“Can you wait ten minutes while we clear a few tables”...

[Ranger Dan]

my wife and I just arrived at a breakfast lunch place and there are at least a half dozen empty tables. Some have to be bussed, but nobody is sitting there. At least three without people or dirty dishes. The hostess asks us to wait a few minutes while they clear a table for us. We just got seated after 10 minutes.

 

[LurkerLazarus]

If I were you, I’d go postal on those mother****ers.

 

[PSU Mike]

my wife and I just arrived at a breakfast lunch place and there are at least a half dozen empty tables. Some have to be bussed, but nobody is sitting there. At least three without people or dirty dishes. The hostess asks us to wait a few minutes while they clear a table for us. We just got seated after 10 minutes.

Ask for a $10,000 raise, and if they don’t give it to you take the new position.

 

[danvillenit]

my wife and I just arrived at a breakfast lunch place and there are at least a half dozen empty tables. Some have to be bussed, but nobody is sitting there. At least three without people or dirty dishes. The hostess asks us to wait a few minutes while they clear a table for us. We just got seated after 10 minutes.

It’s happened to me more than once. It never ceases to annoy me but I have problem with waiting, especially for breakfast. Of course my impatience annoys my wife.

 

[Erial_Lion]

My favorite Yogi Berra line...

“Nobody goes there anymore, it’s too crowded.”

 

[eidolon21]

if it was really early they might have been short staffed.....I enjoy a really early breakfast...so sometimes you can tell they are short a waitress etc.

 

[Hellspite]

my wife and I just arrived at a breakfast lunch place and there are at least a half dozen empty tables. Some have to be bussed, but nobody is sitting there. At least three without people or dirty dishes. The hostess asks us to wait a few minutes while they clear a table for us. We just got seated after 10 minutes.

The way you treat people in situations like this (who are usually making minimum wage at best) says volumes about your character. You are never too important to be nice to people and perhaps brighten their day.

 

[psu_1989]

Ever think the wait staff, bus boys, or cooks might be understaffed? Maybe a 6 month old got sick in the middle of the night and Mom needs to be there, or a cook just found out a grandparent passed. If you really have issues waiting for 10 minutes for someone to serve you breakfast, as opposed to not even having enough food to eat, then your priorities are out of whack in a big way.

 

[Nitt1300]

The way you treat people in situations like this (who are usually making minimum wage at best) says volumes about your character. You are never too important to be nice to people and perhaps brighten their day.

exactly- one of the most important lessons you can learn- it's unfailingly a good way to judge someone's character

 

[Fac]

Shouldn't you be out buying a desk?

 

[BobPSU92]

Imagine, if after waiting for 10 minutes, they thoroughly f*cked up your cornbread.

 

[Obliviax]

my wife and I just arrived at a breakfast lunch place and there are at least a half dozen empty tables. Some have to be bussed, but nobody is sitting there. At least three without people or dirty dishes. The hostess asks us to wait a few minutes while they clear a table for us. We just got seated after 10 minutes.

Two things...often the empty tables are assigned to wait staff that didn't show up or is short (un-hired). Lots of competition for wait staff in this excellent economy.

Second, there was some legislation that made tips and stuff taxable. I can't recall the exact details for reasoning as I read an article on it relative to management of eateries. Basically, it said that it necessitated the wait staff having to buss tables, as well as their normal duties. The result is that the wait staff is over burdened, especially at peak times.

bottom line is that you get what you pay for. Because the wait staff is over worked and underpaid, it is inefficient. If they pay more, it will go into the cost of the food. So there is a balance, especially risky for low cost food eateries like bob evans and IHOP>

 

[LionDeNittany]

my wife and I just arrived at a breakfast lunch place and there are at least a half dozen empty tables. Some have to be bussed, but nobody is sitting there. At least three without people or dirty dishes. The hostess asks us to wait a few minutes while they clear a table for us. We just got seated after 10 minutes.

Waitstaff work in sections. Sure they can seat you at an empty table, but you'd never be served.
They need to keep the tables bunched together so a waiter can handle 4 to 8 tables at a time.
If they seat too many tables, then the kitchen can't get food out in time. Hence keeping it to the sections available.

And yes, there is a workaround but the workaround means worse service for everyone.

LdN

 

[Thomas1945]

Waiting for breakfast never bothered me that much as it’s pretty much catch as catch can. I do get annoyed waiting long periods of time for dinner when you have a reservation. Cue the Seinfeld car reservation skit.

 

[1PSUfootball1]

Imagine, if after waiting for 10 minutes, they thoroughly f*cked up your cornbread.

That’s hilarious. Some hard hitting topics this week. Amazing what gets some folks upset. And then to feel the need to post.

 

[bdgan]

My favorite Yogi Berra line...

“Nobody goes there anymore, it’s too crowded.”

You have to go to other people's funerals or else they won't come to yours.

 

[GangBangGuy]

With the Ranger, the OT in the Subject Line is "Implied". Holy hell Dan. Why don't you ask for advice on what toilet paper to buy?

 

[scueng77]

my wife and I just arrived at a breakfast lunch place and there are at least a half dozen empty tables. Some have to be bussed, but nobody is sitting there. At least three without people or dirty dishes. The hostess asks us to wait a few minutes while they clear a table for us. We just got seated after 10 minutes.

I take it you’ve never worked in FOH of a restaurant???

 

[ILLINOISLION]

McDonald’s!

Egg McMuffins 2 - $4

Just be careful with their HOT coffee!

 

[BBrown]

my wife and I just arrived at a breakfast lunch place and there are at least a half dozen empty tables. Some have to be bussed, but nobody is sitting there. At least three without people or dirty dishes. The hostess asks us to wait a few minutes while they clear a table for us. We just got seated after 10 minutes.

Really? A whole 10 minutes? OMG will the inhumanity never end.

 

[fairgambit]

McDonald’s!

Egg McMuffins 2 - $4

Just be careful with their HOT coffee!

Not a bad deal financially, but when I eat at McDonalds, for the next hour I must be sure to be near a bathroom or my car will never smell the same. Also, the bathroom I use must be off limits for another 15 minutes if it has a fan....45 minutes if it does not.

 

[ILLINOISLION]

Not a bad deal financially, but when I eat at McDonalds, for the next hour I must be sure to be near a bathroom or my car will never smell the same. Also, the bathroom I use must be off limits for another 15 minutes if it has a fan....45 minutes if it does not.

Egg McMuffins, fish sandwiches and occasionally a small order of fries, along with a drink, that’s it for McDonald’s.

If I want a burger, it’s a visit to Burger King or maybe Steak & Shake.

 

[ILLINOISLION]

RD - Remember NO is an answer, too!

 

[demlion]

That’s hilarious. Some hard hitting topics this week. Amazing what gets some folks upset. And then to feel the need to post.

The sad part is, what Bob calls f$#^&* it up, is the way RD likes it!

 

[Ranger Dan]

This was tongue in cheek after reading about Bobs outrage over the cornbread. BTW, they had a polenta cake that was very good, but lacked jalapeños

 

[ILLINOISLION]

This was tongue in cheek after reading about Bobs outrage over the cornbread. BTW, they had a polenta cake that was very good, but lacked jalapeños

They probably gave you placenta cake because of your bitching!

 

[fairgambit]

Egg McMuffins, fish sandwiches and occasionally a small order of fries, along with a drink, that’s it for McDonald’s.

If I want a burger, it’s a visit to Burger King or maybe Steak & Shake.

I do like their Fish and fries and I can put away a Big Mac every now and then, but, for whatever reason, my intestines do not generally support regular trips to McDonalds.

 

[NedFromYork]

Should have had breakfast at your new desk this morning.

 

[tboyer]

Nice thread, lots of people who have worked in restaurants and know what it's like when you're slammed.

Great example of why all parents should make sure their kids work food service at some point in their lives. Almost as important as a college education.

 

[Nittany Ziggy]

For me, everything that I eat at McDonald’s taste IDENTICAL on the first rift. It doesn’t matter if it’s a Big Mac, Fillet-O-Fish, Egg McMuffin or a fuc#ing orange juice, it all tastes the same.

 

[HazletonLion]

And tips shouldn't jingle.

 

[BobPSU92]

They probably gave you placenta cake because of your bitching!

 

[LionJim]

Should have had breakfast at your new desk this morning.

Well played. Sorry, Dan, but I laughed out loud.

 

[Chris92]

And tips shouldn't jingle.

Are you that wooden nickel guy everyone warns us about?

 

[BobPSU92]

Are you that wooden nickel guy everyone warns us about?

Yeah. He spits.

 

[Indian rocks rich]

my wife and I just arrived at a breakfast lunch place and there are at least a half dozen empty tables. Some have to be bussed, but nobody is sitting there. At least three without people or dirty dishes. The hostess asks us to wait a few minutes while they clear a table for us. We just got seated after 10 minutes.

I hate waiting too. Only thing I can suggest that I do is go as early as you can hope that helps

 

[PSUinMICH]

my wife and I just arrived at a breakfast lunch place and there are at least a half dozen empty tables. Some have to be bussed, but nobody is sitting there. At least three without people or dirty dishes. The hostess asks us to wait a few minutes while they clear a table for us. We just got seated after 10 minutes.

You should show them,,,,walk out, go home and make you own breakfast.

 

[razpsu]

Did you never call out of work? Did your customers go ballistic because you called out. How dare your get sick or take a day off or go on vacation.

I just hope this wasn’t at my place in Myrtle lol.

Seriously breakfast places are more busy than dinner places so of course they go on a wait. Be patient. We know your hangry.

The amount of people we turn over at breakfast in the summer is far greater than a dinner place.

And yes callouts and no shows happen all the time. All restaurants do their best to cover and plan for this but some days there are multiple callouts. Heck i live at the beach in a party town. The people there are not the most reliable.

 

[Diego Badman]

The way you treat people in situations like this (who are usually making minimum wage at best) says volumes about your character. You are never too important to be nice to people and perhaps brighten their day.

This is an excellent point. I have found that, when these situations occur, if I’m understanding and kind, I benefit because I feel much better about myself.

 

[razpsu]

This is an excellent point. I have found that, when these situations occur, if I’m understanding and kind, I benefit because I feel much better about myself.

Tell you what the nicer you are the more we will bend over backward to help you