Originally Posted by
gaobest
Busy golf restaurant luncheon yesterday - waited maybe 5 minutes for our server, who hinted that he was covering both inside and outside dining before strongly efficiently taking our order. We wisely ordered drinks and food at once - all he had to then do was input our order and everything appeared in decent fast fashion including beverage refills. He was hustling fast and hard with a lot of tables. Easy to see that he was covering a huge space! I was ready to pay but our server mentioned to me that there was only one handheld machine and that I’d get faster action with the cashier at the door.
FWIW, this model of service (
sans tipping) is what one seems to find in French restaurants except at establishments with macaroons or aspiring to obtain at least one. I'm a fan of this model of efficient minimalist service w/o the fuss and some modicum of self-service such as getting a bottle of tap water to self serve.