Originally Posted by
BamaVol
That's an excellent suggestion.
I hate a server coming to the table and telling me what he had for dinner or what his favorites are. My taste and preferences are probably different. Maybe I'm even allergic to his favorite meal. I also despise being told "great choice". It just comes off as he's full of crap. And, just my observation here, it's always the male servers that do this.
A pet peeve of mine, too. I've asked servers if they are joining me for dinner. I may try the other member's suggestion to ask what NOT to order. If they can't think of anything, I will provide my own list from my previous visits. It might not be nice but the server started it. On second thought, I shouldn't piss them off since who knows what will happen to my order before I get it.