If the glass is half full, fill it and stop asking "Do you want me to fill that?". I'm not there to talk to you and interruptions the conversation I'm having with someone I do want to talk to are annoying.
2006-10-07 00:56:19 · 19 answers · asked by kellermanintx 1 in Dining Out ➔ United States ➔ Dallas
If a server is a good server they wouldn't be interrupting. Anticipation is everything in a good server. They can tell by body language if you need them.
And, keeping any eye out for your needs from a distance is always better.
The best servers treat you exactly the way the expect to be treated when they are dining.
2006-10-07 11:40:31 · answer #1 · answered by Smurfetta 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I understand. That's why whenever I am going to have an important conversation with someone while eating, I make it a point to let the wait person know that up front. I will tell them to fill my glass whenever it's less than half full, etc.
The flipside to constant interruption is what I usually get - I'm gagging for lack of water after having asked three times - usually happens at 95% of the places I eat at. I'd personally rather have your problem.
2006-10-07 10:40:51 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
People think that a Waitress maybe interrupting, but actually they are an agent of the establishment. They want to make sure you have all that you need to make you comfortable, and feel at home. Sometimes some waiters and waitress's try to hard to express this. Their job is to take your order, bring your food, check to see how the food is, check to see if your drink needs refilled, take you plates when you are done, ask if you want desert, and if you want desert ask if your drink needs refilled, bring you your check, and thank-you.
2006-10-07 02:36:12 · answer #3 · answered by jerri d 2 · 4⤊ 0⤋
#1 it is rude for someone to pick up a glass in fill it. There are people who do not want there stuff refilled. In some restaurants, your serves are trained to do a series of checks on your table. If you don't want someone "bothering you" then go to a cafateria. That Server is just doing there job. You must be one of those people we like to refer as " Campers" Servers DO NOT MAKE MINIMUM WAGE. They make HALF the minimum wage, here in TEXAS it is $2.13 an hour.
2006-10-08 01:51:46 · answer #4 · answered by sillyredhead 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I'm also don't like to answer the questions while eating. Anyway, I think that they just want more training. Try to understand them or you can try to be a waiter then you will understand them more.
2006-10-07 01:08:04 · answer #5 · answered by gbbhoho 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They don't realize they are interrupting; I think they are just trying too hard to please their customers. I usually just put my hand over the top of my beverage holder, tell them that I am all set for now, and I'll let you know if I want more.
2006-10-07 01:09:14 · answer #6 · answered by tramps3 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
If they were trained correctly, they'd just silently refill and leave without saying a word.
However, if my old boss would have seen me NOT refilling glasses, he would have b****** me out. And when I had my old place, there was a rule for my waitresses that water glasses and coffee cups should never be empty. But you don't have to talk to refill them!
2006-10-07 03:15:30 · answer #7 · answered by chefgrille 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
1) They are trolling for tips
2) They are trying to get you to hurry up and leave for the next customer by a very indirect technique, a sort of subliminal constant reminding you where you are/harrassment. It comes down to economics of the job again: If they process only 30 tables a day vs 45 tables a day, it means fewer tips and less income.
Ask them "Could you not bother us"? Being tip-conscious, they should oblige. Sure they're going to go back into the waitress break station and bad-mouth you to anyone who will listen. But the odds of that happening are pretty high anyway. Not many Mother Teresas out there waiting tables. Most of them are waiting to get off work so they can go get drunk with their hofriends while Grandmaw watches the kids.
2006-10-07 01:37:05 · answer #8 · answered by martino 5 · 0⤊ 5⤋
Guess people just cannot help interrupting whiners!
2006-10-07 01:08:16 · answer #9 · answered by Tom Cat 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
because thats how they make there money half of the time u don't leave a tip anyway
2006-10-07 01:11:17 · answer #10 · answered by lexiekat 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋