13 things your waiter won't tell you

[CaroPhoenix]

Things your waiter won't tell you

I especially like numbers 5, 6 (made me giggle), 9, and 13.

Also has links (on the bottom) for 13 things your: pizza guy, dry cleaner, grocer won't tell you.

[RecoveringKinkoid]

I'd like to add to the "claiming to be friends with the owner" one. I was good friends with both the owner of the biggest rock club in town and also the best local chinese chain in town. Both owners are local celebrities and everyone knew them. So if you walked in claiming to be friends with them, you really did look like an ass.

And more importantly, both these people are not necessarily well liked by everyone, particularly those who worked with them. The restaurant owner is a ball busting dragon lady. I'm not entirely sure I'd want her employees knowing I was her friend.

[gremcint]

Under the grocer one, it talks about the best time to shop is around dinner time.

I lived in a Jewish neighbourhood for a couple years, shopping friday nights and saturday mornings was awesome.

[Ironclad Alibi]

We know the owners fo several restaurants, even took a two week Mediterrean cruise with one of them. But we never claim we know them. The wait staff know already know that.

As for ordering off menu items, we do that frequently. But only because the owners told us of the availability of these delicious choices.

[Jester]

As the owner of my bar put it to the staff when he was opening the place, anyone claiming to be his friend in order to get discounts....isn't. HE'LL tell us who his friends are. Also, his friends would never bother doing shit like that.

I especially love the people who come in and claim to be "really good friends" with the owner...then ask if he's in town. Um, if you were that tight with him, couldn't you just CALL him and ask him yourself? Or do you not have your "really good friend's" number in your cell phone?

I know if/when I ever open my own bar, I will tell my staff that very same thing....anyone claiming to be friend almost certainly isn't, and should not get special treatment and/or discounts just for the claim. MY friends would let me know they were coming!

[draggar]

I think they forgot one point that my wife is always guilty of (to my embarassed rolling eyes) - don't blame the waiter if the food is bad - they didn't cook it. The only time it might be the waiter's fault is if your food is cold when you get it (in other words - sitting around for a while).

As for getting their attention (drink refills etc..) I normaly try to get eye contact with them and a slight nod - normally I'll get a nod back or the "one minute" finger. I would NEVER snap or whisle - that's for trained animals.

Jester - can I come into your bar and say "But I know Jester!".

[MoxisPilot]

Beat me to it!

[Sliceanddice]

i always kind of raise my hand, im short and tend to blend in i will get a nod or a finger and drop my hand but i liked every thing it said

[RecoveringKinkoid]

The restaurant owner actually did send freebies out...but that was her decision to do that, we never asked.

In fact, while it was nice of her to do that, it made us kind of uncomfortable, because we were sure not coming out to her place to get free stuff, and we didn't want her to think we were.

[CaroPhoenix]

There's a local barbecue place that I like to go to sometimes in my town. It's owned by a local couple and they're always out and about in the restaurant, asking if everything's okay, if they can get us something, they'll even refill your drinks for you. They're really nice. Everyone "knows" them.

[Peppergirl]

Cool article, Rummy! Although I read through the comments and became annoyed with many of the people who insinuated (and outright said) waiters are too stupid to get a 'real' job.

Ugh.

[CaroPhoenix]

Thanks Peppergirl

I didn't read the comments (I don't know if there any when I read it and posted).

Waiters can't get 'real' jobs?

Does the job pay? Yes? then it's a real job!

Sheesh.

[fireheart]

I read the grocery one.

Very true on all of it.

[draggar]

I read the grocery one.

Very true on all of it.

Aye'up - especially #'s 1, 4, 5, 7, 8, and 10.

16 more things from your grocer (they have a lot of these on this site):

http://www.rd.com/living-healthy/16-...cle119347.html

[Sheldonrs]

I think it's funny that there are 13 replies to this post.

Oh!, wait a minute...OH CRAP!!!