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Food Service In Quality Restaurants
By Jennifer Bowers
Food service at many restaurants is quite good. There are some
restaurants where the service can be shocking, but this may be
rare, as these restaurants do not last long in such a completive
industry.
There can be reasons why you do not receive satisfactory food
service. It may be a complete menu change, where your favorite
meal is no longer available. It may even be new staff, adjusting
to a new job, like a new chef, who cooks a different variety of
meals.
Meal Service May Be Better At Another Restaurant
All these reasons may be acceptable for one visit, but if you
are not satisfied with the food service over a number of visits,
then you should review your options and lodge a complaint or look
at eating in another restaurant.
Even though another restaurant is much further away from your
home. You may have to travel further, but the meal and the service,
may be much better. You should always be ready to accept changed
circumstances, as many things do not always stay the same.
A lot of changed circumstances can be found out when you are
making a booking for a restaurant. You may ask about the menu,
the staff, the chef, before you finally make the booking.
Meeting Your Expectations
When you decide to splurge and go out for dinner at a pricey
restaurant, you expect good food service, right? You have a right
to expect it, but that’s not always the way it works. Your service
may have been poor because your food server was having a bad day.
Perhaps the server just wasn’t cut out for the job.
That individual won’t last, you can be sure of that. The owner
of the restaurant wants happy customers, pleased with both the
food and food service. This combination adds up to repeat and
loyal customers.
Demanding Customer In A Busy Restaurant Expects Quality Service
However, there are always two sides to every story. Sometimes
the customer, wittingly or not, brings a perception of bad food
service upon himself, or herself, for that matter. Here are some
experiences food servers encounter regularly. See if the shoe
fits.
There are some people who go to a restaurant and are so cheap,
they cannot bring themselves to leave a tip. They set the stage
by being demanding, just as soon as they sit down. Let’s say this
is a busy lunch place with great food. This type of customer is
not seated for more than a couple of minutes before looking around
impatiently, gesturing at the food server with an annoyed look.
Not Leaving A Tip
With a complaint, they order. When the server returns to inquire
about the food, this customer usually grumbles, “It’s all right.”
When finished with the food, they wave down any server, demanding
the check. This gives the impression he’s been waiting forever.
He leaves and does not leave a tip. Was it the food service that
was bad?
Another version of this customer is the very fussy, nothing-is-quite-right
type. They ask for coffee, place their order and wave the server
away and start chatting. The server comes by with the coffeepot.
Customer Keeps Changing The Order
“No, thanks, dear. But we would like some water, if you don’t
mind.” The wait person returns with the water. “Oh, dear, I’d
like more coffee now.” When this person’s crab louie arrives,
a look of dismay comes over the customer. “Oh, my, didn’t I tell
you I wanted the dressing on the side? I can’t eat this.”
How about the Romeo type of customer? This guy thinks the attractive
waitress should be paying more attention to his clever jokes and
flirting than with giving good food service to any other patrons.
Regulars Not Satisfied With Service
Granted, you’ll experience poor service every now and then, but
consider how you might feel if you were providing the service
and your last three customers were the people described above!
The above types tend to be regulars!
Just like you, food servers can have bad days. So cut them a
break. If they give poor service often, they’ll be gone next time
you visit.
Change Of Staff At Your Regular Restaurant
Remember, there may be reasons why you are getting bad service.
It may be a brand new menu, the waiter is new and just started
tonight, or the regular chef is ill and they are waiting for the
contract chef to arrive.
You may have ordered a complex meal and it takes a long time
to cook. All these may be acceptable reasons for one visit. But,
if you notice the same problems over a number of visits, then
you know you need to change your eating place and find a better
restaurant.
A Brand New Menu
There are times when a restaurant changes staff, change the menu
and even employ a brand new chef. This restaurant may have been
your favorite seafood restaurant, but due to change of ownership
and a new chef, seafood is no longer available.
You may be disappointed, but you can either try the new menu,
or go to a competing restaurant that serves seafood. You may even
seek to find out the new restaurant your favorite chef is working.
There are many ways to receive satisfactory food service.
About the Author:
Jennifer Bowers has written articles on restaurant ideas, recipes, cooking, kitchen tools, food and party ideas including
Top Secret Restaurant Recipes,
Cooking,
Food Cooking,
Bakeware,
Cuisinart,
Kitchen Electrics,
Kitchen Storage,
Stainless Steel Cookware,
Ideas For Birthday Parties.
Keep a lookout for more of her articles on this website.
Did You Know?
Are you sick and tired of breaking your budget each month on
dining out? You want your favorite dishes that are served in your
favorite restaurant but you just cannot afford to dine out as
much due to the economy and tightening budgets.
There is a great solution to this problem. You simply need to
make your favorite restaurant recipes in your own kitchen. It
will be a great culinary experience and you can try out many new
dishes.
Just imagine the next potluck you attend and you bring a famous
recipe.
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