Comments on: Dear Restaurateur – 10 Things Your Customer is Too Polite to Tell You

By: Donna Alvarado

Donna Alvarado — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 08:16:56 +0000

Great post! I would like to strongly suggest also that restaurateurs start treating tea drinkers like they do coffee drinkers. Coffee drinkers get another cup of coffee, tea drinkers get another cup of hot water. Come on … you know what your markup is! That couple cents more will make all the difference in the world. And consider serving loose leaf tea! Bag tea is often stale before you even get it! It makes a huge difference!

By: Eric

Eric — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 13:57:49 +0000

LOL @ #9. Yum!

By: dawn

dawn — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 21:12:21 +0000

Too much! You made laugh out loud! And people actually trust your opinion on wine! Thanks for reading.

By: Randy Watson

Randy Watson — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 17:27:39 +0000

Great post! Very, very, true… that is except for the house wine that tastes like monkey ass.. those are actually my favorites! j/k

Cheers!

By: dawn

dawn — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 13:40:26 +0000

But there are so many reasons to go TO a place, if they would just think a little more about the experience as a customer!

Thanks for reading!

By: Suzy Weaver

Suzy Weaver — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 18:37:01 +0000

“I don’t typically decide to go out to a restaurant because I didn’t want to cook. I decide to go out because I want to be in the atmosphere of the restaurant, I love the chef’s signature dish or I want to try something new. I go out because I want a special night. The food is a huge part of delivering that, but the best food in the world can’t overpower a bad experience at the table or an uncomfortable atmosphere.”

Amen!!!! Great Post!

By: DelliciosoMama

DelliciosoMama — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 14:39:33 +0000

Bless you .
Really.
Bless you.
I was beginning to think we were the only people who had any common restaurant sense .
I have often wondered if we omit an unpleasant karma when we go to a restaurant and are……sniff…forgotten.

By: The Chocolate Priestess

The Chocolate Priestess — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 14:29:24 +0000

Ah, this list reminded me so much of some bad experiences.

It’s a catch-22 in some ways.

Poor food, we won’t be back.
Poor service, we wont’ be back.
Overpriced food, we won’t be back.
Too little or too much food, we won’t be back.

So many reasons to not go back to a place.

By: Karen

Karen — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 04:04:10 +0000

Great post. I pretty much agree with all you said. And I loved how riled you get. Perfect!

By: Alan @ MutineerMag

Alan @ MutineerMag — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 05:27:39 +0000

WOW>I don’t even know where to begin. This is a killer post! All great stuff. Any interest in tweaking this to be published in MutineerMag? Very cool post.