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You covered it. I was curious about the pooling but think I answered it myself.
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Jesus man... Really? And you think this is the way to go about it?
I'm done trying to convince you. Clearly you see traits like empathy, compassion and patience for strangers as being "weak" so I can't help you see reason any more than you want to. At least try and be polite if you're going to stiff someone.
I guess I'm too type B to really care about the service. A restaurant really rides or dies with the quality of food for me.
For example, there is a Mexican restaurant we frequent that has terrible service (but great eye candy) and fantastic food. We might joke about the service and the eye candy but the food is what makes us continually come back.
There is no limit time to your table time whether you have a reservation or not..
Are there Cliff's Notes to this thread?
If it really is that big of a deal to you, I suggest you order your appetizers and tell the server to come back for your entree order. In fact, if you want to be completely safe, don't order your entree until you are finished with your appetizers.
And for the record, those servers are bringing you your entree at that point so your food doesn't die in the window. The kitchen finished it too early so it really is a question of whether they let it dry out under the heat lamps or risk annoying you by potentially making you feel rushed.
Out of curiosity, for those in the business, what do you feel is the best remedy for lousy service? Address the server? I always thought that would put them in a bit of an awkward situation and put them on the defensive, probably making the situation worse. Talk to a manager? I'm always afraid that might get them in trouble, and possibly fired if others have complained as well. I mean, if they're that awful, maybe they need to be let go, but I don't want to be the one to cause them to lose their job. So other than docking their tip, something I've only done a few times in my life, what do you do to avoid causing bigger problems?
Bich, bich, moan, I know more about everything than you, you don't know chit. I've done it all, you haven't done chit. I can solve the world's problems without even trying, you don't live in this world. It's been somewhat entertaining, yet sad in prima donna kind of way. Carry on