Have you ever worked in the restaurant business, either as a hostess or server? If so, here is a list of things every server and hostess has heard, and how they have or would like to react.
1. "Do you have a vegan/vegetarian/gluten free menu?"
"No, ma'am/sir, I'm sorry, we do not. If you are interested in a selection, though, we have multiple options on our menu such as salads, past-" "So you don't have a separate menu?"
2. "Can we have a table with a view?"
Yes, it is 6:00 on Saturday night and you don't have a reservation. Let me just tell Bob, who made a reservation 3 weeks ago, that you get his table because you think you're the Queen of England.
3. "We have 10 people, but don't have a reservation."
"Okay, ma'am, is the lounge okay? Everything in our dining room is reserved for the evening." "No, we'll wait for the dining room. How long?" "About 2 hours." "Forget it, we're not waiting that long."
4. "12 for outside, one table."
"I'm sorry, but we cannot accommodate 12 people at one table due to the umbrellas at each table." "Well we can fit 12 chairs around that corner table." **Ends up using that table, plus 2 more, and turning the umbrellas sideways.**
5. "I would like it if you joined me for dinner tonight."
"Sorry, I'm kind of busy working, and you're a creepy 60 year old man."
6. "We're just gonna take a look around."
**Seats themselves at a table that has a reservation in 30 minutes, and REFUSES to move."
7. "Can I get the Chef's Salad with no cheese, egg, tomato, cucumber, croutons, or onions?
"So you want lettuce in a bowl?"
8. "I'd like to see a manager, please."
**Goes on about how terrible the food was, but ate all of it, and STILL demands a full refund.
9. "What's better to drink with this, a Manhattan or glass of wine?"
"I have heard that wine is better, but I'm not 100% certain because I'm not 21." "You're not answering me, what do you like better with it?" **mind blown**
10. "We're never coming back here, again."
**whole restaurant celebrates**