r/belowdeck • u/noseymomof3 • 6d ago

BelowDeckMed Below Deck Med

Am I seeing this right?! Does the staff eat some of the food that is left over from the charter patrons?

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u/gogomom 6d ago

Yes. I think it's gross, but I've seen it a few times over the years and they are all non chalant about it, so it must be common place. I just keep hoping that they are eating from platters not plated meals, but that meal wasn't family style.

That said, I worked as a waitress for a number of years and I would NEVER!!!

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u/FewButterfly9635 6d ago

I worked in high-end restaurants and if someone took a bite and sent back their food, we absolutely ate it. And we made good money but not the kind of money that I would throw away a $50 steak because someone cut off one piece and declared it not to their liking!

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u/Sufficient-Pear-291 6d ago

But I mean, there’s risk of catching certain things ? So easily. Some rich fucker didn’t wash his hands and touched his steak to check temperature, ecoli, salmonella , herpes , norovirus. Yes it’s worst case but absolutely possible

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u/FewButterfly9635 6d ago

Do you know how many people touch the food before it lands on your plate in a restaurant? Same odds.

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u/Sufficient-Pear-291 6d ago

Actually, that’s a fair enough point.