"A person who is nice to you but rude to the waiter is not a nice person." - Dave Barry

Thursday, May 5, 2011

Please. Thank you. Okay.

Last night a man was cut off and then started slamming his glass of water down on the bar.  He was then asked to leave. Shortly thereafter, another man came up and ordered two drinks. I asked if he was sitting at a table and his response (no) was clearly a lie. I gave him one drink, telling him that I needed to see who the other one was for, and he walked right back to his table. Then he sent his wife up to get her drink and his wife told my friend that her husband had told her to come up and order her drink. The wife was then told that customers at tables need to order drinks through their servers. We kept an eye on them all night because they started off on such a poor foot. Do not be shady. It frustrates the staff and makes you look bad. Be courteous, you'll get away with far more.

It is unwise to be rude to the bartender. Vulgar outbursts, lying, and tantrums can all be deemed belligerent behavior. Do you know what belligerent behavior gets you? It gets you cut off.

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