List for Cranky People
Aug 18th, 2003, 07:17 PM
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Better known as more Pet Peeves:
Eating in a lovely restaurant tonight, food is excellent. Person comes to the table while I am having a sip of wine and talking to my husband and asks me if I am
"Still working on that"....
Scarlett does not "work on" her food. Not in a $135 for two restaurant.
Keeping it to restaurants, what irks you?
Eating in a lovely restaurant tonight, food is excellent. Person comes to the table while I am having a sip of wine and talking to my husband and asks me if I am
"Still working on that"....
Scarlett does not "work on" her food. Not in a $135 for two restaurant.
Keeping it to restaurants, what irks you?
Aug 18th, 2003, 09:09 PM
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Hi Scarlett! I hate when I am at the punch line of a joke, or at the most dramatic point of a story, and the waitperson chooses that exact moment to interrupt to ask if everything is ok, or are we ready for dessert.
And in the stupid nit-picking pet peeve department, I just HATE it when the server says "vinaigrette" with 4 syllables instead of 3. Must be my high school French rearing its pathetic head.
And in the stupid nit-picking pet peeve department, I just HATE it when the server says "vinaigrette" with 4 syllables instead of 3. Must be my high school French rearing its pathetic head.
Aug 19th, 2003, 12:05 AM
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roxy, the 4 syllable pronounciation I've encountered is vin-ai-ger-ette
ugh!
As an aside a colleague and I have a competition on tortured pronounciations encountered in the broadcast media, we call each other up and recite the pronounciation and the other one has to guess what the word is!
I'm with you on the middle of a mouthful interruption - it's amazing how this always happens. Maybe it's on purpose so that you can only nod and wave instead of give a proper response?
And Scarlett - you made me laugh out loud, traci also does not "work on" her food, thank you!
Aug 19th, 2003, 03:18 AM
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When the waitstaff repeatedly asks, "do WE need anything? Are WE finished?" If WE were all eating together, this person would not be our waitperson. As far as problems in life go, this still ranks fairly low so it doesn't really do me in.
Aug 19th, 2003, 04:11 AM
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Not exactly a pet peeve, but a gripe about a particular restaurant. A few years ago, an inexpensive family type place was advertising a free meal on your birthday if you bought another, so my son and I went for breakfast. I told the waitress it was my birthday and she just quipped, "Tell the cashier". They ran out of coffee, and when another diner asked about it she rudely said, "We're making it!" As soon as we got our food (which was average at best), the waitress literally slapped the check down on the table. When I went to pay the cashier, there was no greeting. I said it was my birthday and the only thing she said was "ID?" That was it. No "How was everything?", "Happy Birthday", "Have a nice day", nothing. They shouldn't even offer free meals if they're going to have that kind of attitude.
VERY RUDE.
VERY RUDE.
Aug 19th, 2003, 04:28 AM
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My all time biggest pet peeve is that many restaurants in other countries do not have non-smoking sections.
While eating at a very nice restaurant in Mexico in April, my steak Diane had just been finished, the waiter had just taken it off the fire and placed it on my plate, and I had cut the first bite and it was on its way to my mouth when the couple at the table DIRECTLY behind (and very close) to ours lit up simultaneously some stinky kind of French cigarettes and proceeded to chain-smoke throughout our entire meal.
Pet peeve number two would be people who take young children to fancy restaurants late in the evening when the poor kiddies should be in bed and punish the patrons with their bad judgement.
While eating at a very nice restaurant in Mexico in April, my steak Diane had just been finished, the waiter had just taken it off the fire and placed it on my plate, and I had cut the first bite and it was on its way to my mouth when the couple at the table DIRECTLY behind (and very close) to ours lit up simultaneously some stinky kind of French cigarettes and proceeded to chain-smoke throughout our entire meal.
Pet peeve number two would be people who take young children to fancy restaurants late in the evening when the poor kiddies should be in bed and punish the patrons with their bad judgement.
Aug 19th, 2003, 04:44 AM
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There are so many, I guess it is the inexperience of waitstaff, as the waiters of yesteryear, with grace and manners have all retired!
Removal of dinner dishes before all have finished is a big NO-NO, and very rude - I slways say something to the waiter as I am usually the first to finish eating. Also when the plates are removed and you are not done. Its unsettling to have to say something.
Removal of drinks before finished ...UHHH excuse me but that martini costs $12.00 and it looks like I have $4.00 left.
The waiter alwyas seems to hover and I find it very upsetting espically when you are engaged in a very important conversation, they always seem to interrupt. It stops the conversation in its tracks and I find it very rude. Their timing stinks! I guess its because they do not care.
But my biggest one is: When you frequent a restaurant and the wait staff/chef recognizes you as a regular and they all come over and do the stop and chat. They will interrupt the ordering, your dining whatever....UGGGHHH
Removal of dinner dishes before all have finished is a big NO-NO, and very rude - I slways say something to the waiter as I am usually the first to finish eating. Also when the plates are removed and you are not done. Its unsettling to have to say something.
Removal of drinks before finished ...UHHH excuse me but that martini costs $12.00 and it looks like I have $4.00 left.
The waiter alwyas seems to hover and I find it very upsetting espically when you are engaged in a very important conversation, they always seem to interrupt. It stops the conversation in its tracks and I find it very rude. Their timing stinks! I guess its because they do not care.
But my biggest one is: When you frequent a restaurant and the wait staff/chef recognizes you as a regular and they all come over and do the stop and chat. They will interrupt the ordering, your dining whatever....UGGGHHH
Aug 19th, 2003, 04:49 AM
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When I'm travelling alone and am dining at a nice restaurant, I really don't want to linger for an hour after my meal, sitting all by myself. And I can never seem to get their attention to ask for my bill. It's like I'm invisible. I DO like to linger, as much as the next person, when I'm with someone, but it drives me crazy sitting there on my own waiting and waiting for the bill.
Aug 19th, 2003, 05:01 AM
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One person's peeve is another person's pleasure! Scarlett - I LIKE when restaurants grind pepper for me, or when Italian restaurants come over with parmesan cheese and sprinkle it on for me with a spoon.
I think these are nice touches that add to the dining experience in nice restaurants.
Karen
I think these are nice touches that add to the dining experience in nice restaurants.
Karen
