100 Things Restaurant Staff Should Never Do
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100 Things Restaurant Staff Should Never Do

November 1, 2009
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6. Do not lead the witness with, “Bottled water or just tap?” Both are fine. Remain neutral.

7. Do not announce your name. No jokes, no flirting, no cuteness.

8. Do not interrupt a conversation. For any reason. Especially not to recite specials. Wait for the right moment.

9. Do not recite the specials too fast or robotically or dramatically. It is not a soliloquy. This is not an audition.

10. Do not inject your personal favorites when explaining the specials.

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If wait staff would honor just these five of the One Hundred Things Restaurant Staffers Should Never Do, the vast majority of my dining experiences would be improved 100%.

Another personal pet peeve, not on the list: when removing a dirty plate, don’t ask me, “Still working?” Dining out is not my job, the dish is not an assignment, and eating it should not be labor.

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6. Do not lead the witness with, “Bottled water or just tap?” Both are fine. Remain neutral.

7. Do not announce your name. No jokes, no flirting, no cuteness.

8. Do not interrupt a conversation. For any reason. Especially not to recite specials. Wait for the right moment.

9. Do not recite the specials too fast or robotically or dramatically. It is not a soliloquy. This is not an audition.

10. Do not inject your personal favorites when explaining the specials.

via boss.blogs.nytimes.com

If wait staff would honor just these five of the One Hundred Things Restaurant Staffers Should Never Do, the vast majority of my dining experiences would be improved 100%.

Another personal pet peeve, not on the list: when removing a dirty plate, don’t ask me, “Still working?” Dining out is not my job, the dish is not an assignment, and eating it should not be labor.

Posted via web from Mark’s posterous

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