Annoying thing I see a lot is when people order, they point to an item and ask the waiter, "Is this a good entree?"
What's the waiter supposed to say? No?
In fact this (In my opinion) is a good question. And it's where I can share my observations on:
what I know of the dish, and
reactions to customers that have ordered it.
2 ways to answer... I call it steering.
1)It's Great, yada yada yada
or listen closely, because I can't say NO. And in fact, despite my opinion, it still may be the right choice for you
2)WHAT ABOUT the *....* ? , or THE *blank-blank* is fantastic, My favorite is the *boop-di-doop special*
(If I don't care for it, I'll steer you away from it. If the dish stinks, I'll completely change the topic to the better quality items.)