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>Total average time from when the customer was seated until they placed their order 21 minutes. That's interesting. I'm ready to order in about one minute.
by nawitus 12y ago
>Total average time from when the customer was seated until they placed their order 21 minutes.
That's interesting. I'm ready to order in about one minute.
- pbhjpbhj 12y agoOn the rare occasions I get to eat out I find the waiter asks after about 1 minute if you're ready to order, if you're not ready then it can be 20 mins before they'll even pass your table again ... presumably the computerised seating plan/order system records average times [from seating to ordering] and the waiters are prompted appropriately (slightly early if the restaurant wants to push orders through faster)?
- jschwartzi 12y agoIt's strange. I've had waiters ask if we're ready before everyone at the table has even closed their menus. I recall being taught to use the menu as a signal for whether you're ready or not. Is that not a thing anymore?
- zimpenfish 12y agoI don't necessarily think it's a thing that waiters know about these days - in my (admittedly limited - I'm more of a sandwich and fast food guy) experience of eating out, closing the menus doesn't seem to trigger interaction any sooner.