Waitress

Do you ever serve regular coffee to customers requesting decaf (or vice versa)?

Asked by mellowyello over 12 years ago

the place I work at now doesn't offer decaf as an option, but in my other jobs you always give them what they want, even if it is a pain.

What's one thing that customers do that annoys the hell out of you that might not be obvious to most people?

Asked by MinnyMarjorie over 12 years ago

If you follow my Twitter @waitressprobs you will see a whole slew of them! One of the most aggravating things is when people sit around talking forever after they eat and wait forever to pay. Waitress' can't go home until all their tables have paid. We don't care if you sit there for 4 days, but just pay us when your done needing our services. Its also very annoying when people as questions like "What comes on the ___" when it says right on the menu. We don't all have that memorized so its a pain if we have to try and recite that to you. Follow me on twitter to see more :)

Describe the rudest customer you ever dealt with. Did you take it with a smile, or did they get the boot?

Asked by TamtamNY over 12 years ago

There have been some really bad ones. there are some regulars that are horrible and the waitress' usually fight over who is going to take them, but you cant refuse service unless they are being completely unruly. I've had other servers or mangers take over the table for me if i really couldn't handle them, but when I get someone difficult I usually smile and am nice but i don't give them much priority. I'm not going to kill myself trying to make them happy and could care less about their tip. Be nice to your server and you will get good service. Be an ass, and you will get ignored. Simple as that.

What kind of restaurant (e.g. chain, mom-and-pop diner, 5-star, etc) can a server pull in the most money overall?

Asked by M Hunt over 12 years ago

The most money i have ever made was at a family owned (yet very popular) pizza place. It was easy to have many tables at once because usually the table would just share pitchers and pizzas, so the work for each tables wasn't difficult and the place was ALWAYS packed so there was a lot of turnover. the worst is chain places. those places will kill you with having tip tip out everyone and your sections wont be very big. Upscale is good if its a busy place, but otherwise its not always great.

What's the greatest number of tables you can wait on simultaneously and still provide good service?

Asked by mr blue over 12 years ago

While I know you never have have you ever witnessed someone spit or do something nasty to food?

Asked by Sandy almost 5 years ago

Why do some servers try memorizing your order and not writing it down? It's kinda impressive I guess, but is it worth it given the high likelihood of making a mistake? Do you ever do this?

Asked by Hannah over 12 years ago