One Hundred Dos and Don’ts for Restaurant Servers

by artfuldiner on November 2, 2009

in Culinary Criticism, Opinion

knifeandforkIn one of the most e-mailed articles in the New York Times, Bruce Buschel offers a modest list of dos and don’ts for servers at the seafood restaurant he is building (obviously, the list is germane for restaurants in general).

 

He lists 50 (part 2, 51-100, will be noted next week). Among the more interesting…

 

Never touch a customer. No excuses. Do not do it. Do not brush them, move them, wipe them or dust them. (In that regard, you might want to check out my review.)

 

Do not call a guy a “dude.”

Do not call a woman “lady.”

 

Do not gossip about gossip about co-workers or guests within earshot of guests.

 

Do not announce your name. No jokes, no flirting, no cuteness.

 

Well, you get the idea. Check out the article… Have any tidbits of your own to add?

 

 Bon Appétit!

 

TAD

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