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restaurant question. how long before you walk out?
Posted on 5/11/11 at 12:11 pm
Posted on 5/11/11 at 12:11 pm
How long do you give a restaurant when they seat you for someone to acknowledge you with a drink order? Just sat 5 to 7 minutes. Nobody made eye contact. In a place with a lot of options how long would you wait??? I took my 15 bucks elsewhere.
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Posted on 5/11/11 at 12:46 pm to LSU alum wannabe
5 mins max.....
Posted on 5/11/11 at 12:54 pm to LSU alum wannabe
At lunch I can't stand slow service, but I would just grab someone. If it was my first time there, I'd never go back.
Posted on 5/11/11 at 1:17 pm to LSU alum wannabe
I went to a Mexican place once and they brought us our drinks and chips and salsa and never came back. We drank our drinks, finished the basket of chips, and were full and headed out 
Posted on 5/11/11 at 1:25 pm to LouisianaLady
my wife hates when this happens...she likes to wait about 10 mins. I'm ready to leave as soon as I sit down.
Posted on 5/11/11 at 1:34 pm to LSU alum wannabe
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I took my 15 bucks elsewhere.
Dine at places other than Waffle House?
Posted on 5/11/11 at 1:36 pm to Degas
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Dine at places other than Waffle House?
There are lots of good meals out there for less than $15.
Posted on 5/11/11 at 1:37 pm to Tigertown in ATL
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Some of the BEST meals out there are for less than $15.
Posted on 5/11/11 at 2:11 pm to LSU alum wannabe
depends on how much I like the place and how bad I want to eat there
Posted on 5/11/11 at 2:19 pm to LSU alum wannabe
where did you go? Out the place!
By the way, after about 10 minutes I normally go to the host stand and say something.
By the way, after about 10 minutes I normally go to the host stand and say something.
This post was edited on 5/11/11 at 2:20 pm
Posted on 5/11/11 at 2:38 pm to lsutigergirl88
Ya'll wouldn't eat in Mississippi. When we go and visit the inlaws, which means we're going to dine at the fish camp, you're lucky to get waited on in 15 minutes after being seated. I caused a rift with the MIL once over waiting.
Posted on 5/11/11 at 2:41 pm to LouisianaLady
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I went to a Mexican place once and they brought us our drinks and chips and salsa and never came back. We drank our drinks, finished the basket of chips, and were full and headed out
I've done this before and wasn't mad at all. water, 2 salsa's and a guac. It was damn good too.
This post was edited on 5/11/11 at 2:42 pm
Posted on 5/11/11 at 2:48 pm to LSU alum wannabe
I believe servers in restaurants are taught a 2 min rule or something like that.
You are supposed to at least greet your table within 2 minutes of them sitting down, even if it is just to say I'll be with you in just a minute.
You are supposed to at least greet your table within 2 minutes of them sitting down, even if it is just to say I'll be with you in just a minute.
Posted on 5/11/11 at 2:58 pm to onomatopoeia
The Waffle House reference made me think that it is sort of funny how they greet you when you walk in, and immediately come to your table.
Some "nice" establishments can't be bothered.
Something to be said for a system, and that customer service starts from the top.
Some "nice" establishments can't be bothered.
Something to be said for a system, and that customer service starts from the top.
Posted on 5/11/11 at 3:05 pm to Factsman
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depends on how much I like the place and how bad I want to eat there
this plus what kinda mood im in plus how busy they are. if it's packed and im lucky to get a table i will cut them some slack. if its slow and im there for 5+ minutes, peace.
Posted on 5/11/11 at 3:20 pm to LSU alum wannabe
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I took my 15 bucks elsewhere.
That's 2 mornings at Starbuck's for me. And they start making my espresso and oatmeal with fruit when they see me drive up in the 350Z. Average time waiting... about 20 seconds.
Then I sit in the big comfy chair with a USA Today and read while the Christian Air Force Men's Bible Reading class holds a meeting discussing what "Jesus really meant."
If I'm lucky the short skirt college girl is typing on her laptop with her legs crossed.
Posted on 5/11/11 at 3:49 pm to Zach
You are eating a shitload of food at waffle house for 15 bucks....
The place was Cheesecake Factory and they were not that busy. Was just a reminder for me to always sit at the bar if non smoking and just a work lunch. Bartender can't ignore you. You are literally in their face.
The place was Cheesecake Factory and they were not that busy. Was just a reminder for me to always sit at the bar if non smoking and just a work lunch. Bartender can't ignore you. You are literally in their face.
Posted on 5/11/11 at 3:50 pm to Zach
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If I'm lucky the short skirt college girl is typing on her laptop with her legs crossed
Why would you want to torture yourself like that?
Posted on 5/11/11 at 4:22 pm to Zach
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If I'm lucky the short skirt college girl is typing on her laptop without her legs crossed
Posted on 5/11/11 at 4:58 pm to Zach
You are eating a shitload of food at waffle house for 15 bucks....
The place was Cheesecake Factory and they were not that busy. Was just a reminder for me to always sit at the bar if non smoking and just a work lunch. Bartender can't ignore you. You are literally in their face.
The place was Cheesecake Factory and they were not that busy. Was just a reminder for me to always sit at the bar if non smoking and just a work lunch. Bartender can't ignore you. You are literally in their face.
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