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They mean well. Sometimes those gimmicks works and sometimes the restaurant will miss the mark.
I love playing with and making food so I would not mind the make your own chocolate. I have not seen that personally.
I absolutely prefer to pack my own food. The first time that happened I was also offended but I have had a few experiences where only some of the food was packed. It is better that I just do it myself and keep it as much as possible in a condition where I will actually eat it later.
Unless this was fine dining with white linen tablecloths, that is par for the course in my experience. Anyplace that serves more than a person can eat in one sitting is probably not the kind of place with the pretense to make a production of bringing your food back to the kitchen for professional repackaging by a Cordon Bleu trained saucier.
I prefer to pack my own, anyways. I can see who's handling it and how. Also I'm assured they didn't mix up my take-home with someone else's
"Hi, my name is Buffy. I will be your server tonight"
Like we are all one big happy family.
No, Buffy, you are NOT part of the family. You are the server. The help. Your job is to remain silent and do a top notch job of meeting my every need, for which I will provide you a very good gratuity (provided of course, you make sure to "sell" us some dessert).
This approach just bugs me. So "canned". So impersonal. Let's me know I am in a chain restaurant. Nothing special (except the check inside a book).
Ugh. So sad that unless you are in NYC or a major metro area the individually owned, and unique places, have been run into the ground by places like that high class Italian joint, Olive Garden. $16.95 plus tax and tip.
Braised Beef Short Rib with a Tomato & Saffron Gravy - Roasted Fingerling potatoes and Heirloom Tri Color Carrots, drizzled with house made Chimichurri Butter.
Costoletta D'Agnello - Duroc pork chop seared and roasted with prosciutto, Gruyere cheese and sage butter served with mashed potato
I haven't noticed any of those trends but one place I went (and will not be going back) brought us an empty styrofoam container when I asked to take the rest of my meal home. We were supposed to fill the container ourselves from our plate.
I guess that's less work for the wait staff and maybe it's even more sanitary because it doesn't go back into the kitchen but for the prices you pay at a nice restaurant, I don't want do it yourself "service."
I'd much rather box mit myself. How is staff supposed to know if I want to keep the mashed potatoes or not? Or if I'm going to flip out or not if the peas are touching the carrots?
"Hi, my name is Buffy. I will be your server tonight"
Like we are all one big happy family.
No, Buffy, you are NOT part of the family. You are the server. The help. Your job is to remain silent and do a top notch job of meeting my every need, for which I will provide you a very good gratuity (provided of course, you make sure to "sell" us some dessert).
This approach just bugs me.
I see nothing in that approach that makes any pretense of being part of your family. She told you her name and that she was your server. Not your sister, not your niece. Your server. As you command. You need to know her name in case she isn't around when you need something so you can tell one of the other staff "tell Buffy to get her worthless behind over here and lick my boots".
I see nothing in that approach that makes any pretense of being part of your family. She told you her name and that she was your server. Not your sister, not your niece. Your server. As you command. You need to know her name in case she isn't around when you need something so you can tell one of the other staff "tell Buffy to get her worthless behind over here and lick my boots".
Ahahahaha! Got me rolling with that one! Somebody needs to smoke a bone and mellow out.
My favorite comment from wait staff "Are you still workin' on that?" or a close second "Are you done with that"? If I'm at a diner, okay. If I'm at any kind of restaurant I'd rather hear "Have you finished?" and even better, wait until my silverware is on my plate in the "4 o'clock" position...or at least not in my mouth!
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