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Snarky
Guest
even asking if you want dessert? Is it rude? Any comments?
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What do you think when a server at a restaurant brings you the check without
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skibizzle79
Guest
I am a waitress and I think it's completely rude. At most chain restaurants it's drilled into the server's heads that right after you deliver the meal and check back a few minutes later that you drop the check(check back check down). I hate doing it, but I get b!tched out by the managers when they see that a table of mine is eating and does not have a check on the table. I usually make excuses like OH they are getting a meal to go that I haven't rang in yet or I gave them the check already they must have put it in there pocket or something. So please don't feel offended, and also remeber that the checks are not written in stone. It's not that we are trying to get rid of you it's just that we are trying to keep our jobs by following protocol. In fact we don't mind if you sit there forever as long as we keep the managers off our backs, and that you tip well since we only get paid 2-3 dollars per hour depending on state (and no, we don't get minimum wage) and you are taking up our table thus taking away from what we could be making because servers usually only get a 3-4 table station.
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Nooneyouknow
Guest
Tacky. I think that it is rude when your server brings your check out when you are still eating. You should request your check and it should never be tossed on the table no matter how discreetly. There have been times when I was contemplating getting a dessert and decided not to because I got my check just after my main course without my request. Of course, if I really want a dessert, I will get one regardless. Still I find that most times I'm in between deciding the "should I?" or "shouldn't I?"
Just wanted to add that not all young couples with small children are bad tippers and if you ever see me and my too generous husband, it would be great if you give us great service, because we notice and will tip greatness with great $$. We always tip just better than 20%. The lousiest service we get still gets 10-15%, but it ranges, because tipping lousy servers good is a disservice to great servers. Be polite, smile, don't try too hard with the small talk--respect that I am out with my husband and kids and not you, bring timely refills, fix any "bad" or "wrong" orders, don't forget we exist, give me a decent table away from the kitchen/bathroom (I love windows or areas that are "tucked away"), and don't bring me my check until my dh asks for it, and everyone leaves happy. Now, since you don't know what I look like, remember not all young couples with children are bad tippers--but if you are smart enough, you might see signs that I'm in your restaurant. My children are well behaved, decently dressed and my husband and I are well-groomed, have proper manners and tend to be well-spoken.
Just wanted to add that not all young couples with small children are bad tippers and if you ever see me and my too generous husband, it would be great if you give us great service, because we notice and will tip greatness with great $$. We always tip just better than 20%. The lousiest service we get still gets 10-15%, but it ranges, because tipping lousy servers good is a disservice to great servers. Be polite, smile, don't try too hard with the small talk--respect that I am out with my husband and kids and not you, bring timely refills, fix any "bad" or "wrong" orders, don't forget we exist, give me a decent table away from the kitchen/bathroom (I love windows or areas that are "tucked away"), and don't bring me my check until my dh asks for it, and everyone leaves happy. Now, since you don't know what I look like, remember not all young couples with children are bad tippers--but if you are smart enough, you might see signs that I'm in your restaurant. My children are well behaved, decently dressed and my husband and I are well-groomed, have proper manners and tend to be well-spoken.