As an aside, why do people feel the need to sit around for an hour after they’ve eaten and sip water/coffee and chit chat? When I’m done eating, I’m ready to GO. Plus, it’s just plain rude to take up that real estate so you can suck down free coffee. At the very least, if you’re gonna take a table, make sure you tip…

I appreciated that final comment. My wife and I had that once. The wait staff could be seen talking at the bar, and we sat for about 10 minutes (and it was not over crowded). They looked surprised when we got up and left, walking right past them to the door.

I have done this. A while back, we were heading as a group of 6 to see a movie, and hit the new wing place next door to the theater. We had an hour and 15 minutes before the movie started, so we figured we could get some wings and some drinks and hang out until the show. They actually took our drink order within about…

Those acquaintances are assholes.

If a restaurant isn’t successfully delivering on its primary use case - getting food to the paying customers - then you are owed an explanation for that failure. If you get one, and the situation isn’t working out for you, you can cancel your order. If you don’t get one, you are justified in walking out.

I think this was a bigger problem 20 years ago than it is today.

It doesn’t happen much anymore, but it is still a thing.

If you’re in a hurry, let your server know right away. Nothing is worse than taking a table’s order, firing it and then being told “we’ve got somewhere to be in twenty minutes, is our food done?”

I once worked at a pizza spot that had $5 pies on Sundays. It was not unusual to have a 90 minute wait for a pie, especially when a group would show up and order 6 pies at once.

Oh, and if you sit down and a server doesn’t acknowledge you within five to 10 minutes, just go. I doubt the service is going to get any better from there.

Anybody ever work at a restaurant that required servers to pay for any checks that didn’t get paid? I don’t think it’s legal, but I’ve heard of it happening. I got pressured by a server to pay for someone else’s beer one time at a local restaurant because some acquaintances of mine that I stopped to talk to for a…

Oh, and tip 30%, or I will show up at your home and kick your ass.

It would probably depend on the restaurant and the meal you ordered, right? There’s no way a sandwich or a pizza, for example, should take 30 minutes or more . . .

If you’re on a schedule due to an event (movie, concert) say so when you’re greeted and ask if they can accommodate the schedule. Sometimes the host/hostess is overly optimistic/pessimistic but often the server can give you real numbers. Ask your server what meals to avoid; some dishes are notoriously time-consuming…

Nahh, too thirsty.

then sorry, no write-up for you.

do you look like the rock?

may the Ford be with you.

And R2D2 just stood there doing NOTHING

“I was like, ‘What was your introduction to sex?’ [Willow] was like, ‘Well, you know, me walking in on you and Dad.’ I had no idea...She said she didn’t really see anything. But she knew she had just walked in on a very private moment”