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There are rude customers and then there are AWFUL customers.
And if you work as a server in a restaurant, you’re unfortunately going to have to deal with your fair share of folks from both categories.
But that never makes it any easier!
In today’s story, a server talked about a couple she waited on who acted like total creeps to her.
Take a look at how she handled these rude folks…
Had a table follow me across the floor tonight.
“I work at a small local place and tonight we get the tale as old as time…
Cut down to closers, and get a huge rush 20 minutes later. Whatever, I’m an experienced server, more money for me. The problem is that I get split between patio and bar area.
I got this two top that comes in. I give the greeting, and come back with waters. We do bread service, but I let them know its gonna be a minute, as we have to bake more.
This didn’t get off to a good start…
Dude asks for a beer I’ve never heard of, and being a beer snob myself I cant imagine that its a common thing, but he rolls his eyes at me and says “So you don’t have any beers not on your draft list?”
They order, and want two soups out first. I go to the back, start getting them, expo lets me know that my 6 top outsiders food is ready. I slap everything on two trays, ask someone to run tray two and let them know Ill be right out.
I drop off the soups to the rude couple (with spoons. I know thats an insane detail to add, but an important one). I accidentally put the wrong soup in front of the wrong person. Easy fix, but this dude is staring me down the whole time I’m switching them.
I ask them if they need anything.
“Bread.”
Dude…relax…
I let them know, again, its in the oven and its gonna be a minute. The guy gives an exasperated sigh and rolls his eyes, and they tell me they dropped their fork, and need a new one.
Again, easy fix.
As I try to leave the dude goes “So are we gonna have time to eat these before our food comes out?”.
I, taken aback, say yes.
I finally leave with the rest of the food for my other table and the whole time the dude is glaring at me.
Wow! How rude!
I drop off the food at my patio table and turn around. Dude is right there. He followed me to my other table and says “So the soup was lukewarm and I saw you visit your other table before getting our fork, so we’re done here.”
And then just left a $70 tab unpaid and the food already being made.”
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Reddit users shared their thoughts.
This reader had a lot to say.
Another individual spoke up.
And this Reddit user weighed in.
A national database for horrible restaurant customers.
Someone out there make it happen!
Let’s hope she never has to deal with these customers ever again!
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