overheard / Ideer

• I have a favorite place in my town — a small coffee shop. I have a lot of memories with this place, and all because of one man. We had to break up because he got married, and our common history was too short and no chance for developing.
  And then one day I’m sitting in that café, and suddenly he comes in! But not alone, with his wife and daughter. He recognized me, smiled his “sad” smile and went to the table. Having remembered in a couple of minutes everything that connected us, I cried.
  I sat a little longer, and when his wife and daughter went somewhere, he came over, we talked a little, and in the end, he said that he still loved me... © Caramel / VK
• I got a job in a coffee shop. Then one day my ex-boyfriend came in. He sat in the corner and ordered an espresso. I asked a coworker to give me his table, and brought him coffee myself.
  The ex didn’t even take his eyes off his laptop, just thanked me. Okay. When I brought the bill, he finally noticed me and said hello.
  And after he left, I noticed that he left me a note, “I miss you.” Now I don’t know what to do, whether to text him that I miss him too or not. © Caramel / VK

• Yesterday we went to a café with the kids. There is a play area there, my daughter loves it. And here she played with something, fell down, got scared, cried. And there are people with laptops all around.
  One lady glared angrily at us, and then took the phone and said loudly, “God, why do people drag their children everywhere?!” I rolled my eyes so hard I think I pulled a ligament. But then the food arrived, and my daughter instantly switched gears, “That’s my favorite sandwich!” — and started shouting enthusiastically.
  The lady passes by us and again looks with displeasure. But then my daughter suddenly says to her excitedly, “Hi! I’m eating my sandwich. You eat too!” — and holds out a piece. The woman froze with an expression of horror on her face and immediately retreated. Hello, a coffee shop is not your private office or library. © most_of_the_time / Reddit
• I worked as a waiter once. We had a regular guest who was very picky. He was a friend of the director, so we fulfilled all his whims. And one day he was sitting with the director and eating. The waitress who served them wasn’t a patient one. She brought him some cucumbers that were peeled. And he said:
  — Why are they peeled? The peel has the most vitamins!
  And the waitress replied with a serious face:
  — Well, we still have the peel. Should I bring it to you separately?
  The director laughed, the guest remained silent. © VirginiaJ / Pikabu

• I went to a café with a friend to eat. I saw my boyfriend sitting there. I wanted to approach him, but suddenly some teenage girl sat next to him. Indignant, I ran over to them. I almost threw a tantrum.
  In the end, he said he didn’t need a drama queen for a girlfriend, and we broke up. And that girl turned out to be his mother. © Overheard / Ideer
• I was a waiter as a first job. It was an attractive young woman and an average-looking man. First off, these people were 30. All goes well until it comes time for entrées. This guy orders a ton of ribs (a few full racks) and refuses the girl her original order of a house sirloin, which was only about $6, less than a fifth of his order.
  The man orders a $4 salad and water for her. The woman stops talking completely while the man talks about some crazy party he went to. The man guzzles a few Strawberry Quencher Iced teas, says, “Seeya Friday, babe,” and leaves her with the bill.
  She said the guy seemed nice when they talked on Tinder, but was very uncomfortable with him in real life, and afraid to say something. A coworker and I paid for her meal, and later she and the same coworker starting dating, and they are engaged now. © S*****S******stRobot / Reddit

• A guy makes a reservation at the most booked table by the window, all romantic, etc. Comes in, all dressed up and with a suitcase. Strange, but okay.
  A few minutes later, his date arrives. They laugh, flirt, we actually thought he’s going to propose to her. Nope.
  Halfway through the evening, she starts screaming at him. He broke up with her and actually packed her suitcase. Then paid and left her there sobbing at the table alone. We got her a brownie on the house, because just watching that, we felt awful. © water_your_d**_plant / Reddit
• I was bartending in NY and watched this couple that had met on Tinder have their first date sitting at my bar. The girl was a complete maniac. Kept bringing up the fact that the dude she was with could be a psychopath and went on Tinder while he was still sitting beside her at the bar.
  Kept telling him he was lucky that she agreed to meet him at all, and she didn’t think he’d be this boring. My favorite part of this show was that he excused himself to go to the bathroom and left through the fire escape. © duaneap / Reddit

And here’s another bunch of curious stories that took place in a café or restaurant.