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Sometimes, for Ss and Gs, I like to read Yelp reviews of the restaurant I used to work in. Yelp wasn't around back when I worked there, and I'm starting to become pretty thankful for that. Some of those reviews are like nasty comment cards on steroids.
Anyway, I found this one gem where the woman complains that the place isn't "family friendly." She complained about not being offered a booster chair and a kid's menu with crayons. I suppose I can see that, since a good server will usually offer them. But is it really THAT big a deal to have to ask for it? It's not like the waitress would say "no, because I hate kids!"
But the real kicker came with this comment:
Umm, ok? So the server brings around a dessert tray that you presumably asked to see, and then you say "no thanks" and blame the restaurant for having delicious desserts that make your kid cry when he can't have them??!!
The only way that complaint would even have a shred of legitimacy is if the server brought the tray around without asking the customer if she was interested in dessert. But when I worked there, standard practice was to ask the customer if they want dessert FIRST, THEN bring the tray around. Unless that's changed, which I doubt, this is probably one of the dumber complaints I've read. What's next, complaining to a mall manager for having a candy store that you "have" to walk past that makes your kid scream and beg for it??!!
Anyway, I found this one gem where the woman complains that the place isn't "family friendly." She complained about not being offered a booster chair and a kid's menu with crayons. I suppose I can see that, since a good server will usually offer them. But is it really THAT big a deal to have to ask for it? It's not like the waitress would say "no, because I hate kids!"
But the real kicker came with this comment:
Quoth EW parent
The only way that complaint would even have a shred of legitimacy is if the server brought the tray around without asking the customer if she was interested in dessert. But when I worked there, standard practice was to ask the customer if they want dessert FIRST, THEN bring the tray around. Unless that's changed, which I doubt, this is probably one of the dumber complaints I've read. What's next, complaining to a mall manager for having a candy store that you "have" to walk past that makes your kid scream and beg for it??!!
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