The Menu

Turns out that the chef has basically reached an existential crisis and no longer finds any joy in life, having devoted himself entirely to perfecting cuisine at the expense of his own happiness, and he and his entire staff have all agreed that this dinner service will all be part of a massive revenge-murder/mass suicide, all as part of the "experimental menu".

The people who have been invited to the restaurant all represent (or specifically are) people who are responsible for the chef's misery; a food critic whose criticisms drove him to fixate on his work, relatives of his financial backer who effectively owned his entire business, a couple of regular patrons who eat at his restaurant every year but never really appreciate his food, an actor who starred in a movie so bad it made the chef doubt all artistic endeavour, and a hilariously obnoxious foodie.

The main character, Margot, (played by Anya Taylor-Joy) is brought as a last-minute replacement date by the obnoxious foodie, but because the chef doesn't know who she is he doesn't know if she should be included among the people he believes deserve to die. As his plan for the evening becomes increasingly clear, her and the other patrons desperately struggle to find a way to escape.

I think it's fair to say she got away. She watched the restaurant burn down while eating that burger. And now I want a burger.