Rant: The GD Foodies (con't. from 2000s Nostalgia thread)

[Jocephus]

what about the reverse, when the people here who indicate they know food go to a restaurant and you feel your waiter is not up to par do you feel the need to correct/offer advice?

be honest.

[lukethedrifter]

If I do so, it's generally something that I am quite sure about and would do it as a service really, so someone doesn't continue telling people completely bogus info.

[AWvsCBsteeeerike3]

If the server wrongs me in any way -and I know restraunts better than anyone here, ANYONE anywhere ever really- I just go home and write a scathing review on yelp.

[redbirdjazzz]

If the server wrongs me in any way -and I know restraunts better than anyone here, ANYONE anywhere ever really- I just go home and write a scathing review on yelp.

Do you question the makes and models of their pepper mills?

[AWvsCBsteeeerike3]

If the server wrongs me in any way -and I know restraunts better than anyone here, ANYONE anywhere ever really- I just go home and write a scathing review on yelp.

Do you question the makes and models of their pepper mills?

Among other mundane details that in no way impact the atmosphere, food or overall quality of the service, value, or product.

This stuff is important to people of my restarant genusness.

[33anda3rd]

what about the reverse, when the people here who indicate they know food go to a restaurant and you feel your waiter is not up to par do you feel the need to correct/offer advice?

be honest.

There are a million and one ways a server could be less than up to par.

The one could be (s)he's displaying a poor, unfriendly, less-than-enthusiastic/helpful attitude and that is never ok.

Then there are the million others.

Your server is slow to get your drink order, then your food order. Possibly, the server has a 12-top birthday party where of the 12 for a 7:30 reso, they show up one or two at a time between 7:15 and 8;02, order drinks individually, and as soon as the server returns with one drink there's someone else who just arrived asking the same 5 questions about the bev menu that her friend just asked. Apply the same to the food order, with the server being asked by both ends of the table (because one end is chatting while the other is asking) what a "soubise" or a "gribiche" or a "ballotine" is. When they're finished there are six credit cards and a pile of cash. Instead of telling the server to "Put 1/6 of the total on these four cards and 1/12 of the total on these two cards, apply the rest of the cash and we don't need change" they'll go in reverse: "put the cash on the bill and then split the rest on the six cards, but these four cards pay twice as much as these two cards, k? Thanks SO much." This is why restaurants put auto grats on big parties, because "put the cash on the bill and split the rest on these cards" is large-party-speak for "you are about to get royally [expletive] in the butt, with seriously no lube at all, on the tip even though we took up a ton of your time, were horrible restaurant customers, three of our friends had the cheapest small plate as an entree, and we backed you into the corner of giving [expletive] service to other tables."

There are still about 999,999 more reasons your server could be off. If it's not attitude, etc. you probably have no clue why that is. It could be the kitchen. It could be they were staffed for X amount of covers and had a bunch of walk-ins on a night they don't traditionally have a bunch of walk-ins. Could be someone called off and your server just had 12 covers sat within 5 minutes of each other. Could be a lot of things that are well out of the server's control. If you're in a good restaurant, where the staff isn't broke hipsters and art school kids making a few bucks in a job they don't give a [expletive] about, your server is probably a professional person who cares deeply about her/his job. Tip 20%, (s)he will be a lot better next time. You absolutely do not need to correct or offer advice on a situation you have no clue about.

[Jocephus]

nevermind

[33anda3rd]

nevermind

I just realized I probably didn't understand your question exactly.

Sorry, re the rant.

[jim]

You guys are talking about eating food, right?

[stlouie_lipp]

Not sure if this is the right thread because this is a rave, but I went to Harry Caray's Italian Steakhouse today. Had a couple Ketel One martinis on the rocks with blue cheese stuffed olives, something called Truffled Arancini, 8oz. Filet Mignon and spinach with garlic and oil. Damn, that was a good meal.