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Building the perfect waiter/waitress…
Wow, this is a great list… One of the food bloggers for the Times posted 100 things a good server should/should not do, and it’s a terrific look at the things good wait staff do for you, often without you realizing it.
It’s also a good reminder, for the diner, just how complicated and difficult these jobs are — and why you should show your appreciation, when they’re done well.
Be sure to follow the link back to the previous 50.
Got any thoughts on any of these? I’ll admit that the items near the bottom about music in the restaurant got my attention… I think most restaurants, fine or funky, usually blow it on the atmosphere by playing everyday pop hits that you can hear anywhere… Why not play Indian music in an Indian restaurant, or Asian in an Asian restaurant? I can hear Rihanna in my car…
Anyway, comments?
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By Doc
November 10, 2009 2:32 PM | Link to this
Yes, mother of…, servers do rely on tips and that tip is dependent on the service rendered. If your child is a lousy server, they get a tip equal to the service…
By Mother of Servers
November 10, 2009 12:36 PM | Link to this
Please remember in most restaurants your server is being paid less than $3/hr and relies on your tips to survive. Even at breakfast and lunch, don’t leave less than $2 - your server is doing just as much work to bring you that $4.25 blueplate special or $6.49 soup and salad as she would at dinner.
By Doc
November 10, 2009 11:39 AM | Link to this
Interesting list of do’s and dont’s, Ron. Perhaps we should e-mail a copy to Dayton area restaurants. Also, just WHY would you listen to “Rihanna” in your car or ANYWHERE ELSE for that matter? I know you’re older than 19… ;)
By nick
November 9, 2009 10:04 AM | Link to this
A few points seemed to be contrary to what I like in a restaraunt, we like to get to know our servers, and in a few places we have our regular servers. One point about bringing empty plates just makes me think of a Buffet. Like that server has much to do other than bring a drink and a clean plate, in the places that make you wait for a plate anyways. (And Pizza places, but I guess the article was more geared towards places I can’t afford to go anyways.)