15 Menu Typos That'll Have You Second-Guessing Your Order
Trying a new cultural cuisine is exciting in enough, but in these instances, the menus are even more piquing. Whether the restaurant's manager forgot to run spell check or relied on Google's wonky translations, these 15 menu fails will make it super hard to keep your supper down.
Just make sure you're not forking into a "loose nut" or an "iron lamb" before you take a gander at some of these blunders. And if you want healthy recipes, supermarket shopping guides, and essential nutrition tips at your fingertips, subscribe to the new Eat This, Not That! magazine now! For a limited time, you can save 50 percent off the cover price—click here!
Mumbo Sauce
And what is mumber sauce exactly?🤔#menufail pic.twitter.com/RT470IpQtM
— MTerrenceJones (@MTerrenceJones) July 6, 2018
Mumbo sauce—a sweet and sticky meat marinade—exists, but we're not too sure about Mumber sauce.
The Leech Fritter
Anyone for leech fritters? #menufail @SrryYngWalk pic.twitter.com/zlDb7dsClW
— Dawn (@dme33) May 28, 2016
Nothing sucks the appetite right out of you like leech fritters.
The Italian Painter
Dinner special tonight: An Italian Renaissance mannerist painter. #menufail pic.twitter.com/1eICHdDHFh
— Sandra Pearson (@orchlibrarian) July 23, 2014
Is it considered cannibalism if you're ordering the garlic, olive oil, and oregano Bronzino?
The Pseudo Vegetarian
Bacon on a vegetarian pizza??#vegetarian #food #wine #travel #VegetarianFail #MenuFail pic.twitter.com/g7i8ZjBOuh
— DrinkEatThinkTweet (@fsdett) January 20, 2016
How many vegetarians do you think ordered the so-called vegetarian pizza without bacon?
The Questionable Protein
Take your pick of this wonderful menu…#menufail pic.twitter.com/eyZkGZbVE8
— Mabel T (@mabeltradu) November 2, 2014
We're not exactly sure what's worse, the "Pure Belly Clearance" or "The Fish Mother." But we're definitely curious as can be about the "Pure Speculation Meat."
The Stimulator
Menu item #3 must come in pill form. #MenuFail pic.twitter.com/gyHSK9q5sa
— Austin J. Eich (@Eich_AJ) January 16, 2014
Is there any chance that this suspicious menu item also doubles as one of our 50 Best Foods for Your Penis? Asking for a friend.
The Pasta Imposter
— Proofed Poorly (@PoorlyProofedNY) May 29, 2018
This restaurant's antipathy for antipasti is real.
The Hangover Cure
Menu-writer person has a hangover. Happy 2018! pic.twitter.com/w9L2iueZkE
— Proofed Poorly (@PoorlyProofedNY) January 1, 2018
Seems like this brunch spot's staff is still pretty boozed up from last night.
The Loose Nut
Sorry if this post is too cheesy. (via @KeloniusFunk) pic.twitter.com/GRjS2IP4E4
— Proofed Poorly (@PoorlyProofedNY) November 1, 2016
Let's just disregard the incorrect usage of the verb "sell" and focus on what this shop is actually selling.
The Lack of Space
If you fill up on the egg "mayonaise," you won't have much room for the "muchroom" soup.
The Uncomfortable Procedure
This restaurant in Beijing has the best menu (sorry for blurry pics, my hands shake) from r/engrish
This fried enema dish should get things moving along…
The Angry Typist
The takeout menu from a local Chinese restaurant. from r/engrish
We can just imagine the typist angrily slamming his fingers onto the keyboard.
The Dark Translator
Just two entrees in, and you'll find yourself wondering what went down during this menu tasting.
The Online Encyclopedia
We're going to need Wikipedia's help to demystify this one.
The Catch of the Day
I wish I took a picture of the entire menu well I was in Paris from r/engrish
The catch of the day must be more tentative than we thought.
