Download Sample Letter - Complaint About Poor Service 2

A model formal letter of complaint from a customer to a restaurant, describing slow service, badly cooked food and a rude supervisor, useful as a reading and writing model for a complaint letter task.

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B2
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Updated
20 Sep 2026

Example Letter

Dear Sir/Madam,
I am writing to express my complete dissatisfaction with the meal I was

served last night at the local branch of Benny's, and my anger at the behaviour of the supervisor when I complained.

Firstly, the service was extremely slow. Despite the restaurant’s claim of fast service, I had to wait fifteen minutes to give my order, and a further twenty minutes for the food to be served.

Furthermore, the advertisement describes the food at Benny’s as delicious. However, the chips were raw, the meat was still frozen in the middle and the tomatoes were rotten.

To make matters worse, even though the restaurant claims that their customers always come first, when I complained the supervisor insisted on my paying for the meal, and when I refused he rudely told me to leave.

As you can imagine, I am extremely upset. I feel I am entitled to a full refund, in addition to a written apology from the local manager. I look forward to receiving your prompt reply.

Yours faithfully,

Thierry Robert

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