Sending Food Back & Complaints

bebakhshid, agha?

Excuse me, sir?

A standard way to get the attention of a male waiter.

bebakhshid, mishe ye lahze tashrif biyarid?

Excuse me, could you come here for a moment?

Very respectful, good for nicer restaurants.

man ino nemikhoram, mikham pasesh bedam.

I'm not eating this, I want to send it back.

Only use with friends at your table, never directly to the waitstaff.

bebakhshid, in ghaza kheyli sarde.

Excuse me, this food is very cold.

fekr mikonam ghazaye man sard shode, mishe garmesh konid?

I think my food has gotten cold, could you heat it up?

in gusht hanuz khame, mishe lotfan begid bishtar bepazanesh?

This meat is still raw, could you please ask them to cook it more?

Uses natural spoken grammar for addressing the issue directly.

bebakhshid, man ino kamelan pokhte mikhastam, vali hanuz ghermeze.

Excuse me, I wanted this well done, but it's still red.

man ino sefaresh nadade budam, fekr konam eshtebah shode.

I hadn't ordered this, I think there's a mistake.

bebakhshid, fekr mikonam sefareshe mano eshtebah avordid.

Excuse me, I think you brought my order by mistake.

in ghaza kheyli shure va vaghean nemishe ino khord.

This food is very salty and really can't be eaten.

Blunt but uses standard Tehrani spoken forms.

bebakhshid, in pitza kheyli sukhte. man nemitunam ino bokhoram.

Excuse me, this pizza is very burnt. I can't eat this.

ma nim saat pish sefaresh dadim, hanuz amade nashode?

We ordered half an hour ago, isn't it ready yet?

bebakhshid, ghazaye ma kheyli tul keshid. cheghadr dige kar dare?

Excuse me, our food took a long time. How much longer will it take?

tu ghazaye man ye mu hast. mishe ino avaz konid?

There is a hair in my food. Could you change this?

fekr konam tu surathehsab eshtebah shode. ma deser nakhordim.

I think there's a mistake in the bill. We didn't have dessert.