What do you think if a restaurant had many spelling mistakes on it's menu?

Question

One local Indian Restaurant seems to have more errors than correct spelling including the address and phone number! The worst was for Large coke they had Large co*k. It got passed their spell check even if it didn't get past Yahoo

Answer 1

I think I would eat somewhere else. Even if they are new to the country and the language, if you have business you have to represent it a certain way. Those kind of mistakes are ok for yahoo or casual socializing but not if you have a business. If they cared about how the business appeared and attracting customers then they would have gotten someone who is fluent to proof read and make necessary corrections.

Answer 2

You make a good argument, Tom, and I agree with you in general. (Did you notice that I followed a commer with the word 'and'? Very bad grammar). However, I would like to make the following point. A few spelling mistakes here and there are trivial. Some errors in grammar are commonplace; indeed most people don't realise that they are making grammatical errors (including me). But most people overlook these mistakes as long as we understand what the author means (I suggest). Unfortunately, sometimes a person asks a question that is full of spelling mistakes, text speak and grammatical errors, such that it is very difficult to understand the meaning of the question and almost impossible to follow a complicated scenario. I am ashamed to say that on several occasions, I have started to read a question with every intention of offering a considered answer, only to give up. After having waded through a treacle of text speak and poor grammar, I fail to understand the question because I am confused. I fully accept the criticism that I am confused because I may be stupid or possess the intelligence of a toothbrush. But if an 'asker' would like an answer from me (and I suspect others too) then reasonably good spelling and a reasonable standard of grammar really does help my understanding. However, I do not think it is ever necessary to be rude or abusive. A healthy dose of sarcasm sometimes, yes! But that's another story. Thank you for reading and I hope I haven't bored anyone to death!

Answer 3

People coming from non-english speaking countries are adapting from whatever their native language is to english, the most difficult language on the planet both verbally and structurally. Their misspellings are english words spelled the way they sound not the way they are spelled with silent c's or e's or whatever. Put yourself in their place and think how hard it would be. If the place appears to be clean, the staff courteous and the food good that's all that should matter.

Answer 4

Most Chinese restaurants have some spelling errors on them as well. Probably is a cultural thing. By the way, it's past their spell check, not passed their spell check.

Answer 5

Well first of all what do you want, some shakespear should come and cook the food? When you are going to eat out look for the quality of food and not their English spellings.

And I think they must be having very tasty food because they have not wasted time in puffs but focused on making good food.

Answer 6

My friend ordered windows from a company, which had a lot of mistakes in its contract. The quality of windows was not good too.
For this restaurant: maybe it will not be the case, because Indian minority has it, rally Indian kitchen, not an imitation. On the other hand, that shows lower education in general, which may reflect on selection of products, e.g. healthy/not healthy ingredients.

Answer 7

i've noticed a lot of places run by immigrants have a lot of spelling errors. but i just chalk it up to them not knowing the english language very well yet and let it go. if you're at an american restaurant that has a lot of spelling errors then i'd try their food once and not respect them much. and unless the food was amazing, i wouldn't go back and i'd tell everyone i know about how stupid they are.

Answer 8

Well, clever clogs, there are two spelling/grammatical errors in your own question.

You use 'it's', when it needs to be 'its'.

Second you write 'passed' when you should write 'passed by'...it's a passive form, and so needs an agent.

And you have no idea what that means, do you? So, why are you taking the mickey out of foreigners who don't know your language, when you can't even write it properly yourself?

Answer 9

English is not their mother tougue and they are too stinge to hire a qualified admini staff to do such kind of writing. You know the Indians were money is concerned, they prefer cheap labour and dont get embarrassed by the poor quality work at the end of the day.

Answer 10

I'd laugh.

but then I'd mention the errors to the manager or someone in charge.

I can understand how someone from India might have trouble with the language. That's understandable. Funny yes, but understandable!

I'd still eat there if I were hungry and if they served good food. After all, It's food we eat, not spelling errors.