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One thing I have realised in life is the wide range of expectations or wants of people; some people want/like/demand the show or theatre of the server serving y
by shapefrog 5y ago
One thing I have realised in life is the wide range of expectations or wants of people; some people want/like/demand the show or theatre of the server serving your wine, some dont mind if the server pours it or they pour it, and some just want the server to appear silently put things on the table and go away.
The best figure it out fast and adapt - obviously this all applies to more than just serving food of course.
- vidarh 5y agoI think the show can be fine, but it's notable that the kind of excessive focus on being seen at all cost in my experience rarely happens at top restaurants. They'll put on a show, but it'll be understated, and they'll know when to dial it back because they see you in conversation, and when it's ok to interrupt. The over the top show is a trademark of second tier restaurants that often are still great, but feel a need to trade on gimmicks as a step up from places where the service is inattentive. So you go from inattentive to overattentive to well calibrated.