“What can I get you, hon?”
“No problem, I got you luv.”
“Need a refill, babe?”
Just stop!!!
How about you?
“No problem, I got you luv.”
“Need a refill, babe?”
Just stop!!!
How about you?
Restaurant server pet peeves
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Really? The “terms of endearment” actually bother you?
We've got an early-60’ish receptionist at work who's as nice as can be; calls everybody “Doll”, “Hun”, “Babe” etc. I think it's charming.
But then again, I'm 57 myself so these harmless echoes of a simpler time don't really bug me.
We've got an early-60’ish receptionist at work who's as nice as can be; calls everybody “Doll”, “Hun”, “Babe” etc. I think it's charming.
But then again, I'm 57 myself so these harmless echoes of a simpler time don't really bug me.
It’s much more of a pet peeve when they come by ask how your food is, before you’ve had the chance to bite into it… then the next time you see them is when they bring the check or ask about dessert.
I have no such thoughts. I'm just gleeful that I am not eating the No Pics cooking for a change.
"You're cute".
"What's your number?"
"I spotted that hog from across the room."
Just trying to eat lady.
"What's your number?"
"I spotted that hog from across the room."
Just trying to eat lady.
Maybe try eating at a more sophisticated establishment where they cater to your wants and treat you with a higher level of class?
Having worked in the food service industry, growing up, I tend to be pretty understanding / accommodating of waitstaff. That said, the only things that bother me are:
1) poorly spacing out the meal (eg. Bringing entrees five minutes after delivering salads/appetizers); and
2) poorly made drinks/cocktails (if the restaurant has an expensive wine list and features “signature cocktails” then they should spend the money to employ a skilled and knowledgeable bartending crew)
1) poorly spacing out the meal (eg. Bringing entrees five minutes after delivering salads/appetizers); and
2) poorly made drinks/cocktails (if the restaurant has an expensive wine list and features “signature cocktails” then they should spend the money to employ a skilled and knowledgeable bartending crew)
It doesn’t bother me to the extent it ruins my meal or anything. I also don’t mind it once or twice. Just ending every statement with hon or honey or love is silly, IMO.
For the record, I still tipped very well.
Handing you the drink cup with their dirty paws holding the rim of the cup.
For me, this doesn't rise to the level of a pet peeve...but the constant overuse of the terms "perfect" and "absolutely" by wait staff everywhere causes me to think that they must all attend a mandatory class somewhere. 
Sorry, forgot some of you probably live for your daily interactions down at the local diner.
I don’t know.
I just know that I’m not paralyzed and unable to verbalize a response when asked.
The only thing that bothers me at a restaurant is when it's half empty, we're a table of 2 and you sit us right next to a table of 14 drunks at happy hour having after work drinks. Move me to the other side of the damn restaurant so we can hear our conversation. You can call me sweet cheeks all day I don't care about that.
Oh this happened just last Thursday night is the only reason I bring it up. Was awesome eating with my wife with out being able to have a conversation. Idiots. Normally the wife would tell them to move us but for some reason she wasn't in the mood to complain.
Oh this happened just last Thursday night is the only reason I bring it up. Was awesome eating with my wife with out being able to have a conversation. Idiots. Normally the wife would tell them to move us but for some reason she wasn't in the mood to complain.
"another handy under the table sweetheart?"
Tell me you're a Yankee without actually telling me.
OP probably drinks unsweet tea too.
Not a yankee, but I do drink unsweet.
I used to drink a ton of sweet tea until realizing how bad it is for you.
Well, to answer the question, "Restaurant server pet peeves", I get irritated when my server is nowhere to be found. 10 min until they make their first appearance, then never come back and you have to walk into the kitchen to find them to ask for a refill. That's more of a pet peeve then prompt service where they call me sweetie.
“How’s everything tastin’?” while I’m chewing.
Get f*cked.
Get f*cked.
One of my pet peeves is getting refills without asking. I prefer to be asked in case I want to switch to something else.
I hate it when they come up behind me and rub my shoulders or tussle my hair.
If I were ever offered home fries I would ask because I don't know what that is. But I've never been asked that.
No. I just appreciate kindness in a world with far too many cynics and assholes. Crazy, isn't it?
I’ve never heard of them either. I wonder if they’re similar to American fries?
If I'm at a fine dining place, yeah, I don't need the "huns" and the "babes." If I'm at the Mid City Diner, I expect them and I am disappointed if I don't get them. There is a time and a place for everything.
Home fries are cubed potatoes and hash browns are shredded.
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That's a first world problem if there ever was one.
My only pet peeve is when I ask for extra napkins and they say "sure" then forget to bring them and I have to ask again.
That one's pretty annoying, because it's pretty clear they've got a tray with ~20 glasses of iced tea back there that've been sitting there a while, so the ice is all melted. Like it's a lot more trouble to put ice in a glass and pour the tea into it when it's ordered, and not when you're killing time.Not enough ice in my iced tea
