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Posted on 8/20/12 at 3:13 am to Gris Gris
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What you prefer and what's proper are very different. I would never remove plates before all diners are done. I also don't begin eating until everyone is served.
Having never heard of the "never remove plates before all diners are done" despite waiting tables for 10 years I googled it to find out if I was out of my mind and out of line.
And I don't think there is a right or wrong when it comes to plate removal. There was a distinction between "Dinner Party" and "Restaurant"...and quality of a restaurant.
So I think both are correct. If you go to Juban's...you would expect the server to remove the plates after everyone is finished.
If you go to Outback...pick it up when the person is done.
Having NEVER been to Juban's...you get my point.
Plus, I am single and usually sit at the bar so when I am done I want the bartender to take my plate. But now that I know...in classy, snooty places...I will wait to have my plate removed.
Posted on 8/20/12 at 3:14 am to la_birdman
quote:If this offends you, avoid Asia at all cost.
Smacking and slurping
Posted on 8/20/12 at 3:27 am to Degas
Going to restaurants with people who have no situational awareness about the restaurant.
Example: Walk up to hostess who tells us the wait to be seated is 10 minutse. Stupid person I'm with then informs the hostess that there is an open table over there. Guess what, she knows there is an open table over there. There is a reason it is not filled.
Example 2: Time to order food. Server asks stupid friend what 2 sides he wants with his entree. Friend is shocked that entree comes with sides. Read the fricking menu. It says right above every section what comes with the meals. Jesus.
Example: Walk up to hostess who tells us the wait to be seated is 10 minutse. Stupid person I'm with then informs the hostess that there is an open table over there. Guess what, she knows there is an open table over there. There is a reason it is not filled.
Example 2: Time to order food. Server asks stupid friend what 2 sides he wants with his entree. Friend is shocked that entree comes with sides. Read the fricking menu. It says right above every section what comes with the meals. Jesus.
Posted on 8/20/12 at 3:33 am to indytiger
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Going to restaurants with people who have no situational awareness about the restaurant.
Or when they ask...What beer do you have? Or..what are your salad dressings?
Tell me what the frick you want...and I will tell you if we have it!!! Odd are...we don't have Parmasain Peppercorn...but we do have ranch, blue cheese, and italian.
Posted on 8/20/12 at 5:14 am to pochejp
Years ago I took control of a child that was rightfully rebeling as his father had died a few months before but in public he was being a little shite in a restaurant in Little Five Points area of Atlanta. The family and I were sitting at the table with fairly packed house and him bloviating. I stood up grabbed the high chair he was sitting in and walked out the backdoor into an alley. I lit a cigarett and told him we would sit out there till the bill was paid. He was still going off when by a strange event of having a homeless person come up and start crying with him that he calmed down. A week later that child couldn't hug me long enough as I walked out of the door to drive back to BR. The stupidist mistake I made in life was not taking the offer to move to Atlanta that was offered by Mami, Papi, and the two oldest children. The reason of the offer was a very personal matter, but it involved the youngest daughter and her marriage.
Posted on 8/20/12 at 5:22 am to Powerman
Honestly the only pet peeve I have is empty drinks. I can understand if they're empty for a short amount of time, but when you've passed once or twice and they've been empty for 10 minutes, I start getting a little pissy about it.
This post was edited on 8/20/12 at 5:24 am
Posted on 8/20/12 at 10:32 am to LSUPHILLY72
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If you go to Outback...pick it up when the person is done.
I ate at an Outback once within the past year. The plates were not removed until everyone was finished when I was there.
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Plus, I am single and usually sit at the bar
Read up a little more on manners before you start dating.
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in classy, snooty places...I will wait to have my plate removed.
I don't find good manners to be "snooty", but I get what you're saying. For my money, I guess I prefer what's "snooty" to you, though I don't expect much at the local poboy joint. Inexpensive places are into turning the tables and when eating alone, obviously, plate removal isn't an issue unless your fork is still in your hand and your plate is jerked out from under you.
Posted on 8/20/12 at 10:45 am to Gris Gris
The whole plate thing is a tough one for a server I would think. It assumes that if there is a proper protocol, that the diners understand it. Unlikely.
I like the uniformity of service, but would not be offended if a server asked if we would like any dishes removed prior to everyone being finished.
My pet peeve is a cackling large table. Elevates the noise level to painful.
I like the uniformity of service, but would not be offended if a server asked if we would like any dishes removed prior to everyone being finished.
My pet peeve is a cackling large table. Elevates the noise level to painful.
Posted on 8/20/12 at 11:05 am to Tigertown in ATL
Drinks remaining empty for extended periods of time.
Parents who allow their children to act like little heathens and ruin the meal of everyone around them.
Parents who allow their children to act like little heathens and ruin the meal of everyone around them.
Posted on 8/20/12 at 11:14 am to Tigertown in ATL
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My pet peeve is a cackling large table. Elevates the noise level to painful.
You probably shouldn't eat in restaurants that allow large groups at one table.
Posted on 8/20/12 at 11:17 am to Gris Gris
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You probably shouldn't eat in restaurants that allow large groups at one table.
I'm not real picky or sensitive. This is just on my mind from last night. It was the shrill nature of these women's laugh that got to me after a while.
Posted on 8/20/12 at 11:20 am to Gris Gris
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This post was edited on 8/20/12 at 11:29 am
Posted on 8/20/12 at 11:24 am to mouton
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What is your biggest pet peeve when dining out??
Tilapia on the menu
Posted on 8/20/12 at 11:26 am to Tigertown in ATL
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. It was the shrill nature of these women's laugh that got to me after a while.
Yeah, women probably shouldn't be allowed to dine out in groups.
Posted on 8/20/12 at 11:29 am to Gris Gris
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Yeah, women probably shouldn't be allowed to dine out in groups
I got up and left a place the other day because of that. What I dont get is what they were laughing at, because women aren't funny
Posted on 8/20/12 at 11:39 am to Lloyd Christmas
:nb4womansaystheywerelaughingatu:
Posted on 8/20/12 at 11:40 am to Lloyd Christmas
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I got up and left a place the other day because of that. What I dont get is what they were laughing at, because women aren't funny
Where were you?
Posted on 8/20/12 at 11:40 am to indytiger
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Example 2: Time to order food. Server asks stupid friend what 2 sides he wants with his entree. Friend is shocked that entree comes with sides. Read the fricking menu. It says right above every section what comes with the meals. Jesus.
Sat behind some trashy people in Carrabas the other night (will never return to that place, BTW) and they asked about EVERYTHING. When their entrees came with sides, the person ordering asked what the sides are. Then when the next person at the table ordered, they hadn't been paying attention and asked what all the sides are again!!
It's like.. read the fricking menu. Props to that server because I can't tell you how many times I point to the menu when people ask stupid shite.
I've had someone ask me the price of each item instead of just looking at the menu
Posted on 8/20/12 at 11:47 am to Gris Gris
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Where were you?
Albasha Citiplace
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