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Server Etiquette
AVOID - John Andrews, Egremont, MA Berkshires- AVOID - Surly Service
I finally got around to writing a note to Dan Young, Owner of John Andrews Restaurant. Unfortunately I did not hear b...
Restaurant owners backtracking
This is one side of a story found on the interwebz: "I would like to address the post about Jamis Kitchen and the ...
Servers who ask if you need change...
Had an experience at a rare lunch out with my husband today and would love to hear others' opinions about this. Went ...
Give my dad his beer! Your just standing there!
My dad and I went out to dinner last night at a local place. My dad ordered a beer. Five minutes later the waitress c...
Bar "buy backs" [moved from Boston board]
[NOTE: We've moved this digression from the thread at http://www.chowhound.com/post/fun-overpriced-drinks-boston-7588...
Get your nasty thumb off my plate! And... smokers, wash your damn hands!
Having moved to O'ahu from the Midwest where the "finger/thumb on my plate" occurred at almost every sit-down restaur...
111 Forks PBG Valentine's Day mishap
I'm wondering what most people think about this. I'm not one to ever ask for a comp, but after I left and thought abo...
How do you nicely tell a server that they have severely bad breath?
I went for lunch today, and when my server asked me if I was ready to order I nearly gagged at the way her breath sme...
Restaurant/waitress adds to credit card bill. what to do?
We went out for dinner at a restaurant that we have been going to for many many years. this particular time we had a...
Short Pulls--What Do You Do?
So, here's photo of a draft "pint" pulled for me yesterday. I paid $5.40. My wife, who ordered a 12-oz bottle, pour...
Get your own silverware?
So, my dad was in town last night and stopped by around dinner time so we (dad and my husband and I) decided to head ...
Calling a (not young) woman "Young Lady"
Went to a trendy neighborhood restaurant in Cambridge Mass last night with DH and twenty-something DD. I am in my mid...
Professional waiter/waitress- a dying breed?
My wife and I had a great anniversary dinner last Friday evening at Sage. The food, as expected, was excellent. We ch...
Waiter Sitting at Your Table
Happened again last night: When she came by to do her waiterly duties, she sat at a spare chair at our table with us....
When the waiter wants to clear the dishes before everyone is done
This is my pet peeve in a restaurant. I eat slower than my husband. Is it up to HIM to say "I'll keep my dirty ...
5 Times to Say "No Thank You" and 3 Things to Do When You Hear It — How to Be a Grownup
This has always been one of my peeves. I thought it was because I was young...I guess it is not. "No, Thank you." se...
Waiter asking you to cash out
It seems that whenever I am at a restaurant or bar after work, within a short period of time the waiter asks that I c...
Billing issue... what would you do?
I dined at a restaurant last Wednesday with a few friends and ordered a couple of entrees and a bottle of wine (which...
Waitress at Elmwood Cafe Berkeley makes racist assumption
Very unfortunate incident at Elmwood Cafe in Berkeley. Wonder if this waitress will keep her job. http://jezeb...
Dining Alone - Experiences, treatment by restaurant staff
What are your experiences when dining alone, particularly in fine dining places or at least 'nice' places? How does ...