Michael's @ Walsh's — Restaurant in New South Wales

My husband said his Atlantic salmon off the blackboard menu was nice, but I was disappointed with my meal from the bistro menu, especially as we’d read some past good reviews.

The menu said ‘Freshly crumbed Cowra Lamb Cutlets, shallow fried & served on a bed of baby spinach mash, finished with honey jus’.

We asked if we could get sweet potato fries instead, but they aren’t serving them any more because according to the chef, no one ordered them. So my husband asked if we could get chips instead of spinach mash because we are dairy intolerant.

My husband received his chips in a separate bowl. I received 3 crumbed cutlets and chips, all covered in sweet gravy (honey jus). I didn’t eat them because I don’t enjoy eating soggy chips.

I hadn’t intended to say anything but when collecting our plates the waitress asked ‘How were your meals?’ I explained that I hadn’t expected my chips to be covered in gravy, so hadn’t eaten them. I said I’d prefer a plain green vegetable. She asked if I wanted to speak to the chef and I said ‘no’, but the next minute he approached our table, demanding ‘What’s wrong with the food?’

I said I wasn’t expecting my chips to be covered in gravy, and he lectured me on how he made and reduced stock for his sauces. I was told that because that was how they served the mash with cutlets, they served chips with cutlets the same way.

He added that because I’d ‘eaten the whole meal’ he ‘couldn’t do anything for me’. I said ‘I only ate the cutlets, NOT the whole meal’ as I never order or eat chips with gravy.

I suggested the gravy or the chips could have been served on the side. He became more adversarial and said ‘did I expect every part of a meal on a separate plate?’ & ‘I must be kidding’ and ‘that’s never going to happen’. I said ‘Of course not.’ I explained I just didn’t expect the chips to come covered in gravy.

He then reiterated that I’d ‘eaten the whole meal’ and walked away. This photo shows what was still on the plate. We...

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