Restaurant Woes

The good, the bad, and the ugly of working in the food service industry. Problems of my fellow hosts, servers, and runners.

[jennarabbit]

I would love to make your daughter her tenth Shirley Temple

No Server Ever (via jennarabbit)

[shiftgig]

Get ready for a 40% tip. 

[imaperson2]

you know the customer could have thought the bbq bacon burger has the meat barbequed or barbeque style. I don't think that's an entirely stupid question. I guess it mustn't be common in America - I'm assuming you are American?

Yeah I see where you're coming from though.  Maybe they were tourists, I'm not sure.  But yeah usually in America if something has the word BBQ with it, it's drowning in BBQ sauce.

Also there's a pictures of most of our food next to the descriptions, so it's just annoying when people don't read/pay attention to the menu.

[imaperson2]

Today this 5 top tipped $3 on a $55.15 bill

Those people are actually the worst.  At that point, they basically might not have even tipped at all.

Hopefully there's some good tip karma in your future!

[shiftgig]

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[shiftgig]

When my tables complain about menu prices

[imaperson2]

True Life: My customers are idiots

Customer: Does this have BBQ sauce on it?

Me: Yes. The BBQ bacon burger DOES have bbq sauce on it.

[imaperson2]

At the end of the night when all of your tables are closed out and the host starts setting up tables in your section for the big top that just walked in

And then you get cut as soon as you greet them

[rhiiiiiiinestones]

Tonight was hell on earth.

[imaperson2]

me, ordering a drink at starbucks: i'll have a large caramel macchiato

barista: you mean a venti?

me, understanding that the barista does not make up the names for the sizes and it is in fact part of her job to clarify what i am ordering to avoid mistakes in my order: yeah, a venti. thanks.

[imaperson2]

When you can’t find the signed credit card receipt on a $100+ check/ your table took it with them

And you know they probably left you a good tip too.

[shiftgig]

[all-around-smiles-deactivated20]

"The wait here is absolutely fucking ridiculous."

On the outside I may be doing my job and smiling polity, asking you kindly to wait.

But on the inside all I cant think is

[serverslashslave-blog]

#MyReactionWhen a table stiffs me on the #tip, then tells me how awesome I was as they walk out the door.

[imyourbaristanotyourbitch]

Trying to get lots of tips.

[tipsymaple-blog]

I may not be a perfect person but at least I have never yelled at an employee in a store

[imaperson2]

You can tell when guests are expecting you to mess up

Before I even set their food down "Yeah I ordered (the appetizers) to come out with our meals thanks."

Umm yeah dude I only have two hands and there's like six of you so chill the fuck out your server's literally right behind me with the rest of your food why not wait for a fucking second to see if there's actually a problem or not thanks.