Mild restau-Rant

[Ellain]

My husband and I went to our favorite Chinese restaurant last night. They had updated their menu, so we each decided to get something new. When our food arrived, we discovered that his food was breaded and fried. Now, this was our mistake, but he is a celiac and cannot eat anything with wheat in it. He can even absorb enough through his skin to set him off on a reaction. I would have just traded with him, but my meal was breaded too. When we asked the waitress for another meal, she jumped to the conclusion that we wanted it free, and told us we couldn't. After patiently explaining to her that we just wanted food he could eat, she went ahead and got us a third meal.

Throughout the rest of the meal, she made some sort of comment EVERY time she passed our table.

When we were done eating, we asked for boxes. She looked at how little I had eaten, and made another comment. By this point, I am pretty annoyed, but all I said was, "Well I ate the whole appetizer too."

Yes, I have a small stomach. Even with my favorite meal on the planet I usually can't finish my plate. I didn't particularly care for my food, but I was trying something new. Not their fault.

I'm just really annoyed that she kept making comments at and about us.

[lupo pazzesco]

Urg. Can't STAND waitstaff like that, who always have to make a comment and snap judgment.

A couple years ago, had some friends over for Oni-con, and a complete girls' weekend. We went to one of my favorite Japanese restaurants, where the food is great, and I know most of the staff by name, after a LONG day of going to the con, hitting the mall, etc. We were tired, and very hungry. Now, mind you, we're all curvy girls, so we asked for one of the larger booths, since, hey, there were five of us.

We sit down, and order, and between the five of us, we get a LOT of food. A few apps, entree for each of us, and several sushi trays to share.

The waitress the entire time kept making comments everytime she brought us food about how much we were eating, and how we must be so hungry, etc, etc. In that falsely pleasant way that just, to me, indicates we're fat and gluttonous.

I was not happy, since I had brought my friends to this place after raving about it. The hostess came over while the waitress was taking our dessert orders, and again commenting on how we were certainly packing it away, and my, how could we possibly have room for dessert? She greeted me by name, I responded in kind, and after the waitress took our order for desserts, she asked how we were doing, and what the waitress was up to making a comment like that.

I shrugged and explained, and she was SO apologetic! Said it was a new waitress and that she'd go talk to her. In the end, our desserts were comped, and we didn't tip much because of how craptastic the waitress acted. Between the five of us, it was a hefty bill, and I'm known for tipping very well when I'm in that place. (average bill is about $40, I tip anywhere from $15-20, depending on who the waiter/waitress is). Later, I stopped to chat with the hostess on our way out and passed our waitress talking with another waitress, one of my favorites. They both had our backs to me, and our waitress was grumbling about how we're such awful tippers despite eating so much. Other waitress told her it had to have been something she did because I'm an excellent tipper every time I'm there, and never complain.

oops. Sorry for the long winded tangent that was meant to say I empathize with you completely about annoying waitstaff...

[Ellain]

I probably should have mentioned the server was Chinese, and may not have really understood what we were saying, but by the end of the meal I was not very happy.

I hate to complain at restaurants, even if it is something they were responsible for. The one time I did complain is when I took my 2 best friends out to my favorite restaurant and the service was horrible. We went in about a n hour before the dinner rush, and quickly placed our orders. When our drinks arrived, one of them had... something... in it. We told the waitress, and she whisked it away. 10 minutes later, she brought out a new drink in the same dirty glass. My friend decided just to drink water. We sat and chatted. And chatted. The waitress didn't our bread (every table is supposed to get some) until after we asked for it, almost a half hour into our stay. When we needed refills, she was nowhere to be found. Dinner rush started. Our food was still not out. We were meeting other friends later for a movie and were starting to worry about making it on time, so we asked one of the busboys to find out what was going on. Our waitress appeared several minutes later, saying it should be out shortly. We decided to ask for it to go, so we could make it on time to the movie, and less than a minute later, here we have boxed food. It had been sitting under the warming lights for at least 15 minutes. I usually tip really well, but not that time!

I was so embarrassed about the glowing review I gave my friends compared to the service we got. Not to mention, something along these lines happens every time I try to introduce people to a new restaurant.

[Anakah]

Man if a waitress commented on how much I was eating, I'd probably get bitchy with her real fast. I'm senstive about that kind of stuff cuz I am a bit self concious. I may have just asked for a different waitress or the manager. It's not okay for them to judge you like that. Regardless of the situation you have to stay professional while working and that was very immature of her. I wouldn't have left her a tip at all---the tips are what you earn. You don't get it if you're a bitch.

[Erin]

I used to go to McDonald's every morning before work and get breakfast.

One day, they had a new girl working the registers. I ordered my food and apparently asking for "hotcakes and bacon" was confusing to her, since the button on the register for that says "hotcakes and sausage".

I used to work for McD's and told her all she had to do was either call it back the way I ordered it, or she could send them a grill slip that said "with bacon". I had done things like that when I worked for McD's back in the 90s.

I finally get my food, and asked for an extra syrup and several more butters. The girl made a comment about my weight, and the butter and how I shouldnt eat it. (and it wasnt said in a polite way...it was pretty much phrased as an insult) I just stood there in shock, and trying to think of something to say back to her. (I think I basically told her that what I eat is none of her goddamned business.) Her manager was standing off to the side, and when she heard the girl make the comments about my weight to me, she just went off on her. Made her apologize to me and then gave me my money back on my order. (didnt expect that)

Ever since then, that same girl (she's worked there for more than 5yrs now) is always, always rude to me whenever I'm in there now. Not exactly outwardly, but she's not very nice at all. Amazes me that she's still there tho.