tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-706867684354336699.post6096094990934972770..comments2024-03-18T07:03:41.211-04:00Comments on the bitchy waiter: Yes, Virginia. There Really Are Good Servers.The Bitchy Waiterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04416218015992830876noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-706867684354336699.post-42415080531267843552012-03-15T22:21:04.269-04:002012-03-15T22:21:04.269-04:00Once when I was with my boyfriend and his family w...Once when I was with my boyfriend and his family we had this really upbeat server. She had a good sense of humor and laughed at my boyfriend's dad's jokes. She got me extra napkins because I got a sandwich that had a ton of sauce. It's refreshing to see a server goes the extra mile.Little Miss Twenty Somethinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10642351722188112947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-706867684354336699.post-43403025618306466952012-03-15T03:35:05.038-04:002012-03-15T03:35:05.038-04:00I would never make it on here. I rarely showed up ...I would never make it on here. I rarely showed up for work, and smile aren't something I give. Sometimes I gave a fuck, though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-706867684354336699.post-56432399960348072172012-03-15T00:06:23.284-04:002012-03-15T00:06:23.284-04:00Godwin [yes, that is his name] and he always waite...Godwin [yes, that is his name] and he always waited on us at Bob Evan's where we went for lunch b/c it was close to work. Just absolutely the best. I miss him.<br /> <br />Remembering back I think I can honestly say the 3 best servers I have ever had worked for Bob Evan's. We do go to other restaurants and bars, but Godwin, Christina and Nafka always get/got 30%.<br /> <br />We did recently find a newish local Diner [great food] and Rami is a professional's professional - very good at his job too. He gets 30% also. [What can I say - I am a former server myself and when you eat breakfast out the check doesn't amount to as much as dinner.]SkippyMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09479661523059481730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-706867684354336699.post-4374432936190819532012-03-14T23:43:40.582-04:002012-03-14T23:43:40.582-04:00Brandy.
She worked at Denny;s just after baby # 3...Brandy.<br /><br />She worked at Denny;s just after baby # 3 was born. Clearly, she was in rehab or something. She had a heart of gold but you just KNEW she had a sad story.<br /><br />She always made a big fuss about my kids even though they were kids. And messy. We tipped well, but I think she really liked kids.<br /><br />One day, we went to dinner there. Brandy was there. She was our server. She brought our meals, then my #2 son threw up all over everything and everyone. My husband picked him up like a live hand grenade and ran out of the restaurant. He puked the whole way out.<br /><br />Brandy came to the table with a cloth and said "It happens to everybody -- don't worry about it". She packed up our order and gave me the $20 ticket.<br /><br />I tipped her $20. Because she had to clean up PUKE and acted like it didn't phase her AT ALL.<br /><br />We never saw her again.<br /><br />True, we waited a few weeks to show our faces again, but I like to think that the decent tip was the ticket she needed to launch a better life. <br /><br />Either that or she said "Fuck this, I would rather go back to being a crack whore than to clean up puke again".<br /><br />She really was awesome.Mary A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02662061273721145591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-706867684354336699.post-52916706766982827192012-03-14T23:02:58.156-04:002012-03-14T23:02:58.156-04:00Miss Lauren:
In the situation where the service i...Miss Lauren:<br /><br />In the situation where the service is sub-par and you wonder about what tip is appropriate I personally believe in tipping the customary 15-20 percent and then alerting management to the situation and having a dish on the bill comped.<br /><br />Here's why: Management should know if they're employing shitty people. Just stiffing a waiter doesn't improve the restaurant or the service. If the restaurant feels that your experience was indisputably bad they will have lost money by comping your bill and it will prompt them to avoid this in the future by reprimanding the offensive server. <br />However, if they feel that the shitty service you received is not sub-par according to their standards, than at least the server will have been tipped and paid for doing the job (up to standard) and it will be the restaurant that suffers (through comping your bill) for having such low standards.<br /><br />Unless you saw your waiter standing around with no other tables blatantly ignoring you, chances are they were doing something somewhere that fell into the category of work, and therefore they still deserve to be paid for it. It's regrettable that your service was terrible but it's better to hold the restaurant responsible.Confessions from the Hairdresserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02842312509726571631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-706867684354336699.post-35829769375269253562012-03-14T17:32:51.540-04:002012-03-14T17:32:51.540-04:00Lauren, I'm not Bitchy, but I've often won...Lauren, I'm not Bitchy, but I've often wondered the same thing. We usually tip 25-30% for good service. As a rule, I won't leave less than 15% unless the ONLY time I see my server is when he takes my order and when he brings me my check. Then he might get 10%. For so-so service like you mentioned, I'd still give 15% because we don't know why the server was bad. It might just be an off night, or his grandma might have just died. I like to give the benefit of the doubt.Mark Wnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-706867684354336699.post-33051637048105021222012-03-14T16:59:15.793-04:002012-03-14T16:59:15.793-04:00Bitchy Waiter, I have a question...
First of all ...Bitchy Waiter, I have a question...<br /><br />First of all I LOVE your blog. Read it everyday. Second, I work as a hostess in a restaurant so I can relate to so many of the things you write about. But I'm wondering...<br /><br />You always write about cheap-ass customers who leave 7% tips for great service, and I know how frustrating that can be. I hate cheap-ass people, too! But what do you do if the service truly does suck?? I've been out to eat at times where I'm conflicted because I know the server needs those tips to live off of, yet they were just so inattentive that I don't want to leave them much of MY hard earned money. I'm not a high maintenance guest AT ALL, but simple things like not getting to the table for 11 minutes after we're seated or having to ask for more water three times is unacceptable. Help!Laurennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-706867684354336699.post-91709890629361973902012-03-14T16:07:22.771-04:002012-03-14T16:07:22.771-04:00Love the Gay Guy in the Corner...especially becaus...Love the Gay Guy in the Corner...especially because that's totally how a food service person remembers who's who!Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01777298621169810355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-706867684354336699.post-20595267602023922352012-03-14T15:24:32.897-04:002012-03-14T15:24:32.897-04:00I get business cards from the good ones, and they ...I get business cards from the good ones, and they all have one in New Orleans. If I don't know your name you are not getting 25% and if I ask for you again you are getting 35%.fmcgmccllchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00184250774341700041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-706867684354336699.post-33294067116955409782012-03-14T15:11:53.998-04:002012-03-14T15:11:53.998-04:00Back, way back, in the day when I was a cocktail w...Back, way back, in the day when I was a cocktail waitress I was absolutely that good. <br /><br />Most of the Portland servers nowadays are not that stellar because it seems they really wish they were pursuing whatever they received their higher education for and/or they are just too cool for this job but the one I had yesterday at Pastini was perfectly fine.KBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12886660923061396973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-706867684354336699.post-52598586662443114912012-03-14T14:22:38.741-04:002012-03-14T14:22:38.741-04:00Lisa was the last server (she was really the barte...Lisa was the last server (she was really the bartender, since we like to sit at the bar) ... (I like sitting in tall seats. :) ) and she was very good. She had a "motherly" essence about her, in that if you screwed around or were rude to her, she would have no problem pulling you over her knee and putting you in the corner for time out. I don't mess with servers, since I was one, but you don't want to mess with Lisa either.<br /><br />I had one drink, and apparently looked weird for a minute, so she looked me dead in the eyes and said "are you okay?" Emphasis on that (since I can't use Italics here, apparently.) <br /><br />I said "yes, ma'am..." Because I am polite like that.<br /><br />Seriously, though. She was good. She was very nice. ... And by the look she gave me, I think she wanted to seat me in the corner for a good 5 minutes. x.xAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com