Re: Restaurant Rules as written by your server

aem wrote:
Jude wrote:
[snip]
5. When you know I'm close to finnishsed, dessert has been ordered or
turned down, coffee has been consumed or denied, drinks are empty, for
heaven's sake, don't make me chase you down for the check. You know I'm
almost done. If I have to ask another server to find you or stand up
and put on my coat to get someone to notice that I want my check,
you'll notice it in your tip.

Yes, most of the time, but in several cultures it is considered rude to
bring a check before it is asked for. So if you're at a nice Japanese
restaraurant, to name one, you should expect to have to ask for it.
Just looking in the server's direction should do it, you shouldn't need
all the arm waving and standing up. :-) -aem


Of course I don't mind asking for the check. I mind having to hunt you
down so I can ask you for the check. I'm referring to the times that
you've caught the server's eye, but they turned away. Then you've
politely raised a hand at them when they pass by, and they keep pasing
by. The third time I'm having to get my server's attention, I'm
wondering why they are so inattentive, and why they hell do I have to
extend a full arm and wave it in the air to get you to notice that I
need something? For pete's sake, it's been 15 minutes since we saw you
last, weren't you aware that we were pretty close to being ready to go?

I had a meal a few weeks ago where it got to the point of absurd. I
gestured for our server at least a half a dozen times, and by the time
I stood up and waved both arms over my head in criss-cross fashion, the
manager came over and asked if there was a problem. The other tables
around us saw me waving and were laughing along with us at the server's
oblivion. I asked the manager to send my server over as we had been
trying to get her attention for no less than 10 minutes - to alert her
to the hair that was in my food when she served it. MMM, mmmmm.

.

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