Originally Posted by
chgoeditor
Waiting too long indicates the kitchen is slammed. Bring it up with the manager, but don't punish the server for something out of his or her control.
In that case, you should go to another restaurant. Again, it's not the server's fault or within the server's control.
I hope you're kidding, but based on your previous comments I suspect you aren't. My sympathies to your wife.
I'm not kidding.
My wife does the housework and cooking. In return I have provided her with a fantastic lifestyle which she has relished for decades.
We're kinda old-fashioned that way but it works for us.
Perhaps you weren't able to read my post clearly enough.
To whit,I have every sympathy for a server who can do little about a delay in the kitchen and does their best to make light of the situation.
But a condescending(
) server who disguises delays by snobbery deserves neither sympathy or a tip.