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Restaurant Etiquette
Etiquette -- Napkin upon leaving the table mid-dinner
Seems there are two rules of thought -- that it be left on the chair (as no one wants to see a used napkin on the tab...
Restricting cell phone use at restaurants...
I have noticed more and more restaurants posting signs restricting the use of cell phones in the dining room. Obsessi...
Is it right for restaurants to stop seating people before closing time?
Just adding my $.02. Whether it's right or not for restaurants to stop seating people before their posted closing ti...
Bordeaux with a young child
We are a couple going to Bordeaux with out 3 years old child. He is very picky, so we'll often just order an extra ap...
Not used to gratuity automatically added to my bill...
We had finished our meal at a new NYC area restaurant and went about paying the tab, when I double checked the totals...
People who help themselves to food off your plate
An earlier post dealt with dining with people who don't enjoy food. Here's a reverse situation: dining with people wh...
Tokyo/Kyoto Casual Dining/Restaurant Attire Tips
I will be in Japan from May 18-28 in Osaka, Kyoto, and Tokyo. In Tokyo I am staying in Ginza and in Kyoto in Gion (Os...
Why restaurants became so loud — and how to fight back
See the attached link. -- sw
A patron walks in and puts his walking cane on the bar...
I noticed he was having trouble walking when he came in, a knee problem he later divulged. So, he takes a place at th...
Customer comment cards: do you fill them out?
They sometimes arrive with your check asking about your restaurant experience. Do you fill them out honestly, both go...
Our waiter places his palms flat on our table and says: 'Can I get you a cocktail?'
His way of cozying up to us, I guess. Happened recently at a popular local restaurant. In the future, please keep you...
Question about timing....
Just back from an extremely unsatisfying trip to an as of now, unnamed Italian establishment in, let's say Morris Cou...
Sign at register: Please refrain from putting tips on credit card to keep prices reasonable
This was at a New Jersey diner. My first thought was "how tacky." But if somebody has already decided to pay by cred...
Two people ordering the same dish; ok?
My husband is not ok with us both ordering the same thing at a restaurant even if that's what we both want... I think...
Walking out
If you are so angry or upset about something that happens in a restaurant, can you just storm out without paying, or ...
Gratuity/hospitality-included restaurants
I'm curious to hear from people as to what they are doing at their favorite restaurants that have adopted the no-tipp...
Photo etiquette in Japanese restaurants
I was just wondering if anyone could comment on the etiquette for taking photos at restaurants in Japan. My husband ...
Birthday dinner, who should pay?
In general, in the world of 2017 among a crowd of mid 20 somethings. If you invited some family and friends to a surp...
Reservations for casual restaurants?
My family of 5 (kids 11, 12, 15) will be heading to Japan (Tokyo, Kyoto Miyajima/Hiroshima) in July for the first tim...
Loud Talkers in Restaurants
Just wanna take a moment to vent here. Maureen (my wife) and I just returned from a long walk around our neighborhoo...