I hate dining out with people that are rude to servers

[ping72]

I do know that. They should have a system in place that shows/tells whomever delivers the food where it should be placed.

They do! Lean close, this is a restaurant insider secret. Don’t tell anyone.

Ok…the system works like this. After the food is ready you bring it to the table and then announce what it is. For example you might say “Chicken enchiladas.” Then you look for the person who indicates it’s theirs either verbally (mine! or here!) or physically (raise of a hand). THEN… that’s the person you put the plate in front of!

I know. It’s a great system. It’s literally the easiest and least time consuming method AND it has a built in way of making sure you don’t get it wrong! It’s such a great method that almost every restaurant uses it, and literally every single non-asshole customer appreciates that it’s quick, simplistic and accurate!

 

[ping72]

Who would you anticipate coming out on top of said survey?

I’d bet my house it’s baby boomers. Hands down. Easy. No question.

 

[seminole97]

I do agree. How do you feel about disrespectful and rude comment here on HR? It's ok because nobody is face to face? Just curious

 

[goldmom]

I cringe every time.

Now, I have no problems sending food back if it's wrong or asking why there is a delay getting served but I'll do it with respect.

I have a few friends, and my father, that are just downright mean and rude when these things happen.

I hate it!

100% agree. 👍

 

[goldmom]

A pet peeve of mine is servers who don't know who the food belongs to when they bring it to the table.

That’s probably because they look at you and think “that’s who gets the child’s plate”.

 

[Formerly Rockymtnole]

They do! Lean close, this is a restaurant insider secret. Don’t tell anyone.

Ok…the system works like this. After the food is ready you bring it to the table and then announce what it is. For example you might say “Chicken enchiladas.” Then you look for the person who indicates it’s theirs either verbally (mine! or here!) or physically (raise of a hand). THEN… that’s the person you put the plate in front of!

I know. It’s a great system. It’s literally the easiest and least time consuming method AND it has a built in way of making sure you don’t get it wrong! It’s such a great method that almost every restaurant uses it, and literally every single non-asshole customer appreciates that it’s quick, simplistic and accurate!

My son worked at Chilis in HS and would run food out and annoyed the hell out of him when people would act like he had the wrong table and then after asking two or three times someone would say “Oh, I think that’s mine.”

 

[SoProudNole]

They do. It's called the customer.

Right? Now, I've become part of the service I'm paying for. It's like doing self checkout or bagging my own groceries at the store. Screw that.

 

[SoProudNole]

That’s probably because they look at you and think “that’s who gets the child’s plate”.

I'm sure you get your steak and veggies in liquid form, you toothless old bat.

 

[ping72]

Right? Now, I've become part of the service I'm paying for. It's like doing self checkout or bagging my own groceries at the store. Screw that.

 

[ping72]

That’s probably because they look at you and think “that’s who gets the child’s plate”.

I hate most of your posts, but I’ll give credit where credit is due. This is fantastic.

 

[McLovin32]

It's like doing self checkout or bagging my own groceries at the store. Screw that.

I prefer this. Keeps me from having to make small talk with overly chatty cashiers that just got out of school a couple hours prior.

 

[GES4]

Right? Now, I've become part of the service I'm paying for. It's like doing self checkout or bagging my own groceries at the store. Screw that.

What are you, a Habsburg Grand Duke?

 

[GES4]

I do agree. How do you feel about disrespectful and rude comment here on HR? It's ok because nobody is face to face? Just curious

 

[Formerly Rockymtnole]

I prefer this. Keeps me from having to make small talk with overly chatty cashiers that just got out of school a couple hours prior.

I love self checkout. Rarely have to wait in line - how could anyone hate that?

 

[RileyHawk]

Right? Now, I've become part of the service I'm paying for. It's like doing self checkout or bagging my own groceries at the store. Screw that.

No. It's really not. It's like someone bagging your groceries asking if you want paper or plastic and you giving a simple response.

 

[GES4]

Take an actual unbiased survey of servers from every walk of life and ask them who are the worst offenders of being completely rude poor tippers

 

[goldmom]

I'm sure you get your steak and veggies in liquid form, you toothless old bat.

lol I knew you’d come back with that.
😂

 

[McLovin32]

I love self checkout. Rarely have to wait in line - how could anyone hate that?

No clue. It's perfect for when you need to run in and just grab a handful of things. Quickest way to get in and out and then to top it off you rarely have to interact with anyone. I love it.

 

[goldmom]

No clue. It's perfect for when you need to run in and just grab a handful of things. Quickest way to get in and out and then to top it off you rarely have to interact with anyone. I love it.

I don’t mind it so much either.

 

[SoProudNole]

No. It's really not. It's like someone bagging your groceries asking if you want paper or plastic and you giving a simple response.

No. The person asking that question is asking for my order; "paper or plastic?". You'd have a point if, after bagging my groceries, ther person asked me what was mine.

 

[RileyHawk]

No. The person asking that question is asking for my order; "paper or plastic?". You'd have a point if, after bagging my groceries, ther person asked me what was mine.

The point is both "paper or plastic" and "who had the BLT" are both simple questions for a customer to answer. I can't fathom being bothered by either query.

 

[WSC72]

What are you, a Habsburg Grand Duke?

We’d have to check out his chin to make sure.

 

[McLovin32]

The point is both "paper or plastic" and "who had the BLT" are both simple questions for a customer to answer. I can't fathom being bothered by either query.

Agreed. Until this thread it never even occurred to me that someone might even get upset about having to tell the food runner what they ordered. Seems like a very odd thing to get worked up about.

 

[Bierhalter]

Right? Now, I've become part of the service I'm paying for. It's like doing self checkout or bagging my own groceries at the store. Screw that.

Enjoy having your bread and light items squashed by a clueless high schooler, I guess.

 

[GES4]

We’d have to check out his chin to make sure.

The Spanish line of those folks were astonishingly ugly.

 

[binsfeldcyhawk2]

I cringe every time.

Now, I have no problems sending food back if it's wrong or asking why there is a delay getting served but I'll do it with respect.

I have a few friends, and my father, that are just downright mean and rude when these things happen.

I hate it!

You have to be a special kind of stupid to be mean and rude to the people that are handling your food.

Good way to get some "special sauce" in your grub.

 

[JWolf74]

Take an actual unbiased survey of servers from every walk of life and ask them who are the worst offenders of being completely rude poor tippers

Boomers? The MAGA base?

 

[Formerly Rockymtnole]

No clue. It's perfect for when you need to run in and just grab a handful of things. Quickest way to get in and out and then to top it off you rarely have to interact with anyone. I love it.

Same at Target or Walmart

Don’t have to wait in the 1 or 2 of 24 lines that is actually open.

 

[WSC72]

The Spanish line of those folks were astonishingly ugly.

They were a close-knit family.

 

[FranklinHawk]

Everyone should have to be a para at a school for a year.....

My wife has been doing that for 24 years. I tell her all the time I'd be in prison after about day 5.

 

[like-woahh]

Funny thing is, I see some waiters complain about people that stack their plates. I don't know if there is some secret way that you are supposed to do it, but it comes up every time there is an article online about it. Maybe if you leave the silverware on each plate as you stack them instead of putting them all on the top plate, that pisses them off?

I started my restaurant career off in the dish pit. Love people who stack things properly, hate those that don't.

 

[like-woahh]

I do know that. They should have a system in place that shows/tells whomever delivers the food where it should be placed.

Some places do, some places don't. Normally you assign a number to a seat and do it that way. Problem is that people often times switch seats and you end up with the same problem.

I'm sure that some places have figured it out, but they're likely higher end and slower paced.

Personally, I'm of the opinion that if you can't remember what you ordered that means you don't get to eat.

 

[the Donny Difference]

None of my family are rude to servers, but like 6 or 7 years ago I was out to eat with my no pics grandma for her birthday. Our server was a hispanic gal with an accent, but spoke english perfectly. When she started telling us the daily specials my grandma leaned over the table to me and goes "McLovin, I cannot understand what she's saying" in the loudest ****ing "whisper" I've ever heard. I wanted to crawl into a hole and die. It was incredibly embarrassing.

I left the waitress like a 50% tip because it was just.....uncomfortable after she did that/csb

And, people wonder why you do weed?

 

[ISUBryce]

Take an actual unbiased survey of servers from every walk of life and ask them who are the worst offenders of being completely rude poor tippers

From my understanding it’s the post church crowd on Sundays. My pastor actually brought it up in a service and said if you’re going out at that time you better tip well because you’re giving Christians a bad name.

 

[SeaPA]

Don’t think I ever had the experience but I witnessed a person work over a hotel secretary about something minor thing just to get the room greatly reduce before checkout.

I F’ing hate “ the customer is always right “ bullshit. Fact is right and wrong often is overshadowed by “power”.

If I have a bad experience, I still tip (maybe 15% instead of 20%) but I never go back. Not going back has a bigger impact vs making an ass out of yourself.

"The customer is always right" is the biggest bunch of bullshit ever. I've fired several clients through the years who mistreated my staff, and been open as to why they needed to find a new accounting firm next year. He said something about that tired old concept; my response was very quickly "that staff person makes me astronomically more per year than you make me; keep that in mind with your next accountant."

 

[JWolf74]

That’s probably because they look at you and think “that’s who gets the child’s plate”.

JFC. I spit expensive whiskey out reading this. I may not agree with you politically most of the time, but this is cotdam gold. Name checks out.

 

[SoProudNole]

Personally, I'm of the opinion that if you can't remember what you ordered that means you don't get to eat.

Of course I remember what I ordered. The point is I want the staff to remember what I ordered.

 

[Urohawk]

I hope most of those pricks get Coleman Sweeney'd

 

[like-woahh]

Of course I remember what I ordered. The point is I want the staff to remember what I ordered.

This might be the most petty restaurant complaint I have ever heard, and I have heard a lot of them. Like... I don't know man, it's just absurd.

Caveat to this would be you're eating at The French Laundry. But I'm pretty sure we're not talking about that caliber of a place.

 

[ping72]

Of course I remember what I ordered. The point is I want the staff to remember what I ordered.