Slow service at the restaurant
12-May-2008
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I hate waiting. I wouldn't call myself impatient, but it really winds me up when you have to wait 45 minutes to be served a first course at a restaurant.

You may not think that this is that bad (you've probably experienced worse), but when you add another 45 minutes after you've eaten your first course until you even get a glimpse of your main course, then this is verging on the ridiculous.

I wouldn't mind waiting if the food was knock-yourself-over amazing, but it wasn't.  How hard can it be? Cook the food from a set menu, get one of the doe-eyed waitresses to come and collect it and then put it on the table of the poor waiting family who just want a nice stress-free evening out.

Slow service at the restaurant

I don't like to complain either.  I'm British and I don't like to cause a fuss. Our American friends would be suing the living daylights out of these restaurants, whilst we would still be sat waiting for our first course, muttering optimistic thoughts, 'Oh, they're probably just very busy.'  Very busy my butt!  So what?  We're all busy - well just get more staff so that you can cope a reasonable number of customers.

Someone just feed me!


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Take a look at the pic at this link: www.ampland.com/humor/pics/47/03182008dLSfqkm.jpg

Now THAT's how to deal with bad service ;)
*LOL  20-Mar-2008 00:37

 
Bob - Problem is, the guys and girls that work in the restaurants aren't paid enough to care. Would you on their wage?

All they are doing is greasing their boss, keeping him nice n cosy.

If you have a boss that cares about his staff, looks after them well enough, they move a little faster.
*Mick  20-Nov-2007 21:35

 
Restaurants with slow service should speed up the process to serve their customers so they don't wait a long period of time.
*Bob  19-Nov-2007 19:14

 
I waited for 22 minutes (4 minutes in queue and 18 minutes waiting after giving my order) in McDonalds. All for regular fries and chicken burger without mayo! I didn't complain about the slow service one bit...

What annoys me is when people come into my pharmacies and complain why their 10 items prescription is taking so long to do I.e. over 5 minutes... eh.
*Sach the Boy  22-Aug-2007 19:02

 
You go to a resteraunt for the atmoshphere and the pleasure of good communication with the people you dine with! If you're so impatient and want to order eat and leave within 5 minutes, I suggest you just go to McDonalds.
You're the sort of person who orders a very well done steak then complains when it's not out in exactly THREE minutes, arent you?
*yoyo  25-May-2007 22:32

 
the longer it takes for the food the better it is. If it takes longer it is normally made by scratch.
Maybe all chefs should just microwave food then you will only have to wait 2 minutes!
It would be cheaper for the company, Easier for staff and from looking at this review it would improve customer service!!
*a  03-Nov-2006 16:45

 
Well if you don't like the British..get off our site! "co.uk" is a good clue. Get your own site and then you can be rude to your own people. My best friend is an American so I am relieved to know that you are not typical!
*Pensioner  31-Aug-2006 07:38

 
I am a server and British people need to step off of their pedastals with Canadians and everyone else who has nothing better to do but think the US is second rate to their "Higher Society" of people. PISS OFF come in, shut up, eat your damn food and leave a decent tip, or don't show up at all, go eat in London
*Peoplewhodontknowshouldnttalk  16-Apr-2006 04:39

 
Salty Server. If we didn't have wait forty five minutes for our food we might tip better. But if you get 10% everytime - think yourself lucky - you greedy b*****d!!
PS. If you had more brains you would be in a better paid job (and be able to spell!!
*Bev  24-Mar-2006 23:15

 
If British people tiped better that 10%, your food might not take fourtyfive minutes
*salty server  12-Mar-2006 08:31

 
Some restaurants are just slow, you need to be patient and enjoy your food slowly. If the service is rubbish just leave a smaller tip, that's what I do. I hate waiting a long time for food too but at the end of the day sometimes these places get busy. Think about it this way. If it wasn't for the slow service restaurants, you wouldn't appreciate the decent ones!
*Restaurant Lover  03-Feb-2006 00:31

 
If your in such a RUSH, Why not just get up and complain to the manager. Then walk out,and find another place, where you can stuff each course down and be finished inside an hour.

Eating is a sociable time, I have taken over 4 hours once at a well known restaurant.
*A Pleasant Chap  01-Oct-2005 04:44


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