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May I share two pet peeves? Waitstaff who spray Windex willy nilly while cleaning the table next
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michael-in-phoenix
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Since you mentioned waitstaff, we had our long-awaited dinner for six in a ...
...restaurant on the boardwalk in Downtown Disney, delivered to the table of Japanese tourists next to us. Once they had all passed the plates around, exchanged them, sniffed them, and poked at them, the waitstaff realized they had made a mistake, picked up the plates, and attempted to deliver them to us.
We walked out after being told no manager was on property at the time. I talked to the manager the next morning. We waited over 30 minutes to be served (on a moderately busy night), and then were expected to dine on food numerous strangers had had their way with. He apologized, barely, and offered nothing other than to say it was a mistake.
I give the place a wide berth whenever we are at Disney.
Michael
...restaurant on the boardwalk in Downtown Disney, delivered to the table of Japanese tourists next to us. Once they had all passed the plates around, exchanged them, sniffed them, and poked at them, the waitstaff realized they had made a mistake, picked up the plates, and attempted to deliver them to us.
We walked out after being told no manager was on property at the time. I talked to the manager the next morning. We waited over 30 minutes to be served (on a moderately busy night), and then were expected to dine on food numerous strangers had had their way with. He apologized, barely, and offered nothing other than to say it was a mistake.
I give the place a wide berth whenever we are at Disney.
Michael
That's a good strategy if the waiter is rude or indifferent, or just incompetent, but
so many times waiters pay for delays or mistakes made in the kitchen. If a restaurant has "scatter service" or food runners, your waiter doesn't have control over which table your food goes to by mistake.
By all means speak to the management, but please don't stiff the waiters unless it is obvious that it's they who are at fault.
(Can you tell I was a waiter?)
Michael's story is over the top! The meal should have been comped, or some other sort of compensation offered. I'd want to boycott all of Disney, not just that manager-less restaurant! The true test of any business is how they handle their mistakes.
so many times waiters pay for delays or mistakes made in the kitchen. If a restaurant has "scatter service" or food runners, your waiter doesn't have control over which table your food goes to by mistake.
By all means speak to the management, but please don't stiff the waiters unless it is obvious that it's they who are at fault.
(Can you tell I was a waiter?)
Michael's story is over the top! The meal should have been comped, or some other sort of compensation offered. I'd want to boycott all of Disney, not just that manager-less restaurant! The true test of any business is how they handle their mistakes.
jenjencali
Active member
As a former waitress of over 15 years here is my 3 cents (haha)
Here in California where I am from the state government taxes your server on all food subtotals. This means that if you stiff your server they are actually paying for the food you ate. I am not sure how it is in other states.
Here in California where I am from the state government taxes your server on all food subtotals. This means that if you stiff your server they are actually paying for the food you ate. I am not sure how it is in other states.
46 of 50 States pay waitstaff $2.30 or less per hour...
... Ca and Wa are exceptions, I forget the other two. The IRS is notorious for auditing tipped-employees who claim less than 10% of their sub-totaled food/bar sales. To complicate matters, they usually have to tip out to their bus staff, hostesses and bartenders.
$2.15 an hour is slavery, it shouldn't even be legal. Cabbies, hairdressers and a host of other jobs involve getting tips but only waitstaff get screwed. JMTC.
Micheal - Write and complain.
... Ca and Wa are exceptions, I forget the other two. The IRS is notorious for auditing tipped-employees who claim less than 10% of their sub-totaled food/bar sales. To complicate matters, they usually have to tip out to their bus staff, hostesses and bartenders.
$2.15 an hour is slavery, it shouldn't even be legal. Cabbies, hairdressers and a host of other jobs involve getting tips but only waitstaff get screwed. JMTC.
Micheal - Write and complain.
A windex story, sort of. I was talking to someone who used to waitress at a waterside restaurant in
Malibu. She had some great stories about the cast of Baywatch (Hasselhoff's a jerk, Pamela's a doll) but her best story was about Martha Stuart, who she claims sat down at a booth and asked that the window be cleaned. When the busboy brought the windex she got cross and said, "No, outside!"
The windows get sprayed with surf all day so it would be impossible to keep them always clean, but they did it for Martha. (I'm just assuming this is a true srory.)
One more word about stiffing waiters--it's not like the waiter is going to go the boss and say, " I guess I'm a bad waiter, fire me." The only way the management will know there's a problem is if you tell them.
Malibu. She had some great stories about the cast of Baywatch (Hasselhoff's a jerk, Pamela's a doll) but her best story was about Martha Stuart, who she claims sat down at a booth and asked that the window be cleaned. When the busboy brought the windex she got cross and said, "No, outside!"
The windows get sprayed with surf all day so it would be impossible to keep them always clean, but they did it for Martha. (I'm just assuming this is a true srory.)
One more word about stiffing waiters--it's not like the waiter is going to go the boss and say, " I guess I'm a bad waiter, fire me." The only way the management will know there's a problem is if you tell them.
Also, I served in Nashville after growing up in a different culture
I served tables in 1992 for only 1 year. The other servers thought I was nuts as I did not recognize country stars. I was 20 something. An elderly woman (a regular I found out later) ordered an Old Fashioned. To her dismay I asked her "an old fashioned what?) She stiffed me.
Anyway, I try to believe that everyone has a story to be told as to their behavior.
I served tables in 1992 for only 1 year. The other servers thought I was nuts as I did not recognize country stars. I was 20 something. An elderly woman (a regular I found out later) ordered an Old Fashioned. To her dismay I asked her "an old fashioned what?) She stiffed me.
Anyway, I try to believe that everyone has a story to be told as to their behavior.
If wait-people were paid a dececomission, like they are in most civilized countries, included in the
price, then we would have competent people doing it as a profession. Think of how efficient waiters could be if they didn't have to charm, flirt, sing, or (here in California) pass out head shots in order to make an impression and woo tips!
Neener, are you the TDF macaroni and cheese Neener? If so, your recipe came in handy for me for a party with a "kid's table," and I posted it above as comfort food to bring to a family in need.
price, then we would have competent people doing it as a profession. Think of how efficient waiters could be if they didn't have to charm, flirt, sing, or (here in California) pass out head shots in order to make an impression and woo tips!
Neener, are you the TDF macaroni and cheese Neener? If so, your recipe came in handy for me for a party with a "kid's table," and I posted it above as comfort food to bring to a family in need.
Hiya Joe....
...yes I am the TDF Mac and Three Cheese Neener. I noticed you left out the sugar and the nutmeg but that's okay. I'm glad that it came in handy for you and that you liked enough to recommend it. I saw that thread and felt I couldn't add anything to it, all the suggestions were terrific.
: )
...yes I am the TDF Mac and Three Cheese Neener. I noticed you left out the sugar and the nutmeg but that's okay. I'm glad that it came in handy for you and that you liked enough to recommend it. I saw that thread and felt I couldn't add anything to it, all the suggestions were terrific.
: )