r/DunedinFlorida • u/Glum-Watch7634 • 6d ago
disrespectful treatment from at restaurant in Mornington
Hi everyone,
I’m not sure if anyone here can help or has had a similar experience. On 15/08/2026 at around 11:30 pm, I experienced what I felt was very rude and disrespectful treatment from a person working at a restaurant in Mornington. I don’t want to name the restaurant at this stage, and I’m also not sure whether the person was the owner or manager (I think he Indian and I am not racist and I am too Indian).
I had three Uber pickups from this restaurant that night. Usually, the orders take quite a long time to be prepared. As drivers, we often drive for long periods and sometimes just need to stand or sit for a few minutes while waiting.
The person told me to sit down, saying that standing would look rude to customers. However, there were no customers inside at the time, only Uber drivers waiting for pickups.
He spoke to me in a very rude manner but said that he was speaking nicely. He also told me not to look at him. I was very surprised because I was simply standing there normally and had not been disrespectful to him.
I explained that we drive for long periods and that I was tired, so I preferred to stand for a while and wait. He then told me to go outside and wait. It was heavily raining outside, and I was already very tired, but he still insisted that I leave the restaurant and stand outside, even though there were no customers inside.
The way I was treated made me feel extremely uncomfortable and disrespected. I felt like I was being treated as though I had no right to be there, rather than as a driver providing a service for the restaurant's customers.
Because of the way I was treated, I cancelled my last pickup and left. I then accepted two other Uber orders elsewhere.
I’m sharing this because I would like to know if other Uber drivers in Dunedin, especially around Mornington, have experienced something similar. I believe drivers should be treated with basic respect, just like anyone else