Sunday, May 10, 2009

OK one of my pet peeves occurs when I am at a restaurant. It seems like common sense to me for the waiters and waitresses to NOT interrupt dinner conversation going on at the table they are serving. I can somewhat overlook it in some situations. After all, they may be busy and in need getting to other customers. In any case they should keep interruptions short and to the point AND by no means they should never join in on the conversation. I say all of this just to let you know how I feel about such things before I tell you about my experience Saturday night. I was out with my Mom, Dad, sister and niece. This particular night the waitress was very good in every way. The problem was the manager. First thing was she was dressed in blue jeans and other such street type clothes. So when she walked up to our table the first time we thought she was another patron of the restaurant. It did not help that she did not introduce herself. She just butted in, while inquiring how we were enjoying our meal. We finally figured out that she must of been the manager because she referenced our waitress by name in her conversation. She came back again later, near the end of the meal, again interrupting to ask if everything was going well. I know it seems like a minor thing but it really irritates me to be interrupted like that when we were obviously engaged in conversation.

1 comment:

  1. Classic restaurant training. From the manual:

    "You shall not approach the table unless one of the following behaviors is observed:
    1. ALL parties have taken a large bite and are not able to respond.
    2. The parties are involved in an engrossing conversation.
    3. The parties are fighting.
    4. One of the parties is proposing to the other.
    5. Alcoholic beverages are 1/4 empty."

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