What is your restaurant pet peeve?

It hurts my brain to go back and cross match to find the ones I didn't agree with, so I'll go with this.

and I really only agree with #1 because it feels strange to have to explain if I have visited before and yeah, I can read the menu.
I don't care too much about my time being wasted that was a lot of the other ones I didn't pick had to do with wasting my time.
Life's Long - Walk Slow

That's why you don't do things you don't know as the server, you ********ASKS*********** at the GREETING when you take the order for the drinks that are free refillable ones. "Some people like refills without being asked is this something you all would be interested in?"

I don't have to tell my server "PLEASE DON'T ORDER FOR ME", that's NUTS!! NOBODY SHOULD HAVE TO DO THAT, because it's *COMMON SENSE* WE GET TO ORDER, NOT OUR SERVERS THAT WE HOLD THE MONEY YOU WANT, NOT THE OTHER WAY AROUND!!

When you pay me, then you can decide for me what I want with my time there. You want my money, you do as *I* want, NOT what anyone else wants.

Those people HONESTLY should be ************ORDERING THEIR REFILLS AHEAD OF TIME BY TELLING THEIR SERVER "Can I please have refills without being asked throughout my service?" Most servers don't do this so you can't expect servers to just READ YOUR MIND that you want this. I mean most restaurants I have gone to even ones time and time again don't do this, it's rare. Sometimes they will, sometimes they won't. WHY don't you just *ORDER* for yourself, this way you can get what you want? DUHHH!!

Since stubborn customers don't want to order their refills when greeted in a way by saying they don't want to be asked, it's on the *SERVER* to ask the preferences. This way *ALL* are satisfied, *ALL*!!

If you don't want that question, OPEN YOUR MOUTH TO ORDER THAT WAY THEN. LEARN TO ORDER WHAT YOU WANT!!



BS, if the customer tells you they don't want ketchup, NO, you are NOT REQUIRED TO BRING IT!! All you have to do is *ASK* "Would you like any condiments like ketchup, mayo, mustard" for example if the person ordered a burger or sandwich if they didn't order that stuff already.

If the customer doesn't want it, that's TOTAL BS and you know it that they "HAVE" to take it. QUIT LYING!!



Actually, most of the time the other server doesn't fix squat since it's not their tip such as when I order ranch, it's not there from the other server and MY SERVER ends up fixing the issue 99% of the times.



Yes.

NO, you can *********ASK*************!! YOU ARE 100% WRONG!! I had servers ask if wanted ketchup before. TWO different servers were at Red Lobster even over the years.

NOBODY is telling you you cannot ask if the customers want ketchup or not. QUIT LYING!!

DH and I have both worked in retail, food service, or customer service. We both understand the job, so we really try to be as nice as possible to the servers. We always tip at least 20% unless the service is horrible. A few weeks ago a server said "You are both so nice!" and I was surprised by that, since we were just being friendly and understanding. That reinforced to me how many people must be assholes to servers. Anyway, my pet peeves:

When they ask us "how's the food?" when we haven't even had time to try it.

When the salad is in huge chunks that you have to cut with a knife and fork. Salad should be in bite sized pieces.

When they give me a refill and I say, "yes, but please, only half a glass" but they fill it up anyway. Or, taking my glass to get me a refill, leaving me without anything to drink.

When they ask "Are you still working on that?" or "Still not done yet?" It implies you're eating too much, working hard at cleaning your plate, or taking too long.

Restrooms that are dirty, incredibly hot, or out of TP.

When we're ignored.

When they bring the food and we point out that they forgot something (an extra side, ketchup, whatever). They say they'll be right back, and you never see them again. I know they genuinely forgot, but geez, I'm still waiting here while my food gets cold.

I wonder if Springs every enjoys herself while dining out. It sounds like she'd end up so pissed and frustrated that it wouldn't be worth it. I don't think any server could make her happy.

Then why have we have only gotten like less than 10 people our entire times we go out and it's the same restaurants if it was really required they would *ALL* ask. For example, at Red Lobster, we only have been asked twice out of the ZILLIONS of TIMES we have gone there over the years. Even times when we didn't go for like a year's time, only those 2 servers asked. NOBODY ELSE DID and they STILL KEEP THEIR JOBS. One waitress I had the first time I had never had before STILL WORKS THERE the last time I went which was a few months ago, but we went in Aug. of last year(I remember because at time time I was having car problems, which there is a Good Year shop next door).

At Red Lobster, this happened in O7 the first time and then the last recent visit. The manager that was even there last year isn't even there and the one in 07 was even a different manager. It's BS that they are required. If they were, I would have had ALL of the servers do this. We had gone a zillion times back before 2007 even with different servers that didn't know us. They didn't ask that.

There is also a local chain we had gone to frequently where a waiter asked this, but that was the *ONLY* waiter that did that there, everyone else didn't. The same owner/manager was still there at that time that we used to go to pretty frequently. It's not required. You obviously don't get written up if hardly anyone does it. We go out to eat 2-3 times at times a weekend and we don't get this from much of anyone. As I said before, probably it's like 5 or so times or less we have had that question out of ALL the many different restaurants or even many different locations of the restaurants we have gone to even.

If it's SOOOO REQUIRED, WHY DON'T MOST SERVERS DO IT, HUH? It's not. Nobody wants to answer a question that doesn't matter. WHY does it matter if I have been there before? The only restaurant I can see doing that with would be something like "Melting Pot" if you ever heard of that. It's a restaurant where I have never been to before, but I have heard that your stay there is like a couple of HOURS where you make your own fondue at your table. That is unusual, so in that instance, it is very different than most places that the server would probably ask that question, but 99.9% of the restaurants are just like everywhere else so why bother asking if the customers have been there before, understand?

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NO, you are 100% WRONG, because you are permitted to *******ASK********* QUESTIONS, so NO, you are NOT THERE TO BE A MIND READER!! You are not there to dictate what I get or don't get, you are there to satisfy me PERSONALLY, NOT what others want for the INDIVIDUALIZED TIP YOU GET!!

Nothing is standard except for giving someone a napkin and utensils. Everything else is up to the customer, which a ********CONSIDERATE******** HUMAN BEING **********ASK********** QUESTIONS. No manager makes you not be considerate.



That's why you shouldn't be so stupid as to "GUESS" things and ***********************ASK********************************** QUESTIONS, because not everyone likes the same things in this world.



You aren't supposed to go by majority when you serve, because EVERYONE LIKES DIFFERENT THINGS DIFFERENT WAYS AND ARE DIFFERENT PEOPLE. You are supposed to act like each table wants something different, even each person at each table wants something different.

For example, you go to the table you say "Hi my name is Springs1, I will be your server today, can I start you all off with a margarita?" Then the customers say what they want, let's say they want a margarita, you can ask
if they want salt on it, on the rocks of frozen if they don't tell you, then you can also ask "Would you like a glass of water with that with lemon?" The customer may say yes to both or tell you they only want water no lemon or that they don't want water. My husband and I have refused water before. Also, we have had servers bring water before without asking and didn't touch it even, what a waste of TIME. Lemon is a waste to, it just gets take off the glass and not used for me anyway. If I want water, I don't want lemon. I shouldn't have to say I don't want water, because that's not my job. My job is to ask what I do want, not to tell my server "Please don't order for me." That's common sense don't order for someone.

We are paying you individually to get what we want as an individual person at each table, not one big tip of the whole restaurant as a whole.

You are not there to "GUESS" or "ASSUME" what we want, you are there to get us whatever *WE* want, not what you want to guess. That's why you don't go do things and then get sent back only to waste much more time. As I said before, we have had times when we have declined water which saved a lot of time for us as well as other customers that our server could have been at their table instead of doing some tasks for nothing.

Quit trying to act like you can't ask questions, STOP LYING!!

wow. This is awesome.

Yes, it was WORSE. Also, fine dining they have a water boy/girl that brings water. As you know, I'd rather not have water.

OMG! Springs1 has landed! Good work, ladies.

There you go. I fixed that for you.

Then WHY can't ********YOU BE RESPONSIBLE TO **********ORDER FOR YOURSELF**********, huh? If you don't want to be asked, *YOU* ASK THEN, UNDERSTAND? There are no mind readers.

Then don't use it. I am having trouble understanding why the very existence of ketchup on your table offends you. What if you go to a place that has the condiments already at the table? Do you ask for the ketchup to be removed?

This applies to your irrational hatred of water at your table as well.

Springs, I want to reach through the screen and rip the * button off of your keyboard. Good grief.

I agree. If my server asked me a question about every little thing, I'd leave.