Originally Posted by sylvia hennesy

I've had waitpeople see a completely cleaned plate and ask if I was finished with that, and others who actually picked up my plate, or made a grab for it, when there was still a lot of my entree (oops; main course, that is) on it. I have curled my lip and snarled, or growled. Literally.

I also hate a suddenly-stepped-up level of solicitude when it's almost time to leave (meaning, leave the tip).