tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7430827523235519471.post8739764511222871657..comments2023-10-07T13:14:48.345+01:00Comments on Well Done Fillet: "Ask not what your waiter can do for you...Manuelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16333257013163173911noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7430827523235519471.post-89602380188814979042008-08-14T00:02:00.000+01:002008-08-14T00:02:00.000+01:00lizzie: but it happens all the time right? eeeeew....lizzie: but it happens all the time right? eeeeew......Manuelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16333257013163173911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7430827523235519471.post-29573150012826887942008-08-14T00:00:00.000+01:002008-08-14T00:00:00.000+01:00"picking, and scratching anything below the waste ..."picking, and scratching anything below the waste line is inappropriate in your own front room so don't do it in my dining room."<BR/><BR/>yeah, that includes above the waist, too. we don't need to see anything getting picked or scratched at a table. Yikes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7430827523235519471.post-79816795196327163882008-08-13T23:56:00.000+01:002008-08-13T23:56:00.000+01:00wanderer: yes, yes it is.....tbnil: ah the masters...wanderer: yes, yes it is.....<BR/><BR/>tbnil: ah the masters! there's no talking to that lot....oh I wish I was a Parisian waiter...<BR/><BR/>voices: rules is rules no matter what or who you are.....honest<BR/><BR/>blondie: all the time too....<BR/><BR/><BR/>b: no.....heheheheManuelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16333257013163173911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7430827523235519471.post-83167720952183722882008-08-13T22:39:00.000+01:002008-08-13T22:39:00.000+01:00Could you have some tolerance for the blissfully i...Could you have some tolerance for the blissfully ignorant who are dragged along and don't understand the process of how a restaurant works?Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10261762141073371095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7430827523235519471.post-72984893982044498192008-08-13T21:31:00.000+01:002008-08-13T21:31:00.000+01:00one would think that these things would be second ...one would think that these things would be second nature by now, but diners, (being the thick sort), just seem to ignore the obvious.Blondefabuloushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08383256453110862550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7430827523235519471.post-49480699319804909952008-08-13T20:59:00.000+01:002008-08-13T20:59:00.000+01:00im sure all of this falls flat and out the window ...im sure all of this falls flat and out the window if the clients happen to be smoking hot with massive boobs hanging out the front of their track suits...INNER VOICEShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09711910995629845274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7430827523235519471.post-39611419646223333482008-08-13T18:57:00.000+01:002008-08-13T18:57:00.000+01:00I like the list. Maybe you could pass it on to th...I like the list. Maybe you could pass it on to the parisian waiters association and tell them to look out for those customers (i.e. me) who follow these rules. <BR/><BR/>Tell them I deserve better service!travelling, but not in lovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01063643541653145954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7430827523235519471.post-53260086534497675612008-08-13T15:56:00.000+01:002008-08-13T15:56:00.000+01:00Anything is better than Giles Coren.<I>Anything</I> is better than Giles Coren.fofufouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07800966149666166767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7430827523235519471.post-27415745936908526582008-08-13T13:43:00.000+01:002008-08-13T13:43:00.000+01:00boy_wonder: I'll get the manager for you now.........boy_wonder: I'll get the manager for you now......Manuelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16333257013163173911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7430827523235519471.post-57185308395737951802008-08-13T12:59:00.000+01:002008-08-13T12:59:00.000+01:00If your chef gets my steak wrong I'm making a scen...If your chef gets my steak wrong I'm making a scene, end of.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7430827523235519471.post-31799667084123983392008-08-13T12:29:00.000+01:002008-08-13T12:29:00.000+01:00idle wanderer: the man is a boorish oaf.......stil...idle wanderer: the man is a boorish oaf.......still better than giles coren but an oaf all the same........Manuelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16333257013163173911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7430827523235519471.post-63667416340576583632008-08-13T12:13:00.000+01:002008-08-13T12:13:00.000+01:00I often take Michael Winner's comments about waite...I often take Michael Winner's comments about waiters in his 'Winners Dinners' column seriously. Am I wrong to do this Manuel? <BR/><BR/>I bet he clicks his fingers whilst eating with his mouth open, chunks of semi chewed food spattered all over his bib - you can just picture it, can't you.<BR/><BR/>I also admire his casual racism. <I>"The service, led by the restaurant manager, Manuel Gonzales, is immaculate, quiet, professional. There’s no bevy of East European girls who speak no known language and run rampant throughout London’s restaurants."</I> Patently untrue, yet sublime nonetheless.fofufouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07800966149666166767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7430827523235519471.post-28296172266889503682008-08-13T11:29:00.000+01:002008-08-13T11:29:00.000+01:00daisyfae: I have to say yes, yes you are. Pre buss...daisyfae: I have to say yes, yes you are. Pre bussing is cool in BK or McDs.......I have to be strict about this. Sorry.....but we just don't like it....<BR/><BR/>fmc: it's the lowest of the low.....even lower than not tipping. It displays contempt......bastardsManuelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16333257013163173911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7430827523235519471.post-27190589361944323982008-08-13T11:11:00.000+01:002008-08-13T11:11:00.000+01:00And don't click your bloody fingers at the waiter ...And don't click your bloody fingers at the waiter to get his or her attention!! Vile practice.fatmammycathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12307960277363243051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7430827523235519471.post-88015713531552357122008-08-13T04:13:00.000+01:002008-08-13T04:13:00.000+01:00i shall forever be a better, and certainly more sy...i shall forever be a better, and certainly more sympathetic, restaurant patron until i'm picking doo outta my shorts from the front porch of the raisin ranch...<BR/><BR/>but i have to ask: i like to pre-bus my dishes. stack them, collect the paper/disposable items into a single dish, and that sort of thing.<BR/><BR/>you say this is wrong. but i'm trying to help... am i going to patron-hell?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7430827523235519471.post-65891407481793256992008-08-13T02:58:00.000+01:002008-08-13T02:58:00.000+01:00bbb: I did but who knows if it will sink in...heat...bbb: I did but who knows if it will sink in...<BR/><BR/>heather: no no she seems bright enough and defo has the capacity to learn......Thursday's the least of my worries believe me......the weekend will be "fun"Manuelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16333257013163173911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7430827523235519471.post-19078728980643800452008-08-13T02:43:00.000+01:002008-08-13T02:43:00.000+01:00she seriously asked what a rum and coke was? can s...she seriously asked what a rum and coke was? can she walk and chew gum or is she strictly for decoration?<BR/><BR/>good luck thursday and just remind yourself that the service sucks in jail, better to write about it here for our entertainment than to actually murder someone.<BR/>deserving or not.heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08706296327058741584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7430827523235519471.post-10445633164018526432008-08-13T02:25:00.000+01:002008-08-13T02:25:00.000+01:00"Maybe I should get the shits and write about that..."Maybe I should get the shits and write about that..."<BR/><BR/>Be careful what you wish for. One dysentery-ish flavoured tip from me and a respected south Belfast eaterie will be closed for a week.<BR/><BR/>And a rum and coke, as everybody knows, are 2 of the ingredients of a 3am wretch. Hope you set her straight.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7430827523235519471.post-19562116243726553162008-08-13T01:38:00.000+01:002008-08-13T01:38:00.000+01:00bbb: I was trying for a bit of disinformation...pf...bbb: I was trying for a bit of disinformation...pfft....dull? dull? Maybe I should get the shits and write about that....oh and thursday doesn't suit, it;s just me and the new girl and she asked me what a rum and coke was the other day.....I'll be in no mood for benders fun time friends......so expect a good post...Manuelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16333257013163173911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7430827523235519471.post-42268654601658843472008-08-13T01:31:00.001+01:002008-08-13T01:31:00.001+01:00You told me earlier in the year. You forget? Well,...You told me earlier in the year. You forget? Well, I guessed and made a cryptic entry on mine that wouldn't make sense to anyone else. You been at chef's waccy-baccy again? <BR/><BR/>As for the customers...soon as you write a couple of consecutive dull posts I send in some fresh "material".<BR/>Everybody's happy.<BR/>And yes, they were mine. Wait 'til you see what I've got lined up for Thursday.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7430827523235519471.post-81567610928612480832008-08-13T01:31:00.000+01:002008-08-13T01:31:00.000+01:00savannah: "the waiters guide to being a better per...savannah: "the waiters guide to being a better person!" I'll do it!Manuelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16333257013163173911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7430827523235519471.post-36585548119495330652008-08-13T01:21:00.001+01:002008-08-13T01:21:00.001+01:00xoxoxox ;-)xoxoxox ;-)savannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04310843901371718758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7430827523235519471.post-84568175113963520252008-08-13T01:21:00.000+01:002008-08-13T01:21:00.000+01:00i love your reminders about behavior, sugar! if on...i love your reminders about behavior, sugar! if only there was a way to expand your rules to other areas of life - the one trick pony pontificating pompous ass springs to mind *sigh*savannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04310843901371718758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7430827523235519471.post-12434257297739033552008-08-13T00:40:00.000+01:002008-08-13T00:40:00.000+01:00bbb: actually did you send me the table of two ton...bbb: actually did you send me the table of two tonight that arrived a half hour afther their booking time and 1 minute before closing and then failed to leave me a dime despite being ever so lovely to them? eh was that one of yours?Manuelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16333257013163173911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7430827523235519471.post-22998056758954917412008-08-13T00:37:00.000+01:002008-08-13T00:37:00.000+01:00bbb: punters? coming my way? how will I know they ...bbb: punters? coming my way? how will I know they are from you? and how do you know where I work? these questions must be answered.........!Manuelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16333257013163173911noreply@blogger.com