If you are an indecisive person (and if you’re pondering whether or not you are, then you are) I realize that the ordering process in a restaurant can be somewhat agonizing for you. But you are not alone, it is also agonizing for the server taking your order.
Let’s use a table of four that was in the other night as an example…..
After giving them some time to look over the menu, I approached the table and asked if they were ready to order. Three out of four said yes, and the fourth couldn’t answer the question. It’s a simple matter of yes or no, and no, is an acceptable answer. I can come back in a few minutes, because there are about 30 other things I can be doing right now, (the place is packed, we’re as busy as we could possibly be) and watching you read the menu is not something I want to waste time doing.
So I get the order from the other 3 people, (hoping, against all odds), that you will be ready when I am done with them, but the odds win out, and you are not. I offer to give you more time, but once again, you cannot answer this as your eyes glaze over while you stare at the menu as though it were written in hieroglyphics. Perhaps you need help with the big words, perhaps all the words are now blurring together, I, don’t know. All I know is that my list of things to do is growing ever longer and you have put me into agony as I try my best to remain patient. I also know that life as we know it will not end because you choose the meat sauce over the marinara.
In circumstances such as these, I think a “designated order person” should be assigned to you. Think about it, that way, every time you go to a restaurant, it will be an adventure. And, every server you encounter, will no longer be looking for the cattle prod and wondering how zaps it will take before you finally make up your mind.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment