It isn't that fucking hard to write down my order, is it? So why do an increasing amount of your brethren feel the need to memorize my order?
Do you think it means bigger tips? Are you trying to impress me with your brain power? Did your boss tell you to save the ink on his pens?
Because when you don't write down my order, you always fuck up. Sometimes it is just a little. Sometimes it is big. But you always always always fuck up the order somehow.
That is all.
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the order is ALWAYS fucked up. i hate you.
i hate you the waiter or waitress who does not write down the order, not you, dear listmaker.
and it used to be that they would have to write it down eventually so that they could give it to the kitchen, so they could match it up when your food is ready. now it probably goes into a computer and comes out from a little printer in the back and there's probably a lot less flexibility to accomodate specific requests for additions/subtractions/etc.
i can see this "no writing" thing in a very fancy place where the projected attitude is one of "our only goal is to make sure your meal is absolutely perfect and to your exacting specifications and we would never need to do something so bourgeois as to actually write down what you order because as soon as it comes out of your mouth, we are already sprining into action to make it so." but if you're just in some random middle-class brunch/dinner place, then yeah it can be annoying.
have we had this conversation, because this is one of my absolute all-time biggest pet peeves.
I can't honestly conceive of a human being who would think anything less of the restaurant, server, etc. if the waiter simply wrote the order down on a pad, which is probably what waiters have been doing since Greco-Roman times.
My favorite trick is when, after they've taken the order w/o writing it down, they then return five minutes later with, "I'm sorry, did you say you wanted the beet salad or the mushroom soup?" I always feel like saying, "I don't know--you tell me," or "why don't you just check your notes".
I guess what annoys me most is the mind-bogglingly useless arrogance of the whole thing. It's an act that makes no one's life better and as such, should be avoided.
Are you really that upset about this? Just eat what they give you, you big baby.
Listmaker! Youthlarge!--such hostility toward the slaves of humanity in the service industry--sometimes at restaurants one must wear a uniform that does not allow a place for a pad of paper and pencil, and sometimes the patrons in these restaurants grab the waiter before they are ready to actually take their order. Other times, the waiter assumes that you are going to order an appetizer, entree, drink, and maybe a side dish--but instead, the patrons decide to share 6 side dishes and appetizer, all modified and coursed, thus causing confusion. Just possible explanations, I know if I'm feeling forgetful i'll make a point to write things down...
lfpaul,
i've waited tables. trust me, i am respectful to servers. we don't ever grab wait staff unawares to order our main course. if you have to wear a uniform where you can't write things down, then damn make sure you get it right. or bring that up to your boss. i'm just saying - it is always messed up or they have to come clarify. always.
btw, that was me, not shr.
okay, truce--i'm a burned out waitress, touchy subject. It's just that I am such a genius that i don't have to write things down:)...I remember everything anyone has ever said...ask Jason!
I never write orders down. But then, I'm blessed with extraordinary brain power and it's really the only thing that keeps me interested and on my toes.
And I don't fuck up, because I always repeat the order back to cement it in my head, and, of course the extraordinary brain power.
I can do a party of eight, but after that I may need to consider the pad and pen.
If you can do more than a party of eight Bill its not a pad you need, but a reduction in your cialis prescription.
Yours, Benny Hill.
Who are you people? Who sits around and peeves over whether or not someone does something or not? Have a child. Get a real job. Volunteer. Just get out and do something real with your life so you don't die of a heart attatck from unnecessary stress over pointless topics.
By the way, years ago, when I was a waitress, I was consistantly told that I was a great waitress. I was often told that I was the best waitress some people had ever had. Guess what? I never wrote anything down. Ever. And I never, ever messed up.
Anonymous,
I like how you anonymously ask who we are but refuse to tell us who you are. Get a real job? I'm not sure how that has anything to do with being upset about waiters or waitresses bringing the wrong food. I'm so happy for you that you were a good waitress.
I wish you had let me know who you are because I'd love to read your blog about your real job, your children, your volunteer work, your great health, and your always meaningful topics of discussion. Because anyone who randomly comments on a stranger's blog obviously never wastes time thinking about random stuff or making grand pronouncements. I mean, who sits around and peeves over whether or not someone does something or not?
I firmly, unwaveringly believe that your anonymous commenter is Mark Renton in drag. After all, what could be a more natural follow on to "Choose life. Choose a job. Choose a starter home. Choose dental insurance, leisure wear and matching luggage. Choose your future." than "Have a child. Get a real job. Volunteer. Just get out and do something real with your life."
And to the anonymous commenter's question of "Who are you people? ", they are non-native New Yorkers and are thus condemmed to recycle a constant stream of discarded Seinfeld plots in their social and online interactions. You should stick around Anonymous for when one of them implodes and does a Michael Richards.
hey anonymous, i had you as a waitress once and you know what? you sucked.
You know I'm glad this came up. I'm a waiter and I usually write everyone's order down so that when I bring the correct order out and they say it's wrong I can show that what they said.
But whenever I work in the cocktail section of the restaurant, I'm ususally the only waiter in the section so everytime I pass a table someone needs something. You don't always have time to dig through your hard copy tickets and write down what the person wants. And when I'm in the regular section, the only time I don't write down the order is it it's your appetizer or desert or if you want another mojito or strawberry daquiri (which I hate ringing up by the way).
anonymous,
your last two examples are a-ok with me. those are fine. it is just for the regular order because inevitably things go awry.
You're a loud mouth dick head that has no business even going to a restaurant. Servers hate assholes like you. Smart ass.
anonymous,
i have no business going to a restaurant because i actually want my food served the way i ordered it but some servers are out to prove how great they are by not writing it down and then they fuck up the order.
good servers have no reason to hate me. bad servers who arrogantly fuck up orders are the real assholes, asshole.
List guy either go to mcdonalds and order a big mac..or order something off the menue like the dish the way it comes. Your order is always fucked up because ur probably a doosh bag that the server does not like. Its not look how smart I am. Its look how fucked up your diner is going to be. You catch more flies with honey...
nice spelling asshole.
i love how defensive and obnoxious some people get when they really have no fucking clue what they are talking about or who they are talking to.
HELLO?! I've waited before, and did it ever occur to you that the waiters ARE NOT ALLOWED TO WRITE DOWN ORDERS IN FANCY PLACES! It's fucking hard to remember a table's order. Even just a table for two, especially if you're new and you don't even know the menu yet, and you don't have mental shortcuts in your head. To make matters worse, you'll get it in your head, then the next person starts asking questions, then changes their mind, then has specific "no this, extra this"..it's impossible! I think the rule is fucking ridiculous, fancy place or not. Is it that insulting or not "classy" for the customer to see a waiter writing on a need notebook what the order is?! I can't stand this rule at fancy places! for the record, i would love to write down your full order and get all the little details in and not ever worry about fucking it up, but guess what: the management won't let me! so stop blaming the waiter and realize that restaurant owners and managers are fucked.
hey latest loser.
your capital letters don't intimidate me.
btw, the places i'm talking about are NOT FANCY PLACES. hey - that was cool. capital letters. your a tough guy.
if the rest. owners and managers at a particular rest. are so bad and so against your wishes, then get a new job.
why is it that everyone who leaves obnoxious comments on this post can only do it anonymously? perhaps they forgot their password since they refused to WRITE IT DOWN anywhere?
hey, listmaker, AKA asshole, what is your job so i can tell you how to do it...i can remember sooo many drink orders and food orders....i don't write down anything....ever....and i don't fuck up....
im anonymous because i don't have an account and i don't feel like making one....my name is heather.
i really love this post. like clockwork, i get a new belligerent comment about once every 6 months.
heather, my job is irrelevant. but if you took about 6 seconds actually looking at my blog rather than calling me names, you'd be able to figure it out.
i'm honestly glad for you that you never have messed up an order. i hope that one day you would wait tables when i'm the customer and my opinion will forever be changed. i will say, "heather you have changed my outlook on life. you are the bestest ever. omg. lol."
btw, i never send things back, i never complain to the server, i always tip between 20 -30 percent. your hatred of me is completely misguided. i also did not write a blog entry about you in particular - as far as i know - do you live in brooklyn and fuck up my orders? if you are great, then great. i'm only speaking from many personal experiences on my end.
on another note, why do you not write orders down? are you told not to? is it a waste of time for you? does it feel good? does it hurt your hand? i'm just wondering.
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