On Aug 1, 4:53*am, ChattyCathy > wrote:
> On Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:26:16 -0700, ImStillMags wrote:
> > Really think about why you like a particular place and consider it your
> > go-to place when you want to go out to eat.
>
> > Any thoughts you have are most appreciated.
>
> Think you've had many useful comments here already, but one thing I'd like
> to mention: I wish that management would impress upon the wait staff *not*
> to ask me if my meal is OK/do I need something to drink, etc. - just as
> I've put a forkful of food into my mouth... And this has happened to me in
> just about every restaurant I've been to, be it a "chain" or the more
> "snooty" places. How the heck am I supposed to answer them? Sorry, trying
> to talk with a mouthful of food is not something I do...
>
> Maybe they do it on purpose so I *can't* say anything, or they're just not
> observant enough - I dunno.
>
> --
> Cheers
> Chatty Cathy

One of my pet peeves also Cathy. There is a 'knack' to being a
successful server, one that involves paying attention to your tables
and knowing when to check on them.