Dead Plate Vincent Phone Call Guide
How to trigger Vincent’s phone call in Dead Plate. Full Day 3 to Day 6 checklist, hidden requirements, office trash clue, and what happens if you answer Yes or No.
To get Vincent’s phone call in Dead Plate, you need to complete the hidden setup across Day 3, Day 4, and Day 5, then answer the call on Day 6. The call comes in after the Day 6 shift ends, back at Rody’s apartment. If any required trigger is missing, the phone call route may fail and you can get pushed back toward the normal ending path.
Vincent’s phone call is the single most important branching event in Dead Plate. It is the gate that opens the deeper ending routes and eventually leads to Best Served Cold, Best Served Hot, and Abattoir.
If you never trigger the call, or if you refuse it, you stay on the safer path and lose access to the deeper routes.
How to Get Vincent’s Phone Call
To trigger Vincent’s phone call, you need to complete the hidden route setup before the end of Day 6.
At a high level, the route works like this:
- trigger the required story flags in the early days
- investigate the right clue at the right time
- make sure the Day 6 phone event actually appears
- choose Yes if you want to continue into the deeper routes
This is why so many players miss it: the call itself is simple, but the setup is easy to break.
Full Phone Call Checklist
Before the Day 6 phone event, make sure you complete all of the following:
- Day 3: trigger the trash cutscene
- Day 4: enter the kitchen and watch Vince berate the cook
- Day 4: talk to Vince afterward near the back door / alley side
- Day 4: choose Can you give me a raise?
- Day 4: choose Do you like your job?
- Day 5: choose What’s your favorite food?
- Day 5 night: enter Vince’s office during the restaurant phase
- Day 5 night: inspect the office trash / Manon clue
- Day 6: answer the phone
If one of these flags is missing, the route can fail.
Day 3 Trash Cutscene
The first major requirement is the trash cutscene.
Rody cuts his finger while taking out the trash. Vincent comes over and bandages the wound. This moment cannot be skipped if you want the full phone call route, because it is one of the earliest trust-building events between them.
This is one of the easiest flags to underestimate. Players sometimes remember “something happened with the trash,” but the important part is the full interaction: Rody gets cut, and Vincent personally steps in to help.
Day 4 Kitchen Incident and Dialogue Choices
Day 4 is where many players accidentally lose the phone call route.
It is not enough to only click the right dialogue options. You also need to trigger the kitchen incident first.
What to do on Day 4
- Wait until the kitchen scene becomes available.
- Go into the kitchen and watch Vince berate the cook.
- After the scene, go speak to Vince near the back door / alley side.
- Choose the correct dialogue options.
Required dialogue options
You must choose:
- Can you give me a raise?
- Do you like your job?
If you only remember the two questions but forget the kitchen scene itself, the phone route may still fail. That is one of the most common mistakes in the game.
Day 5 Favorite Food and Office Trash Clue
Day 5 has two separate checks, and both matter.
1. Ask Vincent about his favorite food
You need to choose:
- What’s your favorite food?
This conversation matters for two reasons. First, it is part of the route logic for Vincent’s phone call. Second, this is where Vincent reveals that he has lost his sense of taste. That detail completely changes how you read his cooking, his obsession, and the story’s later revelations.
2. Check Vince’s office trash at night
This step is easy to misunderstand.
You need to do this during the Day 5 night restaurant phase, when Vince’s office is available to inspect. It is not just “look in the office whenever.” The timing matters.
Go into Vince’s office and interact with the trash can. One of the most important clues here is a photo of Vincent and Manon together, which confirms that Rody’s suspicions are pointing in the right direction.
If you skip this step, the route can feel incomplete even if you already picked the earlier dialogue correctly.
Day 6 Phone Call Choice
If you completed the hidden setup correctly, Vincent’s phone call appears after the Day 6 shift ends, back at Rody’s apartment.
When the call comes in, you have two meaningful outcomes:
- Yes
- No
If you choose Yes
Choosing Yes is the correct choice if you want to continue into the deeper routes.
After saying ‘Yes,’ Rody is invited to a tense dinner party at Vincent’s apartment above the restaurant, where Vincent is hosting four other guests. As the stifling evening unfolds, you must find a window to slip away unnoticed, sneak into Vincent’s bedroom, and steal the freezer key from his nightstand.
This opens:
- Vincent’s apartment sequence
- the dinner party setup
- the freezer key path
- the deeper ending branches
If you choose No
Choosing No effectively closes the route back down and pushes you toward the safer, more ordinary path.
If your goal is Best Served Cold, Best Served Hot, or Abattoir, you must choose Yes here.
What Happens After the Phone Call
The phone call itself is only the doorway.
If you answer Yes, the next phase of the route leads into Vincent’s apartment above the restaurant, where the so-called dinner party becomes a major turning point. That sequence introduces the apartment exploration, the party guests, the freezer key, and the final branch setup for Day 7.
If you answer No, or if the call never appears at all, you stay on the more limited path and lose access to the deeper endings.
That is why this moment matters so much. It is not just a story scene. It is the switch that turns the rest of the game from suspicion into full branching horror.
Common Reasons the Phone Call Does Not Trigger
If Vincent never calls you, one of these is usually the reason:
- you missed the Day 3 trash cutscene
- you never triggered the Day 4 kitchen incident
- you forgot to talk to Vince after the Day 4 scene
- you picked the wrong Day 4 dialogue
- you skipped What’s your favorite food? on Day 5
- you checked the office at the wrong time or skipped the trash clue
- you assumed one correct step could replace another
The biggest trap is thinking the route is “just dialogue.” It is actually a chain of story triggers, location checks, and specific timing.
How the Phone Call Connects to Ending 3
If your real goal is Best Served Hot, treat the phone call as the first checkpoint, not the last one.
Once you trigger and accept the call, your next priorities become:
- get the freezer key
- save enough money for Matches
- equip Matches on Day 7
- enter the freezer and survive the final route
That is why this page works best as the setup guide for the deeper endings, especially Ending 3.
FAQ
Why am I not getting Vincent’s phone call in Dead Plate?
The most likely reason is that you missed one of the hidden setup steps on Day 3, Day 4, or Day 5. The Day 4 kitchen incident and the Day 5 office trash clue are the two easiest parts to miss.
Do I need the Day 4 kitchen scene for the phone call?
Yes. It is not enough to only choose the right dialogue. You also need to trigger the kitchen incident and talk to Vince afterward.
What does Vincent reveal in the favorite food conversation?
He reveals that he has lost his sense of taste, which is one of the biggest lore details in the entire game.
What is in Vince’s office trash?
One of the key clues is a photo of Vincent and Manon together, which helps connect Vincent to Manon more directly.
When does the phone call happen?
It happens after the Day 6 shift ends, when Rody is back at his apartment.
What happens if I say No to Vincent’s phone call?
Saying No closes off the deeper route and pushes you back toward the normal path.
Do I need the phone call for Ending 3?
Yes. If you want Best Served Hot, Vincent’s phone call is mandatory.
Why can’t Rody taste anything?
Rody has lost his sense of taste, a condition medically known as Ageusia. The developers use this trait to create a stark, ironic contrast between Rody’s daily life working in the restaurant industry and Vincent’s relentless pursuit of culinary perfection.
Is the phone call required for Ending 2 and Ending 4 too?
Yes. The deeper ending routes all branch out from the phone call path.