Restaurant pet peeve

[Anonymous]

My pet peeve is when they try to seat my family of five at a table meant for four + an extra chair. I always say we need a bigger table, but I often get the eyeroll as we trudge back to the waiting area.

[Anonymous]

Oh gosh, there are so many things OP. A few of mine are:

1. portions so small you need a microscope to see them;
2. servers who call us "you guys";
3. places where I literally have to hold on to my plate so they don't grab it from me;
4. places where I have to scream over the terrible music;
5.lousy food;
6.way overpriced items (including being charged for every single iced tea in the hot summer when coffee refills are free ..tea is a LOT cheaper than coffee to make);
7. going into an empty restaurant and being stuck at the table next to the kitchen and having to ask for a better table;
8. When the waiter comments on how much I've eaten and saying something like "wow you finished all of that?!"
9.. Waiters who act like they are too good to be waiting on you; and
10. so many other things. If I didn't hate to cook so much, I wouldn't probably go out.

[Anonymous]

A half empty restaurant (we eat early) but they want to seat you in a clump with other tables right next to you.


They do this because they are putting you in one server's zone of tables. If you're eating early, they may not have all the zones open.



Yes, thank you Captain Obvious. I don't give a damn. I don't want to sit next to other diners in an empty restaurant for a waitress' convenience.

Stay at home, then. You won't have to worry about other diners.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Oh gosh, there are so many things OP. A few of mine are:

1. portions so small you need a microscope to see them;
2. servers who call us "you guys";
3. places where I literally have to hold on to my plate so they don't grab it from me;
4. places where I have to scream over the terrible music;
5.lousy food;
6.way overpriced items (including being charged for every single iced tea in the hot summer when coffee refills are free ..tea is a LOT cheaper than coffee to make);
7. going into an empty restaurant and being stuck at the table next to the kitchen and having to ask for a better table;
8. When the waiter comments on how much I've eaten and saying something like "wow you finished all of that?!"
9.. Waiters who act like they are too good to be waiting on you; and
10. so many other things. If I didn't hate to cook so much, I wouldn't probably go out.

With all your whining, I'm sure anyone who has ever dealt with you feels blessed to have done so. If you just learned to hate cooking a little less, society would be much grateful, and perhaps you wouldn't be polishing off behemoth portions (you know, those portions you claim to need a microscope for).

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Oh gosh, there are so many things OP. A few of mine are:

1. portions so small you need a microscope to see them;
2. servers who call us "you guys";
3. places where I literally have to hold on to my plate so they don't grab it from me;
4. places where I have to scream over the terrible music;
5.lousy food;
6.way overpriced items (including being charged for every single iced tea in the hot summer when coffee refills are free ..tea is a LOT cheaper than coffee to make);
7. going into an empty restaurant and being stuck at the table next to the kitchen and having to ask for a better table;
8. When the waiter comments on how much I've eaten and saying something like "wow you finished all of that?!"
9.. Waiters who act like they are too good to be waiting on you; and
10. so many other things. If I didn't hate to cook so much, I wouldn't probably go out.

With all your whining, I'm sure anyone who has ever dealt with you feels blessed to have done so. If you just learned to hate cooking a little less, society would be much grateful, and perhaps you wouldn't be polishing off behemoth portions (you know, those portions you claim to need a microscope for).

I'm not the PP, but are you bitter or something? The thread is 6 pages of complaints. You choose to lash out at one poster, why? Most things she listed were already said. I don't understand the nastiness.

[Anonymous]

My pet peeve is when (in a nice restaurant) they ask me if I want to hang on to my salad fork so I can use it for my main course.

[Anonymous]

I don't like TVs in restaurants (unless it's a sports bar). I'm not anti-TV at home, but I find myself glancing at the TV when one is on in a restaurant. It's distracting!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:"Do you need change?" = you have just lost your tip

But what if you DO need change? Is the server supposed to read your mind? Some of you folks need to stay home and eat there. Waiter checks too much, waiter isn't around, waiter clears plates too early, leaves plates too long, too chatty, unfriendly.....these folks are just trying to do their jobs and interpret on an individual basis what each entitled and picky guest perceives as good service. They're not doctors.

I think the point is that the waiter should give you your change. And then you give him a tip. Shouldn't assume that the change is for a tip. It is presumptuous otherwise.

If I pay cash, 90% of the time I include the tip and I don't want change (and don't want to wait for change). So, I guess people are different and that's why the waiter is asking? You'd really withhold some of the tip based on this? Ridic.

But then you explicitly say "keep the change."

Wrong. I've never said "keep the change."

The server should say "I'll be right back with your change," which gives you the options of keeping quiet OR saying "no, that's ok. I'm all set" or "the rest is for you" or whatever.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

A half empty restaurant (we eat early) but they want to seat you in a clump with other tables right next to you.


They do this because they are putting you in one server's zone of tables. If you're eating early, they may not have all the zones open.



Yes, thank you Captain Obvious. I don't give a damn. I don't want to sit next to other diners in an empty restaurant for a waitress' convenience.

Stay at home, then. You won't have to worry about other diners.

What wonderful advice. You must work in the hospitality business.

[Anonymous]

WHEN YOUR FOOD ARRIVES AND YOU ARE MISSING SOMETHING "IMPORTANT"(I.E: KETCHUP FOR A HAMBURGER.) YOU ASK THE SERVER FOR THE KETCHUP AND THEY TAKE SO LONG TO RETURN....THAT BY THE TIME THEY DO, THE BURGER IS COLD. UNACCEPTABLE.

Skimpy portions (especially for a "low cost" item like lettuce or pasta.)

When asking the server a question about a "unhealthy" menu item, and they are "righteous" and say, "Well, I would NEVER eat meat, fried food, sugar...so I would not know." (Or something along those lines.)

FYI: These are just a few that come to mind right now...