Dining and drinking out is one of life’s simple pleasures, but not every guest experience is a walk in the park for servers and bartenders. From horrible tips to borderline out of control requests from patrons, hospitality can be a tough gig, and sometimes, service staff needs to air out their grievances — no matter how petty. So when we stumbled across a Reddit post from r/bartenders asking members of the trade to share their weird pet peeves on the job (that aren’t worth complaining about), our attention was piqued.
While some annoyances, like one Redditor’s disdain for customers thanking them when they place a candle on the table, are a bit ridiculous. Others however, like throwing garnishes directly onto a bar counter, have a bit more validity to them. Interested to see if you do anything that may be pissing off your bartender? Check out 10 of the top petty annoyances from bartenders, according to Reddit.
Requesting a menu without responding to your server’s greeting.
It seems like it should go without saying, but when your bartender or server comes up to greet you, saying hello back before making any demands is generally the polite thing to do. While you may be in a rush, or excited to see the list of cocktails, remember that your server is still a human being, and therefore deserves a bit of decency before requests are fielded and orders are placed.
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