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> [E]very customer who crosses the threshold is greeted with a bright and cheerful ‘bonjour’ I have been to many bistros since moving to Paris in March. This b
by Legogris 8y ago
> [E]very customer who crosses the threshold is greeted with a bright and cheerful ‘bonjour’
I have been to many bistros since moving to Paris in March. This bistro must be very, very different from others - unless the author is saying this just to reinforce their narrative and image of the bistro. Parisian waiters are notorious for being busy and hard to catch.
That being said, it's still a very nice and iconic part of Paris and a good place to socialize. With all the tourism I doubt that we'll see a mass-closing of bistros. Changes in society, consumer habits and demography will of course drive change, though.
- Majestic121 8y agoIt is pretty common to be greeted warmly once you are a regular. I have a few bistros where I am a regular, and in each the waiters are very friendly and welcoming. It might depend on the location, I tend to avoid places that are too touristic
- skywhopper 8y agoInteresting. Where are you from? I just got back from a tour around France, Germany, the UK, Belgium, and the Netherlands. While all European waiters are far less solicitous than the ones in the US, we found Paris to be the most welcoming and the restaurants there were the easiest to get the attention of the service staff in.
- baxtr 8y agoInteresting. Where did you have your worst experience?
- magic_beans 8y agoI've never had worse waiters than in Croatia. It's as if the servers hate the very plates they are holding. Or maybe they were all just badly hungover? The only good servers were in very small restaurants with a limited number of staff.
- mattmanser 8y agoFor me, Bulgaria. It was even hard just trying to get their attention to actually pay.