Well I heard something i've never before heard in a restaurant last weekend. Place closed at 8pm, we finished our main courses at about 7:20pm. The waiter came to take our plates and asked if we'd like dessert. We said we would, to which he said "ah..well, the kitchen kinda closes after the last main course is sent, out so the kitchen is closed now, so there's not much choice of desserts. Basically you can only have what I can make you myself". We looked at one another around the table, looked at him and replied "Er... we'll probably leave it then."
Quite apart from being annoyed that the kitchen closes over half an hour before the restaurant does - why on earth did he ask if we wanted dessert, knowing full well that we couldn't have one?? Or did he seriously expect us to pay £5+ for something rustled up by a waiter in between clearing tables.... Although I am now curious as to what was on the list of desserts he could have prepared for us. Angel Delight maybe...?