Originally Posted by
Badenoch
That "driver of service" has created a category of overly solicitous, overly familiar, intrusive and often irritating servers. This class of sever thinks they are part of the family, ask what "we" are having, are constantly interrupting the meal to see "how everyone is doing," promoting specials, pushing desserts and then dropping the bill on you with "I'll just take that when you are ready. And should, heaven forbid, you not eat everything on your plate they will inquire if there was a problem with the food or if you want a doggie bag. I'll take European service every time.
What's wrong with that? I think it is good service to inquire if everything is ok or do we want anything else (not 5 times but at least once) and to notice if food is uneaten. If there was a problem with the food they might want to report it to the kitchen or maybe even offer to comp something. I WANT the restaurant to care if I didn't like my food. I also don't get a problem with offering a doggie bag.
