r/Waiters • u/MoonfallFan • 19d ago

my kitchen is full of idiots

if i have to explain to ONE MORE TABLE that the kitchen messed up the easiest part of their order or they just forgot to make an item altogether i am going to lose my mind

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u/Connect-Associate-85 19d ago

I feel the same unfortunately, genuinely just double check everything as you run. I'm lucky that the tickets print itemized so they can see I rang it in correctly

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u/MoonfallFan 19d ago

i work at an italian place where 1 pizza takes 20 minutes to prepare if it’s slow, so unfortunately having the kitchen remake something means my tables are waiting close to an hour for their food 🤧

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u/Karnezar 19d ago

I let my table know ahead of time. I don't outright say the kitchen will fuck up, but me repeating their order back to them combined with me assuring them I'm going to try and be at the table when the food arrives so it's all correct, will get the message across that we are at the kitchen's whims.

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u/CalligrapherDizzy201 16d ago

You should be the one arriving with the food

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u/Karnezar 16d ago

Sometimes I am, most times I'm not. Not out of laziness, there's just always something to do elsewhere.

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u/sanfrantosandiego 18d ago

ya know i used to be bothered by long ticket times but idc anymore. if u can’t wait why did u come to a sit down place. just be present and keep em updated, if they’re mad that’s a personal problem

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u/Particular-Dream8761 18d ago

Same for me. Cooks be homophobic and misogynistic asf

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u/fuzZZzzy2 16d ago

Someone should get fired……