Brunch

On a lazy Sunday with nothing to do other than watch football, going out for brunch is a great way to spend your day.  Personally I love going to brunch, it is the best cure for your Saturday night out.  However working brunch is another story.  Practically everyone that goes to brunch is hungover making them a little bit more needy than normal.  What you have to take into consideration while at brunch is the fact that your server is probably just as hungover as you are and they have to work.  So while your sipping on your mimosa and asking for your third cup of coffee just ask yourself is it necessary?  Is it necessary to drink eight glasses of water in under fifteen minutes?  If so ask for a pitcher of water a head of time so your server does not have to keep going back and forth refilling your water.  Is it necessary to ask for your bloody mary extra spicy and then send it back because it is too spicy?  How about trying the bloody mary first before you make such demands.  Also, there really isn’t a huge difference when you ask for an egg white omelet and then load it with cheese, bacon, sausage or a regular omelet with all of that in it.  If you are making your omelet that unhealthy you might as well keep the yolk.

Special Orders

In today’s society it is very common to know someone with a dairy or gluten allergy.  These people when going to a restaurant have to be very careful with what they order because their bodies could have an allergic reaction. Chefs are more than willing to modify an order to make it edible for someone with an allergy.  However there are some people who do not have any allergies and walk into a restaurant thinking it’s their own kitchen and they can whip up anything they want for dinner.  The other day I had a girl order an avocado for dinner.  Is she serious?  If you want an avocado for dinner go to whole foods and slice it up yourself.  On the bright side an avocado isn’t technically modifying an entrée (even though it is ordering something we don’t even have on the menu) at least it wasn’t a burger on rye toast with avocado, sautéed onions and fried pickles.  First of all who comes up with these ideas?  Secondly go to a restaurant that serves this.  The cooks in the kitchen don’t have time to play around with your made up burger ideas.  They have items made on the menu for a certain reason.  Don’t get mad when your burger on toast actually comes out on a bun.

4. Sharing Food

You know who you are.  The groups of girls who order spinach dip and salads to split.  Servers dread your tables.  No one likes groups of girls that modify everything they eat and just share their food.  Your tabs are usually low and your attitudes are always superior.  Before splitting foods make sure to tell your server.  Some chefs will be nice enough to split the food before it gets to your table so there isn’t that awkward lingering bite left on the plate at the end of the meal.  Don’t be surprised if there is an upcharge for splitting food, it is an annoyance for the kitchen to do and they usually give you more food then an average dish.  

3. Bribes

The first person you see when you walk into a restaurant is the hostess.  The hostess is in charge of reservations, greeting people, and bringing you to your table.  When a host tells you she is on a wait and you bug her every five minutes about getting a table you will ultimately be put lower on her list or you will be sat at the little table crammed into the back corner of the restaurant.  If you are desperate to get a table immediately you can do it by giving the host some cash.  Bribes are usually not condemned by management so keep it on the DL, don’t go waving your money around the host stand because that will make the host feel awkward and you will feel like an idiot when they deny your money.  The more money you give a host the better chance you get to sit immediately at the best table in the restaurant.  If there are two hosts working remember that they will probably be splitting the money so a $10.00 bill will not cut it.  Remember that a host has to deal with other people just like you bothering them for a table.  So if waiting patiently like everyone else is an issue for you, slip the host some Benjamin’s and you will surely be seated in no time.