1. When the customer starts blurting off their drink order to you.
It never fails, at least 1/4 of the customers will start giving me their drink order when I seat them and then roll their eyes when I tell them I’m not their server. My favorite though, is when they ask "Then what are you?" YOUR HOSTESS. My name tag says hostess. You checked in at the hostess stand. I told you, "Hi, I'm Ashley. I’ll be your hostess." Do you need more clarification?
2. When the party of twenty doesn’t call ahead and expects immediate seating.
Ladies and gentlemen, this is why we call ahead with large parties. If you come in at 6 pm on Friday night with 20 people, then proceed to get pissed when you can’t be seated immediately, feel free to leave. Trust me, all you do is block the door and make things even more stressful.
3. When they don’t understand “Bar top is free seating.”
That’s right, the bar top is free seating. This does not include the 6 booths and 2 tables surrounding the bar. Also, I'm pretty sure you knew that.
4. When you get accused of flirting with a customer's husband.
God forbid I ask how YALLS' day is going. Trust me sweetheart, I don’t want your husband. I just want to keep my job.
5. I can’t make things go any faster just because you yell at me.
I’m sorry that you’ve had to wait 7 minutes for your table. I really am, but yelling at me like it’s my fault doesn’t make your table available.
6. I will do my best to get all of the things you want in your table, but some things I just can’t do.
